The MINDBODYSTRONG Intervention for New Nurse Residents: 6‐Month Effects on Mental Health Outcomes, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, and Job Satisfaction

Abstract Background Healthy lifestyles may contribute to better mental health, which is particularly important in adolescence, an age at which half of all mental health problems first occur. This association may be even more relevant in adolescents of low family affluence, who show more mental health problems, as well as more unhealthy lifestyles. This study investigated the healthy lifestyle behaviors, namely sufficient sleep and physical activity, daily breakfast intake, low levels of alcohol use or smoking, in relation to mental health and mental health problems (feelings of depression, anxiety, stress and self-esteem) among adolescents from different family affluence. Furthermore, the moderating role of family affluence was examined in those relations.Methods Adolescents aged 12-18y were recruited via a random sample of schools. A total of 1037 adolescents participated (M age=15.2, 49.8% female). Multiple linear regression analyses assessed the association between healthy lifestyles and mental health outcomes and the moderating role of family affluence.Results All healthy lifestyle behaviors were associated with at least one mental health outcome. Adolescents from low-medium family affluence had lower levels of physical activity, less often took breakfast, and reported lower self-esteem than adolescents from high family affluence. The results only showed a moderating effect of family affluence for smoking in relation to stress: at low levels of smoking, high family affluence youngsters experienced more stress symptoms than low-medium family affluence youth. At high levels of smoking, low-medium family affluence youth, however, experienced more stress symptoms than high family affluence youth.Conclusion These findings support the value of integrating healthy lifestyle behaviors in interventions for mental health promotion, for both youth of low-medium and high family affluence.

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Beliefs, mental health, healthy lifestyle behaviors and coping strategies of college faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.1080/07448481.2021.1991932 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk ◽

Alai Tan ◽

Andreanna Pavan Hsieh ◽

Megan Amaya ◽

Erica P. Regan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

College Faculty ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Faculty And Staff ◽

And Coping

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A Community-Level Assessment of Barriers to Preventive Health Behaviors Among Culturally Diverse Men

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988315575997 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 495-504

Author(s):

Jenna L. Davis ◽

Brian M. Rivers ◽

Desiree Rivers ◽

Carolyn M. Tucker ◽

Frederic F. Desmond ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Culturally Diverse ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Preventive Health ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Demographic Differences ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Screening Barriers

There are significant gender disparities in health outcomes and health care utilization in the United States, with men experiencing more of these disparities. It is critical to ascertain the interplay between societal conditions, health behaviors, and access to services and the impact of these factors on health outcomes and utilization of health care. The present study is part of a larger initiative titled, The Men’s Health Study: Addressing Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, which has two purposes—to annually assess the motivators of and barriers to health-promoting behaviors among culturally diverse men attending the Men’s Health Forum (MHF) and to use this information to develop an intervention program that facilitates healthy lifestyle behaviors among men. The MHF is a community-driven initiative for medically underserved men in Tampa, Florida that offers free health screenings and wellness exhibitors in order to empower men to lead a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of this article is to identify barriers to engaging in health-smart behaviors (e.g., cancer screenings, physical activity) among culturally diverse men who participated in the MHF and to detect any demographic differences among these barriers. A total of 254 men participated in the study. Findings identify that age was the only demographic variable that had a statistically significant association with any of the cancer-screening barriers. Some cancer-screening barriers appear to exist among all demographic groups since no statistical demographic differences were discovered. Income and education were significantly associated with barriers to engaging in health-smart behaviors. This may give researchers, health educators, and providers information needed to customize interventions to promote health and preventive health care among culturally diverse men.

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The Relationship Between Gender Discrimination versus Job Satisfaction and Mental Health of Vietnamese Workers

10.31235/osf.io/qgr75 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Thuy-Tien Pham-Thi ◽

Nguyen Hong-An ◽

Loan Nguyen-Thi ◽

Da-Thy Phan-Trinh-Hoang ◽

Thuan Le-Minh

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Gender Discrimination ◽

Mental Health Outcomes ◽

Research Report ◽

Men And Women ◽

Sexist Attitudes ◽

Demographic Background ◽

The Relationship

The present study investigates gender discrimination and its relationship with job satisfaction and mental health outcomes of Vietnamese workers. A total of 542 employees in various occupations completed online and offline surveys, including measures on sexist attitudes, job satisfaction, stress in general, and demographic background. Results indicated that gender discrimination is evident among Vietnamese working men and women and it significantly predicts their job satisfaction and mental health outcomes. Theoretical and practice implications of the findings were discussed. This research was jointly funded by a grant from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) of Vietnam under the framework of the Labour Research Contest in 2018. This paper won the Best Proposal Award and Best Research Report Award (Second prize) of the contest. In press: https://www.ilo.org/hanoi/Informationresources/Publicinformation/newsitems/WCMS_679937/lang--en/index.htm

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Predicting Factors among Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs, Behaviors and Mental Health Indicators in Taiwanese Adolescents

Asian Journal of Pediatric Research ◽

10.9734/ajpr/2021/v7i330218 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 20-30

Author(s):

Shu-Min Chan ◽

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk ◽

Angela Chia-Chen Chen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Lifestyle Behavior ◽

Perceived Difficulty ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Aims: The prevalence of overweight adolescents in Taiwan has dramatically increased in recent years. A survey shows that 66.6% of adolescents do not get the recommended amount of vegetables and fruit (i.e., two portions of fruit and three portions of vegetables per day each week). The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between individual understanding of activity and nutrition, healthy lifestyle beliefs, perceived difficulty of efficacy in reaching health goals, mental health variables, and healthy lifestyle behavior on BMI in Taiwanese adolescents. Study Design: This is a theoretically-based and cross-sectional research study. Place and Duration of Study: Data were conducted from two middle schools in Taiwan between Sep 2011 to November 2011. Methodology: We used a convenience sampling to recruit 453 adolescents with a mean age of 13.42 years. The instruments used were demographics, Beck Youth Inventory II (Depression, Anxiety, Self-concept), Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale, Perceived Difficulty Scale, Nutrition and Activity Knowledge Scales. We conducted path analysis to test our theoretical model by using Mplus 5.21. Results: Fit indices included χ2 (23, 453) =33.75, P= .05, CFI=.98, and RMSEA=.03, indicating that the model fit the model well. Healthy lifestyle beliefs had a significant positive effect on healthy lifestyle behaviors (β= .41, P= .01). Moreover, there was a significant negative relationship between perceived difficulty and healthy lifestyle behaviors (β= -.54, P= .01). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that promoting positive beliefs about healthy lifestyle among adolescents may facilitate healthy lifestyle changes and help them perceive less difficulty in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. School nurses and health professionals in Taiwan need to coordinate essential resources and implement theoretical-based educational program that address issues on increasing adolescents’ healthy lifestyle beliefs.

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