Positive Mental Health, Stressful Life Events, and Suicide Ideation

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Brailovskaia ◽  
Tobias Teismann ◽  
Jürgen Margraf
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Background: Stressful life events and suicide ideation regularly occur together. Yet, little is known about factors that buffer individuals against the development of suicide ideation. Aim: In a long-term follow-up study design, it was investigated whether positive mental health, that is, high levels of subjective and psychological well-being, buffers the association between stressful life events and suicide ideation. Method: A total of 126 German students (80.2% female; age: M = 24.29, SD = 5.21) were assessed at a baseline evaluation and again 24 months later. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires. Results: Linear hierarchical regression analysis was used to analyze the data. Positive mental health was considered to moderate the impact of stressful life events on suicide ideation – controlling for age and gender. Limitations: Current results are limited to university students. Conclusions: Positive mental health interacts with stressful life events, such that those with high levels of positive mental health show an attenuated increase in suicide ideation at elevated levels of stress. Positive mental health seems to confer resilience and should be focused on in counseling centers for students.

The Impact of Familial and Environmental Factors on the Adjustment of Immigrants

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vered Slonim-Nevo ◽  
Julia Mirsky ◽  
Ludmila Rubinstein ◽  
Bernhard Nauck
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

This study examined the impact of family interaction, perceived discrimination, stressful life events, and the hosting country on the adjustment of Israeli and German immigrants. Results show that changes in self-esteem between the 1st year of immigration and 2 and 4 years later were significantly related to family relations: the better the functioning, the greater the improvement. The patterns of relationships in the family, however, only partially explained changes in psychological well-being and language proficiency. Perceived discrimination explained discrepancies over time in psychological well-being among fathers and adolescents and the discrepancies in language proficiency among mothers: the lower the discrimination, the greater the improvement. Adult immigrants who experienced more stressful life events presented deterioration in their psychological well-being over time. Finally, adults who immigrated to Germany were more likely to acquire the new language than their counterparts who immigrated to Israel.

scholarly journals Using Bonsai as Nature Assisted Art Psychotherapy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroll Hermann
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Preventative Measure ◽  
Art Psychotherapy

Background: Bonsai integrates relaxation, leisure and art therapy into one medium that can have personal, emotional and commercial value and have benefits beyond the therapist’s couch. The art of bonsai, when used as a therapy tool may affect the capacity of the bonsai practitioner to adjust to negative and stressful life events. Objective: The study was initiated to evaluate the benefit of bonsai on the wellbeing of practitioners of the art. Method: 255 bonsai artists participated in a study that examined the effect of bonsai on their well-being. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with bonsai artists. Results: The majority of participants agreed that being able to work on their bonsais affected their moods positively. Discussion: Although bonsai artists did not report better mental health, participants reported an improvement in their mood when working on a bonsai tree. These findings are significant in that it can be especially useful in settings such as psychiatric hospitals, old age homes, orphanages, prisons, etc., as a preventative measure as well as restorative measures in the well-being of patients.

scholarly journals Growing Resilience through Interaction with Nature: Can Group Walks in Nature Buffer the Effects of Stressful Life Events on Mental Health?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Marselle ◽  
Sara Warber ◽  
Katherine Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Public Health Promotion ◽  
Main Effects

Nature-based activities have been used as therapeutic interventions for those experiencing stress and mental ill health. This study investigates whether group walks could be a nature-based intervention to foster resilience, by buffering the effects of recent stressful life events on mental health. An observational research design with propensity score-matched samples compared the mental health of individuals who did (Nature Group Walkers, n = 1081) or did not (Non-Group Walkers, n = 435) attend nature group walks. A sub-sample of Frequent Nature Group Walkers (at least once per week, n = 631) was also investigated. Data were analyzed using multiple regression with an interaction term. All analyses were controlled for age, gender, and recent physical activity. Results showed that neither nature group walking, nor doing this frequently, moderated the effects of stressful life events on mental health. Using a main effects model, the positive associations of group walks in nature were at a greater magnitude than the negative associations of stressful life events on depression, positive affect, and mental well-being, suggesting an ‘undoing’ effect of nature group walks. Group walking schemes in natural environments may be an important public health promotion intervention for mental health.

The impact of stressful life events on risk of relapse in women with multiple sclerosis: A prospective study

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 497-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampos I. Mitsonis ◽  
Iannis M. Zervas ◽  
Panagiotis A. Mitropoulos ◽  
Nikolaos P. Dimopoulos ◽  
Constantin R. Soldatos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
General Relation ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
The Impact

