Contribution of community-based sociotherapy interventions for the psychological well-being of Rwandan youths born to genocide perpetrators and survivors: analysis of the stories telling of a sociotherapy approach

Abstract Background Psychological well-being (PWB) refers to inter- and intra-individual levels of positive functioning that include one’s relatedness with others and self-referent attitudes that include one’s sense of mastery and personal growth. PWB consists of hedonism and eudaimonia building on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sociotherapy is a community-based health intervention that contributes to the promotion of PWB worldwide. Starting from an analysis of trauma transmitted from the perpetrators and survivors of the Rwandan genocide to their descendants, this article is aimed at exploring the contribution of therapeutic sessions to PWB among youth. Method A qualitative study design based on shared testimonies was carried out. Field reports from the sociotherapists, written texts, and testimonies of changes presented in the conviviality meetings were analyzed using transactional analysis. We included 24 reflexive texts upon completion of 8 months of the therapeutic program. Results Results indicated that before sociotherapy sessions, youth born to genocide survivors and perpetrators had psychosocial distress, including low self-esteem, hopelessness, anxiety, stigma, thoughts of revenge, shame, depression, and antisocial behaviors. Sociotherapy significantly contributed to the reduction of these psychosocial problems. Participating youth reported feeling safe, trusted, respected, and healthier than before the sociotherapy. This intervention created inner healing, social cohesion, alleviated their sufferings of trauma, restored their families and contributed to community resilience. Results revealed that youth developed PWB, helping them to what appeared to be psychosocial problems as being potentially healthy, enhancing self-acceptance, and respecting humanity. Youth also became the vector for the reconciliation and reconstruction of their humanity. Conclusion Sociotherapy is a community health intervention that has an effective outcome on the personal well-being of of youth. This therapy impacted the individual, social, and familial resilience of youth who developed their capacity to regain and maintain health. The intervention restored their PWB, characterized by increased positive functioning specifically in the areas of autonomy, ecological mastery, individual growth, purpose in life, good relationships with others, and improved self-esteem.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF PERSONS WITH A HOMOSEXUAL ORIENTATION

International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science ◽

10.31435/rsglobal_ijitss/30092020/7172 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kamsheko Katerina

Keyword(s):

Personal Growth ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Personality Functioning ◽

Homosexual Orientation ◽

The Social ◽

Self Actualization ◽

Inner World ◽

The Individual

The article analyzes the social and psychological factors of psychological well-being of the individual. The results of psychological well-being between homosexuals and heterosexuals were examined and compared. The complexity of studying the phenomenon of psychological well-being is due to the fact that the mechanism of its formation is in the social environment and in the inner world of man. An attempt is made to reveal their essence on the basis of researches in world and national science. The components that provide positive personality functioning are analyzed and investigated: autonomy, environmental management, personal growth, positive relationships with others, presence of life goals and self-acceptance. Psychological well-being of the individual is considered as an integral indicator of the degree of realization of the personality of one's own orientation, which is subjectively manifested in feelings of happiness, satisfaction with life and oneself. It is concluded that this phenomenon touches on all aspects of people's lives, both homo- and hetero-orientations, and therefore, a person with any sexual orientation is capable of self-actualization, self-development, life satisfaction and the exercise of one's choice.

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Psychological Well-being of Students with Different Levels of Role Victimization

Psychological-Educational Studies ◽

10.17759/psyedu.2016080104 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 35-44

Author(s):

E.S. Polishchuk

Keyword(s):

Social Role ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The World ◽

Social Type ◽

The Individual ◽

Different Levels

of psychological well-being features in students with different levels of role victimization. Role victimization shall be understood to mean such a strategy of victim relations, which is based on the individual predisposition to produce a particular playing or social type of victim behavior (playing and social role of the victim) (M.A. Odintsova). The article presents the analysis of psychological well-being of students with different levels of role victimization (N = 82, average age 21 years). "Auto-viktim» (N = 28), "victim» (N = 31), "non-viktim» (N = 23) groups were formed according to the level and nature of manifestations of the role victimization, and a comparative analysis of the level of psychological well-being and perception of the image of the world in these groups was made. The study shows that while level of role victimization increases, psychological well-being of students reduces and negative attitude toward the world forms. "Auto-viktim" students while facing difficulties play the role of victim, and "victim" students use social role. "Non-viktim" students have positive self-esteem, they are optimistic, easy to set goals and reach them. Also the article present an analysis of the peculiarities of the psychological well-being, the perception of image of the world, the level of role victimization in groups of male and female youth.

