scholarly journals Recovery of Women Well-Being in Migration: Example of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Oksana SHELEMEI ◽  
Natalia VOLODARSKA
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
On Line

The present study is focused on women well-being in migration. The aim was to investigate well-being of Ukrainian women migrants and to present the results of psychological work aimed at correcting the shortcomings of the emotional, social and behavioral aspects of the personality of women migrants with the help of special means of psychological influence. At the first stage an empirical study was conducted in Northern Italy during 2018-2019. The empirical sample consisted of 200 Ukrainian women - labor migrants aged 31 to 79 years who worked as caregivers. The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) was applied. The study of psychological well-being in the group of women migrant workers revealed mostly an average level (81.5%). At the same time, the study showed a low level of both emotional and social well-being (43.5% and 72%, respectively). At the second stage of the study psycho-correctional work was carried out with the labor migrant women and women displaced from Eastern Ukraine, where hostilities were taking place. 80 women were involved in the group psycho correction in Klaipeda city, Lithuania (June 2018). 120 women took part in individual counseling (on-line mode). Classes were held at the Kostyuk Institute of Psychology (Kyiv, Ukraine), once a week for 3 hours (2019-2020). The psycho-correctional work included the method of self-report, actualization of emotional states, the method of debriefing, as well as the art therapy. The use of psycho-correctional work showed positive effect on the emotional sphere of women, in particular, changes were noted in the balance of negative and positive emotions. Participants of the program improved their relationships with close people, as well as new goals and strategies to achieve them appeared.

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) for Dutch Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 3276-3286
Author(s):  
Anne Kennes ◽  
Sanne Peeters ◽  
Mayke Janssens ◽  
Jennifer Reijnders ◽  
Johan Lataster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Internal Reliability

Abstract This study examined the structure, reliability, and convergent validity of the adolescent version of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (Dutch MHC-SF-A), a self-report questionnaire for positive mental health assessment. This questionnaire was completed by 459 Dutch adolescents (178 boys and 281 girls) between the ages of 11 and 18 years at baseline and at a 4-week follow-up. Results revealed the 3-factor structure in emotional, psychological, and social well-being, a high internal reliability and a moderate test–retest reliability. Findings suggest that mental illness and well-being represent two related but distinct continua of mental health. Fostering adolescents’ well-being is important. Promoting positive emotions, creating a supportive and loving parent–adolescent relationship, and a supportive school environment will contribute to this.

scholarly journals Temporal dependency of emotional states at work and its relationship with dynamic performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelina De Longis ◽  
Guido Alessandri
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Emotion Dynamics ◽  
Affective Experiences ◽  
And Performance

Emotion dynamics, how people’s emotions fluctuate across time, represent a key source of information about people’s psychological functioning and well-being. Investigating emotion dynamics in the workplace is particularly relevant, as affective experiences are intimately connected to organizational behavior and effectiveness. In this study, we examined the moderating role of emotional inertia in the dynamic association between both positive and negative emotions and self-rated job performance among a sample of 120 Italian workers (average age 41.4, SD = 14), which were prompted six times per day, for five working days. Emotional inertia refers to the extent that emotional states are self-predictive or carry on over time and is measured in terms of the autocorrelation of emotional states across time. Although inertia has been linked to several indicators of maladjustment, little is known about its correlates in terms of organizational behavior. Findings revealed that workers reporting high levels of positive emotions and high inertia rated their performance lower than workers high in positive emotions, but low in inertia. In contrast, the relation between negative emotions and performance was not significant for either high levels of inertia or low levels of inertia. Taken together, these results suggest the relevance of investigating the temporal dependency of emotional states at work.

Well-being of North Eastern Migrant Workers in Bangalore

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
Divya Pradeep ◽  
K. C. Adaina ◽  
Sonia Kahmei
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Reconstruction Method ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
North East ◽  
Material Conditions

This paper explores the quality of life and subjective well-being of north-east migrant workers engaged in various formal and informal jobs in Bangalore. The composite well-being index reveals moderate well-being for the majority of workers. The disaggregated analysis, however, shows poor material conditions of life. Using the Day Reconstruction Method, we also find positive emotions associated with activities such as socialising but negative emotions for work and commuting. With respect to interacting partners, the negative emotions were highest while dealing with clients and customers. We also found positive correlations between life satisfaction and quality of life indicators, most strongly, with job quality. Lower quality of jobs, reported by women in comparison to men, suggests that organisations should aim to create more equal and enabling work spaces for all genders.

