The relationship between mental toughness and subjective mental illness recovery

Background. We examined a group of subjects at familial risk of depression and explored the relationship between the perceptions of parents and a history of depression. We also investigated: (a) whether any difference in perceived parenting found between those with and without a past history of depression was an artefact of the depression; and (b) whether the relationship between parenting and depression was explained by neuroticism.Method. We took a sample of first-degree relatives selected from a family study in depression and subdivided them by their history of mental illness on the SADS-L, into those: (a) without a history of mental illness (N=43); and (b) those who had fully recovered from an episode of RDC major depression (N=34). We compared the perceptions of parenting, as measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), in these two groups having adjusted for the effect of neuroticism and subsyndromal depressive symptoms. We also had informants report on parenting of their siblings, the latter being subdivided into those with and without a past history of depression.Results. Relatives with a past history of depression showed lower care scores for both mother and father combined compared with the never ill relatives. The presence of a history of depression was associated with a non-significant reduction in the self-report care scores compared to the siblings report. Vulnerable personality (as measured by high neuroticism) and low perceived care were both found to exert independent effects in discriminating between the scores of relatives with and without a history of depression and there was no interaction between them.Conclusion. This study confirmed that low perceived parental care was associated with a past history of depression, that it was not entirely an artefact of having been depressed, and suggested that this association was partially independent of neuroticism.

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"Getting out of the house: The relationship of venturing into the community and neurocognition among adults with serious mental illness": Correction.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal ◽

10.1037/prj0000491 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bryan P. McCormick ◽

Eugene Brusilovskiy ◽

Gretchen Snethen ◽

Louis Klein ◽

Greg Townley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Serious Mental Illness ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Getting out of the house: The relationship of venturing into the community and neurocognition among adults with serious mental illness.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal ◽

10.1037/prj0000483 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bryan P. McCormick ◽

Eugene Brusilovskiy ◽

Gretchen Snethen ◽

Louis Klein ◽

Greg Townley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Serious Mental Illness ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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On the mental toughness of self-aware athletes: Evidence from competitive tennis players

South African Journal of Science ◽

10.17159/sajs.2017/20160112 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol Volume 113 (Number 1/2) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Richard G. Cowden ◽

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Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Multivariate Regression ◽

Research Evidence ◽

The Self ◽

Mental Toughness ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Tennis Players ◽

Self Reflection ◽

The Relationship

Abstract This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT) and self-awareness in a sample of 175 male and 158 female South African tennis athletes (mean age = 29.09 years, s.d. = 14.00). The participants completed the Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire and the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale to assess MT (confidence, constancy, control) and self-awareness (self-reflection and self-insight) dimensions, respectively. Linear regression indicated that self-insight (β=0.49), but not self-reflection (β=0.02), predicted global MT. Multivariate regression analyses were significant for self-reflection (ηp²=0.11) and self-insight (ηp²=0.24). Self-reflection predicted confidence and constancy (ηp²=0.05 and 0.06, respectively), whereas self-insight predicted all three MT subcomponents (ηp²=0.12 to 0.14). The findings extend prior qualitative research evidence supporting the relevance of self-awareness to the MT of competitive tennis athletes, with self-reflection and insight forming prospective routes through which athletes’ MT may be developed.

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Associations between adverse childhood experiences and acquired brain injury, including traumatic brain injuries, among adults: 2014 BRFSS North Carolina

Injury Prevention ◽

10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042927 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 514-520 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Angie S Guinn ◽

Katie A Ports ◽

Derek C Ford ◽

Matt Breiding ◽

Melissa T Merrick

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

North Carolina ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Acquired Brain Injury ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

The Relationship

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can negatively affect lifelong health and opportunity. Acquired brain injury (ABI), which includes traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as other causes of brain injury, is a health condition that affects millions annually. The present study uses data from the 2014 North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine the relationship between ACEs and ABI. The study sample included 3454 participants who completed questions on both ABI and ACEs. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine the relationship between ACEs and ABI as well as ACEs and TBI. Sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, household mental illness and household substance abuse were significantly associated with ABI after adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, gender and employment. Compared with those reporting no ACEs, individuals reporting three ACEs had 2.55 times the odds of having experienced an ABI; individuals reporting four or more ACEs had 3.51 times the odds of having experienced an ABI. Examining TBI separately, those who experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, household mental illness and had incarcerated household members in childhood had greater odds of reported TBI, after adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, gender and income. Respondents reporting three ACEs (AOR=4.16, 95% CI (1.47 to 11.76)) and four or more ACEs (AOR=3.39, 95% CI (1.45 to 7.90)) had significantly greater odds of reporting TBI than respondents with zero ACEs. Prevention of early adversity may reduce the incidence of ABI; however, additional research is required to elucidate the potential pathways from ACEs to ABI, and vice versa.

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The Relationship Between Genotype and Positive Psychological Development in National-Level Swimmers

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040.11.2.143 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 143-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Jim Golby ◽

Michael Sheard

Keyword(s):

National Level ◽

Psychological Theory ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Psychological Development ◽

Mental Toughness ◽

Positive Affectivity ◽

Buccal Swabs ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

The Relationship ◽

Psychological Questionnaires

We report a preliminary study of the relationship between genotype (using a functional polymorphism of the serotonin transporter 5-HTT gene) and positive psychological development in high-achieving adolescent swimmers. Thirty-one volunteers of both genders, aged 10-24 years, completed a battery of positive psychological questionnaires measuring hardiness, mental toughness, self-esteem, self-efficacy, dispositional optimism, and positive affectivity. DNA samples were obtained via buccal swabs. The sample was initially split into three groups on the basis of 5-HTT genotype: SS, SL, and LL. Multivariate statistics revealed a discernible trend of a relationship between LL genotype and higher levels of positive psychological development. The nonsignificant overall effect is interpreted in terms of sample size and age of participants. The implications of these results are discussed relative to previous findings and in terms of psychological theory.

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