scholarly journals Psychological well being of social media users: A structural equation modelling analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ririn Nasriati ◽  
Dian Laila Purwaningroom ◽  
Eky Okviana Armyati ◽  
Sugeng Mashudi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Positive Impacts

Abstract Social media, as part of human life, has positive and negative impacts. Even though negative impacts have been identified, positive impacts are rarely studied. The identification of positive impacts will be useful for social media users and can be a source of information and prevention of health problems for social media users. This study used a cross-sectional design with a purposive sampling method. The research was conducted on people who live in Ponorogo and use social media. The results showed psychological well-being on social media users at normal levels and mild stress. The influencing factors are gender and education. Education to the public needs to be provided about the positive effects of social media on psychological wellbeing, especially at stress levels so that the risk of increasing mental disorders can be minimized. Keywords: Social media; psychological well-being; mental health nurses; nursing assessment; community practice

scholarly journals Stand against anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19: A call for action

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282097061
Author(s):  
Qin Gao ◽  
Xiaofang Liu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Negative Impacts

Racial discrimination against people of Chinese and other Asian ethnicities has risen sharply in number and severity globally amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This rise has been especially rapid and severe in the United States, fueled by xenophobic political rhetoric and racist language on social media. It has endangered the lives of many Asian Americans and is likely to have long-term negative impacts on the economic, social, physical, and psychological well-being of Asian Americans. This essay reviews the prevalence and consequences of anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19 and calls for actions in practice, policy, and research to stand against it.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Relationships With Motivational Quality and Nature Contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Jenkins ◽  
Susan Houge Mackenzie ◽  
Ken Hodge ◽  
Elaine Anne Hargreaves ◽  
Jessica R. Calverley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Negative Impacts

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global event that has already had substantive negative impacts on psychological well-being. This study investigated the relationship between physical activity (PA) and psychological well-being during a country-wide COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand. Motivational quality and PA context (nature-based or non-nature-based) were included as potential mediating and moderating variables within this relationship, respectively. Participants completed an online survey assessing psychological well-being, weekly PA levels, and PA during the second and third weeks of the 7 week COVID-19 lockdown period in New Zealand. Data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling. Results showed that PA significantly predicted psychological well-being, with no significant difference evident in psychological well-being dependent on whether PA was nature or non-nature-based. Nature-based PA was a stronger predictor of intrinsic motivation compared to non-nature-based PA, and intrinsic motivation was positively associated with psychological well-being. In contrast, non-nature-based PA was a stronger predictor of introjected regulation compared to nature-based PA, which was negatively associated with psychological well-being. Overall, these findings suggest that (1) weekly PA was associated with increased psychological well-being during the lockdown, and (2) nature-based PA may foster psychological well-being via effects on motivation. The implications for continued participation in PA will be discussed.

scholarly journals Social Media Use and Adolescents’ Well-Being: Developing a Typology of Person-Specific Effect Patterns

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ine Beyens ◽  
J. Loes Pouwels ◽  
Irene Ingeborg van Driel ◽  
Loes Keijsers ◽  
Patti M. Valkenburg
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Media Effect ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Positive Effects

This study investigated the effects of active private, passive private, and passive public social media use on adolescents’ well-being. Intensive longitudinal data (34,930 assessments in total) were collected through a preregistered three-week experience sampling study among 387 adolescents. Person-specific, N=1 time series were investigated, using Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling (DSEM). We identified a typology of person-specific social media effect patterns, consisting of 45% insusceptibles (i.e., adolescents who experienced no effects of the three types of social media use), 28% negative susceptibles (i.e., adolescents who only experienced negative effects), 26% positive susceptibles (i.e., adolescents who only experienced positive effects), and 1% mixed susceptibles (i.e., adolescents who experienced both positive and negative effects). Overall, the findings show that different adolescents respond to social media differently. Yet, active private, passive private, and passive public social media use only rarely yield different effects within one and the same adolescent.

scholarly journals Communication Apprehension and Psychological Well-Being of Students in Online Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Somya Agrawal ◽  
Shwetha M. Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Perceived Learning ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being

The current pandemic has modified how education, learning, and technology interact with one another inside universities. The usage of technology for instructional purposes raises the question of whether learning that happens in an online environment is as effective as traditional classroom models. Within this context, this study explores the psychological well-being of students during the COVID-19 pandemic, using an online cross-sectional survey. Data were collected from 246 university students currently studying at a private university in India. Hierarchical regression analysis and structural equation modelling were used to study the mediating effects between communication apprehension, perceived learning, and psychological well-being under the moderating effects of intention to use social media and psychological stress. Results show that higher intentions to use social media alleviated the negative effects of communication apprehension on perceived learning. Interestingly, it was also found that perceived learning had a significant positive relationship with psychological well-being when students experienced higher levels of psychological stress (eustress). Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the transactional theory of stress and coping, we attempt to integrate the findings related to these theories, which can be considered distinct to previous studies. Implications, limitations, and future directions for research and practice have also been discussed.