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La literatura como instrumento terapéutico en el proceso salud-enfermedad durante la infancia

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.17.2.299201 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 585-616

Author(s):

Izaro Babarro Velez ◽

Jaione Lacalle Prieto

Keyword(s):

Health Professional ◽

Disease Process ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Psychological Therapies ◽

The Individual ◽

Bienestar Psicologico

Introducción: Todas las personas, a lo largo de la vida deben adecuarse a innumerables situaciones en las que se ven involucradas; es por ello que resulta necesario comprender cada una de ellas para poder avanzar adecuadamente. Se ha observado que las terapias psicológicas, entre las que se encuentra la biblioterapia, son efectivas para comprender los cambios a los que se enfrentan las personas. Objetivo: Analizar y destacar los efectos más relevantes de la utilización de la literatura en el proceso salud-enfermedad del niño en diferentes momentos y contextos.Método: Se ha realizado una revisión de la literatura mediante la búsqueda bibliográfica en las bases de datos Dialnet, Cuiden Plus, LILACS, Medline, Proquest, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, TDR, Trip y Biblioteca Virtual de la Salud. Resultados: Tras la búsqueda bibliográfica se identificaron 2018 artículos de los cuales, tras la aplicación de filtros y criterios de inclusión, se obtuvieron 71 artículos. Finalmente se seleccionaron 26 artículos. Conclusiones: La biblioterapia resulta beneficiosa en diversos ámbitos relacionados con el proceso salud-enfermedad durante la infancia, mejorando entre otras cosas la autoestima y la aceptación de la realidad, promoviendo el bienestar psicológico y sirviendo de puente en la comunicación entre el individuo y el profesional de la salud. Introduction: Everybody, throughout their life, must adapt to countless situations in which they are involved; that is why it is necessary to understand each of them in order to advance properly. It has been observed that psychological therapies, among which bibliotherapy is, are effective to understand the changes that people face.Objective: To analyze and highlight the most relevant effects of the use of literature on the child's health-disease process at different times and contexts.Method: A review of the literature was performed through the bibliographic research in the databases Dialnet, Cuiden Plus, LILACS, Medline, Proquest, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, TDR, Trip and Virtual Health Library.Results: After the bibliographic research, 2018 articles were identified, out of which 71 articles were obtained after applying filters and inclusion criteria. Finally, 26 articles were selected.Conclusions: Bibliotherapy is beneficial in various areas related to the health-disease process during childhood, improving among other things self-esteem and acceptance of reality, promoting psychological well-being and serving as a bridge in communication between the individual and the health professional.

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The Relationship Between the Motivation to Commit Infidelity and Negative Affect and Self-Esteem: How Cheating in Romance Might Signal Positive Well-Being in Adolescents

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294120973947 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 003329412097394

Author(s):

Ana M. Beltrán-Morillas ◽

María Alonso-Ferres ◽

Marta Garrido-Macías ◽

Laura Villanueva-Moya ◽

M. Dolores Sánchez-Hernández ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Romantic Relationships ◽

Personal Growth ◽

Emotional Responses ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Correlational Study ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Relationship

Infidelity occurs in adult romantic relationships quite often; however, little is known about this relational phenomenon in the adolescent stage, despite its being a surprisingly common behavior. Through a correlational study, we set out to examine how the various documented motivations to engage in an act of infidelity are associated with negative emotional responses, self-esteem, and psychological well-being. In a sample of Spanish adolescents ( N = 346 [ Mage = 15.71, SD = 1.27; range from 13 to 19]), results showed that committing an act of infidelity due to sexual or emotional dissatisfaction (vs. neglect and anger) is related to higher levels of psychological well-being by undermining negative affect, thereby increasing the levels of self-esteem. The discussion of the findings emphasizes that infidelity could favor adolescents’ personal growth, because of the need to explore new sensations and feelings that arise during this period.

