scholarly journals Social Intelligence and Mental Health Status of Internet Dependent and Internet Independent University Entrants

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjunan N. K ◽  
Monsy Edward
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
First Year ◽  
Test Product ◽  
The Social ◽  
Test Of Significance ◽  
Independent University

Aim: The present study aim to compare the social intelligence and mental health status of internet dependent and internet independent university entrants. Methods: The study was conducted on a stratified random sample of 642 first year degree students. Data were collected by administering the Young’s Internet Addiction Test, and the Social Intelligence Test and the Mental Health Status Scale developed by the investigators. Statistical techniques such as t-test, product moment correlation, and two tailed test of significance for the differences between two independent coefficients of correlation were used for data analyses. Results: Significant differences exist between internet dependent and internet independent university entrants with regard to their social intelligence and mental health status. Social intelligence and mental health status of university entrants are correlated negatively but significantly to their internet addiction. There exist significant differences between internet dependent and internet independent university entrants with regard to the correlation of internet addiction to their social intelligence as well as mental health status.

scholarly journals Comparison of Mental Health Status between Two Periods during Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Iranian Adult Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. e2199
Author(s):  
Arash Mani ◽  
AliReza Estedlal ◽  
Ali Akbary ◽  
Taraneh Estedlal ◽  
Sara Ouladinejad-Rodbali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
First Year ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: One unprecedented year after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the pandemic is no longer a short-term stressor; the unremitting/chronic effects of COVID-19 disease is likely to cause impaired physical and mental health upon population and the implemented public health and social measures to limit transmission and reduce mortality and morbidity from COVID-19 expose many people to social isolation, job loss, and economic recession. This study aims to compare mental status and four mental symptoms (somatization, anxiety, depression, and social functions) between two periods during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: Current study consists of two cross-sectional mental health surveys on the Iranian adult population carried out in two periods of March to April 2020 and December 2020 to February 2021 in two important Provinces of Iran (Fars and Khorasan Razavi). In the first survey, 1337 individuals participated in the study and completed the General Health Questionnaire-28, while in the second survey, 1205 participants completed the same questionnaire. Results: Among 1337 participants of the first survey, there were 876 (65.5%) females and 461 (34.5%) males with an average age of 37.41±10.58 years. In the second survey, there were 1205 participants with mean age of 33.79±19.57 years. The rates of females and males were 57.7% and 42.3%, respectively. Compared to the first survey, the second one showed that poor mental health condition that was 1.40 (95% confidence interval: 1.17-1.67) times higher based on the age, sex, education, marital status, economic, alcohol, cigarette, water-pipe, and sedative (P<0.001). Conclusion: Poor mental health status has increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic was a chronic stressor faced by people every day; therefore, more robust mental health-related considerations must be implemented. [GMJ.2021;10:e2199]

scholarly journals Perception of Attitudes of the General Population toward Homosexuality in Taiwan: Roles of Demographic Factors, Mental Health, and Social Debates on Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2618
Author(s):  
Huang-Chi Lin ◽  
Yi-Lung Chen ◽  
Nai-Ying Ko ◽  
Yu-Ping Chang ◽  
Wei-Hsin Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
General Population ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
The Social ◽  
People’S Perception

The aims of this online survey study were to examine the associations of demographic characteristics (gender, age, and sexual orientation), mental health status, and point in time of the survey (i.e., the beginning of the social debates on legalizing same-sex marriage vs. the end of the social debates) with people’s perception of the attitudes of the general population in Taiwan toward homosexuality. A two-wave internet survey was conducted using Facebook to gather information regarding people’s perception of the population’s attitudes toward homosexuality among 4562 participants. The five-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale was used for assessing mental health status. The results indicated that participants perceived the population as having a lower acceptance at the end of the social debates on legalizing same-sex marriage than at the beginning of the social debates; gender moderated the decline in perceived acceptance. The results also indicated that poor mental health and heterosexual orientation were significantly associated with a lower perception of the population’s homosexuality acceptance in both waves of the survey. The factors related to perceived homosexuality acceptance need to be considered in developing programs to increase the population’s homosexuality acceptance.

scholarly journals Relationship between Internet Addiction and Poor Mental Health among Japanese Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichiro OTSUKA ◽  
Yoshitaka KANEITA ◽  
Osamu ITANI ◽  
Mikiko TOKIYA
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Adjusted Odds Ratio ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Poor Mental Health Status ◽  
New Onset

Background: Internet addiction and poor mental health are two pervasive problems during adolescence. This study aimed to determine whether Internet addiction and poor mental health status exhibited a bidirectional relationship in which either variable could become a risk factor for the onset of the other. Methods: Longitudinal school-based survey with a baseline sample of 1547 students among 8 schools (10th graders) in Japan surveyed in 2015 and followed up 1 year later. The schools are located in the middle city. We assessed internet addiction using the Japanese version of the Diagnostic Questionnaire developed by Young and mental health status using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire. Regression analyses including the covariates tested whether Internet addiction was related to the onset of poor mental health among youth who had never internet addiction, and poor mental health was related to the onset of internet addiction. Results: The incidence for Internet addiction and poor mental health during one year were 22.0% and 8.8%, respectively. Multiple regression analyses showed that poor mental health (adjusted odds ratio: 2.17 [95%CI: 1.45–3.25]) promoted new onset of Internet addiction and Internet addiction (adjusted odds ratio: 2.39 [95%CI: 1.36–4.20]) also promoted new onset of poor mental health. Conclusion: Internet addiction and poor mental health status each increased the risk of onset of the other. Adolescents, their parents and schools need to take policies to use properly Internet.

scholarly journals INTERNET ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS IN CROATIA AND GERMANY

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvana Karacic ◽  
◽  
Stjepan Oreskovic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Mental Health Status
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