Relationships Between Bidirectional Work-Family Interactions and Psychological Well-Being

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi-Chao Zhang ◽  
Oi Ling Siu ◽  
Jing Hu ◽  
Weiwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Direct Model ◽  
Work Family

This study investigated the direct, reversed, and reciprocal relationships between bidirectional work-family conflict/work-family facilitation and psychological well-being (PWB). We administered a three-wave questionnaire survey to 260 married Chinese employees using a time lag of one month. Cross-lagged structural equation modeling analysis was conducted and demonstrated that the direct model was better than the reversed causal or the reciprocal model. Specifically, work-to-family conflict at Time 1 negatively predicted PWB at Time 2, and work-to-family conflict at Time 2 negatively predicted PWB at Time 3; further, work-to-family facilitation at Time 1 positively predicted PWB at Time 2. In addition, family-to-work facilitation at Time 1 positively predicted PWB at Time 2, and family-to-work conflict at Time 2 negatively predicted PWB at Time 3.

When Self-Worth Depends on Social Media Feedback: Associations with Psychological Well-Being

Sex Roles ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 411-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie J. Sabik ◽  
Justyna Falat ◽  
Jessica Magagnos
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Self Worth

Work from home: Indonesian employees' mental well-being and productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Auditya Purwandini Sutarto ◽  
Shanti Wardaningsih ◽  
Wika Harisa Putri
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mental Well Being

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore to what extent employees' mental well-being affects their productivity while working from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 crisis and whether mental well-being and productivity differ across some socio-demographic factors.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study with online questionnaires was designed with 472 valid responses in Indonesia. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ) were administered. Non-parametric tests and structural equation modeling were employed to analyze the data.FindingsThe prevalence of depression was 18.4%, anxiety 46.4% and stress 13.1%, with relatively good productivity. Gender, age, education level, job experiences, marital status, number of children and nature of the organization were associated with the employees' psychological health but not with their productivity, while the workspace availability influenced both outcomes. The study path model showed the negative correlation between WFH employees' psychological well-being and productivity.Research limitations/implicationsThis study may contribute to the implication of current mandatory WFH on mental well-being and productivity. Further studies need to address the representativeness and generalizability issues as well as incorporating potential stressors.Practical implicationsOrganizations may adopt WFH as a future working arrangement and identify the individual and occupational characteristics that provide the most impacts on productivity. It is also necessary for them to develop proper strategies to mitigate the psychological risks and overcome the WFH challenges.Originality/valueThere is still a lack of studies investigating the relationship between simultaneous effects of WFH on psychological well-being and productivity, and how they affect some socio-demographic variables in the context of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Psychological Well-Being in Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Roles of Resilience and Environmental Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanfa Tan ◽  
Chienchung Huang ◽  
Yun Geng ◽  
Shannon P. Cheung ◽  
Shuyan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Environmental Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Using Data

Psychological well-being is an important indicator of well-being and has been found to be associated with a multitude of positive life outcomes. Using data collected from 1,871 Chinese college students from September 23 to October 5, 2020, this study examined students' psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigated how resilience and pandemic-related environmental stress may affect psychological well-being. Results showed that resilience had strong positive effects on psychological well-being during the pandemic. Meanwhile, environmental stress had a moderate effect and marginally reduced psychological well-being. The magnitudes of the estimates suggested that increasing resilience can effectively buffer the negative effect of environmental stress on psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Content of psychologycal well – being of Latgale population

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ēriks Kalvāns
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Empirical Material

Psychological well-being affects all areas of a person's life, physical health and social well-being. High psychological well - being make a longer human life and provides continuous personal development and self-improvement. As shown by the results of studies, psychological well-being content varies among different ethnic groups and cultures. Thus, despite the accumulated theoretical and empirical material about the research challenges of wealth, not properly applied research results in other countries to a particular country or region, in this case - Latvia and the Latgale region. Socio-economic development in this region have the lowest rates. These facts raise the question of Latgale adverse socio-economic impact on the psychological well-being of its people. In view of these facts, this study aims are to investigate the population of Latgale psychological well-being lewel and content of this phenomenon.

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