scholarly journals Application of a Classroom-Based Positive Psychology Education Course for Chinese Medical Students to Increase Their Psychological Well-Being: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Qin Zhang ◽  
Bao-Shuai Zhang ◽  
Meng-Die Wang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychology Education ◽  
Chinese Medical Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

Abstract Background Anxiety and depression have been increasing among Chinese medical students. The psychological well-being of Chinese medical students has become a critical focus of attention for the medical education community. Increasing evidence shows that positive psychology interventions can be effective in the enhancement of psychological well-being, and may help to prevent depressive symptoms in university students. In the present study, we aimed to explore the potential effect of positive psychology education on improving the mental health of Chinese medical students. Methods An 8-week classroom-based positive psychology intervention workshop, which was established as an elective course embedded in the regular school curriculum, was conducted at the School of Medicine, South China University of Technology (SCUT), China. Undergraduate medical students of the institute in year-2 or year-3 of academic study participated in this training course voluntarily. The participants’ self-reported data on the hope scale, life satisfaction scale, subjective happiness scale, and depression and anxiety scale were collected and analyzed at pre-course (n=61) and post-course (n=49) times. The investigation was also validated with an independent cohort of students who enrolled in the course in the year following the preliminary study. Results The analyses showed that the psychological well-being of the participants were improved after the intervention. Their mean scores on the hope scale, life satisfaction scale and subjective happiness scale were significantly improved (P<0.05), while their symptom levels of depression and anxiety were significantly reduced (P<0.01). A similar trend was observed in the validation cohort. Conclusions These preliminary findings suggest that positive psychology education holds promise for improving psychological well-being among Chinese medical students. Further investigations with larger and well-controlled sample cohorts may yield more convincing and reliable results.

scholarly journals Application of A Classroom-Based Positive Psychology Education Course on Chinese Medical Students to Increase Their Psychological Well-Being: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Qin Zhang ◽  
Bao-Shuai Zhang ◽  
Meng-Die Wang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychology Education ◽  
Chinese Medical Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

Abstract Background Anxiety and depression have been on rise in Chinese medical students due to the heavy academic pressure of medical practice and the deteriorating doctor-patient relationship in China. The psychological well-being of the Chinese medical students has become a critical focus of attention for the medical education community. Increasing evidence showed that positive psychology interventions can be effective in the enhancement of psychological well-being, and may help to prevent depressive symptoms in university students. In the present study, we aimed to explore the potential effect of positive psychology education on improving the mental health of Chinese medical students. Methods An 8-week classroom-based positive psychology intervention workshop, which was set as a selective course embedded in the regular school curriculum, was performed at School of Medicine, South China University of Technology (SCUT), China. Undergraduate medical students of the institute at year-2 or year-3 academic study took part in this training course voluntarily. Self-report data on hope scale, life satisfaction scale, subjective happiness scale, as well as depression and anxiety scale were collected and analyzed at pre-course (n=61) and post-course (n=49) among the participants. The investigation was also validated in an independent cohort of students who enrolled in the course in the following year of the preliminary study. Results The analyses showed that the psychology well-being of the participants were improved after the intervention. Their mean scores on hope scale, life satisfaction scale and subjective happiness scale were significantly improved (P<0.05), while the symptom levels of depression and anxiety were significantly reduced (P<0.01). Similar trend was also observed in the validation cohort. Conclusions These preliminary findings suggest that positive psychology education holds promise for improving the psychological well-being among Chinese medical students. Further investigations in larger and well-controlled sample cohorts may yield more convincible and reliable results.

scholarly journals Application of a classroom-based positive psychology education course for Chinese medical students to increase their psychological well-being: a pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Qin Zhang ◽  
Bao-Shuai Zhang ◽  
Meng-Die Wang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychology Education ◽  
Chinese Medical Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

