Habitual Goals and Strategies in Anger Regulation

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kubiak ◽  
Monika Wiedig-Allison ◽  
Sandra Zgoriecki ◽  
Hannelore Weber
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Anger Regulation ◽  
Structure Correlations ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Dysfunctional Anger ◽  
Health And Well Being

The article presents two studies done with the Anger-Related Reactions and Goals Inventory (ARGI) combining the assessment of functional and dysfunctional anger-related reactions with the goals that people pursue in regulating interpersonal anger. Study 1 (N = 756) corroborated the questionnaire’s psychometric properties and factorial structure. Correlations with indicators for psychosocial well-being, trait anger, and the Big Five dimensions were largely in line with our predictions. Study 2 documented the convergence between self-reports (N = 104) and reports of two knowledgeable informants (N = 188), in particular for the dysfunctional reactions. We conclude that the ARGI is a reliable and valid questionnaire that taps into facets of anger regulation that are of high relevance for research on the consequences of anger for health and well-being.

scholarly journals Beyond Scientific Mechanisms: Subjective Perceptions with Viniyoga Meditation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2200
Author(s):  
Carrie Heeter ◽  
Marcel Allbritton ◽  
Chase Bossart
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Yoga Therapy ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Prior Experiences ◽  
Body Practices ◽  
Health And Well Being

Healthcare professionals and research scientists generally recognize the potential value of mind–body practices grounded in ancient wisdom, but often have limited direct experience with such practices. Meditation participant self-reports provide a window into subjective experiences of three Viniyoga meditations and how and why those meditations could contribute to health and well-being outcomes. Each of the meditations in this analysis had a unique structure and used a different aspect of the ocean as a meditation object. Yoga philosophy and yoga anatomy models of the human system are used to help explain participants’ experiences and associated personal benefits and insights. Four aspects of the individual that can influence what happens for them in meditation are illustrated with tangible examples: (1) What is happening in generally in someone’s life; (2) the state of their system (mind, body, breath) around the time of the meditation; (3) reactions to the meditation steps and instructions; and (4) their prior experiences with the object of meditation. Summaries of the practices, and why and for whom each meditation might be beneficial are discussed. The authors’ perspectives are grounded in Viniyoga and yoga therapy.

scholarly journals Older Adults Place Greater Importance on a Purposeful Retirement

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 954-954
Author(s):  
Rachel Best ◽  
Gabrielle Pfund ◽  
M Teresa Cardador ◽  
Victor Strecher ◽  
Patrick Hill
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Sense Of Purpose ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Working Status ◽  
Status Data ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Sense of purpose is associated with desirable health and well-being measures in older adults. Unfortunately, existing research points to complexity in the connection between purpose and retirement: some but not all people decline in sense of purpose following retirement, and some view it as nonessential to maintain a purpose specifically during retirement. These findings suggest there may be individual differences both in the importance placed on being purposeful specifically during retirement, and that there may be a discrepancy in purpose importance before retirement and during retirement. In this study, we examined whether perceived purpose importance correlates with age and personality, as well as working status. Data were collected from a U.S sample (N = 2,009), aged18-93 (M =48.51). Participants completed a survey assessing the Big Five personality traits and were asked to rate the importance of purpose before and after retirement. Findings suggest that, overall, people believe it wasrbe important to have a purpose and direction during retirement (M = 3.86). Perceived purpose importance during retirement was greater among older, conscientious, and less neurotic adults, but working status did not appear to play a role. Moreover, when comparing perceptions of purpose importance before and during retirement, age was the distinguishing factor differentiating who perceives during-retirement purpose as more important than before-retirement purpose, such that older adults placed greater importance on sense of purpose during retirement. Results indicate that older adults do value having a purpose during retirement, suggesting that purpose-focused interventions may be well-received by this population.

scholarly journals The relations among well-being outcomes, religiosity, and personality

