Games and mental skills: Enhancing life satisfaction, self-worth, and happiness of former gang members

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. S230
Author(s):  
S. Hanrahan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mental Skills ◽  
Gang Members ◽  
Self Worth

Working in the “Villas” of Buenos Aires: Cultural Considerations

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie J. Hanrahan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Mental Skills ◽  
Cultural Considerations ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Self Worth

People who live in the villas (i.e., slums) of Buenos Aires are confronted with poverty, poor and dangerous living conditions, and discrimination. Ten weeks were spent in the villas delivering a program designed to enhance life satisfaction and self-worth through games and the development of mental skills. The purpose of this paper is not to report on the content or the effectiveness of the program, but rather to explore the variables within Argentina and the villas as well as my own cultural biases that may have influenced the delivery of a psychological intervention program. Argentine factors include a high prevalence of psychologists and a psychoanalytic focus. Characteristics of the villas include environmental factors (e.g., transportation issues, sanitation), logistical issues (e.g., venues, access to writing implements), and psychological matters (e.g., hopelessness, different perceptions of confidence). Practitioner concerns included limited familiarity with life in the villas and having values that might be different from those of the participants. The discussion includes recommendations for others who are considering working in similar cultural and contextual situations.

Occupational Demands on Administrators and Spouses' Satisfaction and Well-Being

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 823-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Demands ◽  
Senior Administrators ◽  
Aftercare Services ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This field study investigated the relationship of work demands experienced by 41 male senior administrators of probation/parole/aftercare services and the well-being of their spouses. Data were collected by questionnaires completed independently by the husbands and their wives. Analysis indicated that wives whose husbands reported greater occupational demands reported greater life demands, less self-worth, and less life satisfaction. Some work demands were associated with greater spouses' satisfaction, however, suggesting that complex frameworks must be developed to understand occupational stress and the work-family interface. Work demands had an influence beyond the workplace and into the lives of spouses.

Perfectionism and Self-Perception Profile Comparisons on Burnout and Life Satisfaction in Aesthetic Performers

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Thomas D. Raedeke ◽  
Victoria Blom ◽  
Göran Kenttä
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Personal Standards ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This study evaluated the relationship of perfectionism and self-perceptions with burnout and life satisfaction in aesthetic performers (N = 254) recruited in Sweden. Cluster analysis revealed four groups: perfectionistic with maladaptive self-perceptions, perfectionistic (parent-driven) with maladaptive self-perceptions, achievement-oriented with adaptive self-perceptions, and nonperfectionistic with adaptive self-perceptions. Performers in both maladaptive clusters reported characteristics suggesting they were perfectionistic compared to their peers. They also reported relatively high contingent self-worth and low basic self-esteem. In contrast, those in the nonperfectionistic with adaptive self-perceptions cluster scored relatively low on perfectionism and reported relatively high basic self-esteem and low contingent self-worth. The performers in the achievement-oriented with adaptive self-perceptions cluster reported average scores across most variables, moderately high personal standards, and higher basic self-esteem compared with contingent self-worth. Overall, performers in both maladaptive clusters reported the highest burnout and lowest life satisfaction. Study findings underscore the importance of perfectionism and self-perceptions when considering burnout and life satisfaction.

Use of the “Mental Health Inventory – 5” with Portuguese 10-15 Years Old

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 478-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana C. Marques ◽  
José Luis Pais-Ribeiro ◽  
Shane J. Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Stability Factor ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Children’S Hope Scale ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The present study describes the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Mental Health Inventory-5 for use with young adolescents. A sample of 367 Portuguese students (aged 10-15 years) completed the Portuguese-language versions of Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5; Berwick et al., 1991), Children's Hope Scale (CHS; Snyder et al., 1997), Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS; Huebner, 1991a), and Global Self-Worth Sub-scale (Harter, 1985). Analysis of readability, reliability (internal consistency and 1-year stability), factor structure, and criterion-related validity suggested that the MHI-5 can be appropriately used in this age group. Implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Hope and Satisfaction with Life: Testing the Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem in three Asian Cultures

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Allan B. I. Bernardo ◽  
Aqeel Khan ◽  
María Guadalupe C. Salanga
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Relational Self ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between well-being and the personal strength of hope has been elaborated by the identification of internal (self) and external (family, peers, spiritual) locus-of-hope dimensions. Du, Bernardo, and Yeung (2015) showed that self-esteem (personal and relational) mediates the relationship between locus-of-hope and life satisfaction. Locus-of-hope’s goal-related thoughts involve self-evaluation that may either enhance or diminish self-worth, which then influences life satisfaction. We tested the mediated model in three cultural groups: Malaysians, Macau Chinese, and Filipinos. Participants completed scales measuring locus-of-hope, personal and relational self-esteem, and life satisfaction. Path analysis showed significant indirect effects in all cultures: (a) internal locus-of-hope on life satisfaction, mediated by personal self-esteem, and (b) external-family locus-of-hope on life satisfaction, mediated by relational self-esteem. Other significant indirect effects were found in specific cultural groups. Cross-cultural similarities and differences are discussed with reference to how distinct cultures give different meanings to forms of agency associated with the personal strength of hope, creating distinct pathways towards life satisfaction. 

