Valeological Potential of Home Attachment in Adults

The article focuses on the role of subject-environment interactions, namely, human relationship with home environment, in maintaining mental health of a person. As a key construct that reflects personal preferences and love toward home it is proposed to consider the phenomenon of home attachment. Until now, the relationship between home attachment and psychological health and, moreover, the analysis of these relationships in the context of life course has been the subject of theoretical constructions, that prove the benefit of their empirical research. Home attachment was measured with the author’s same name questionnaire (Reznichenko et al., 2016). There were also measured mental health and its components: psychological well-being (using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale of R. Tennant and colleagues), a sense of connectedness (Sense of Coherence scale developed by A. Antonovsky) and authenticity (the Authenticity Scale by A. Wood, et al.). Adult respondents (N=203; age range 18-60 years; Mage=33.7; SDage=7.2) were participated in the study; the sample was divided into three age groups: youth age, early adulthood and middle adulthood. The obtained results allowed concluding that home attachment is a resource of mental health, especially in maintaining a sense of coherence and psychological well-being. It was found that the relationship between home attachment and psychological health is age-specific: the strongest correlations are observed in youth, they become insignificant in early adulthood, and in middle adulthood they become significant again. The results are discussed in the context of life and age-related problems of personality development.

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Sense of coherence: A distinct perspective on financial well-being

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences ◽

10.4102/sajems.v19i4.1405 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 647-660 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Antoni Barnard

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Low Income ◽

Well Being ◽

Income Level ◽

Future Research ◽

Reference Frequency ◽

Relationship Dynamics ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Sample Distribution ◽

The Relationship

With the ongoing financial challenges being faced in the economic environment, research exploring financial and psychological well-being is of significant value because employees’ socio-economic behaviour affects productivity. Research emphasises mainly the effect of income level on psychological well-being, and its orientation to psychological well-being is narrowly derived from a focus on subjective well-being constructs. This study addresses the research gap by exploring the relationship dynamics between sense of coherence, income level and financial well-being. Secondary data were obtained from a cross-sectional online employee-wellness survey (n=7 185). The sample distribution included 66 per cent females and 34 per cent males from various age groups, with 46 per cent of the sample comprising single-household earners and 54 per cent sharing household income. Analysis of variance was conducted to examine the relationship dynamics between sense of coherence, level of income and financial well-being. Demographic variables that formed part of the survey results were included in the analysis. The relationships between sense of coherence and identified significant income level, financial well-being and demographic effects were further explored in Bonferroni multiple comparisons of means test and cross reference frequency tables that included Pearson’s chi-square and/or Cochran–Armitage trend tests. Detail results indicate that high-income employees exhibit a significantly stronger sense of coherence than low-income employees, and that, despite level of income, financial wellbeing is nevertheless positively related to sense of coherence. Results indicate important implications for managing a financially healthy workforce. Limitations are discussed and recommendations for future research are highlighted.

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Assessing the effects of vegetable consumption on the psychological health of healthy adults: a systematic review of prospective research

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.1093/ajcn/nqz080 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 110 (1) ◽

pp. 196-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Nicola-Jayne Tuck ◽

Claire Farrow ◽

Jason M Thomas

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

Causal Relation ◽

Well Being ◽

Total Sample ◽

Fruit Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Psychological Well Being

ABSTRACT Background To alleviate the immense health and economic burden of mental illness, modifiable targets to promote psychological health are required. Emerging evidence suggests that both fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption may play an important role. However, the precise contribution of vegetable consumption, which may represent a more potent target than the consumption of fruit, has received little attention. Objectives This review aimed to synthesize and evaluate research investigating the effects of vegetable consumption on mental health and psychological well-being in nonclinical, healthy adult populations. We aimed to provide insight into the causal relation between vegetable consumption and these outcomes. Methods Only studies with prospective or experimental data were included. The survey of the literature was last implemented on 1 February, 2019. Results Ten eligible studies were identified, with a total sample size of n = 33,645, that measured vegetable intake separately from fruit, or combined this with fruit intake. Where studies explored the independent effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on psychological health (n = 3), 2 reported a preferential effect of vegetables (compared with fruit) on psychological well-being, whereas 1 reported a superior effect of fruit intake on odds reduction of symptoms of depression. More broadly, there was evidence that consuming the recommended amount of F&V (and exceeding this) was associated with increased psychological well-being. However, the effects of F&V consumption on mental health symptoms were inconsistent. Conclusions Increased F&V consumption has a positive effect on psychological well-being and there appears to be a preferential effect of vegetables (compared with fruit) from the limited data examined. The effect of F&V intake on mental health is less clear and, at present, there are no clear data to support a preferential effect of vegetable intake on mental health outcomes. Hence, additional research is warranted to investigate the influence of vegetables, compared with fruit, on psychological health in order to inform nutrition-based interventions. This review was registered at www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero as CRD42017072880.

