Parental Rejection and Mental Health Problems in College Students: Mediating Role of Interpersonal Difficulties

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Saleem ◽  
Ayesha Asghar ◽  
Sara Subhan ◽  
Zahid Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Parental Rejection ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties

College students are said to have an increasing trend of mental health problems that lead to various negative academic, personal and social outcomes. The current study aimed to determine the mediating role of interpersonal difficulties between parental rejection and mental health problems of college students. A total of 321 college students selected through purposive sampling aged 15to 20 years provided self-report data on EMBU-A (Gerlsma, Arrindell, Van der Veen, & Emmelkamp, 1991), Urdu version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS; Aslam, 2007) and Interpersonal Difficulties Scale (IDS; Saleem, Ihsan, & Mahmood, 2014). Pearson Correlation was used to ensure that parental rejection, mental health problems and interpersonal difficulties are related. Results of path analysis revealed that parental rejection has an indirect effect on mental health through interpersonal difficulties. Implications for counselling services are discussed.

The Potential Role of Resilience Education for Preventing Mental Health Problems for College Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 538-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa E. DeRosier ◽  
Ellen Frank ◽  
Victor Schwartz ◽  
Kevin A. Leary
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems

scholarly journals Mediating role of perceived social support on mental health problems in pre-operative patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rafiq ◽  
Saba Safdar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Major Surgery ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Operative Recovery

Background: Pre-operative patients are not only suffering from physical and physiological symptoms but they might have psychological issues which may lead to mental health issues. However, different psychosocial factors may help in managing the mental health problems in pre-operative patients. Purpose: This study was aimed to investigate the mediating role of perceived social support on mental health problems in pre-operative patients. Methodology: The sample of the study consisted of 180 participants who were going to get their major surgery done in a week including 51% men and 49% women between the ages of 18-35 years. The participants were presented with a questionnaire including a demographics sheet and three Urdu translated scales as Self -Compassion Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale. Results: The results indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between self-compassion/perceived social support and mental health problems in pre-operative patients. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation indicated a significant relationship among self-compassion, perceived social support, and mental health problems. Conclusion: The current study spotlighted the importance of the pre-operative time in young adults and the dire need for counseling services to be provided to the patients in this crucial time to enhance the chances of post-operative recovery and wellbeing of the patients. Key words: Self-compassion, Perceive Social Support, Mental Health problems, Pre-operative patients, Major Surgery, young adulthood Citation: Safdar S, Rafiq M. Mediating role of perceived social support on mental health problems in pre-operative patients. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2021;25(1):63–70; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v25i1.1442 Received: 2 December 2020, Reviewed: 1 January 2021, Accepted: 2 January 2021

The mediating role of mental vulnerability between negative life events and interaction anxiousness among undergraduate students in Liaoning, China (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxin Gong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Mediating Role

BACKGROUND Interaction anxiousness is common among undergraduate students and adolescent, which could easily lead to a high risk for depression, substance use disorder and suicide among them. However, little is known about the influence factors on interaction anxiousness.Responses from 3 universities in Liaoning province indicate that social anxiety scores of college students are generally high. Mental vulnerability and negative life events have a great influence on the occurrence of interaction anxiety. Mental vulnerability played a partial mediating role between negative life events and interaction anxiousness among undergraduate students, which has often been overlooked in the past.The finding suggest that important to expand the construction of college mental health team and change the previous education mode of mental health. Give students regular psychological tests, early detection of psychological problems, and timely intervention. This study has a further understanding about interaction anxiousness and its influencing factors. Adolescents also belong to the community care group, their mental health problems also need more attention from nursing professionals. OBJECTIVE The study aims to analyze the relationships between mental vulnerability, negative life events and interaction anxiousness among undergraduate students in China and examine the mediating role of mental vulnerability on undergraduate students. METHODS Design and Methods: A cross-sectional survey target for undergraduate students in Liaoning province. Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple linear regression and structuralequation modeling method were applied to analyze the data. RESULTS Findings: The results suggest that mental vulnerability played a partial mediating role between negative life events and interaction anxiousness among undergraduate students.Negative life events had a significant indirect effect on the interaction anxiousness through mental vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS The study result will contribute to improve the physical and mental health development of undergraduate students. CLINICALTRIAL No

scholarly journals Analysis of the Mediating Effect of Risk Perception on the Relationship Between Time Perception and Mental Health of College Students During the COVID-19 Epidemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Cao ◽  
Hui Wen Zhang ◽  
Ling Yang ◽  
Ling Li ◽  
Jun Zhi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Time Perception ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Background: COVID-19 has had a wide impact on the mental health of college students. This study aims to explore the relationship between time perception, risk perception, and the mental health of college students during COVID-19 through a questionnaire survey.Subjects: One thousand two hundred and eighteen college students, 449 male and 769 female, who studied online during the COVID-19 epidemic were selected.Methods: Time Perception Scale, Risk Perception Scale, and SCL-90 were used to investigate the relationship using correlation analysis.Results: During the COVID-19 period, mental health problems of college students were widespread, and 65.93% of college students reported moderate to severe mental health problems. The correlation analysis showed that risk perception, time perception, and the mental health of college students were significantly related. Risk perception played a partial mediating role between present enjoyment and mental health, and risk perception played a partial mediating role between future time perception and mental health.Conclusion: In the case of sudden public crises, we should pay close attention to the mental health of college students, adjust their attitude toward the present and the future, and pay attention to their perception of risk so as to improve their mental health level under crisis.

Emotional Abuse as a Predictor of Mental Health Problems among Married Individuals and its impact on their Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 92-101
Author(s):  
Aisha Qasim ◽  
Rabia Muzaffar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Married Individuals

The current study was intended to determine the predicting role of Emotional Abuse to develop mental health problems among married individuals and its impact on their quality of life. Present research was quantitative correlational survey design, hypothesizing that there is a significant relationship between emotional abuse to develop mental health problems among married individuals and its impact on their quality of life. There is a significant role of emotional abuse to develop mental health problems among married individuals and its impact on their quality of life. Purposive convenient sampling technique was used to approach N= 230 married individuals ranged between 18-40 years old, from different areas of Karachi, Pakistan. The present study was assessed through Gottman Emotional Abuse Questionnaire (EAQ), Mental Health Inventory (MHI-18) and Quality of Life Scale (QOLS). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version-22) was applied for the analysis of data. Internal consistency of the study was checked through Cronbach alpha. For the analysis of correlation between variables Pearson Correlation was used. Significance of demographic factors were analyzed through the technique of independent sampling (t-test). Results exposed that there is significant strong negative correlation of emotional abuse with mental health (r= -0.82) and quality of life (r= -0.89). The findings of the research highlighted the significant differences of emotional abuse, mental health problems and quality of life. The results of the present study could be useful for enhancing the awareness on the effect of emotional abuse and the necessity of prevent the abuse for maintaining the relationship.

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