scholarly journals Determining the effects of films with suicidal content: A laboratory experiment

2015 ◽  
Vol 207 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedikt Till ◽  
Markus Strauss ◽  
Gernot Sonneck ◽  
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Laboratory Setting ◽  
Sample Median ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Individual Vulnerability ◽  
Media Portrayal ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundMedia stories on suicide can increase suicidal ideation, but little is known about variations in media effects with regard to audience vulnerability and story contents.AimsWe investigated the impact of three drama films with suicidal content that varied with regard to the final outcome (suicide completion, mastery of crisis and death by natural causes) and tested the moderating effect of baseline suicidality of the participants on the effects.MethodWithin a laboratory setting, we randomly assigned 95 adults to three film groups. We used questionnaires to analyse the effects of the films on mood, depression, life satisfaction, self-worth, assumed benevolence of the world and suicidality, as well as identification with the protagonist. We stratified the sample into participants with suicidal tendencies above and below the sample median.ResultsThe film that ended with the protagonist's suicide led to a deterioration of mood particularly in individuals with baseline suicidality below the median, who also experienced an increase in self-worth. Participants with stronger suicidal tendencies experienced a rise in suicidality that depended on their level of identification with the protagonist. The film featuring the main character positively coping with his crisis increased life satisfaction particularly among participants with higher suicidal tendencies.ConclusionsThe effects of suicide-related media material seem to vary with individual vulnerability and with type of media portrayal. Individuals with lower vulnerability experience more emotional reactions when exposed to a film culminating in suicide, but individuals with higher vulnerability experience a rise in suicidal tendencies particularly if they identify with the protagonist who died by suicide. In contrast, portrayals of individual mastery of crisis may have beneficial effects in more vulnerable individuals.

Polish Honor and Norwegian Dignity: Life Satisfaction, Acculturation, and Self-Worth

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Świdrak ◽  
Kuba Krys ◽  
Anna Kwiatkowska ◽  
Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka ◽  
Brita Gjerstad
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Acculturation Strategies ◽  
Culture Of Honor ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Polish Culture ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Linear Regressions

Locus of self-worth shifts from internal in cultures of dignity to external in cultures of honor. It remains yet unknown whether it can be modified, for example, under an influence of important life events, as migration to a culture of a distinct logic. Our study aimed to analyse relationships between the locus of self-worth and the acculturation strategies on life satisfaction. We collected data from 60 heterosexual Polish couples living in Poland, 120 Polish migrant couples in Norway, and 60 Norwegian couples living in Norway. Groups differed from each other in life satisfaction and in locus of self-worth, with Norwegians valuating the self the most internally and Poles in Poland the most externally. Our results on locus of self-worth show that Polish culture fits in the classification of culture of honor, while Norwegians represent culture of dignity. Moreover, a series of hierarchical linear regressions demonstrated that both locus of self-worth and acculturation strategy are significant predictors of participants’ life satisfaction, with a moderating role of migrants’ attachment to Polish culture and adaptation to Norwegian society.

Children as Saviors? A Propensity Score Analysis of the Impact of Teenage Motherhood on Personal Transformation

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1100-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rena Cornell Zito
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Propensity Score Analysis ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
Personal Transformation ◽  
Teenage Mothers ◽  
Teenage Motherhood ◽  
Score Analysis ◽  
Self Worth

Teenage mothers often report immense personal benefits of children, claiming that motherhood reordered their priorities, provided a sense of purpose, and prevented a worse fate, yet the potentially beneficial impacts of early motherhood receive little empirical attention. This study employs propensity score analysis using nearest neighbor matching to assess the causal effect of teenage motherhood on personal transformation (i.e., self-worth, life satisfaction, and orientation toward risk, the future, and relationships) using first- and third-wave National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data from 7,563 female respondents. The study finds that teenage mothers are more risk averse than similarly situated non-mothers. Contrary to qualitative narratives, though, adolescent mothers express lower global life satisfaction than their counterparts and do not differ from them in self-worth, future orientation, or relationship orientation. Excepting risk aversion, these results imply that accounts of transformation may be less about realized transformation than projecting competent identities that counter stigma.

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