Abstract Background Anxiety and depression have been increasing among Chinese medical students. The psychological well-being of Chinese medical students has become a critical focus of attention for the medical education community. Increasing evidence shows that positive psychology interventions can be effective in the enhancement of psychological well-being, and may help to prevent depressive symptoms in university students. In the present study, we aimed to explore the potential effect of positive psychology education on improving the mental health of Chinese medical students. Methods An 8-week classroom-based positive psychology intervention workshop, which was established as an elective course embedded in the regular school curriculum, was conducted at the School of Medicine, South China University of Technology (SCUT), China. Undergraduate medical students of the institute in year-2 or year-3 of academic study participated in this training course voluntarily. The participants’ self-reported data on the hope scale, life satisfaction scale, subjective happiness scale, and depression and anxiety scale were collected and analyzed at pre-course (n = 61) and post-course (n = 49) times. The investigation was also validated with an independent cohort of students who enrolled in the course in the year following the preliminary study. Results The analyses showed that the psychological well-being of the participants were improved after the intervention. Their mean scores on the hope scale, life satisfaction scale and subjective happiness scale were significantly improved (P < 0.05), while their symptom levels of depression and anxiety were significantly reduced (P < 0.01). A similar trend was observed in the validation cohort. Conclusions These preliminary findings suggest that positive psychology education holds promise for improving psychological well-being among Chinese medical students. Further investigations with larger and well-controlled sample cohorts may yield more convincing and reliable results.

scholarly journals Application of Positive Psychology Education in Chinese Medical Students to Increase Their Psychological Well-being: A Pilot Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Qin Zhang ◽  
Bao-Shuai Zhang ◽  
Meng-Die Wang
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychology Education ◽  
Chinese Medical Students

Abstract Background Anxiety and depression have been on rise in Chinese medical students due to the heavy academic pressure of medical practice and the deteriorating doctor-patient relationship in China. The psychological well-being of the Chinese medical students has become a critical focus of attention for the medical education community. In the present study, we aimed to explore the potential effect of positive psychology education on improving the mental health of Chinese medical students. Methods A total of 49 undergraduate students (mean age =19.5 years old) at their year-2 and year-3 medical study in our institute were enrolled in an 8-week positive psychology training course, which was embedded into a regular school curriculum. Their hope scale, life satisfaction scale, subjective happiness scale, as well as depression and anxiety scales were measured before and after the training program, respectively. Results The analyses results showed that over 95% of the participants reported an improved mental status after the training program. Their positive emotions, including hope, life satisfaction and happiness, significantly increased, while the negative emotions, including depression and anxiety, were significantly relieved. Conclusions These evidence suggest that positive psychology education holds promise for increasing the mental well-being and reducing psychological distress among Chinese medical students. Further research is required to demonstrate the efficacy of this program using larger representative sample cohorts.

scholarly journals Integrating Humor and Positive Psychology Approaches to Psychological Well-Being

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Brittany Maiolino ◽  
Nicholas A. Kuiper
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Trait Gratitude

In this study we investigated how individual differences and personality constructs taken from the positive psychology and humor domains of psychology may play an important role in psychological well-being. Participants completed measures assessing trait gratitude, savoring, and humor styles; along with several positive and negative indicators of psychological well-being (e.g., life satisfaction, positive affect, depression, and anxiety). We first examined the degree of empirical and conceptual overlap among the personality constructs from these two domains. Here, we found that higher levels of gratitude and savoring were associated with higher levels of self-enhancing and affiliative humor, whereas higher levels of aggressive and self-defeating humor were primarily associated with lower levels of gratitude. Subsequent regression analyses indicated that the positive psychology construct of gratitude was predictive of several different indices of positive and negative well-being, whereas savoring was most predictive of greater positive affect. In addition, these regression analyses also revealed that the humor styles of self-enhancing and self-defeating humor provided a significant increase in the prediction of several positive and negative indices of well-being, above and beyond the effects attributable to the positive psychology constructs alone. These findings were then discussed in terms of developing a broader and more integrated theoretical approach to the understanding of psychological well-being.

scholarly journals WORK STRESS AND SUBJECTIVE/PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES OF STATE HOLDING COMPANY IN TIMES OF CHANGE

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 558-562
Author(s):  
Solveiga Blumberga ◽  
Solvita Voronova
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Holding Company ◽  
Being There ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

