Life Change Events as Stressors and Their Relationship to Mental Health among Undergraduate University Students

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galen E. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Change Events ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Change Events ◽  
Normative Criteria

In the present study, 87 male and 91 female undergraduate students (18 to 30 yr. old) were surveyed to determine whether the previously observed inverse relationship between life-change events and mental impairments holds. The Schedule of Recent Experience was used to measure stress to relate results of this study and past findings. The General Well-being Schedule, reliable and internally consistent, was the measure of mental health. Comparison of the scores on recent experiences with normative criteria indicated that 84.8% of the subjects had scores indicative of major life crises. An inordinately large number of participants should have also experienced clinical distress as measured on the schedule; however, the results provide modest empirical support for this assumption. Subsequently, it seems appropriate to question the predictive validity of the life-events approach to research on stress among college students.

scholarly journals Physical activity among parents during pregnancy and 8 months postpartum compared to pre-pregnancy

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Sjögren Forss ◽  
L Stjernberg
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Life Change Events ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Change Events ◽  
Family Based

Abstract Background As there is incontrovertible evidence of the essential prerequisite of regular physical activity it is also important to understand how different life change events may impact individual's participation in physical activity. Pregnancy and the transition to parenthood have been found to be life change events associated with decreased physical activity among women however, the examination of changes of physical activity in the male parent during this major life change event has been largely neglected in scientific literature and a significant research gap can be found. In the light of this, this longitudinal study aimed to follow changing physical activity patterns among women and med during pregnancy and eight months postpartum compared to pre-pregnancy. Methods The study involved 123 women and 112 men (partners of the women) from the municipality of Karlskrona, Sweden. We measured the self-reported amount of physical activity performed outdoors and indoors before pregnancy (calculated from one month before pregnancy), throughout the entire pregnancy, and eight months postpartum. Results We found similar trends among both women and men in decreasing frequency of physical activity during pregnancy and eight months postpartum as compared to pre-pregnancy, however, overall physical activity levels did not change. Conclusions Our findings contribute new knowledge about changes in men's physical activity patterns from pre-pregnancy to pregnancy and postpartum and is an important contribution in research, as the area is very limited. As couples seem to change activity patterns similarly, it is important to promote family-based physical activity initiatives and encourage couples to be active together during pregnancy and postpartum. Key messages Couples seem to change physical activity patterns similarly during pregnancy and postpartum. as compared to pre-pregnancy. It is important to promote family-based physical activity initiatives and encourage couples to be active together during pregnancy and postpartum.

Life Change Events Measure

1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Lundberg ◽  
Töres Theorell ◽  
Evy Lind
Keyword(s):  
Life Change Events ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Change Events

Concept of Mental Health and Disease for Practical Implementation: A Case-Based Teaching for Undergraduate Students—Part I of Basic and Applied Psychology

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 082-089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Ramkunwar Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Applied Psychology ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Case Based

Abstract Background Mental health has been conceptualised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as not just the absence of illness but as a state of well-being in which the individual can cope with normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to the community. To achieve this or to explain it to the stakeholders, a doctor needs to be well versed with the normal functioning of the human mind. Homoeopathic doctors must have this knowledge to help them understand and treat their patients or advise prevention. Lack of this knowledge in the undergraduate years fails to suitably equip them, thereby hampering their own growth and clinical functions. These papers (in two parts) will deal with the teaching of basic and applied psychology and abnormal psychology and psychiatry to homoeopathic undergraduates. Aim The main aim of this study is to teach homoeopathic undergraduate students the basic psychological concepts required for understanding human behaviour through cased based presentations Methodology Plan of teaching psychology to undergraduate students with a case-based approach was formulated by the Psychiatric Department of Dr. M.L. Dhawale Homoeopathic Institute (MLDMHI), Palghar. Postgraduate students prepared topics with the help of a lesson plan template under the guidance of faculty. Peer evaluation along with student feedback helped to gauge the impact of the lectures and to design improvements. Results Thirteen topics, one each week, covered the assigned portion for basic psychology. Reports of around 30 students and 2 lecturers for each lecture over 3 years were evaluated. These indicated satisfaction with contents and desire to have more such lectures. Multiple choice questions post lectures allowed to identify the changes in knowledge and interest of students in the subject. Discussion Basic and comprehensive knowledge of psychology will allow students/physicians to look at the cases not only from the view point of physical antecedents but also from a more holistic and comprehensive point of view. Conclusion Educational ethos demands the incorporation of case-based teaching in undergraduates especially in the teaching of psychology, to expose the shades of normal and abnormal states of mind through case-based teachings.

Suicide Ideation, Depression, and Stressful Life Events among Gifted Adolescents

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Metha ◽  
Ellen Hawley McWhirter
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Life Change Events ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Life Change ◽  
School Students ◽  
Change Events

Differences in life-change events, life stress, depression, and suicide ideation were investigated in a mixed-ethnic sample of gifted (n = 34) and nongifted (n = 38) urban junior high school students. Results indicated that gifted students reported experiencing significantly fewer life-change events. The perceived stressfulness of the life-change events, levels of depression, and suicide ideation were similar among gifted and nongifted participants. Suicide ideation among the entire sample was significantly and positively correlated both with level of depression and with levels of past and recent stress. Recent stress and use of drugs or alcohol significantly predicted suicide ideation. Implications for counseling and for future research are discussed.

Longitudinal interrelationships of mental health discrimination and stigma with housing and well-being outcomes in adults with mental illness and recent experience of homelessness

2021 ◽  
Vol 268 ◽  
pp. 113463
Author(s):  
Cilia Mejia-Lancheros ◽  
James Lachaud ◽  
Julia Woodhall-Melnik ◽  
Patricia O'Campo ◽  
Stephen W. Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Adults With Mental Illness

Racial Variation in Mental Health Court Experiences and the Associations of These Experiences With Recidivism

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 808-828
Author(s):  
Woojae Han ◽  
Jason Matejkowski ◽  
Sungkyu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Mental Health Court ◽  
Life Change Events ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Racial Variation ◽  
Program Satisfaction ◽  
Binomial Regression

Little is known about how mental health court (MHC) experiences (including satisfaction and sanctioning, incentivizing, and life change events) differ by race and how this variation affects recidivism among MHC participants. This study examined how MHC experiences and recidivism differ between White ( n = 170) and Black ( n = 132) participants from four different MHCs in the United Sates. Negative binomial regression models, conducted separately for the two groups, indicated that life changes were associated with decreased arrests and that court sanctions were associated with increased number of arrests for both White and Black participants. Higher program satisfaction was positively associated with recidivism among Black participants only. To provide equitable services for people convicted of a crime with mental illness, professionals should acknowledge racial variation in the experiences of MHC participants (both within the MHC and the communities in which they are situated) and how these experiences relate to recidivism.

Desirability of various life change events among adolescents: Effects of exposure, sex, age, and ethnicity

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D Newcomb ◽  
G.J Huba ◽  
P.M Bentler
Keyword(s):  
Life Change Events ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Change Events
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