scholarly journals Understanding the Association between School Belonging and Emotional Health in Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
School Belonging ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Main Effects

Given the literature suggesting the link between school belonging and various outcomes in adolescents, it is substantial to gain a more detailed understanding of the sense of belonging and its effects at school. Despite this literature, its potential impacts on emotional health have remained relatively unexplored. To this end, the present study reports the role of the school belonging in promoting emotional health based on the bidimensional model in high school adolescents. Participants comprised of 413– 49.7% female and 50.3% male– adolescents, ranging in age between 11 and 18 years (M = 13.96, SD = 1.64). Findings from the present study demonstrated that adolescents with high levels of the school belonging have low levels of the emotional distress, yet high levels of the emotional wellbeing. Additionally, significant main effects for emotional wellbeing, emotional distress, and bidimensional emotional health were observed across all school belonging scales. Considering the outcomes of the bidimensional emotional health, the larger effect size for the bidimensional emotional health main effect was found for school belonging, comparing with unidimensional emotional wellbeing and distress.  Results of the study provide important implications for research and practice in term of mental health services in school settings. 

Frequency of leisure activities and depressive symptomatology in elderly people: the moderating role of rumination

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Fernández-Fernández ◽  
María Márquez-González ◽  
Andrés Losada-Baltar ◽  
Rosa Romero-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Moderating Role

ABSTRACTBackground:The positive effects of leisure activities on depressive symptomatology are well known. However, the extent to which emotional regulation variables moderate that relationship has scarcely been studied, especially in older people. The aim of this study is to analyze the moderating role of rumination in the relation between leisure activities and depressive symptoms.Methods:Participants in this study were 311 people, aged 60 to 90 years (mean age: 71.27 years; SD: 6.99; 71.7% women). We evaluated depressive symptomatology, frequency of leisure activities, and rumination. We carried out a hierarchical regression analysis to confirm the moderating role of rumination.Results:We obtained a model that explains 39.4% of the variance of depressive symptomatology. Main effects were found for the frequency of leisure activities (β = −0.397; p < 0.01) and for rumination (β = 0.497; p < 0.01). Moreover, we found a significant effect of the interaction between frequency of leisure activities and rumination (β = 0.110; p < 0.05), suggesting that rumination plays a moderating role in the relation between leisure activities and depressive symptomatology.Conclusions:A risk profile of elderly people may consist of those who engage in low levels of leisure activities but also use more frequently the dysfunctional emotional regulation strategy of rumination.

scholarly journals Multimodal Physical Therapy Approach on Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Quality of Life in Subject with Home Quarantine for COVID-19 Pandemic Attack- A Case Study From India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Patra ◽  
Biswajit Kanungo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale

Abstract Purpose: The main purpose of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of multidisciplinary physiotherapy approach on depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life during lockdown periods for the COVID-19 pandemic attack. Method: The patient was 56 years female complaining with restlessness and sleep disturbances at night in an outpatient department, Jalandhar Physiotherapy, India. She was a known case of hypertension and grade-2 bilateral knee osteoarthritis. Her level of depression, anxiety and stress was evaluated through DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) questionnaire. Short Form of health related questionnaire (SF-36) was used for the assessment of quality of life. Emotional liberation breathing technique and multimodal physical therapy approaches were used to treat the patient for 2 weeks of periods 3 sessions per week. Results: After four weeks of follow up the patient was presented with significant improvement in all the parameters depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life (physical functioning, role of limitation-physical health, role of limitation-emotional health, energy, emotional wellbeing, Body pain and general health). These outcomes were reduced the use of analgesics and sedative drugs. Conclusion: Therefore, the outcomes of this case study concluded that multidimensional therapeutic approach is a beneficial approach to manage depression, anxiety, quality of life, and sleep quality.

