scholarly journals Parental migration and psychological well-being of children. Longitudinal evidence from Ghana

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Raturi ◽  
Victor Cebotari
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Parental Migration ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Psychological Vulnerability ◽  
Stay Behind ◽  
Migrant Parent

There is limited evidence on the time-varying effects of migration on the psychological well-being of children who stay behind in African contexts. This study is the first to employ panel data to examine this nexus in the context of Ghana. Data were collected in 2013, 2014, and 2015 from school-going children in the age group of 12-21 years. Using children’s self-reports, an analysis was conducted separately for boys (N=781) and girls (N=705). Results indicate that girls and boys with the mother away internally or internationally are equally or more likely to have higher levels of psychological well-being when compared to boys and girls of nonmigrants. Higher level of well-being is observed amongst girls when parents migrate and divorce. However, parental migration and divorce is more likely to increase the psychological vulnerability of boys. In Ghana, the psychological well-being of children is nuanced by which parent has migrated, marital status of migrant parent, and the gender of the child.

scholarly journals Psychological Well-Being of Female-Headed Households Based on Age Stratification: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6445
Author(s):  
Min Kwon ◽  
HyungSeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Age Stratification

The female-headed household is a new vulnerable group associated with health inequality. The purpose of this study was to analyze psychological well-being and related factors among Korean female-headed households based on age stratification. This was a secondary analysis of data extracted from the fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey (2017), which included a total of 9084 female-headed households. Their psychological well-being was measured by the WHO-5 well-being index. A total of 39.8% of female-headed household workers were psychologically unhealthy. Among them, 2.2% of those aged 15–30 years old, 8.1% aged 30–50 years old, and 29.5% over aged 50 years old were unhealthy. In the age group of 15–30 years old, depression/anxiety was negatively associated with psychological well-being. In the age group of 30–50 years old, living alone, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and depression/anxiety were negatively associated with psychological well-being. In the age group over 50 years old, low education level, living alone, low income, musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and depression/anxiety were negatively associated with psychological well-being. The psychological well-being perceived by female households is complex and goes beyond economic poverty and dependent burdens. Therefore, a multidimensional support strategy should be included in the concept of social deprivation, and a preventive approach is needed to establish a support system.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being and Autonomy in Young People According to Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángel De-Juanas ◽  
Teresita Bernal Romero ◽  
Rosa Goig
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Relationship

Psychological well-being manifests itself in all aspects of human activity and is essential to understanding whether young people experience life satisfaction and whether, as they mature, well-being can be associated with different levels of personal autonomy. This quantitative study was developed within the framework of international research on young people’s autonomy in the transition to adulthood. Its main objectives were to analyze the relationship between psychological well-being and autonomy and examine potential variations between the two variables according to age. To this end, Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale and the Transition to Adulthood Autonomy Scale (EDATVA) designed by Bernal et al., were used with a sample of 1,148 young people aged 16–21 from Madrid, Spain, and Bogotá, Colombia. The results show that almost all the dimensions on the Psychological Well-Being Scale correlate significantly and positively with the dimensions on the EDATVA scale. Specifically, moderate correlations were obtained between self-organization on the EDATVA scale and purpose in life (r = 0.568; p = 0.01) and environmental mastery (r = 0.447; p = 0.01) on the Psychological Well-Being Scale. In turn, autonomy on Ryff’s scale obtained the highest correlation (r = 0.382; p = 0.01) with understanding context on the EDATVA scale. It was also found that the older 18–21 age group obtained higher scores than the younger 16–17 age group in all dimensions on both the EDATVA and the Psychological Well-Being Scale. Earlier studies endorse the results found in this research, especially the differences in the scores for both scales according to age groups. This opens avenues for future research to analyze the relationship between psychological well-being and autonomy as independent variables in other sectors of the population.

scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL – BEING YOUNG PEOPLE OF REZEKNE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Eriks Kalvans
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Sense Of Purpose ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Comprehensive Schools

The problem of psychological well-being is particularly acute in the age group of young people, because during this time a person's identity is formed and the next profession is chosen. High psychological well-being implies the sense of purpose of life, optimism, the ability to establish positive attitudes with others, which creates preconditions for positive personality development. For this reason, young people from comprehensive schools were selected for the study.The significance of the research is justified by the fact that similar studies on psychological well-being in the youth age were not carried out in Latgale region.The aim of the study was to investigate the peculiarities of psychological well-being of young people in Rezekne comprehensive schools.