State Holding Company makes a number of improvements, followed by a process of changes each year. This study was conducted to understand how the changes in the company affect the employees working in it and how the employees deal with the stress caused by such changes. The purpose of the study was to investigate the links between personnel work stress, subjective and psychological well-being of employees during changes in State Holding Company. The research undertakes issues such as: the levels of employee stress and subjective well-being, the levels of employee psychological well-being, links, if any, between subjective and psychological well-being and work stress, and the methods used in the research study. The survey was created with reference to works of other authors such as “Professional Life Stress Scale”, “Life Satisfaction Scale” and “Psychological Well-being Survey”. It was concluded that the employees had medium levels of stress, medium levels of life satisfaction, and medium levels of overall psychological well-being. There are statistically significant links between subjective well-being, psychological well-being and work stress. Recommendations were prepared for the Human Resources Department to reduce stress levels of personnel working and successful management of changes.

scholarly journals Subjective and psychological well-being among elderly participants of a University of the Third Age

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meire Cachioni ◽  
Lais Lopes Delfino ◽  
Mônica Sanches Yassuda ◽  
Samila Sathler Tavares Batistoni ◽  
Ruth Caldeira de Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Third Age ◽  
The Third ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

Abstract Objective: The present study aimed to analyze the distribution of measures of subjective and psychological well-being according to demographic criteria and length of participation in the program. Method: A cross sectional study using the following instruments was carried out: a sociodemographic questionnaire (age, gender, education, length of participation in University of the Third Age (U3A) and similar programs located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil; an Overall Life Satisfaction Scale; a Life Satisfaction Scale that contemplated four domains: health, physical capacity, mental capacity and social involvement; a Positive/Negative Affect Scale; and a Personal Development Scale. The data were analyzed by the chi-squared test (for comparison of categorical variables), the Mann-Whitney and the Kruskal-Wallis U tests (for comparison of continuous variables). Results: Age and gender were the main factors that were significantly associated with overall life satisfaction, life satisfaction in specific domains, and morale. Higher education was associated with psychological adjustment. Conclusion: Participating in a U3A contributes to high levels of subjective and psychological well-being. Elderly individuals of more advanced ages and men had higher rates of satisfaction with life and positive feelings. The elderly can assess their development trajectory, their commitment to society and consider their efforts in pursuing an ideal of personal excellence.

scholarly journals Self-fulfilling Versus Self-destructive Adolescents: Exploration of Relations among Resilience, Well-Being, and Life Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 168-175
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Sagone ◽  
Maria Luisa Indiana ◽  
Elena Commodari ◽  
Salvatore Luciano Orazio Fichera
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Sense Of Humor ◽  
Measure Sense ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

This study examined the differences between adolescents with a self-fulfilling profile and those with a self-destructive profile in resilience, well-being, and satisfaction with life. The Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (De Caroli & Sagone, 2014a) was used to measure sense of humor, competence, adaptability, control, and engagement; the Life Satisfaction Scale (Di Fabio & Gori, 2016), the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff & Keyes, 1995) was used to explore general psychological well-being; the Positive (PA) and Negative (NA) Affect Scale (Di Fabio & Bucci, 2015) was applied to measure the two opposite affective profiles, self-fulfilling (high PA and low NA) and self-destructive profile (low PA and high NA). Results showed that adolescents with a self-fulfilling profile reported higher resilience, life satisfaction, psychological well-being than those with a self-destructive profile. Future research could deep protective factors of self-fulfilling profile and risk factors of self-destructive profile in adolescence.

scholarly journals Involvement into Cyber-Socialisation as a New Factor of Psychological Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Lenkov ◽  
◽  
Nadezhda Rubtsova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Constructive Engagement ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The study is underpinned by a new author’s approach to understanding the involvement into cyber-socialisation as an integral psychological construct consisting of two relatively autonomous components: positive and negative involvement. The aim of this study was to identify relationships between youth engagement in cybersocialisation and the heterogeneous measures of a psychological well-being. For measurements the authors used the author’s ‘Questionnaire of involvement in cybersocialisation’, as well as Russian-language adaptations of the ‘Scale of psychological well-being’ C. D. Ryff, ‘Life satisfaction scale’ by E. Diener et al., and ‘Perceptible stress scale’ by S. Cohen & G. M. Williamson. The sample consisted of 268 persons aged 17 to 30 years, including 143 males (53.4 %) and 125 females (46.6 %), 131 employees in various organisations (48.9 %) and 137 full-time university and college students (51.1 %). Using an analysis of variance and regression, constructive engagement in cybersocialisation was found to increase indicators of psychological well-being and life satisfaction, and to decrease indicators of perceived stress, while destructive engagement in cybersocialisation had the opposite, negative impact on many of these indicators, and a significantly greater impact than constructive engagement. The findings confirm the ambivalent nature of cybersocialisation of contemporary youth and determine the prospects for a more detailed study of the structure and consequences of cybersocialisation processes in the developing information society of modern civilisation.

scholarly journals Have Lifestyle Habits and Psychological Well-Being Changed among Adolescents and Medical Students Due to COVID-19 Lockdown in Croatia?