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Measuring Self-Perceptions of Aging: Differences Between Measures When Predicting Health Outcomes

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1555 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 481-481

Author(s):

Jordan Boeder ◽

Dwight Tse

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Population Based ◽

Physiological Indicators ◽

Self Perceptions ◽

Age Related ◽

Ongoing Development ◽

Perceptions Of Aging ◽

The Relationship

Abstract The majority of self-perceptions of aging (SPA) research uses either a combination of the Age-related Cognition (AgeCog) scales of Ongoing Development and Physical Loss, or the Attitudes Towards Own Aging (ATOA) subscale to assess views on aging. Although these scales are used interchangeably, the valence (positive/negative) and the specificity of the view on aging (domain-based/general) being assessed are not consistent. This study investigates how different measures of SPA relate to one another and whether they differentially predict various types of health outcomes (psychological/physiological; well-being/ill-being). Data from the 2008 and 2014 waves of the German Aging Survey (DEAS; n=3,745), a population-based representative survey of adults aged 40 to 95, was used to examine the relationship between the AgeCog scales and the ATOA subscale, as well as the differences in the types of health outcomes each predicts. The correlations between the AgeCog scales and the ATOA were higher than the correlation between the AgeCog scales (p < .001). The AgeCog scale of Ongoing Development significantly predicted psychological health outcomes across a six-year period, while the AgeCog scale of Physical Loss and the ATOA subscale predicted both physiological and psychological health outcomes. Evidence supports using the AgeCog scale of Ongoing Development to predict domain-relevant, psychological health outcomes. However, the multidimensionality of SPA is best measured by the ATOA subscale or a combination of the two AgeCog scales. Both forms of measurement were found to maximize the amount of explained variance for psychological and physiological indicators of well-being and ill-being.

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Exploring the Associations Between Resilience, Dispositional Hope, Preventive Behaviours, Subjective Well-Being, and Psychological Health Among Adults During Early Stage of COVID-19

10.31234/osf.io/vpu5q ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Murat Yıldırım ◽

Gökmen Arslan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Early Stage ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Dispositional Hope ◽

The Times ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health And Well Being

During the pandemic, people may experience various mental health problems. Psychological strengths may help them to cope with emerging challenges and foster mental health and well-being. This study examined the associations between resilience, dispositional hope, preventive behaviours, subjective well-being, and psychological health among adults during early stage of COVID-19. A total of 220 participants from general public participated this study completing a battery of measures (134 men [M age = 42.36 years, SD = 8.99, range = 18 to 60] and 86 women [M age = 36.73 years, SD = 7.44, range = 18 to 51]). This cross-section study indicated that resilience mediated the relationship between hope and psychological health and subjective well-being. Results also showed that hope, and resilience had significant direct effects on psychological health, and subjective well-being while preventive behaviours did not manifest a significant effect on these two variables except on resilience. Preventive behaviours mediated the relationship between hope and resilience. The results suggest that we should more pay attention to hope and resilience for the development and improvement of well-being and psychological health during the times of crisis.

