scholarly journals At-a-glance - An update on positive mental health among youth in Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Mélanie Varin ◽  
Elia Palladino ◽  
Tanya Lary ◽  
Melissa Baker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Indicator Framework ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Canadian Student

The Positive Mental Health Surveillance Indicator Framework (PMHSIF) provides estimates of positive mental health outcomes and associated risk and protective factors for youth aged 12 to 17 years in Canada. This study explored the relationship between sociodemographic factors and psychological and social well-being among youth in Canada using data from the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey 2016–2017. Grade and province were significantly associated with psychological and social well-being

scholarly journals At-a-glance - An update on positive mental health among adults in Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-91
Author(s):  
Mélanie Varin ◽  
Elia Palladino ◽  
Tanya Lary ◽  
Melissa Baker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Sociodemographic Differences ◽  
Community Health Survey ◽  
Indicator Framework ◽  
Using Data

This At-a-glance presents updated estimates for the Positive Mental Health Surveillance Indicator Framework for adults aged 18 years and older. Using data from the 2015 and 2017 Canadian Community Health Survey, we calculated the prevalence of positive mental health and associated determinants. Estimates for positive mental health outcomes for adults ranged from 68.1% to 87.1%. We also explored the associations between sociodemographic factors and positive mental health among adults in Canada. Our findings suggest sociodemographic differences in odds of self-rated mental health, happiness, life satisfaction, and psychological and social well-being.

scholarly journals Positive Mental Health Surveillance Indicator Framework: Quick Stats, youth (12 to 17 years of age), Canada, 2017 Edition

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-132
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Surveillance Programs ◽  
High Quality Information ◽  
Indicator Framework ◽  
The Life Course

Positive mental health is a state of well-being that allows people to feel, think and act in ways that enhance the ability to enjoy life and deal with challenges. The Positive Mental Health Surveillance Indicator Framework (“the Framework”) provides comprehensive, high quality information on the outcomes and risk and protective factors associated with positive mental health across four domains (individual, family, community and society), to support research and policy development. The release of the Framework for youth aged 12 to 17 years is the second in a series; the Framework for adults aged 18 years and older was released in early 2016. The Framework was developed in consultation with stakeholders working in mental health surveillance, programs and policy. The details of the development of the Frameworks across the life course, for adults, youth and children, can be found in the paper “Monitoring positive mental health and its determinants.” More data on positive mental health can be found online using the Public Health Agency of Canada’s interactive data tool, “Infobase.”

scholarly journals On the Role of Mental Health Activities for Teachers’ Work and Life

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Hofmann ◽  
Daniel Groß ◽  
Carl-Walter Kohlmann
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Positive Functioning ◽  
Female Age ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractEveryday behavior is getting increasingly attention, both in the prevention of mental impairment and the promotion of mental health – within and beyond the work context. The present study aimed to identify the importance of mental health activities for well-being and positive functioning of teachers, while taking affectivity into account. Teachers are confronted with various stressors, and identifying predictors of teachers’ well-being and positive functioning is important, not only for teachers’ personal health, but also for their students’ well-being and achievement. Based on the Broaden and Build (B&B) theory and Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, we assumed that (1) the practice of mental health activities is associated with well-being (i.e., positive mental health) and positive functioning (i.e., healthy and unhealthy work-related behavior and experiences), and that (2) mental health activities mediate the association between affectivity and the respective outcomes. These assumptions were tested in a sample of 326 German teachers (75% female, age: M = 44, SD = 11.85). The practice of mental health activities was associated with more positive mental health, more healthy work-related behavior and experiences, and less unhealthy work-related behavior and experiences. Moreover, mental health activities partly explained the relationship between affectivity and the respective outcomes. The present findings indicate the potential of mental health activities for mental health promotion in teachers but future studies are recommended in order to establish causal effects.