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Aghababaei ◽  
Agata Błachnio ◽  
Mona Arji ◽  
Masoud Chiniforoushan ◽  
Somayeh Mohammadtabar
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Personality Structure ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Total N ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Being Religious ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract A major focus of attention in psychology has been on the consequences and determinants of well-being. Religiosity and personality have both been shown to predict mental health and well-being, but the two predictors have not often been investigated together. In 4 studies involving 7 surveys (total N = 1,530) in various social and religious contexts, the relations among well-being, religious orientation, and personality factors were studied. Results showed that Extraversion was the single strongest correlate of higher levels of subjective and psychological well-being. Religiosity had null or weak positive relationships with well-being, and managed to explain variance in some aspects of positive functioning beyond personality factors. The null or week relationship of religiosity with well-being beyond personality was consistent across the HEXACO and the Big Five models of personality structure. It has been suggested that religion is relatively more important for eudaimonic than for hedonic way of living.

scholarly journals The Well-Being Benefits of Person-Culture Match Are Contingent on Basic Personality Traits

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (10) ◽  
pp. 1283-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen E. Gebauer ◽  
Jennifer Eck ◽  
Theresa M. Entringer ◽  
Wiebke Bleidorn ◽  
Peter J. Rentfrow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Societal Relevance ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Match Effect

People enjoy well-being benefits if their personal characteristics match those of their culture. This person-culture match effect is integral to many psychological theories and—as a driver of migration—carries much societal relevance. But do people differ in the degree to which person-culture match confers well-being benefits? In the first-ever empirical test of that question, we examined whether the person-culture match effect is moderated by basic personality traits—the Big Two and Big Five. We relied on self-reports from 2,672,820 people across 102 countries and informant reports from 850,877 people across 61 countries. Communion, agreeableness, and neuroticism exacerbated the person-culture match effect, whereas agency, openness, extraversion, and conscientiousness diminished it. People who possessed low levels of communion coupled with high levels of agency evidenced no well-being benefits from person-culture match, and people who possessed low levels of agreeableness and neuroticism coupled with high levels of openness, extraversion, and conscientiousness even evidenced well-being costs. Those results have implications for theories building on the person-culture match effect, illuminate the mechanisms driving that effect, and help explain failures to replicate it.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Big Five Personality and Social Well-Being of Chinese Residents: The Mediating Effect of Social Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanghang Yu ◽  
Yuanyuan Zhao ◽  
Dongyan Li ◽  
Jingqiu Zhang ◽  
Jiewei Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Social Contribution ◽  
Social Coherence

Previous studies have noted that personality traits are important predictors of well-being, but how big five personality influences social well-being is still unknown. This study aims to examine the link between big five personality and five dimensions of social well-being in the Chinese cultural context and whether social support can play the mediating effect in the process. This study included 1,658 participants from different communities in China, and regression analyses were conducted. Results revealed that five personality traits were significantly related to overall social well-being; extraversion was significantly related to social integration; agreeableness was positively related to all five dimensions of social well-being; conscientiousness was positively related to social actualization, social coherence, and social contribution; neuroticism was negatively related to social integration, social acceptance, social actualization, and social coherence; openness was positively related to social integration, social acceptance, social coherence, and social contribution. Social support plays mediating roles in the relationships between extraversion/agreeableness/conscientiousness/neuroticism/openness and social well-being, respectively.

Can Children Provide Coherent, Stable, and Valid Self-Reports on the Big Five Dimensions? A Longitudinal Study From Ages 5 to 7.

