scholarly journals Marital Disruption, Remarriage and Child Well-being in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 978-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Hu
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Marital Disruption ◽  
Structural Instability ◽  
Parental Conflict ◽  
Social Selection ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Extent Of Damage ◽  
Analyze Data

Family changes in China are characterized by a dual rise in marital disruption and remarriage. However, the implications of these changes for child well-being remain understudied. I analyze data from the 2015 China Education Panel Survey to profile and explain well-being disparities between children in intact, disrupted, and remarried families. Child well-being is poorer in disrupted than in intact families. Remarriage, particularly of both parents, is associated with further harm to children’s well-being. Mothers’ remarriage is associated with a broader range and greater extent of damage to children’s well-being than that of fathers. Neither social selection nor economic and non-pecuniary resources explain poorer child well-being in disrupted families and stepfamilies than in intact families. Household structure only explains why children in disrupted families, but not in stepfamilies, fare less well than those in intact families. Variations in child well-being with parents’ marital status are consistently explained by poor parent–child relations and parental conflict. Reflecting on the theories of selectivity, resource deprivation, and structural instability, the findings highlight the need to consider China’s distinctive sociocultural and institutional settings in configuring the implications of ongoing family changes for child well-being.

scholarly journals Variation in psychological well-being and symptoms of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a three-wave panel survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Kim Mannemar Sønderskov ◽  
Peter Thisted Dinesen ◽  
Helene Tilma Vistisen ◽  
Søren Dinesen Østergaard
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Psychological Well Being

scholarly journals The Psychological Consequences of COVID-19 and Lockdown in the Spanish Population: An Exploratory Sequential Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8578
Author(s):  
María Dolores Hidalgo ◽  
Nekane Balluerka ◽  
Arantxa Gorostiaga ◽  
José Pedro Espada ◽  
Miguel Ángel Santed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sequential Design ◽  
Spanish Population ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Qualitative Phase ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Large Representative

The objectives of this study were to analyze the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in the Spanish population and to identify what population profiles were most affected. The study used a sequential exploratory design. In the qualitative phase, 40 participants were recruited based on theoretically relevant criteria and the saturation of the information provided by the interviews. In the quantitative phase, a large representative sample was applied. The universe considered was the adult population of Spain. A total of 6789 surveys were conducted. Both the analysis of the narratives of the interviews and the responses to the panel survey showed relevant changes in attitudes and mood swings compared to the period prior to lockdown. These changes include dysphoric moods (i.e., experiences of distress such as sadness/depression, anxiety, rage, feeling of unreality, worry, etc.) and also some euphoric moods (i.e., feelings of well-being, happiness, etc.). A higher number of women were affected than men and a greater increase was observed in younger people. The findings of the study may serve as a basis for detecting needs and providing psychological support, as the symptoms detected as the most common are key for the processes of screening at-risk individuals.

scholarly journals Marital disruption and economic well-being: a comparative analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 170 (3) ◽  
pp. 781-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnstein Aassve ◽  
Gianni Betti ◽  
Stefano Mazzuco ◽  
Letizia Mencarini
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Marital Disruption ◽  
Economic Well Being

Coastal proximity, health and well-being: Results from a longitudinal panel survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew P. White ◽  
Ian Alcock ◽  
Benedict W. Wheeler ◽  
Michael H. Depledge
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Health And Well Being

Application of the Model of Allostasis to Older Women’s Relocation to Senior Housing

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi H. Ewen ◽  
Jennifer Kinney
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Allostatic Load ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Saliva Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Senior Housing ◽  
Detailed Picture ◽  
Analyze Data

Objectives:Adjustment to senior housing entails significant lifestyle changes and is a stressful process. The adaptation process is dynamic and has yet to be studied using the conceptual model of allostasis. This article presents exemplars of women whose profiles represent three allostatic states: successful adaptation (homeostasis), ongoing adaptation (allostasis), and maladaptation (allostatic load).Method:Older women who had relocated to senior housing participated in three interviews and monthly saliva sample collection over a 6-month period. Saliva was assayed for diurnal cortisol secretion. Triangulation of mixed methods was used to analyze data, and psychosocial data were mapped onto the cortisol graphs to illustrate changes in stress reactivity and well-being.Results:Coping abilities, perceptions of stressors, and cortisol measures provide a detailed picture of the interplay among events and perceptions and the effects of both on well-being.Discussion:The case exemplars provide detailed information on the complexity of psychosocial and physiological components of the model of allostasis. This study also fills a gap in knowledge on negative relocation outcomes using the allostatic model.

Social and psychological consequences of not crying: possible associations with psychopathology and therapeutic relevance

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 414-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale C. Hesdorffer ◽  
Ad J.J.M. Vingerhoets ◽  
Michael R. Trimble
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Anxious Attachment ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Bidirectional Associations ◽  
Study Participants

ObjectiveEmotional crying is hypothesized to serve intra- and interpersonal functions. Intrapersonal functions are assumed to facilitate the capacity to recover from emotional distress, thus promoting well-being. Interpersonal functions are postulated to have a major impact on social functioning. We hypothesized that non-criers would have lower well-being and poorer social functioning than criers.MethodsStudy participants included 475 people who reportedly lost the capacity to cry and 179 “normal” control criers. Applied measures assessed crying, well-being, empathy, attachment, social support, and connection with others. Prevalence estimates of not crying by gender were obtained from a panel survey of 2,000 Dutch households.ResultsIn the main survey, tearless cases had less connection with others, less empathy, and experienced less social support, but were equal in terms of well-being. They also reported being less moved by emotional stimuli and had a more avoidant and less anxious attachment style. In multivariate analyses, being male, having an avoidant attachment style, and lacking empathy were independent predictors of tearlessness. Some 46.1% felt that not being able to cry affected them negatively; however, despite these findings, only 2.9% had sought any kind of professional help. Loss of the capacity to cry occurred in 8.6% of the men and 6.5% of the women in the large panel survey.ConclusionsDespite reduced empathy, less connection with others, and a more avoidant/less anxious attachment type, well-being is maintained in tearless people. Additional clinical and therapeutic investigations of tearlessness may lead to clarification of bidirectional associations between psychiatric disorders (e.g., alexithymia, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychopathy) and tearlessness.

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