Clarifying the Relationship Between Parenthood and Depression

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranae J. Evenson ◽  
Robin W. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Role Involvement ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Status Differences

Unlike other major adult social roles in the United States, parenthood does not appear to confer a mental health advantage for individuals. However, while research has examined parental status differences in emotional well-being, relatively little is known about variations in emotional distress among parents. In this article, we clarify the relationship between parenthood and current symptoms of depression using data from the National Survey of Families and Households. The analyses provide support for our first hypothesis: Parenthood is not associated with enhanced mental health since there is no type of parent who reports less depression than nonparents. We also find support for our second hypothesis: Certain types of parenthood are associated with more depression than others. Additionally, although we find marital status differences in symptoms among parents, there are no gender differences in the association between parenthood and depression. We discuss the implications of our findings for ongoing theoretical debates about the advantages of social role involvement for mental health as well as the meaning of contemporary parenthood in the United States.

scholarly journals At-a-glance - Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators, 2019 – Updating the data and taking into account mental health

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 281-288
Author(s):  
Mélanie Varin ◽  
Melissa Baker ◽  
Elia Palladino ◽  
Tanya Lary
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Immigrant Status ◽  
Income Adequacy ◽  
Community Health Survey ◽  
Disease Indicators ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

The 2019 edition of the Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators (CCDI) provides recent estimates of the burden of chronic conditions and measures of general health and associated determinants in Canada. Using data from the CCDI and 2017 Canadian Community Health Survey, we explored the relationship between sociodemographic factors and selfreported mental health. Our findings suggest that sex (males vs females: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.22); age (65–79 vs 35–49 year age group: aOR = 1.48); education (postsecondary graduate vs less than high school: aOR = 1.68); household income adequacy (highest quintile [Q5] vs lowest [Q1]: aOR = 2.25); and immigrant status (recent immigrants vs nonimmigrants: aOR= 2.29) were significantly associated with higher self-reported mental health.

scholarly journals Measuring positive mental health in Canada: construct validation of the Mental Health Continuum—Short Form

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Orpana ◽  
Julie Vachon ◽  
Jennifer Dykxhoorn ◽  
Gayatri Jayaraman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Adequate Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Three Factor

Introduction Positive mental health is increasingly recognized as an important focus for public health policies and programs. In Canada, the Mental Health Continuum—Short Form (MHC-SF) was identified as a promising measure to include on population surveys to measure positive mental health. It proposes to measure a three-factor model of positive mental health including emotional, social and psychological well-being. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the MHC-SF is an adequate measure of positive mental health for Canadian adults. Methods We conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using data from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)—Mental Health Component (CCHS-MH), and cross-validated the model using data from the CCHS 2011–2012 annual cycle. We examined criterion-related validity through correlations of MHC-SF subscale scores with positively and negatively associated concepts (e.g. life satisfaction and psychological distress, respectively). Results We confirmed the validity of the three-factor model of emotional, social and psychological well-being through CFA on two independent samples, once four correlated errors between items on the social well-being scale were added. We observed significant correlations in the anticipated direction between emotional, psychological and social well-being scores and related concepts. Cronbach’s alpha for both emotional and psychological well-being subscales was 0.82; for social well-being it was 0.77. Conclusion Our study suggests that the MHC-SF measures a three-factor model of positive mental health in the Canadian population. However, caution is warranted when using the social well-being scale, which did not function as well as the other factors, as evidenced by the need to add several correlated error terms to obtain adequate model fit, a higher level of missing data on these questions and weaker correlations with related constructs. Social well-being is important in a comprehensive measure of positive mental health, and further research is recommended.

scholarly journals Food Security, Financial Resources, and Mental Health: Evidence during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Jackie Yenerall ◽  
Kimberly Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

COVID-19 has negatively impacted many households’ financial well-being, food security, and mental health status. This paper investigates the role financial resources play in understanding the relationship between food security and mental health among U.S. households using data from a survey in June 2020. Results show job loss and savings draw down to pay for household bills had a significant relationship with both lower food security and greater numbers of poor mental health days during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Duration of Lockdown and Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kausik Chaudhuri ◽  
Moshfique Uddin ◽  
Suman Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Full Sample ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown has disrupted mental well-being of individual. A number of studies provide evidence that lockdown is associated with higher level of stress and anxiety that contribute to deteriorating mental wellbeing of individuals. The general conclusion of those studies is unidirectional meaning more lockdown days lead to more deterioration of mental health. However, resilience argument state that if people get more time with families and loved ones, their resilience level will improve and as a result mental wellbeing improves as well. As lockdown brings the opportunity to spend more time with families, this study hypothesise that mental health gets affected at the early days of lockdown but starts to improve at a later stage. Using data from UK household longitudinal data and adopting appropriate statistical tests, this study finds that the relationship between lockdown days and mental health is U-shaped, meaning that mental health becomes worse in the early days of lockdown but improves at a later stage. We have found that mental health starts improving after 54 days since the start of lockdown for the full sample. The results also indicate that females adopt much quicker that males. The average time females take to recover is 34.4 days whereas males take 75 days to recover.

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