Sources of Marital Dissatisfaction Among Newly Separated Persons

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
BERNARD L. BLOOM ◽  
ROBERT L. NILES ◽  
ANNA M. TATCHER
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Marital Disruption ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Marital Separation ◽  
Parent Status ◽  
Attitude Factor ◽  
Marital Dissatisfaction

Reported sources of marital dissatisfaction were examined in a sample of 153 newly separated persons, virtually all of whom subsequently divorced. Respondents were asked about their own marital dissatisfactions and about the dissatisfactions of their spouses in 18 different categories of behavior and attitude. Factor analysis of the responses yielded a highly coherent set of marital dissatisfaction source clusters that were relatively independent of each other. A number of these clusters were based upon similar expressions of marital dissatisfaction attributed to both respondent and spouse. Analysis of demographic and mental health characteristics revealed that many of these cluster scores were significantly associated with age, length of marriage, parent status, and with the respondent's role in the initiation of the marital separation. In addition, several marital dissatisfaction source cluster scores were significantly related to measures of psychological well-being and adaptation to the early marital disruption process.

scholarly journals Analisis Faktor Konfirmatori Terhadap Alat Ukur Kesehatan Mental Berdasarkan Teori Dual Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rahmat Aziz ◽  
Zamroni -
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Model Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dual Model ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

<p><strong>Abstra</strong><strong>ct</strong>.<strong> </strong>This study aims to test mental health inventory using a dual model theory approach. The subjects were 520 students (179 men and 341 women) in the age of 17-24 years. Confirmatory factor analysis used for testing the construct validity of mental health inventory. There are two aspects tested in the structural equation model (SEM), namely 1) the psychological well-being aspect consists of three factors namely positive emotions, love and satisfaction, and 2) the psychological distress aspect consists of three factors namely anxiety, depression and loss of control. The results showed that the mental health inventory had met the psychometric requirements. In psychological well-being aspects all aspects have a high level of reliability, whereas for psychological distress aspects one aspect has a high category and two aspects have a sufficient category.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: confirmatory factor analysis, mental health, dual model theory</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong>.<strong> </strong>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji alat ukur kesehatan mental dengan menggunakan pendekatan teori dual model. Subjek penelitian sebanyak 520 mahasiswa (179 laki-laki dan 341 perempuan) dalam usia 17-24 tahun. Analisis faktor konfirmatori menjadi dasar untuk pengujian validitas konstruk alat ukur kesehatan mental. Ada dua aspek yang diuji dalam model persamaan structural (SEM), yaitu 1) aspek <em>psychological well</em><em>-</em><em>being</em> terdiri dari tiga faktor yaitu emosi positif, cinta dan kepuasan, dan 2) aspek <em>psychological distress </em>terdiri dari tiga faktor yaitu cemas, depresi dan kehilangan kontrol. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa alat ukur kesehatan mental telah memenuhi persyaratan psikometrik. Pada aspek <em>ps</em><em>ych</em><em>ological well</em><em>-</em><em>being</em> semua aspek mempunyai tingkat reliabiltas yang tinggi, sedangkan untuk aspek <em>psychological distress</em> satu aspek mempunyai kategori tinggi dan dua aspek mempunyai kategori cukup.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Kata kunci</strong>: analisis faktor konfirmatori, kesehatan mental, teori dual model</p>

scholarly journals Mental Health and Psychological Well-Being Among Management Students and Educators

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Marissa S. Edwards ◽  
Angela J. Martin ◽  
Neal M. Ashkanasy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Management Students

Mental Health and Well-Being Among Individuals With a Sensory Loss During COVID-19 Lockdown Measures

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 409-409
Author(s):  
Natascha Merten ◽  
Amy Schultz ◽  
Matthew Walsh ◽  
Suzanne van Landingham ◽  
Paul Peppard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vision Impairment ◽  
Sensory Loss ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sensory Impairment ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Hearing and vision impairment are highly prevalent chronic conditions and are associated with poorer mental health and well-being. Mental health problems may be exacerbated by COVID-19-related lockdown measures and limitations of in-person contacts may affect those with sensory impairments more severely. We aimed to determine whether hearing and/or visual impairment were associated with worse mental health and psychological well-being during lockdown measures in Spring/Summer 2020 in Wisconsin. We included 1341 (64% women, aged 20-92 years) Survey of the Health of Wisconsin participants of a COVID-19 survey (May-June, 2020). We assessed self-reported current mental health and psychological well-being and vision and hearing impairment. Logistic regression models with vision and hearing impairments as determinants and multiple mental health and well-being outcomes were used and adjusted for age, gender, race, education, heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. In preliminary analyses, we found associations of vision impairment with increased odds of generalized anxiety disorder (odds ratio=2.10; 95% confidence interval=1.32-3.29) and depression (2.57; 1.58-4.11). Individuals with a vision impairment were more likely to be taking medication for depression (1.75; 1.13-2.68), report being lonely (1.65; 1.00-2.64) and report hopelessness (1.45; 1.01-2.08). Individuals with a hearing impairment were more likely to be taking depression medications (1.72; 1.07-2.73) and to report being lonely (1.80; 1.05-2.98). Sensory impairment was not associated with stress levels or sense of purpose in life. Individuals with sensory impairment may represent a particularly vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research should determine underlying reasons and interventions to mitigate this populations’ disadvantages.

scholarly journals Depression and Psychological Well-Being as Distinct Constructs: Mutually Exclusive Associations With Biomarker

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 251-251
Author(s):  
Kheng Siang Ted Ng ◽  
Shu Cheng Wong ◽  
Glenn Wong ◽  
Ee Heok Kua ◽  
Anis Larbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Factor Score ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
The Other ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract Despite increasing emphasis on assessing the mental health of older adults, there has been inconclusive evidence on whether depression and psychological well-being (PWB) are fundamentally distinct constructs or representations of the opposite ends of the mental health spectrum. To instantiate either hypothesis, investigation of the associations between mental health scales and biomarkers have been proposed. First, we assessed depressive symptoms and PWB in community-dwelling older adults (N=59, mean age=67) using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Ryff’s Scale of PWB (comprising six sub-scales). We measured a wide range of immune markers employing ELISA and flow cytometry. Subsequently, we used principal component analysis (PCA) to aggregate and derived biomarker factor scores. Lastly, multiple linear regressions were performed to examine the associations between the scales and the derived biomarker factor scores, controlling for covariates. PCA extracted six biomarker factors. Biomarker factor score 1 was significantly associated with PWB (β=-0.029, p=0.035) and the PWB sub-scale, self-acceptance (β=-0.089, p=0.047), while biomarker factor score 4 was significantly associated with the PWB sub-scale, purpose in life (β=-0.087, p=0.025). On the other hand, biomarker factor 6 was significantly associated with SDS (β=-0.070, p=0.008). There were mutually- exclusive associations between the scales with biomarker factor scores, supporting the hypothesis of distinct constructs. Our findings expanded the biomarkers of depression and PWB, deepening understanding of the biological underpinnings of depressive symptoms and PWB. These findings have implications in field work, since researchers could not infer one construct from the other, the examination of both constructs are essential.

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