AbstractPurposeThe aims of this study were first, to examine the general relation between stressful life events (SLEs) and clinical relapses in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) and second, to investigate the relations of the specific stressor attributes of duration, type, and severity on MS exacerbations.MethodsTwenty six ambulating women with relapsing-remitting MS were followed-up for a mean of 56.3 weeks. Patients documented SLEs weekly in self report diaries which were then collected at regular pre-scheduled clinic visits every 4 weeks. SLEs were classified as short-term if they had subjectively no lasting effect and long-term if they had a subjectively felt psychological impact that lasted at least 10–14 days after the event. The severity of SLEs was determined using the Recent Life Change Questionnaire.ResultsExperiencing three or more SLEs, during a 4-week period, was associated with a 5-fold increase of MS relapse rate (95% CI 1.7–16.4, p = 0.003). The presence of at least one long-term SLE was associated with three times (95% CI 1.01–9.13, p < 0.05) the rate of MS exacerbation during the following 4 weeks. There was no significant association between the severity (95% CI 0.99–1.01, p > 0.05) or the type (χ2 = 7.29, df = 5, p > 0.05) of stressor and the risk for relapse.ConclusionAmbulatory women with relapsing-remitting MS who experience cumulative SLEs may be at a greater risk for relapse. Duration is the only stress attribute that seems to increase the risk for relapsing in contrast to stress type and stress severity that were not found to interact with MS exacerbation.

The impact of trait emotional intelligence and resilience on suicidal behavior in university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S403-S403
Author(s):  
P. Sojer ◽  
S. Kainbacher ◽  
G. Kemmler ◽  
H. Freudenthaler ◽  
E. Deisenhammer
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

IntroductionSuicidal ideation has repeatedly been reported as a predecessor of suicidal behavior. Several neuropsychological parameters have been associated with suicidal ideation. Emotional intelligence (EI) and resilience, which play an important role in the emergence of psychiatric disorders may also be related with suicidality.ObjectivesThe main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of trait EI and resilience with suicidal ideation. Moreover, we hypothesized that EI and resilience would be correlated with each other and that they were moderating variables between stressful life events and suicidal ideation.MethodsA total of 277 male and female students without current psychiatric diseases were recruited per online questionnaire asking for lifetime and 4-weeks suicidal ideation and demographic data and containing the Resilience Scale of Wagnild and Young, the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale and, for the measurement of trait EI, the Self-Report Emotional Ability Scale. Additionally, we applied the Social Readjustment Rating Scale to assess stressful life events.ResultsWe found significant negative correlations between lifetime and in part 4-weeks suicidal ideation and intrapersonal trait EI as well as resilience. Trait EI and resilience were interrelated. There was no significant moderating effect of trait EI or resilience on the relationship between SRRS score and suicidality.ConclusionAssessing EI and resilience as trait factors might be helpful in the prospective identification of suicidal individuals.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

What is first? Stressful life events, negative well-being or sickness absenteeism?

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. van Vuuren ◽  
S. van der Heuvel ◽  
S. Andriessen ◽  
P. Smulders ◽  
P. Bongers
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Sickness Absenteeism

Integration of Stressful Life Events and Well-Being Among College Students

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guler Boyraz ◽  
Victoria A. Felix ◽  
Lisa K. Battle ◽  
John B. Waits ◽  
Danita D. Wynes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Life

The Impact of Stressful Life Events and Social Support on Drinking among Older Adults: A General Population Survey

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Jennison
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
The Impact

This article is an analysis of stressful life events, the buffering hypothesis, and alcohol use in a national sample of 1,418 respondents 60 years of age and over. The results indicate that older adults who experience stressful losses are significantly more likely to drink excessively than those who have not experienced such losses or who have experienced them to a lesser extent. Increased drinking among older adults may therefore be a reaction to life circumstances in which alcohol represents an attempt to cope with traumatic loss, personal as well as within the kinship network. Supportive resources of spouse, family, friends, and church appear to have a stress-buffering effects that reduces the excessive-drinking response to life crisis. Data suggest, however, that older persons are vulnerable to the magnitude of losses experienced as they grow older and lose more of their family, friends, and peers. These stressors appear to seriously impact their drinking behavior and are not effectively buffered. Respondents report that drinking may increase during periods of prolonged exposure to emotionally depleting life change and loss, when supportive needs may exceed the capacities of personal and social support resources.

The Effect of Stressful Life Events and Transitions on Family Functioning and Well-Being

1987 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoav Lavee ◽  
Hamilton I. McCubbin ◽  
David H. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Life

scholarly journals Assessing the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nontraditional Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 074171362110275
Author(s):  
Stephanie J. Babb ◽  
Katrina A. Rufino ◽  
Ruth M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nontraditional Student ◽  
Life Stressors ◽  
Health And Well Being

The current study sought to measure how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health and well-being of college students, particularly nontraditional students. Participants ( n = 321) completed a series of surveys assessing their level of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, insomnia, and well-being. Participants also indicated their nontraditional student characteristics, level of resilience, and additional life stressors due to the pandemic. Statistical analyses found that participants reported higher levels of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and insomnia, with corresponding lower levels of well-being across all students, compared with prepandemic levels. Results showed that while nontraditional students indicated an increased number of life stressors during the pandemic compared with their traditional peers, nontraditional students also demonstrated higher levels of resilience. Nontraditional students appear to be more successful at managing stressful life events due to the increased resilience that comes with age and experience, which can better prepare them to persevere and overcome challenges.

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