Mental Well-Being and Its Associated Factors Among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Penang, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 320-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mila Nu Nu Htay ◽  
Swe Swe Latt ◽  
Khine Sandar Maung ◽  
Wai Wai Myint ◽  
Soe Moe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Mental Well Being

International migration has become a global phenomenon bringing with it complex and interrelated issues related to the physical and mental well-being of the people involved. This study investigated the mental well-being and factors associated with mental health among Myanmar migrant workers (MMW) in Malaysia. The cross-sectional study was conducted in Penang, Malaysia by using the WHO-5 Well-Being Index Scale (WHO-5) and the Mental Health subscale of 36 items in the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Among 192 migrant workers who were understudied, 79.2% had poor mental well-being according to the WHO-5 scale. The duration of stay in Malaysia and without receiving financial aid from their employers despite having a physical illness were significantly associated with poor mental well-being. Mental health support groups should target migrant workers for mental health education and find ways to provide assistance for them. Furthermore, premigration training should be delivered at the country of origin that also provides information on the availability of mental health support in the host country.

scholarly journals Socio-psychological features and legal norms of the life of adolescents from distant families of labor migrants

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (46) ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Zoriana Kovalchuk ◽  
Yana Raievska ◽  
Liudmіla Beheza ◽  
Iryna Ievtushenko ◽  
Halyna Odyntsova
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Functional Model ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Low Level ◽  
The Family

The article considers the distant family as a social institution of education, formation and development of personality. The current state of solving the problem of socio-psychological and legal work with children from distant families is analyzed. The sample of the study is described in detail by family type, sex, absence of father / mother and duration of absence. The peculiarities of the functioning of the emotional sphere of adolescents from distant families (anxiety, aggression, hostility), low level of socio-psychological adaptation, low level of emotional well-being in the family have been experimentally determined. The relationship between the degree of socio-psychological adaptation of the adolescent’s personality and emotional states is proved. The dependence of gender differences in the functioning of the family and the emotional sphere of adolescents has been established. The types of groups of adolescents from distant families are determined, in particular: anxious, aggressive-anxious, hostile-anxious, aggressive-hostile, absence of manifestation of negative signs. A structural and functional model of social and psychological support of remote families has been developed, which provides for work with adolescents and their parents with the use of special technologies to ensure the effectiveness of conditions that form harmonious family relationships.

scholarly journals Complementing Human Behavior Assessment by Leveraging Personal Ubiquitous Devices and Social Links: An Evaluation of the Peer-Ceived Momentary Assessment Method (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Berrocal ◽  
Waldo Concepcion ◽  
Stefano De Dominicis ◽  
Katarzyna Wac
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Stress Fatigue ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Compulsive Disorders ◽  
Momentary Assessment

BACKGROUND Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) enables individuals to self-report their subjective momentary physical and emotional states. However, certain conditions, including routine observable behaviors (eg, moods, medication adherence) as well as behaviors that may suggest declines in physical or mental health (eg, memory losses, compulsive disorders) cannot be easily and reliably measured via self-reports. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine a method complementary to EMA, denoted as <i>peer-ceived momentary assessment</i> (PeerMA), which enables the involvement of peers (eg, family members, friends) to report their perception of the individual’s subjective physical and emotional states. In this paper, we aim to report the feasibility results and identified human factors influencing the acceptance and reliability of the PeerMA METHODS We conducted two studies of 4 weeks each, collecting self-reports from 20 participants about their stress, fatigue, anxiety, and well-being, in addition to collecting peer-reported perceptions from 27 of their peers. RESULTS Preliminary results showed that some of the peers reported daily assessments for stress, fatigue, anxiety, and well-being statistically equal to those reported by the participant. We also showed how pairing assessments of participants and peers in time enables a qualitative and quantitative exploration of unique research questions not possible with EMA-only based assessments. We reported on the usability and implementation aspects based on the participants’ experience to guide the use of the PeerMA to complement the information obtained via self-reports for observable behaviors and physical and emotional states among healthy individuals. CONCLUSIONS It is possible to leverage the PeerMA method as a complement to EMA to assess constructs that fall in the realm of observable behaviors and states in healthy individuals.

scholarly journals Do Mental Health and Vitality Mediate the Relationship between Perceived Control over Time and Fear of COVID-19? A Survey in an Italian Sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 3516
Author(s):  
Silvana Miceli ◽  
Barbara Caci ◽  
Michele Roccella ◽  
Luigi Vetri ◽  
Giuseppe Quatrosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Over Time