Measuring Empirical Properties of Psychomotor Skills in Different Psychological Environments

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 1315-1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Muhich
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Psychomotor Skills ◽  
Psychomotor Skill ◽  
Psychomotor Activity ◽  
Perceptual Skill ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Main Effects

The role of decision-making and keystroking in the psychomotor activity of office typing tasks was assessed for 2nd-semester, 4th-semester, and terminal college students under three different work conditions: (1) prearranged, (2) unarranged without erasing errors, and (3) unarranged with erasing errors. All differences for main effects for speed and errors were significant ( p < .01). When office tasks were done under wholly realistic conditions, planning and decision-making were one-half, keystroking was three-eighths, and erasing comprised one-eighth of the task. Mean completion time for one letter, one table, and one rough draft for 60 students was: prearranged without erasing, 8.94 min.; unarranged without erasing, 20.89 min.; and unarranged with erasing, 23.93 min. At low levels of skill, time consumed for keystroking was nearly as salient in contributing toward completion of product as time consumed for decision-making. As psychomotor skill increased, the perceptual skill of decision-making played an increasingly dominant role. The amount of time needed for decision-making took on increasing salience in producing office communications as difficulty of the task and amount of training were increased.

scholarly journals The Role of Psychological Sense of School Membership and Postcode as Predictors of Profiles of Socio-emotional Health in Primary School Children in England

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-295
Author(s):  
Susana Castro-Kemp ◽  
Olympia Palikara ◽  
Carolina Gaona ◽  
Vasiliki Eirinaki ◽  
Michael J. Furlong
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Belonging ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Membership ◽  
Psychological Sense ◽  
Health Profiles

Abstract A dual approach to mental health in schools has been widely defended, where the assessment of psychological distress and the examination of strengths/well-being are two separate continua. In line with a well-being approach, school belonging has been referenced as an important indicator of mental health in children. This study explored the predictive role of school sense of belonging alongside other demographic variables (gender, main language spoken at home, and socio-economic status of postcode) on the socio-emotional health profiles of primary school children in England. Children (N = 522) were recruited from three primary schools in Greater London. A survey including measures of school belonging and socio-emotional health was administered to all children. Results showed that it is possible to identify groups of students at primary school level based on socio-emotional health ratings on gratitude, zest, optimism, and perseverance. School sense of membership, as measured by the psychological sense of school membership primary (PSSM-P), was the best predictor of group membership and, together with socio-economic status, explains 37% of the variance in socio-emotional health profiles. Belonging starts affecting well-being and socio-emotional health as early as in primary school, hence the importance of universal screening and early preventive actions to promote well-being in this age range. The study provides evidence supporting the use of the abbreviated (PSSM-P) in predicting socio-emotional health profiles, with potential to complement distress-based measures.

Evaluating the Scope and Theoretical Mechanisms of Person-Centered Social Support: The Case of the Comforting Computer Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-540
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Rains ◽  
Corey A. Pavlich ◽  
Eric Tsetsi ◽  
Chelsie Akers
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Computer Program ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Feedback Path ◽  
Personal Problem ◽  
Theoretical Mechanism ◽  
Path Models ◽  
Low Levels

Although the utility of verbal person-centeredness (VPC) as a feature of social support messages has been demonstrated in numerous studies, questions remain about the scope and theoretical mechanisms that explain VPC effects. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate whether the salutary effects of VPC extend to generic VPC messages and to explore the role of validation as a theoretical mechanism. Participants discussed a personal problem with a fictional computer program named “ListenerBot” that provided standardized responses containing high or low levels of VPC. Participants who received high VPC feedback from ListenerBot experienced a greater reduction in emotional distress than participants who received low VPC feedback. Path models consistently showed that high VPC feedback validated participants’ feelings, which led them to reappraise their situation and ultimately reduced their emotional distress. VPC, however, did not impact participants’ discussion of their thoughts and emotions.

Role of Visual Feedback for Response Guidance and Response Confirmation in Typewriting

1980 ◽  
Vol 50 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1047-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Hayes ◽  
T. Gilmour Reeve
Keyword(s):  
Visual Feedback ◽  
Skill Level ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Main Effects

The purpose of this study was to determine the use of visual feedback by typists at various skill levels. 73 volunteers from 5 college typewriting classes completed three 1-min. timed typewriting trials and four 3-min. trials. Subjects' gross words per minute were used to classify subjects by skill level into five groups: 35 gross words per minute or less, 36 to 45, 46 to 55, 56 to 65, or 66 or more gross words per minute. Subjects performed each of the four 3-min. trials in a different condition of visual feedback: unrestricted visual feedback, visual feedback for response confirmation, visual feedback for response guidance, and restricted visual feedback. Three analyses of variance (groups × conditions) were calculated using gross words per minute, percent dependable feedback, and total errors as dependent variables. Main effects of groups and conditions were significant for gross words per minute and percent dependable feedback. Only the main effect of conditions was significant for total errors. There were no statistically significant interactions. Results suggest that typists at different skill levels use visual feedback similarly, with the best over-all performance occurring when visual feedback is available and used for response guidance.

