scholarly journals Interpersonal Problems as Mediator Between Parental Rearing Styles and Internalizing-Externalizing Problems in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-395
Author(s):  
Sayyada Taskeen Zahra ◽  
Sadia Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Parental Rejection ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
Multistage Sampling

The mental health of youth is considered a big challenge in recent years for mental health professionals. Adolescents are known to have an increased prevalence of internalizing-externalizing problems that lead to adverse social, academic, and personal outcomes. This research is investigating the role of interpersonal problems as the mediator in the association of parental warmth and rejection with internalizing-externalizing problems in 732 adolescents (girls = 49%, boys = 51%) recruited through multistage sampling technique. Measures included Egna Minnen Betraffande Uppostran for Children (EMBU-C) (Saleem, Mahmood, & Subhan, 2015), the Youth version of the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001), and the Interpersonal Difficulties Scale (Zahra & Saleem, 2020). Correlation analysis confirmed the significant association among parental warmth, parental rejection, internalizing-externalizing problems, and interpersonal problems. Findings of mediation analysis revealed that parental warmth and parental rejection have effects on internalizing-externalizing problems via interpersonal problems. Implications are discussed in terms of the counseling of adolescents.

People’s Knowledge About Mental Health in Pangandaran District, West Java, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taty Hernawaty ◽  
Hadi Suprapto Arifin ◽  
Efri Widianti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
West Java ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Mental Health Programs ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Mental health is one of Indonesia’s public health development goals. The Pangandaran District Administration of West Java is an expanded district that actively carries out various development programs, including mental health programs. This study aimed to identify public knowledge about mental health in Pangandaran District using quantitative descriptive method. The research population comprised residents of the Pangandaran District, and a sample was collected via cluster multistage sampling technique. The sample was gradually determined in the order of subdistricts, villages, subvillages, community units, and neighborhood units. The total sample was composed of 113 respondents. The questionnaire was developed based on theories and concepts on public mental health and distributed to participants after validity and reliability tests were conducted. The construct validity test result was between 0.303 and 0.764, which meant that all items were valid. The Kuder-Richardson 20 formula was used to test reliability, and the reliability coefficient was 0.887. Mathematical calculations were used for data analysis; data are presented as frequency distributions. In this study, 61.10% of the respondents had “less” knowledge, 33.59% had “good” knowledge, and the remaining 5.30% had “enough” knowledge of mental health. The results suggest that the local government should provide mental health education for the residents. For educational institutions, mental health programs should be a fundamental offering in Indonesian society. Abstrak Pengetahuan Masyarakat tentang Kesehatan Jiwa Kabupaten Pangandaran, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Sehat secara mental merupakan bagian dari tujuan pembangunan kesehatan masyarakat. Pemerintah Kabupaten Pangandaran merupakan kabupaten pemekaran yang sedang menggalakkan berbagai program pembangunan termasuk program kesehatan jiwa. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi pengetahuan masyarakat Kabupaten Pangandaran mengenai kesehatan jiwa. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh masyarakat Kabupaten Pangandaran dan sampel diambil menggunakan tehnik cluster multistage sampling. Tahapan penetapan sampel dilakukan bertahap mulai dari kecamatan, desa, dusun, rukun warga, sampai rukun tetangga dan didapat sebanyak 113 orang. Data penelitian dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dan dibagikan pada seluruh responden. Kuisioner dikembangkan dari teori dan konsep kesehatan jiwa masyarakat dan sudah dilakukan uji validitas dan reliabilitas. Uji validitas konstrak didapatkan hasil berkisar antara 0,303 sampai 0,764 sehingga semua item dinyatakan valid. Uji reliabilitas menggunakan uji Kuder Richardson 20 dan diperoleh koefisien reliabilitas KR-20 sebesar 0,887. Analisa data menggunakan perhitungan matematis dan ditampilkan dalam bentuk tabel distribusi frekuensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 61,10% responden kurang memiliki pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan jiwa, 33,59% responden memiliki pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan jiwa yang baik, dan sisanya 5,30% responden memiliki pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan jiwa yang cukup. Saran, bagi pemerintah setempat agar memberikan pendidikan kesehatan jiwa bagi masyarakat. Bagi instansi pendidikan, diharapkan menjadi data dasar dalam membuat program kesehatan jiwa di masyarakat. Kata kunci: Jawa Barat, kesehatan jiwa, kesehatan masyarakat, Pangandaran, pengetahuan masyarakat

Religiosity and mental health of pre-adolescents with psychiatric problems and their parents: The TRAILS study

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 845-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. van der Jagt-Jelsma ◽  
M.R. de Vries-Schot ◽  
Rint de Jong ◽  
C.A. Hartman ◽  
F.C. Verhulst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Adolescent Religiosity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Psychiatric Problems

