scholarly journals Introduction to the Special Issue: Authenticity: Novel Insights Into a Valued, Yet Elusive, Concept

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua A. Hicks ◽  
Rebecca J. Schlegel ◽  
George E. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Psychological Essentialism ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Elusive Concept ◽  
Shed Light

Authenticity is generally believed to play an important role in our daily lives. Empirical research thus far has made progress in understanding the nature of this important construct. We identify four broad conclusions about authenticity based on this research: (a) People value authenticity in their own behavior and other domains (e.g., life experiences, consumer products), (b) Self-reports of personal authenticity are linked to psychological well-being, (c) People generally believe authentic, or “true,” selves are morally good, and (d) Authenticity judgments are guided by cognitive tendencies related to psychological essentialism. Despite this progress, many basic questions about authenticity remain unresolved including (a) What is the best way to define the construct? (b) Why do people care so much about whether something or someone is authentic? and (c) Why is personal authenticity so strongly related to psychological well-being? This special issue presents articles aimed to shed light on some of these basic questions. Although each of the articles offers a unique perspective to understanding authenticity, these collections of articles provide a generative framework to help researchers continue to explore this elusive construct.

scholarly journals Parental migration and psychological well-being of children. Longitudinal evidence from Ghana

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Raturi ◽  
Victor Cebotari
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Parental Migration ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Psychological Vulnerability ◽  
Stay Behind ◽  
Migrant Parent

There is limited evidence on the time-varying effects of migration on the psychological well-being of children who stay behind in African contexts. This study is the first to employ panel data to examine this nexus in the context of Ghana. Data were collected in 2013, 2014, and 2015 from school-going children in the age group of 12-21 years. Using children’s self-reports, an analysis was conducted separately for boys (N=781) and girls (N=705). Results indicate that girls and boys with the mother away internally or internationally are equally or more likely to have higher levels of psychological well-being when compared to boys and girls of nonmigrants. Higher level of well-being is observed amongst girls when parents migrate and divorce. However, parental migration and divorce is more likely to increase the psychological vulnerability of boys. In Ghana, the psychological well-being of children is nuanced by which parent has migrated, marital status of migrant parent, and the gender of the child.

Self-Compassion and Psychological Well-being

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Neff ◽  
Christopher Germer
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Self Compassion

Self-compassion involves being touched by and open to one’s own suffering, not avoiding or disconnecting from it, generating the desire to alleviate one’s suffering and to heal oneself with kindness. Self-compassion also involves offering nonjudgmental understanding to one’s pain, inadequacies, and failures, so that one’s experience is seen as part of the larger human experience. This chapter will provide an overview of theory and research on self-compassion and its link to psychological well-being, which is the goal of clinical practice. It will discuss what self-compassion is and what it is not (e.g., a form of weakness, selfishness, etc.), and provide empirical evidence to support these distinctions. Finally, it will discuss methods that have been developed to teach individuals how to be more self-compassionate in their daily lives, some clinical implications of self-compassion training, and future directions for research.

Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Inventory: Factorial Structure and Life History Correlates among Japanese University Students

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshinori Kitamura ◽  
Yasuko Kishida ◽  
Ryohei Gatayama ◽  
Takaaki Matsuoka ◽  
Sotaro Miura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Relative Independence

The theoretical model of psychological well-being that encompasses six domains (self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth) was tested with a Japanese university student population ( N = 574) using a Japanese translation of Ryff's 1989 Psychological Well-being Inventory. A factor structure similar to Ryff's original model emerged. Both depression and anxiety correlated only moderately with scores on some subscales of the inventory, suggesting the relative independence of these dimensions of psychological well-being and negative affectivity. With negative affectivity controlled, some early life experiences were significantly linked with psychological well-being: relationships with romantic partners were linked with greater autonomy and experiences which enhance self-esteem were liked with greater personal growth. Careful psychometric work on the Japanese version is required to use the scale; then a replication and extension of the present study would be feasible.

scholarly journals The Effect of Classical Music on Anxiety and Well-Being of University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Devrim ERGINSOY OSMANOĞLU ◽  
Hüseyin YILMAZ
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
History Of ◽  
Senior Students ◽  
The Universe

Psychological and spiritual effects of music on people have been revealed by various studies and still continue to be investigated. The sound which has existed since the first formation of the universe; and music and music therapy which are as old as the history of mankind have constituted one of the treatment methods widely investigated at hospitals and universities. In the daily lives of people, anxiety, stress, well-being and similar phenomena clearly remain in the foreground. The current study is an experimental study designed to determine the effect of listening to classical music on anxiety and well-being. The sampling of the study is comprised of senior students in an education faculty. A total of 15 students (7 females and 8 males) participated in the current study. The data were collected with the State-Trait Anxiety Scale and the Psychological Well-being Scale. In the analysis of the data, Paired Sample t-Test was used. The findings of the current study have revealed that while listening to classical music for a 60-day period (listening to classical music ever day according to a music listening schedule) did not have any significant effect on the students’ State Anxiety scores, it led to a statistically significant effect on their Trait Anxiety and Psychological Well-being scores (t=3,451 P

