Adolescents With Different Patterns Of Parent And Peer Attachments Differ In Positive Psychological Traits, Life Satisfaction, And Psychological Distress

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shudan Hao ◽  
Jinbo He
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
Peer Attachments

The Efficacy and Mechanism of Positive Psychological Intervention on Well-Being for Colostomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanfei Jin ◽  
Yuqing Wang ◽  
Hongwen Ma ◽  
Xu Tian ◽  
Wang Honghong
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Standard Care ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Positive Psychological Intervention

Abstract Aims To evaluate the efficacy and mechanism of positive psychological intervention (PPI) on the psychological capital, psychological distress, and life satisfaction among colostomy patients. Methods Patients (n=120) with permanent stomas were recruited and randomly assigned into two groups. Patients in the experimental group (n=60) received standard care and PPI, whereas patients in the control group (n=60) only received standard care. The psychological capital, psychological distress, and life satisfaction were measured and compared between two groups before the intervention, the immediate post-intervention, and follow-up. Results All 120 patients completed the study. The hope, optimism, resilience, psychological distress, and life satisfaction score of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group at T1 and T2 (P<0.05). Self-efficacy score of the experimental group had no significant difference at the two-time points after the intervention than the control group (P>0.05). Changes in hope and resilience which belong to psychological capital mediated the intervention’s efficacy on changes in PPI on life satisfaction (β = 0.265, P=0.005; β = 0.686, P=0.002). Conclusions PPI could effectively improve psychological capital, psychological distress, and life satisfaction among patients with stomas. Besides, our findings add novel support that increased hope and resilience are the active ingredients that promote intervention change.

scholarly journals Participation in local food projects is associated with better psychological well-being: evidence from the East of England

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. e187-e197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zareen Pervez Bharucha ◽  
Netta Weinstein ◽  
Dave Watson ◽  
Steffen Boehm
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Standardized Measures ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Psychological Need Satisfaction

Abstract Background Studies suggest that local food may contribute to well-being, but do not use standardized measures, or control groups. Methods An online survey compared participants of local food initiatives (n = 302) with members of the general population (n = 157) in terms of scores on standardized measures of well-being and distress. Using hierarchical ordinary least squares regression models, we explored the relationship between participation and well-being via four mediators—nature connectedness, psychological need satisfaction, diet and physical activity. Results Participants scored higher than non-participants on life satisfaction (t(346) = 2.30, P = 0.02, ρr = 0.12) and the WEMWBS scale (t(335) = 2.12, P = 0.04, ρr = 0.10), but differences in psychological distress were insignificant. More actively engaged participants scored higher on positive well-being and longer duration participation was associated with higher life satisfaction and less psychological distress. Finally, we found that participation contributes to psychological need satisfaction, better diet and connection to nature, three known drivers of well-being. Conclusions Well-being may be a co-benefit of local food initiatives beyond the physical and psychological benefits of growing food. Further research is needed to explore the mediators driving these effects, quantify benefits, and track impacts over time and across different social groups.

scholarly journals Exploring the Contributions of School Belonging to Complete Mental Health Screening

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Moffa ◽  
Erin Dowdy ◽  
Michael J. Furlong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
School Belonging ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Global Life Satisfaction ◽  
Complete Mental Health

Considering the many positive outcomes associated with adolescents’ sense of school belonging, including psychological functioning, it is possible that including an assessment of school belonging within a complete mental health screening process could contribute to the prediction of students’ future mental health status. This exploratory study used complete mental health screening data obtained from a central California high school (N= 1,159). At Time 1 (T1) schoolwide screening was used to identify complete mental health groups by applying a dual-factor strategy and concurrently measuring students’ school belonging. One year later at Time 2 (T2), social-emotional wellbeing and internal distress were assessed. Cross-sectional T1 results indicated that there were significant differences in school belonging between students who reported low global life satisfaction and those who reported average or high global life satisfaction, regardless of reported level of psychological distress. A comparison of T1 to T2 data revealed that global life satisfaction and psychological distress were predictive of wellbeing and internal distress. However, contrary to study expectations, school belonging at T1 added little to the prediction of T2 psychological distress beyond the information already provided by the T1 dual-factor screening framework. Implications for practice and future directions are discussed.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Psychological Distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness and Happiness in Private Sector It Professionals: An Exploratory Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Sharma ◽  
Divyanshi Garg
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Males And Females