Several studies evidenced increased elevated symptomatology levels in anxiety, general stress, depression, and post-traumatic stress related to COVID-19. Real difficulties in the effective control of time that could be responsible for mental health issues and loss of vitality were also reported. Prior literature highlighted how perceived control over time significantly modulates anxiety disorders and promotes psychological well-being. To verify the hypothesis that perceived control over time predicts fear of COVID-19 and mental health and vitality mediate this relationship, we performed an online survey on a sample of 301 subjects (female = 68%; Mage = 22.12, SD = 6.29; age range = 18–57 years), testing a parallel mediation model using PROCESS macro (model 4). All participants responded to self-report measures of perceived control over time, COVID-19 fear, mental health, and vitality subscales of the Short-Form-36 Health Survey. Results corroborate the hypotheses of direct relationships between all the study variables and partially validate the mediation’s indirect effect. Indeed, mental health (a1b1 = −0.06; CI: LL = −0.11; UL = −0.01; p < 0.001) rather than vitality (a2b2 = −0.06; CI: LL = −0.09; UL = 0.03; n.s.) emerges as a significant mediator between perceived control over time and fear of COVID-19. Practical implications of the study about treatment programs based on perceived control over time and emotional coping to prevent fear and anxiety toward the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed.

Maternal Distress and Infant Social Withdrawal (ADBB) Following Infant Cardiac Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 624-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Re ◽  
Suzanne Dean ◽  
Jimmy Mullaert ◽  
Antoine Guedeney ◽  
Samuel Menahem
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Maternal Distress ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Increased Risk

Background: Mothers and infants are exposed to multiple stresses when cardiac surgery is required for the infant. This study reviewed infant responsiveness using a standardized objective observational measure of social withdrawal and explored its association with measures of maternal distress. Methods: Mother–infant pairs involving infants surviving early cardiac surgery were assessed when the infant was aged two months. Infant social withdrawal was measured using the Alarm Distress Baby Scale. Maternal distress was assessed using self-report measures for maternal depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale), anxiety (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Scale), and parenting stress (Parenting Stress Index–Short Form). Potential associations between infant social withdrawal and maternal distress were evaluated. Results: High levels of maternal distress and infant social withdrawal were identified relative to community norms with a positive association. Such an association was not found between infant social withdrawal and the cardiac abnormality and surgery performed. Conclusion: The vulnerability of infants requiring cardiac surgery may be better understood when factors beyond their medical condition are considered. The findings suggested an association between maternal distress and infant social withdrawal, which may be consistent with mothers’ distress placing infants subjected to cardiac surgery at substantially increased risk of social withdrawal. However, it is unclear to what extent infant withdrawal may trigger maternal distress and what the interactive effects are. Further research is warranted. Trialing a mother–infant support program may be helpful in alleviating distress and improving the well-being and outcomes for these families.

scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF STUDENTS’ EMOTIONAL STATES AT LABORATORY LEARNING CLASSES

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Hrytsuk O.V.
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Level Of Activity