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Ružica Dragun ◽  
Nikolina Nika Veček ◽  
Mario Marendić ◽  
Ajka Pribisalić ◽  
Gabrijela Đivić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Beneficial Effects

Objective: To investigate dietary habits, sleep and psychological well-being of adolescents and medical students during COVID-19 lockdown in Split, Croatia. Methods: We surveyed 1326 students during 2018 and 2019, and compared their responses with 531 students enrolled in May 2020. Perceived stress, quality of life (QoL), happiness, anxiety, and optimism were assessed as proxies of psychological well-being, using general linear modelling. Results: We found no substantial differences in dietary pattern between pre-lockdown and lockdown periods, including the overall Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence. However, the MD pattern changed, showing increased adherence to the MD pyramid for fruit, legumes, fish, and sweets, while cereals, nuts, and dairy intake decreased during COVID-19 lockdown. A third of students reported weight loss during lockdown, 19% reported weight gain, while physical activity remained rather stable. The most prominent change was feeling refreshed after a night’s sleep, reported by 31.5% of students during lockdown vs. 8.5% before; median length of sleep duration increased by 1.5 h. Lockdown significantly affected QoL, happiness, optimism (all p < 0.001), and perceived stress in students (p = 0.005). MD adherence was positively correlated with QoL and study time, and negatively with TV and mobile phone use in pre-lockdown period (all p < 0.001). Interestingly, higher MD adherence was correlated with less perceived hardship and greater happiness and QoL during lockdown. Conclusion: These insights provide valuable information for tailored interventions aimed at maintaining healthy lifestyle in young population. Given the numerous beneficial effects associated with MD adherence, modification of lifestyle through application of lifestyle medicine deserves a priority approach.

scholarly journals Development of a Positive Psychology Program (LAVENDER) for Preserving Medical Student Well-being: A Single-Arm Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 216495612098848
Author(s):  
Elaine O Cheung ◽  
Ian Kwok ◽  
Allison B Ludwig ◽  
William Burton ◽  
Xinzi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Albert Einstein College ◽  
Albert Einstein ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Psychology Program

Background Mental health tends to worsen over the course of medical school, with steep declines in well-being in students’ clerkship year (M3). Positive emotion promotes adaptive coping to stress and may help preserve medical student well-being. Objective This study describes the development of LAVENDER (Leveraging Affect and Valuing Empathy for Nurturing Doctors’ Emotional Resilience), a program aimed at increasing positive emotion to preserve well-being in medical students. Methods We conducted a single-arm pilot of LAVENDER, a positive psychology intervention developed for medical students delivered in an interactive classroom format to a cohort of 157 third-year medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Our primary outcome was the acceptability of LAVENDER. We also examined preliminary efficacy using measures of emotion, stress and burnout collected at each intervention session. Results LAVENDER showed good acceptability: 76% of participants agreed that the LAVENDER skills were useful and 72% agreed that they would recommend the LAVENDER program to others. Qualitative feedback suggested that medical students enjoyed the program and found the skills to be useful for coping with stress, but also reported the following barriers to engagement: lack of time to practice the skills, resistance to the mandatory nature of the wellness sessions, and difficulty integrating the skills in daily life. We did not find support for the preliminary efficacy of LAVENDER for improving medical student well-being in students’ clerkship year. Participants showed decreases in positive emotion and increases in symptoms of burnout over the intervention period ( ps < .01). Conclusion The current paper describes the development and a single-arm pilot test of LAVENDER, a positive psychology program tailored for medical students. Although we found preliminary evidence for the acceptability of LAVENDER, we did not find support for the preliminary efficacy. Lessons learned and next steps for the program are discussed.

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