Parenting and Well-Being

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
DEBRA UMBERSON
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
History Of Research ◽  
History Of

This article briefly reviews the history of research on parenthood and psychological well-being, provides an overview of the articles included in this special issue, and identifies important directions for future research on parenthood and parents' well-being.

Is Touch in Romantic Relationships Universally Beneficial for Psychological Well-Being? The Role of Attachment Avoidance

2020 ◽  
pp. 014616722097770
Author(s):  
Anik Debrot ◽  
Jennifer E. Stellar ◽  
Geoff MacDonald ◽  
Dacher Keltner ◽  
Emily A. Impett
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
The Relationship

Affectionate touch is crucial for well-being. However, attachment avoidance is associated with negative attitudes toward touch. We tested two preregistered hypotheses about how attachment avoidance influences the association between touch in romantic couples and psychological well-being. We examined whether greater attachment avoidance is associated with a reduced link between touch and well-being, and/or whether reduced touch mediates the relationship between attachment avoidance and lower well-being. Across three studies, including two dyadic ones, we measured retrospective self-reports (Studies 1 and 2), laboratory observations (Study 2), and daily experiences (Study 3) of touch. Touch and well-being were positively associated, and attachment avoidance was associated with lower well-being and less frequent touch. Touch was associated with greater well-being regardless of level of attachment avoidance, and less frequent touch mediated the negative association between attachment avoidance and well-being in most analyses. This underscores the importance of touch, even for those valuing distance and autonomy.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 lockdown in psychological well-being among students in polytechnic of Santarem and Leiria

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Gonzaga ◽  
Mário Silva ◽  
Maria do Carmo Figueiredo ◽  
Marta Rosa ◽  
Rui Matos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Social Involvement ◽  
Main Program ◽  
Targeted Intervention ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background The social restraints during the COVID-19 mandatory lockdown led young and undergraduate adults living remarkable changes in their daily lives, challenging the feeling of loneliness and the own perception of social isolation. This study aimed to assess and compare the levels of psychological well-being among students from both Santarém and Leiria Polytechnic Institutes. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional correlational study was performed in the period immediately after the first lockdown. Participants were 775 students (females = 73.5%), aged between 17 and 55 years. All of them completed measures of the Psychological Well-Being Manifestation Scale (PWBMS; or EMMBEP, in the Portuguese version, by Monteiro, Tavares e Pereira, 2012) measuring six dimensions, components of the eudaimonic model of well-being. Collected data were analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows software, Version 27.0. Results The results obtained revealed differences of quality in the scores of the six measured dimensions. If subjective experiences on Mental Balance and Sociability are the best indicators of the well-being, the perception of the lack of Social Involvement and low Happiness appear to be limitative factors to the perceived well-being. We also found significant differences in terms of polytechnic institute attended, gender, age categories, and marital status. Conclusions The obtained results provide the basis to design and develop a targeted intervention main program focused on the empowerment of higher education students. Build a literacy program with health education strategies, starting from their own perceptions and responses to the experienced situations, allows their easy engagement in the promotion of the psychological well-being.

scholarly journals The Correlation of Psychological Well-Being with Work Engagement for Millennial Workers in Malang City

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jevi Oktavia ◽  
Nur Eva ◽  
Giftfarisi Achmad
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽  
Professional Environment ◽  
The Relationship

Covid-19 does not only have impact on the psychological well-being but also the work conditions of each individual. Psychological well-being is a concept of happiness that is present in every individual and is formed from various kinds of life experiences, both positive and negative. Psychological well-being is one of the factors that can affect work engagement. Work engagement requires a positive attitude based on vigor, dedication and absorption to be involved emotionally, cognitively, physically in the professional environment. This study aims to determine the relationship between psychological well-being and work engagement for millennial workers during Covid-19 pandemic. The methods used were quantitative and correlational. The research sample was 50 millennial workers who work in Malang City. The sample was taken using the incidental sampling technique. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scales (UWES) and the Psychological Well-being Scales were used. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson product moment correlation. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between psychological well-being and work engagement for millennial workers in Malang. This means that millennial workers tend to have a positive attitude towards a job. Keywords: Psychological well-being, Work Engagement, Millennial Workers, Covid-19 pandemic period

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