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The relationship between mental health self-efficacy and mental well-being in England, UK: A Cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-30125/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Frederike Katharina Lemmel ◽

Rebecca Jones ◽

Sonia Johnson ◽

Anita Jolly ◽

Miriam Miller ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Mental Well Being ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background. Mental well-being is an essential concept in research and public health as it is recognised as an indicator of population mental health and quality of life. Previous studies have provided evidence that general self-efficacy is positively related to mental well-being. The aim of this study is to examine whether higher help-seeking self-efficacy and higher psychological well-being self-efficacy respectively, are associated with increased mental well-being.Methods. In this cross-sectional study 1795 adults from the general English population were recruited from a market research panel to fill out an online questionnaire between 24th September 2018 and 05th October 2018. Two simple linear regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between each of help-seeking self-efficacy and psychological well-being self- efficacy as exposure variables and mental well-being as the outcome. Multiple imputation by chained equations was used to handle missing data.Results. No evidence was found for an association between either help-seeking self-efficacy or psychological well-being self-efficacy and mental well-being.Conclusions. These findings do not provide evidence that improving help-seeking or psychological well-being self-efficacy could lead to improving well-being. Methodological limitations, such as unmeasured confounders might be responsible for the lack of evidence in this study. Having a mental health condition is a potential negative confounder that might not have been measured adequately.

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Coping strategies and adjustment to multiple sclerosis among recently diagnosed patients: the mediating role of sense of coherence

Clinical Rehabilitation ◽

10.1177/0269215517695374 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (10) ◽

pp. 1386-1395 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Emanuela Calandri ◽

Federica Graziano ◽

Martina Borghi ◽

Silvia Bonino

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Z Value ◽

Multiple Sclerosis Patients ◽

The Relationship

Objective: To examine the relationship between coping strategies (problem solving, emotional release, and avoidance) and adjustment (health-related quality of life, depression, and affective well-being) in a group of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients (up to three years since diagnosis), and to explore the mediating role of sense of coherence between coping strategies and adjustment. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Centre. Subjects: A total of 102 patients (61.8% women; age (years): M = 35.8, SD = 11.9; 95% with a relapsing–remitting form of multiple sclerosis; Expanded Disability Status Scale score, between 1 and 4). Interventions: Not applicable. Main measures: Coping with multiple sclerosis (problem solving, emotional release, and avoidance), sense of coherence, health-related quality of life (SF-12), depression (CES-D), and affective well-being (PANAS). Results: Problem solving was linked to higher mental health ( β = 0.28) and higher affective well-being ( β = 0.36), emotional release was related to lower depression ( β = −0.22); avoidance was associated to higher mental health ( β = 0.25), higher affective well-being ( β = 0.24), and lower depression ( β = −0.29 ) (all betas were significant at p < 0.05). Sense of coherence mediated the relationship between emotional release and depression (Sobel z-value = −2.00; p < 0.05) and the relationship between avoidance and all the indicators of adjustment (mental health: Sobel z-value = 1.97; depression: Sobel z-value = −2.02; affective well-being: Sobel z-value= 2.05; p < 0.05). Conclusions: Emotional and avoidant coping strategies seem to be adaptive among recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. A mediating role between coping strategies and adjustment is played by sense of coherence.

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Making Best Friends From Other Groups and Mental Health of Chinese Adolescents

Youth & Society ◽

10.1177/0044118x20959222 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0044118X2095922

Author(s):

Xiaochen Zhou ◽

Jia Li ◽

Qi Wang

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Well Being ◽

Vital Role ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Chinese Adolescents ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Relationship

Friendship may be significantly associated with adolescents’ psychological well-being. Among various kinds of friendships, this study investigated two types of intergroup friendships among Chinese adolescents, specifically cross-hukou-location and cross-gender friendship. Fixed-effects modeling with a two-wave national dataset—the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS)—was performed to evaluate the relationship between within-individual changes in cross-hukou-location friendship, cross-gender friendship, and mental health status ( N = 5,297, boys: 50.18%, average age: 12.92 at wave 1). The relationship pattern among different genders was also explored. The results showed that cross-hukou-location friendship is positively associated with male adolescents’ mental health status. The cross-gender relationship is negatively related to mental health in the overall sample and female subsample. The findings not only emphasized the vital role of intergroup contact but also shed light on understanding the role of gender in intergroup friendship-making and the relationship with psychological well-being.

