Mothers’ Worries During Pregnancy: A Content Analysis of Reddit Posts

The Journal of Perinatal Education ◽

10.1891/j-pe-d-20-00018 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. J-PE-D-20-00018

Author(s):

Pamela D. Pilkington ◽

Isabella Bedford-Dyer

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Antenatal Care ◽

Well Being ◽

Situational Factors ◽

Individual Factors ◽

Medical Procedures ◽

Partner Relationship ◽

Antenatal Education ◽

Psychosocial Concerns

Qualitative investigations into maternal worries during pregnancy are limited. The aim of this study was to identify the content of women’s pregnancy-related worries by completing a content analysis of posts on Reddit. A total of 217 posts by 196 unique users were analyzed. Most worries related to infant factors (32.6%), individual factors (27.1%), and antenatal care factors, such as medical procedures (25.2%). The remaining worries related to situational factors (10.9%) and the partner relationship (4.3%). Although most fears related to fetal well-being, other concerns included problems with family members, women’s own mental health, and not being a “good mother.” These findings support calls for antenatal education to more adequately address women’s psychosocial concerns.

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Developmental Trends in Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review with Implications for Community Mental Health

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health ◽

10.7870/cjcmh-2014-004 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 31-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Jennine S. Rawana ◽

Gordon L. Flett ◽

Meghan L. McPhie ◽

Hien T. Nguyen ◽

Sarah Jane Norwood

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Community Mental Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Research Literature ◽

Developmental Changes ◽

Children And Youth ◽

Individual Factors ◽

Patterns And Processes

The ability to regulate how emotions are experienced is central to psychological well-being. Developmental changes in emotion regulation (ER) strategies are unclear in the literature. Thus, a systematic review of the research literature was conducted in order to (a) describe normative ER development across childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood, (b) describe the patterns and processes of specific ER strategies, and (c) identify and describe the influence of specific individual factors on ER. Fifty-five studies were identified that examined key ER strategies across development. The findings highlight the importance of facilitating adaptive ER strategies among children and youth.

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Berkebun Sebagai Terapi Kesihatan Mental Sewaktu Pandemik Covid-19

‘Abqari Journal ◽

10.33102/abqari.vol24no2.376 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 97-114

Author(s):

Dini Farhana Baharudin ◽

Kalsom Ali ◽

Mahanom A. Jalil ◽

Arif Ainur Rofiq

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Issues ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Library Research ◽

Content Analysis Method ◽

Alternative Approach ◽

The World

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affects mental health in communities all over the world. Thus, this paper aims to see the potential of gardening as a therapy for mental health during this COVID-19 pandemic. Through the content analysis method, library research was conducted to examine this intervention. Findings show that gardening can be an alternative approach to prevention and healing in regards to mental health issues. Nature-based intervention such as gardening helps bring the feeling of peace and closeness to Allah which also allows for mental health issues to be curbed and health be restored, which ensures the overall well-being of those affected by COVID-19.

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Psychological characteristics as the predictors of subjective well-being in future class and preschool teachers

Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja ◽

10.2298/zipi1801093s ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 93-112

Author(s):

Marija Sakac ◽

Mia Maric

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Locus Of Control ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Preschool Teachers ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Individual Factors ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Educational Work ◽

Variance Explained

Psychological well-being is a significant determinant of mental health and success in profession of future class and preschool teachers. Hence, it is extremely important to investigate the individual factors that contribute to it. The aim of this research is to determine the contribution of personality traits, self-esteem and the locus of control in predicting the degree of subjective well-being in future class and preschool teachers. The sample included 418 students. The following instruments were used in the research: the Short Subjective Well-being Scale (KSB), the Big Five Plus Two questionnaire (VP+2), Rosenberg?s Self-Esteem Scale and the Scale for Measuring the Locus of Control (LO K IM-2). The results indicate that all three investigated categories of individual factors significantly predict the affective (64% of variance explained) and cognitive component (51% of variance explained) of subjective wellbeing, whereby personality traits proved to be the most important predictors. Neuroticism and extraversion contribute most to positive affectivity (N?=-0,801; E?=- 0,794) and a positive attitude towards life (N?=-0,701; E?=-0,736). The educational implications refer to the possibilities of encouraging and developing those individual personality traits that significantly contribute to subjective well-being of future class and preschool teachers. In this way, we can also contribute to their mental health, which is the necessary precondition of the accomplishment of educational work.

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Contours of Positive Mental Health: An Exploratory Delphi Study from India

Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.3390/bs9070066 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 66

Author(s):

Chowdhury ◽

Raguram ◽

Mehrotra

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Delphi Study ◽

Delphi Technique ◽

Well Being ◽

Positive Mental Health ◽

Professional Experience ◽

Cultural Contexts ◽

Narrow Focus

The need to broaden attention from a narrow focus on mental illness and pathology to investing in understanding and enhancing positive mental health is well recognized. The bulk of research on positive mental health tends to be largely based onwestern developed nationconceptualizations. This highlights the need to examine the construct of positive mental health in diverse socio-cultural contexts. Present study aimed at exploring indicators and dimensions of positive mental health in Indian adults. A two-step Delphi technique, involving a vignette- based tool was used for facilitating a contextualised understanding of indicators of positive mental health. The sample consisted of a panel of 35 experts from different regions of India, majority of whom had >10 years of professional experience. Using a bottom-up approach, content analysis of the emergent data in terms of responses of experts to 10 vignettes resulted in identification and operationalisation of 33 indicators which could be grouped under 13 dimensions. Comparisons with popular well-being frameworks indicated that eight of these could be considered newer dimensions. Though the remaining dimensions significantly overlapped with existing dimensions of well-being in the western literature; finer differences in their meanings and constituents were observed. Finding have implications for further research.

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