2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey R. Measelle ◽  
Oliver P. John ◽  
Jennifer C. Ablow ◽  
Philip A. Cowan ◽  
Carolyn P. Cowan
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Self Reports

scholarly journals Self-Reflection, Insight, and Mood Disorder Symptoms: Evaluating the Short Form of the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale with Clinical Interviews and Self-Reports

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Silvia ◽  
Kari Eddington ◽  
Kelly Harper ◽  
Thomas Richard Kwapil
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Relative Effect ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Clinical Interviews ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
Health And Well Being

The 20-item Self-reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS) is a widely used measure of individual differences in self-focused attention and private self-consciousness. In the present research, we examined the validity of a 12-item short form of the SRIS, which was recently developed based on item response theory models. Measures related to mental health and well-being were used as criteria for evaluating the relative effect sizes for the long and short SRIS. In Study 1 (n = 278 adults), the short and long SRIS scores had highly similar correlations with dimensional measures of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms as well as with neuroticism. In Study 2 (n = 78 adults), participants were classified into major depression and healthy control groups based on structured clinical interviews. The short and long SRIS had similar profiles of differences between the two groups. Taken together, the studies suggest that the short forms effectively recover the effect sizes of the long forms, so the briefer SRIS would be a good option when time and survey space are tight.

scholarly journals Cognitive and emotional responses to urban and nature exposures in the Brazilian Cerrado

Heringeriana ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Ana Beatriz dos Santos Costa ◽  
Mariana De-Carvalho ◽  
Victória Oliveira Matos ◽  
Reuber Albuquerque Brandão
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Natural Settings ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Minute Walk ◽  
Brazilian Biodiversity

Contact with nature increases human health and well-being by stress reduction, positive-emotionelicitation, and attentional restoration. Despite the outstanding Brazilian biodiversity, we are unaware ofstudies linking nature experiences to welfare. Herein, we applied cognitive tasks and emotional self-reportsin 33 subjects, before and after a 30-minute walk in a nature trail at Parque Nacional de Brasília, and compared them with the same tests applied before and after a 30-minute walk in Brasilia´s downtown. We recorded improvements in emotional self-reports after nature experience, while the urban exposure caused decreases in self-reported happiness and increases in negative emotions. These results highlight the relevance of natural settings for cognitive and emotional well-being and the need for a better understanding of the relationships between nature and human health. The recognition that mental health is an ecosystem service can improve the arguments for nature conservation, and the quality of life and public health.

scholarly journals A balanced view of mindfulness at work

2021 ◽  
pp. 204138662110369
Author(s):  
Ellen Choi ◽  
Jamie A. Gruman ◽  
Craig M. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Contextual Sensitivity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Different Levels

Mindfulness has grown from an obscure subject to an immensely popular topic that is associated with numerous performance, health, and well-being benefits in organizations. However, this growth in popularity has generated a number of criticisms of mindfulness and a rather piecemeal approach to organizational research and practice on the subject. To advance both investigation and application, the present paper applies The Balance Framework to serve as an integrative scaffolding for considering mindfulness in organizations, helping to address some of the criticisms leveled against it. The Balance Framework specifies five forms of balance: 1) balance as tempered view, 2) balance as mid-range, 3) balance as complementarity, 4) balance as contextual sensitivity, and 5) balance among different levels of consciousness. Each form is applied to mindfulness at work with a discussion of relevant conceptual issues in addition to implications for research and practice. Plain Language Summary In order to appreciate the value of mindfulness at work researchers and practitioners might want to consider both the benefits and potential drawbacks of mindfulness. This paper presents a discussion of both the advantages and possible disadvantages of mindfulness at work organized in terms of the five dimensions of an organizing structure called The Balance Framework.

scholarly journals Considering time in climate justice

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Judith Bopp ◽  
Anna Lena Bercht
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Slow Motion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Lofoten Islands ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract. Time shapes every single human–environment relationship and is inherent in 21st-century global challenges such as climate change and the urgent move towards global sustainability. Nonetheless, the concept of time is still insufficiently addressed in climate justice debates. This paper aims to help fill this gap by presenting empirical results about experiences of climate change in farming communities in Tamil Nadu, South India, and fishing communities on the Lofoten Islands, Norway. With the help of the five dimensions of affectedness, rhythms and rituals, slow motion, care, and health and well-being, it exemplifies how time matters to issues of climate injustices faced by the communities. The paper promotes a qualitative understanding of time and climate change. Thereby, it may stimulate greater relatability to climate change, as well as discussion likely to lead to conceptual advances.

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