Self-perceived health and psychological well-being among Serbian schoolchildren and adolescents: data from National Health Survey

Open Medicine ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Jovic-Vranes ◽  
Janko Jankovic ◽  
Vladimir Vasic ◽  
Slavenka Jankovic
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Subjective Socioeconomic Status

AbstractThe purpose was to determinate possible factors associated with psychosocial health through self-perceived health and psychological well-being among Serbian schoolchildren and adolescents. A cross-sectional study. The study is based on the 2006 National Health Survey of the population of Serbia. A total of 2,721 schoolchildren and adolescents were included. Face-to-face questionnaire and self-administered questionnaire were used for collection of data. For the assessment of psychosocial health we created two indicators (varibles): Self perceived health (using the categorical principal components), and Psychological well-being (using reliability analisys). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coeficient and categorical regression. Self-perceived health was found to have a positive association with gender, age, objective and subjective socioeconomic status. Psychological well-being was associated with gender, age, social support, objective and subjective socioeconomic status. Age group was strongly associated with self-perceived health and psychological well-being. Older respondents and female perceived their health to be better than others. Male and respondents in age group 7–11 had higher levels of psychological well-being. Results show that both demographic and socioeconomic variables have an important influence on schoolchildren and adolescent self-perceived health and psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Parental Migration and Psychological Well-Being of Children in Rural China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8085
Author(s):  
Rui Chen ◽  
Li Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Parental Migration ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Migrant Parents

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of parental migration on the psychological well-being of children using ordered probit models based on a survey conducted among 1680 primary school students and their parents in Majiang County, Guizhou Province, China in 2020. The findings are as follows. First, compared with having no migrant parents, having two migrant parents significantly reduces the psychological well-being of children and having one migrant parent has no significant effect. Second, mediation analysis shows that parental migration reduces child depression by increasing household absolute and relative incomes. It also increases depression and reduces the subjective happiness of children by reducing parental discipline. However, it has no significant impact on parent–child interactions. Third, by dividing the sample by absolute and relative poverty, we find that the effect of parental migration on the psychological well-being of children varies with household economic conditions. Comparatively speaking, children from poor households are more affected by parental migration in terms of depression, whereas children from non-poor households are more affected by parental migration in terms of subjective happiness. This paper examines the transmission mechanism between parental migration and the psychological well-being of children, provides a perspective of household economic conditions for child psychology and offers useful insights for family education and government policymaking in this area.

Is Touch in Romantic Relationships Universally Beneficial for Psychological Well-Being? The Role of Attachment Avoidance

2020 ◽  
pp. 014616722097770
Author(s):  
Anik Debrot ◽  
Jennifer E. Stellar ◽  
Geoff MacDonald ◽  
Dacher Keltner ◽  
Emily A. Impett
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
The Relationship

Affectionate touch is crucial for well-being. However, attachment avoidance is associated with negative attitudes toward touch. We tested two preregistered hypotheses about how attachment avoidance influences the association between touch in romantic couples and psychological well-being. We examined whether greater attachment avoidance is associated with a reduced link between touch and well-being, and/or whether reduced touch mediates the relationship between attachment avoidance and lower well-being. Across three studies, including two dyadic ones, we measured retrospective self-reports (Studies 1 and 2), laboratory observations (Study 2), and daily experiences (Study 3) of touch. Touch and well-being were positively associated, and attachment avoidance was associated with lower well-being and less frequent touch. Touch was associated with greater well-being regardless of level of attachment avoidance, and less frequent touch mediated the negative association between attachment avoidance and well-being in most analyses. This underscores the importance of touch, even for those valuing distance and autonomy.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF MANIFESTATIONS AND INTERRELATIONS OF HARDINESS IN RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-432
Author(s):  
E.L. Nikolaev ◽  
◽  
E.Yu. Lazareva ◽  
R.E. Yakubov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Age Factors ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Psychological Balance

Hardiness is one of the important psychological categories related to the resource potential of a personality, which is closely related to health and coping. The aim of the study was to define characteristics and relationships of hardiness in Russian and international medical students. 205 Russian and international students of junior courses of the medical faculty of the university were studied. We used the S. Maddy hardiness test, DemboRubinstein self-assessment technique, sociocultural questionnaire. Statistical processing included descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. It was revealed that significant differences in the severity of indicators of hardiness among Russian and international students were not revealed, which characterizes students as capable of effectively carrying out educational and professional activities and maintaining psychological balance in most stressful situations. Nevertheless, Russian and international students had certain differences in the severity of hardiness, taking into account gender and age factors. Motivation for educational and professional activity was more pronounced among Russian male students, and tolerance for uncertainty was more pronounced among female international students. International students were more involved in learning activities in the younger age group, while Russian students were more involved in the older age group. In the group of international students, it was also noted that high characteristics of hardiness were interconnected with psychological well-being and the desire to gain new experience. In Russian students, high indicators of hardiness were more interconnected with mental health, psychological well-being, the absence of harmful habits of using psychoactive substances and pronounced stress resistance. The results can become the basis for the development of university programs for adapting students to the educational environment, focused on Russian and international students, for the implementation of preventive programs and health development programs at universities, taking into account the factors of gender, age and country of origin of a student.

scholarly journals Correction: Parental migration and psychological well-being of left-behind adolescents in Western Nepal

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0250836
Author(s):  
Madhu Kharel ◽  
Akira Shibanuma ◽  
Junko Kiriya ◽  
Ken Ing Cherng Ong ◽  
Masamine Jimba
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Parental Migration ◽  
Left Behind
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