The role of coping in maintaining the psychological well-being of mothers of adults with intellectual disability and mental illness

The COVID-19 crisis has challenged and generated severe impact on the global society, economy, and environment. Under this pandemic context, governments and organizations around the world have issued and strengthened environmental policies and regulations to protect the environment and human health. However, the extant knowledge about how people’s interpretation of environmental policies and regulations influence their psychological well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is still limited. This study, therefore, investigates the impact of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being with the mediating role of environmentally responsible behavior and the moderating role of psychological contract violation. Using the data from a large sample of 960 residents in China, results of structural equation modeling show a positive relationship between environmental interpretation and psychological well-being, and this relationship is mediated by environmentally responsible behavior. Notably, psychological contract violation has a moderating effect on the indirect effect of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being via environmentally responsible behavior. These findings have several important implications for policymakers in environmental sustainability and pandemic planning.

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Relationship between Competency to Consent to Treatment and Psychological Well-Being: Mediating Effect of Empowerment and Emotion

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18158170 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (15) ◽

pp. 8170

Author(s):

Yeun-Joo Hur ◽

Joon-Ho Park ◽

MinKyu Rhee

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Treatment Evaluation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Psychiatric Outpatients ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Consent To Treatment ◽

Study Participants ◽

The Relationship

This study was conducted to evaluate the competency to consent to the treatment of psychiatric outpatients and to confirm the role of empowerment and emotional variables in the relationship between competency to consent to treatment and psychological well-being. The study participants consisted of 191 psychiatric outpatients who voluntarily consented to the study among psychiatric outpatients. As a result of competency to consent to treatment evaluation, the score of the psychiatric outpatient’s consent to treatment was higher than the cut-off point for both the overall and sub-factors, confirming that they were overall good. In addition, the effect of the ability of application on psychological well-being among competency to consent to treatment was verified using PROCESS Macro, and the double mediation effect using empowerment and emotional variables was verified to provide an expanded understanding of this. As a result of the analysis, empowerment completely mediated the relation between the ability of application and psychological well-being, and the relation between the ability of application and psychological well-being was sequentially mediated by empowerment and emotion-related variables. Based on these findings, the implications and limitations of this study were discussed.

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Social and Emotional Development: The Role of Authenticity in the Psychosocial Development of Students With Gifts and Talents

Gifted Child Today ◽

10.1177/1076217520988777 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 111-114

Author(s):

Tracy L. Cross

Keyword(s):

Identity Formation ◽

Psychosocial Development ◽

Emotional Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Social And Emotional Development ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Development Of Students

This column explores the concept of authenticity in the psychosocial development of students with gifts and talents. The author describes how authenticity is critical to students’ psychological well-being, particularly as it relates to their identity formation.

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Spirituality and Employment in Recovery from Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and Psychological Well-Being

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9010057 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

Jesús Saiz ◽

María Galilea ◽

Antonio J. Molina ◽

María Salazar ◽

Tiffany J. Barsotti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Work Motivation ◽

Psychiatric Treatment ◽

Predictor Variable ◽

Recovery Process ◽

Well Being ◽

Job Skills ◽

Psychotic Symptoms ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Persistent Mental Illness

People diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) face multiple vulnerabilities, including when seeking employment. Among SPMI patients, studies show that a stronger sense of spirituality can help to reduce psychotic symptoms, increase social integration, reduce the risk of suicide attempts and promote adherence to psychiatric treatment. This study examined how the variables spirituality and employment affect the recovery process and psychological well-being of people with SPMI who attend employment recovery services. The sample consisted of 64 women and men diagnosed with an SPMI. The assessment instruments included the Recovery Assessment Scale, Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale, Work Motivation Questionnaire, Daily Spiritual Experience Scale, and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp12). Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to compare three different models for each dependent variable (recovery and psychological well-being). The findings showed that job skills predicted psychological well-being and recovery. When spiritual variables were included in the model, job skills dropped out and the dimension meaning/peace of the FACIT-Sp12 emerged as the only significant predictor variable. Integrating spirituality into recovery programs for people with SPMI may be a helpful complement to facilitate the recovery process and improve psychological well-being.

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