scholarly journals Understanding the Role of Student Stress, Personality and Coping on Learning Motivation and Mental Health During a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Defensive Pessimism ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Good Mental Health ◽  
Student Resilience ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
And Coping

Abstract The aims explored associations between stress ratings and influences on coping on student mental health and motivation and compared defensive-pessimism against optimism as a strategy for learning motivation. Most research construes stress as distress, with little attempt to consider positive ‘eustress’ experiences. Undergraduate psychology students (N=162) were surveyed on student and pandemic-related stressors, personality, support, control, mental health and learning motivation. Overall, lack of motivation and procrastination were acute. Uplifting ratings of teaching and optimistic thinking were associated with good mental health, but context control was key. Hassle ratings of teaching lowered learning motivation. Support and conscientiousness bolstered learning motivation, with the latter an important buffer against hassle experiences on motivation. Openness was associated with the stress involved in learning. For those anxious-prone, defensive-pessimism was as effective as optimism was for those not anxious-prone, in stimulating learning motivation. Developing context control, support and strategies linked to personality could bolster student resilience during and post Covid-19.

Urban design and mental health

2019 ◽  
pp. 32-48
Author(s):  
Layla McCay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Economic Disparities ◽  
Urban Mental Health ◽  
Good Mental Health ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations ◽  
The City

Associations between the urban living environment and mental health are becoming increasingly apparent. People who live in the city often have increased pre-existing risk factors for mental illness. However, intrinsic features of the city’s built environment can further exacerbate people’s risk of mental ill health. Cities can increase people’s exposure to socio-economic disparities and discrimination, deliver sensory input overload, and erode many of the protective factors that are associated with maintaining good mental health. Cities have not yet fully explored and leveraged the role of urban planners and designers in promoting and supporting public mental health. However, opportunities abound. Urban mental health may be improved by designing cities to provide residents with regular access to green space, integrating physical activity opportunities, facilitating positive, natural social interactions, and fostering feelings of safety. Integrating pro-mental-health design features into urban guidelines and recommendations can contribute to public mental health promotion and strengthen cities.

THE ROLE OF DEPRESSION AND SEX DIFFERENCES IN ATTRIBUTIONS RELATED TO PROBLEMATIC SOCIAL SITUATIONS

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
James F. Calhoun ◽  
Rafael J. Paralade ◽  
Robert A. Moss
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology

The present study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that a group of depressed subjects would tend to make more internal and stable attributions of causality in potentially problematic social situations than would a group of nondepressed subjects. A group of 215 undergraduate psychology students were divided into depressed (n=30) and nondepressed (n=185) groups on the basis of results on the Beck Depression Inventory. Each subject was presented a series of 12 brief vignettes depicting potentially problematic social situations. After reading each vignette, subjects rated then? as to internal/external causality and along a stable/unstable dimension. Although the results provide support for the hypothesis, the need to replicate the findings with non-student populations was emphasized prior to generalizing the results to more general depressive populations.

The role of communication and coping in emerging adults’ serial arguments with parents

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Gaze ◽  
Rachel M. Reznik ◽  
Courtney Waite Miller ◽  
Michael E. Roloff
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Single Episode ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Over Time

When individuals cannot resolve a disagreement in a single episode, the argument is likely to reoccur over time resulting in a serial argument. Prior research on serial arguing has shown that engaging in hostile communication during episodes and taking a resigned stance after episodes is detrimental to one’s physical health. This study investigates the mechanisms by which hostile communication and taking a resigned stance lead to negative outcomes in a sample of emerging adults. Mutual hostility is related to physical and mental health symptoms and this relationship is mediated by the degree to which the participants feel hyperaroused. Taking a resigned stance toward a serial argument with one’s parent is related to health symptoms and this relationship is mediated by the participants’ rumination after argumentative episodes.

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