scholarly journals Associations Between Stress Exposure and Emotional Health: The Moderating Role of Discrimination

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 561-561
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Muñoz ◽  
Martin Sliwinski ◽  
Stacey Scott ◽  
Daisy Zavala
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Additional Risk ◽  
Subtle Discrimination ◽  
Ecological Momentary

Abstract The Weathering Hypothesis states BIPOC face more stressors, by which over a lifetime they are subjected to the negative consequences of stress (e.g., poorer emotional health). Using ecological momentary assessments, we examined whether subtle discrimination moderated the within-person stressor slope on positive and negative affect. We predicted emotional wellbeing would be worse at stressor moments, and those with greater discrimination experience would be more impacted by stressors. Participants were 334 diverse adults (25-65 years, Mage = 47, 63% Female) from Bronx, New York. Positive affect decreased and negative affect increased significantly at stressor moments (p&lt;.0001). Unexpectedly, subtle discrimination was not a significant moderator for the within-person stressor slope on positive affect and negative affect. Unlike the predictions of the Weathering Hypothesis, these results show that prior discrimination experiences may not exacerbate responses to stressors and entail additional risk in daily life.

Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Nikitin ◽  
Alexandra M. Freund
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Social Approach ◽  
Social Motives ◽  
Developmental Transitions ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Low Levels

Abstract. Establishing new social relationships is important for mastering developmental transitions in young adulthood. In a 2-year longitudinal study with four measurement occasions (T1: n = 245, T2: n = 96, T3: n = 103, T4: n = 85), we investigated the role of social motives in college students’ mastery of the transition of moving out of the parental home, using loneliness as an indicator of poor adjustment to the transition. Students with strong social approach motivation reported stable and low levels of loneliness. In contrast, students with strong social avoidance motivation reported high levels of loneliness. However, this effect dissipated relatively quickly as most of the young adults adapted to the transition over a period of several weeks. The present study also provides evidence for an interaction between social approach and social avoidance motives: Social approach motives buffered the negative effect on social well-being of social avoidance motives. These results illustrate the importance of social approach and social avoidance motives and their interplay during developmental transitions.

Social and Temporal Comparisons as Moderators of Psychological Resources Associations With Wellbeing

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasida Ben-Zur
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Age Range ◽  
General Wellbeing

Abstract. The current study investigated the associations of psychological resources, social comparisons, and temporal comparisons with general wellbeing. The sample included 142 community participants (47.9% men; age range 23–83 years), who compared themselves with others, and with their younger selves, on eight dimensions (e.g., physical health, resilience). They also completed questionnaires assessing psychological resources of mastery and self-esteem, and three components of subjective wellbeing: life satisfaction and negative and positive affect. The main results showed that high levels of psychological resources contributed to wellbeing, with self-enhancing social and temporal comparisons moderating the effects of resources on certain wellbeing components. Specifically, under low levels of mastery or self-esteem self-enhancing social or temporal comparisons were related to either higher life satisfaction or positive affect. The results highlight the role of resources and comparisons in promoting people’s wellbeing, and suggest that self-enhancing comparisons function as cognitive coping mechanisms when psychological resources are low.

The Role of Positive and Negative Affectivity in Healthy and Unhealthy Work-Related Behavior and Experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Hofmann ◽  
Carl-Walter Kohlmann
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Common Method ◽  
Positive Affectivity ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Teacher Students ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Positive And Negative Affectivity

Abstract. Positive affectivity (PA) and negative affectivity (NA) are basic traits that affect work-related perceptions and behaviors and should be considered in any assessment of these variables. A quite common method to assess healthy or unhealthy types of work-related perceptions and behaviors is the questionnaire on Work-Related Coping Behavior and Experience Patterns (WCEP). However, the association of PA and NA with WCEP remained unclear. In a sample of teachers, physiotherapists, and teacher students ( N = 745; Mage = 35.07, SD = 12.49; 78% females), we aimed to identify the relevance of these basic traits. After controlling for age, gender, and type of occupation, we found main effects of PA and NA, with the specific combination of PA and NA being decisive for predicting the assignment to a WCEP type. The results highlight the need to include PA and NA in future assessments with the WCEP questionnaire.

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