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The Turkish Adaptation of the Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being: A Validity and Reliability Study

Nesne Psikoloji Dergisi ◽

10.7816/nesne-08-17-07 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (17) ◽

Keyword(s):

Discriminant Validity ◽

Negative Emotion ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Self Report ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

The Individual

Eudaimonic well-being is described as the individual endeavor to discover and develop one’s best potentials and abilities, to determine suitable objectives for these potentials and being internally motivated to reach these objectives. It is thus differentiated from the concepts of subjective well-being and psychological well-being. In the current study, it was aimed to adapt the Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being (QEWB) to the Turkish language and determine the psychometric properties of this self-report measurement. The sample of this study consisted of 424 university students with a mean age of 21.12 (SD=1.47; 77.1% female, 22.9% male). Exploratory factor analysis results showed a three-factor structure. The results of correlation analysis supported that the QEWB-TR had convergent (positive correlations with psychological well-being, subjective well-being, life satisfaction, positive emotion, and global self-esteem measurements) and discriminant validity (negative correlations with negative emotion, contingent self-esteem, external locus of control, depression, anxiety, and stress measurements). The reliability analyses revealed that this measurement had good internal consistency (.84) and the split-half reliability (.75) coefficients. In conclusion, the findings of the current study revealed that the QEWB-TR was a reliable and valid scale to assess eudaimonic well-being of individuals in Turkey. Keywords The Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being, scale adaptation, validity, reliability

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Nilai Sense of Community pada Kesejahteraan Psikologis dalam Menghuni (Housing Well-being): Studi Meta-analisis

Psikohumaniora Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi ◽

10.21580/pjpp.v2i1.952 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Intan Rahmawati

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Community ◽

Personal Growth ◽

Early Stage ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Community Based ◽

Residential Community ◽

Analysis Strategy ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

The Individual

<div class="Section1"><div class="Section1">Abstract: Well-being appreciates as a holistic unity of one's potential and a state where individuals can receive strengths and weaknesses, have a purpose in life, develop positive relationships that lead to personal growth wherever individuals are, especially in their neighborhoods. The shelter that spawned a housing well-being that looked at the potential benefits optimally could be likened to where he/she lived. Housing well-being requires reflective and formative as a benchmark to assess the welfare of individuals in their dwellings. Formative indicators point to the evaluation of the satisfaction of residential features, while reflective indicators look at the gap between expectations and existing in the neighborhood, one of which is in the neighboring neighborhoods that are part of the residential community. Sense of community is an early stage in the individual to see the community. Based on the map of existing research results in terms of residential satisfaction. The study used this meta-analysis strategy to examine the results of previous research on the consistency between the sense of community in shaping housing welfare. This meta-analysis study resulted that a sense of community contributing to housing welfare.Abstrak: Kesejahteraan psikologis dijelaskan sebagai suatu pencapaian yang holistik dari potensi psikologis seseorang dan suatu keadaan ketika individu dapat menerima kekuatan maupun kelemahan, memiliki tujuan hidup, mengembangkan relasi positif yang bermuara pada pertumbuhan pribadi dimanapun individu berada, terlebih dalam lingkungan tinggalnya. Konsep kesejahteraan psikologis inipun berkembang dalam lingkup hunian yang mencetuskan perspektif kesejahteraan psikologis dalam menghuni (housing well-being) yang memandang pada pencapaian potensi secara optimal beserta fungsi psikologis positif seseorang terhadap tempat tinggalnya. Pada indikatornya, housing well-being mensyaratkan reflektif dan formatif sebagai tolak ukur untuk menilai kesejahteraan psikologis individu pada huniannya. Indikator formatif menunjuk pada evaluasi kepuasan menyeluruh fitur hunian, sementara indikator reflektif melihat pada senjang antara harapan dan kenyataan yang ada di lingkungan tinggal, salah satunya adalah kepuasan dalam bertetangga yang merupakan bagian dari komunitas tinggal. Sense of community merupakan tahap awal dalam diri individu untuk melihat komunitasnya. Berdasarkan peta penelitian diperoleh hasil bahwa terdapat peran sense of community dalam housing well-being. Penelitian yang menggunakan strategi meta-analisa ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji hasil-hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan peneliti sebelumnya tentang kekonsistenan antara sense of community dalam membentuk housing well-being. Studi meta-analisis ini menghasilkan bahwa sense of community memberikan kontribusi terhadap housing well-being.</div></div>

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Dunia Sukarelawan Remaja: Frekuensi Aktivitas Kerelawanan dan Psychological Well-Being Sukarelawan Remaja di Bali