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Disclosure to God as a Mediator Between Private Prayer and Psychological Well-Being in a Christian Sample

Journal of Religion and Health ◽

10.1007/s10943-020-01107-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Beata Zarzycka ◽

Dariusz Krok

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Indirect Effects ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Link Type ◽

The Relationship ◽

Distress Disclosure ◽

Private Prayer

Abstract Although a number of studies have reported the psychological and physical benefits of prayer, only a few have examined the means by which prayer affects health. Winkeljohn Black et al. (J Relig Health 54(2):540–553, 2015. 10.1007/s10943-014-9840-4) found disclosure to God as a mediator in the relationship between prayer and mental health. In their study, the authors used Poloma and Pendleton’s (Rev Relig Res 31(1):46–53, 1989. https://doi.org/10.2307/3511023, ) model of prayer. This study examined whether disclosure to God as a mediator can be upheld with Laird et al.’s (Int J Psychol Relig 14(4):251–272, 2004) prayer model. The study included 285 Polish adults (50.2% of women), aged between 18 and 60 years. The Multidimensional Prayer Inventory, the Revised Distress Disclosure Index, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale were applied to the research. The results showed that the prayer of thanksgiving correlated positively and the prayer of supplication negatively with well-being. Two indirect effects were significant, indicating disclosure to God as a mediator of the confession—well-being link and the supplication—well-being link.

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The Relationship between Dimensions of Forgiveness with Mental Health in Mothers of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v5n4p15 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shahrooz Nemati ◽

Mir Mahmoud Mirnasab ◽

Bagher Ghobari Bonab

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Developmental Disabilities ◽

Well Being ◽

Theoretical Implication ◽

Sampling Procedure ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Relationship

<p>The aim of the current study was to predict mental health of the mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities from the magnitude of their forgiveness. To fulfill the stated goal 88 mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities by means of accessible sampling procedure, and Besharat mental health (2009) as well as Enright forgiveness inventories standardized by Ghobari Bonab et al. (2003) was given to them. Analysis of data using Pearson’s correlation revealed that among mental health (psychological well-being and psychological distress) and all three dimensions of forgiveness a positive relation was found. In other words, individuals who were higher in forgiveness were more satisfied in their mental health. Multivariate regression also revealed that 23% of variations in psychological well-being by affective and cognation, and 20% of variations in psychological distress by cognation and behavioral component can be accounted by dimensions of their forgiveness. Theoretical implication and practical application of the findings have been delineated in the original paper.</p>

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SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL SPECIFICS OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S ANTICIPATION AND THEIR WELL-BEING IN THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE CHANGES: ONTO- AND SOCIO-GENESIS

Ukrainian Psychological Journal ◽

10.17721/upj.2020.2(14).4 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 85-99

Author(s):

V. Yu. Zavatskyi ◽

O. O. Blyskun

Keyword(s):

Psychological Health ◽

Mutual Influence ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Well Being ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Life Changes ◽

Middle Adulthood ◽

And Performance ◽

And Gender ◽

Mutual Relations

The article identifies diagnostic markers and performance-specific features of young people’s anticipation depending on their age and gender. The social and psychological analysis of their life strategies and anticipation orientations in the conditions of changes was carried out. The sample was differentiated according to the indicators of the leading anticipation constructs and predictors under life changes. The sociopsychological nature of young people’s social well-being was substantiated: the phenomenon of social well-being, its components, indicators, factors of formation were described; the empirical research project on young people’s social well-being was developed and the research was implemented; and correlations between social well-being and anticipation were determined; the referents determining young people’s social well-being were revealed. Mutual relations between an individual’s social well-being and anticipation are supported by patterns that depend on his/her age, gender, general anticipation capacity and individual characteristics (spatial, temporal, personal-situational). In addition, anticipation is developed actively stepby-step. In particular, in adolescence, the ability to anticipate is improved due to qualitative improvement of thinking, as an indirect and generalized reflection of reality; intensive development of those mental qualities that are specific to anticipation, such as: seeing of prospects, taking into account the probabilistic future, proving of made forecast. At the early adulthood, there is the mutual influence of the general anticipation ability and health, reflection during anticipation improves considerable. Anticipation at the middle adulthood is often associated with well-being, which is a sign of psychological health (emotional stability, low anxiety and impulsivity, etc.). In addition, there is a strong link between anticipation and positive well-being at the middle adulthood. Gender differences were revealed for correlations determined between well-being and different anticipatory abilities. Significant correlations between well-being and different anticipatory abilities revealed for women were more numerous and stronger than that of men. The mutual relations among young people’s anticipatory abilities at different levels (personalsituational, spatial and chrono-rhythmic) and the the components of their well-being were determined.

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