Мета. Статтю присвячено вивченню емоційних станів хлопців і дівчат залежно від виду навчаль-ного заняття у вищій школі. Метою роботи є виявлення особливостей складових частин емоційних станів студентів на лабораторних заняттях у виші залежно від курсу навчання. Методи. Психодіагностичним інструментарієм використано «Тест диференційованої самооцінки функціонального стану». Отримані первинні дані оброблено за допомогою пакету STATISTICA 12.0.Результати. Проведене дослідження дало змогу встановити, що у студентів самопочуття на лабораторних навчальних заняттях має позитивні ознаки, причому у дівчат рівень їх вираженості статистично значущо вищий, ніж у хлопців. Студенти почуваються сильними, витривалими, пра-цездатними, бадьорими. На лабораторних заняттях вони можуть проявити особистісні якості, такі як самостійність, ініціативність, лідерські, організаторські й комунікативні здібності. У студентів вираженість активності на лабораторних навчальних заняттях має позитивні ознаки. На лабораторних заняттях у студентів виражене бажання працювати й розмірковувати, вони активні, швидкі, діяльні, уважні, виконують різноманітні практико-орієнтовані завдання, відчувають захопленість ходом занять. У хлопців і у дівчат міра вираженості настрою на лабораторних навчальних заняттях статистично значущо не відрізняється. Загалом студенти мають гарний настрій на лабораторних заняттях. Вони оптимістичні, задоволені, щасливі, спокійні, життєрадісні, веселі. Висновки. Pезультати проведеного дослідження встановили, що у студентів самопочуття на лабораторних навчальних заняттях має позитивні ознаки, причому у дівчат рівень їх вираженості статистично значущо вищий, ніж у хлопців. У студентів вираженість активності на лабораторних навчальних заняттях має позитивні ознаки, причому у хлопців показники за цією шкалою статистично незначущо вищі, ніж у дівчат. У хлопців і у дівчат міра вираженості настрою на лабораторних навчальних заняттях статистично значущо не відрізняється. Ключові слова: емоційний стан, самопочуття, активність, настрій, статистична значущість. Purpose. The article is devoted to the study of the emotional states of boys and girls depending on the type of educational classes in high school. The aim of the paper is to identify the features of the severity of the components of the emotional states of the students at laboratory classes at universities, depending on the course of study.Methods. The empirical study has been conducted with the help of the test of differentiated self-assessment of the functional state. The obtained primary data have been processed using the STATISTICA 12.0 package.Results. It has been found that the students feel well at laboratory classes, and the girls have a statistically significantly higher level of expression of this feeling than the boys have. The students feel themselves strong, enduring, hard-working, energetic. They demonstrate their personal qualities, such as independence, initiative, leadership, organizational and communication skills. The severity of their activity at laboratory classes has positive signs. The students have a desire to work and to think. They are active, fast, attentive. They perform a variety of practice-oriented tasks, feel fascinated by the course. The degree of mood at laboratory classes does not differ statistically significantly at boys and girls. In general, the students are in a good mood at laboratory classes. For the average scores, the mood of boys has higher values than the mood of girls. They are optimistic, satisfied, happy, calm, cheerful. The students perform various types of work at laboratory classes, which increases their interest to the research and cognitive activities and forms an internal motivation to learn. The lowest rates of well-being at laboratory classes have the students of the fourth course. The highest rates of well-being have the students of the fifth course. The fifth-year students have the lowest level of activity at laboratory classes, and the first-year students have the highest level of activity. The highest indicators at laboratory classes are in the fifth year of education, and the lowest indicators are in the fourth year of education.Conclusions. The results of the empirical study have shown that the students have positive emotions at laboratory classes, and the girls have a statistically significantly higher level of well-been than the boys have. The severity of activity at laboratory classes has positive signs, and the measure of severity of the boys on this scale is statistically slightly higher than of the girls. The degree of mood of the boys and the girls at laboratory classes does not differ statistically significantly.Key words: emotional state, well-being, activity, mood, statistical significance.

scholarly journals Affective States Influence Sport Performance in Swimming

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Samełko ◽  
Monika Guszkowska ◽  
Anna Gala-Kwiatkowska
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
National Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Substantial Effect ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Sports Activity

Abstract Introduction. Sports activity involves experiencing affective states, which have a substantial effect on actions taken by the athlete. The results of previous studies on the relationship between emotional states and sport performance outcomes are ambiguous. The aim of the study was to establish the relationships between affective states (both emotional states and moods) and performance in swimming. Material and methods. The study examined 9 female swimmers and 22 male swimmers competing at the national level aged from 15 to 23 years (M = 18.1; SD = 2.397). Affective states were evaluated by means of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) completed once a day before the competition and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) completed before each race. The subject’s life record was divided by the time obtained in each race and expressed as a percentage. Results. Immediately before the races where the best results were obtained, the swimmers experienced the strongest positive emotions and the lowest level of negative emotions. The lowest level of positive states was recorded before the races with the worst performance. The lower the level of negative moods (fatigue, depression, anger, and tension) and the higher the level of positive moods (vigour and kindness) were, the better the results obtained by swimmers were. One exception was confusion, which unexpectedly correlated positively with the swimmers’ results. Preliminary analyses showed no indication of statistically significant differences between the women and men surveyed. Conclusions. The results of the study suggest that affective states influence performance outcomes in swimming. This influence may vary according to the valence and content as well as duration of affective states (emotional states vs. mood). On the basis of the results obtained, guidelines for coaches and their athletes can be formulated. A properly prepared trainer can choose training tasks in such a way as to optimise the intensity and content of the emotions experienced by athletes. Emotions seem to be important not only with regard to athletes’ well-being, but also as indirect and direct predictors of the results they achieve. Expression of emotion and emotional awareness in persons connected with sport should be included in training work.

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