Jurnal Psikologi Udayana ◽

10.24843/jpu.2016.v03.i01.p14 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ni Putu Natalya ◽

Yohanes Kartika Herdiyanto

Keyword(s):

Identity Formation ◽

Personal Growth ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Positive Identity ◽

Youth Activity

Voluntary activities are positive activities to facilitating the youth energy for psychologically health and have positive identity formation and predictors of psychological well-being (Bruns, 2012). These are appeal activities for youth. In fact, so much youth activity made a lot of volunteers who have been trained doesn?t participate in voluntary activities. However, there are some youth volunteers who have many years of volunteering spend some time to doing voluntary activities (Dewiyanti, 26 Oktober 2014). The amount of contributed time to voluntary activities may be related with self-acceptance, personal growth, positive relationship with others, environmental mastery, autonomy and purpose of life, there are part of psychological well-being. Purpose of this research are to know the correlation between the frequency of voluntary activities and psychological well-being and factors of that results in youth volunteers in Bali, also want to know the meaning of voluntary activities for youth volunteers in Bali.Methods of this research is quantitative combination in compelementary method (n = 398; age 13-22 years) and qualitative (n = 19 of 398). Spearman's test of quantitative data showed no significant correlation between the frequency of voluntary activities and psychological well-being of youth volunteers in Bali (Men rxy= 0,022;P=0,844, Women rxy= 0,033;P=0,556) because of early adolescence and frequency of voluntary activities can?t describe quality of voluntary activities. The meaning of voluntary activities by youth volunteer in Bali are a social identity, role and self esteem. Results of this research about factors of psychological well-being youth volunteer such as ages, quality voluntary activities, non-voluntary activities and meaning of voluntary activities will be discussed later.Keywords: volunteer, youth, psychological well-being

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HeART of Stroke: randomised controlled, parallel-arm, feasibility study of a community-based arts and health intervention plus usual care compared with usual care to increase psychological well-being in people following a stroke

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021098 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. e021098 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Caroline Ellis-Hill ◽

Sarah Thomas ◽

Fergus Gracey ◽

Catherine Lamont-Robinson ◽

Robin Cant ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Usual Care ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Intervention ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Community Based ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Health Group ◽

Arts And Health ◽

Randomised Controlled

IntroductionPeople often experience distress following stroke due to fundamental challenges to their identity.ObjectivesTo evaluate (1) the acceptability of ‘HeART of Stroke’ (HoS), a community-based arts and health group intervention, to increase psychological well-being; and (2) the feasibility of a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT).DesignTwo-centre, 24-month, parallel-arm RCT with qualitative and economic components. Randomisation was stratified by centre and stroke severity. Participant blinding was not possible. Outcome assessment blinding was attempted.SettingCommunity.ParticipantsCommunity-dwelling adults ≤2 years poststroke recruited via hospital clinical teams/databases or community stroke/rehabilitation teams.InterventionsArtist-facilitated arts and health group intervention (HoS) (ten 2-hour sessions over 14 weeks) plus usual care (UC) versus UC.OutcomesThe outcomes were self-reported measures of well-being, mood, capability, health-related quality of life, self-esteem and self-concept (baseline and 5 months postrandomisation). Key feasibility parameters were gathered, data collection methods were piloted, and participant interviews (n=24) explored the acceptability of the intervention and study processes.ResultsDespite a low recruitment rate (14%; 95% CI 11% to 18%), 88% of the recruitment target was met, with 29 participants randomised to HoS and 27 to UC (57% male; mean (SD) age=70 (12.1) years; time since stroke=9 (6.1) months). Follow-up data were available for 47 of 56 (84%; 95% CI 72% to 91%). Completion rates for a study-specific resource use questionnaire were 79% and 68% (National Health Service and societal perspectives). Five people declined HoS postrandomisation; of the remaining 24 who attended, 83% attended ≥6 sessions. Preliminary effect sizes for candidate primary outcomes were in the direction of benefit for the HoS arm. Participants found study processes acceptable. The intervention cost an estimated £456 per person and was well-received (no intervention-related serious adverse events were reported).ConclusionsFindings from this first community-based study of an arts and health intervention for people poststroke suggest a definitive RCT is feasible. Recruitment methods will be revised.Trial registration numberISRCTN99728983.

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