Working life of an individual takes up a major share of his/her life. The work environment has a pivotal role in the lifestyle of an individual. Hence, it should be nurturing and developing along with the productive standards. The pressures of high performance and monotony can cause negative views among the working people. In the present scenario, the working professionals in the private sectors experience higher levels of psychological distress due to burnout and increased competitiveness. Psychological distresses can consequent in unconstructive views of the environment, others and the self. The concept of life satisfaction, henceforth, comes into focus which in this case, is significantly hindered. Life satisfaction is the subjective assessment of the quality of one’s life. Along these lines, conclusive relationship has been established between satisfaction with life and happiness. Moreover, the person with significant levels of life contentment is likely to engage in the act of forgiveness. In Indian context, these hassles might be differing for both the genders. Despite the pressures of daily life and ever demanding role of Indian women in families and their workplace, equilibrium needs to be established where women can play the twin role without compromising on her mental and physical health. This indicates that gender might play a significant role in the experience of Psychological distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness, and Happiness among Males and Females. Based on this premise, the present research attempts to investigate the magnitude of Psychological Distress, Life Satisfaction, Forgiveness, and Happiness among Private Sector IT Professionals. The sample has been segregated on the basis of gender, i.e., males and females. The research intends to find out the discrepancy in the aforesaid variables between the two groups. The sample of 100 IT professionals was surveyed in the ratio of 1:1. The research was accomplished using the following tools: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg & Williams, 1988), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS) (Diener et al., 1985), Heartland Forgiveness Scale (Snyder, Thompson & Hoffman, 2005), and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Argyle & Hills, 1989).

scholarly journals Personal And Work-Related Correlates Of Mental Health In Slovak Women In Higher Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Krawczyk ◽  
Jon Kalinowski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Women In Higher Education ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Mental Health Symptomatology

Two samples of Slovak women in higher education were surveyed in order to determine the extent to which the personal attributes of locus of control and life satisfaction and work-related attributes of role conflict and ambiguity are related to mental health symptomatology. The personal attribute of external locus of control correlated positively with symptoms of psychological distress. Life satisfaction correlated negatively with mental health. Role conflict and ambiguity each correlated positively with all symptoms of psychological distress. Moderating effects of locus of control and life satisfaction were not found. Results are discussed in relation to findings from similar surveys of U.S. women in higher education and with respect to changes in higher education in post-communist Central and Eastern European countries.

scholarly journals Psychological distress and life satisfaction among the elderly: relationships with some sociodemographic variables

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zora Raboteg Šarić ◽  
Vladimir Takšič ◽  
Viktor Božičević
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
Financial Status

Variables related to life satisfaction and (psychological distress in the elderly were studied.The sample consisted of 158 persons over 60 years of age, who were not institutionalized. Questionnaires that measured sociodamo- graphic characteristics, life satisfaction and psychic and somatic complaints were administered.The findings, based on correlational analysis showed that the variables significantly related to psychological distress were prior employment status, education and age. Self-assessed financial status and marital status were found to have significant relationship with life satisfaction. The implications of the findings for the quality of life among the elderly are discussed.

scholarly journals Some corelates of psychosocial dependency among the elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zora Raboteg Šarić
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Low Education

The Psychosocial Dependency Scale (Rossman, Bloschl, 1982) was adapted on a sample of noninstitutionalized elderly persons (N = 158), and the final, short version of the scale was used in subsequent analysis. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed with the dependency scale as a criterion and sociodemograiphic, life satisfaction and psychological distress variables as predictors. The results showed that previous unemployment status, higher level of psychological distress and low education were the variables that most significantly accounted for the variation in the dependency scores. The developmental view of the concept of psychosocial dependency of the elderly is emphasized.

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