AbstractBackground:This study investigated the association between the religiosity of parents and pre-adolescents, and pre-adolescents’ psychiatric problems.Method:In a clinic-referred cohort of 543 pre-adolescents at least once referred to a mental health outpatient clinic mental health problems were assessed using self-reports (Youth Self-Report; YSR), parent reports (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL), and teacher reports (Teacher's Report Form; TRF) of child behavioral and emotional problems. Paternal, maternal, and pre-adolescent religiosity were assessed by self-report. MANCOVAs were performed for internalizing and externalizing problems as dependent variables, with maternal religiosity, paternal religiosity, pre-adolescent religiosity, parental religious harmony, and gender as independent variables, and socioeconomic status and divorce as covariates.Results:Internalizing problems. Pre-adolescents of actively religious mothers had more internalizing symptoms than pre-adolescents of nonreligious mothers. Harmony and gender did not significantly affect the association between maternal religiosity and internalizing problems. Externalizing problems. No associations between religiosity of pre-adolescents, religiosity of mothers, religiosity of fathers and/or harmony of parents and externalizing problem behavior have been found.Discussion and conclusions:Overall, associations between mental health and religiosity were modest to absent. Results are discussed in the context of a clinic-referred cohort, the quest phase of internalizing religious beliefs and role modeling of parents.

scholarly journals Self-esteem and coping skills of victims and nonvictims of bullying in public school

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-146
Author(s):  
Ishrat Shahnaz ◽  
Hosne Ara
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Victims Of Bullying

Good self-esteem and coping skills are essential to maintain a strong, happy and healthy life. The present study examined the self-esteem and coping skills of victims and non-victims of bullying in public school. The sample consisted of 150 participants (75 bullied and 75 non-bullied) who were selected through convenience sampling technique from different public schools of Dhaka city. The Bangla version of the California bullying victimization scale, the Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale and the coping scale were used to achieve the research objectives. Result of the study showed that bullying was negatively correlated with self-esteem and coping skills whereas self-esteem was positively correlated with coping skills. Result also showed that there were significant differences in self-esteem and in coping skills between victims and non-victims of bullying. The findings of the present study will advance our understanding about the negative impact of bullying on children’s mental health and will help mental health professionals to develop bullying awareness program for teachers and parents. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 28(2): 139-146, 2019 (July)

scholarly journals Charting the trajectories of adopted children's emotional and behavioral problems: The impact of early adversity and postadoptive parental warmth

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Paine ◽  
Oliver Perra ◽  
Rebecca Anthony ◽  
Katherine H. Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract Children who are adopted from care are more likely to experience enduring emotional and behavioral problems across development; however, adoptees’ trajectories of mental health problems and factors that impact their trajectories are poorly understood. Therefore, we used multilevel growth analyses to chart adoptees’ internalizing and externalizing problems across childhood, and examined the associations between preadoptive risk and postadoptive protective factors on their trajectories. This was investigated in a prospective longitudinal study of case file records (N = 374) and questionnaire-based follow-ups (N = 96) at approximately 5, 21, and 36 months postadoptive placement. Preadoptive adversity (indexed by age at placement, days in care, and number of adverse childhood experiences) was associated with higher internalizing and externalizing scores; the decrease in internalizing scores over childhood was accelerated for those exposed to lower levels of preadoptive risk. Warm adoptive parenting was associated with a marked reduction in children's internalizing and externalizing problems over time. Although potentially limited by shared methods variance and lack of variability in parental warmth scores, these findings demonstrate the deleterious impact of preadoptive risk and the positive role of exceptionally warm adoptive parenting on children's trajectories of mental health problems and have relevance for prevention and intervention strategies.

scholarly journals Emotion regulation difficulties and interpersonal problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predicting anxiety and depression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole Andre Solbakken ◽  
Omid V. Ebrahimi ◽  
Asle Hoffart ◽  
Jon T. Monsen ◽  
Sverre Urnes Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
The Impact

Background: Central components of psychological functioning, such as difficulties in emotion regulation and interpersonal problems are likely to have been substantially impacted by COVID-19 and the amelioration measures of societal lock-down and social distancing. In turn, these factors are likely to predict mental health outcomes, such as symptoms of depression and anxiety throughout the pandemic and beyond. Methods: To investigate this issue, we conducted an internet-based survey with 10,061 responders at the height of lock-down (T1). After social distancing measures had been eased (T2), 4,936 responders (49.1%) completed the survey again. Results: Emotion regulation difficulties, interpersonal problems, and symptoms of depression and anxiety decreased from T1 to T2, but changes were minor. After controlling for age and gender, emotion regulation- and interpersonal difficulties were associated with anxiety and depression throughout the study period, and changes in all domains occurred in concert. More extensive problems with emotion regulation at T1 predicted greater reductions in both symptom domains as amelioration measures were eased, while the converse was true for interpersonal problems. Furthermore, the impact of initial emotion regulation difficulties on subsequent changes in both anxiety- and depressive symptoms was dependent on the level of interpersonal difficulties, so that high interpersonal problem load at T1 reversed the effect of emotion regulation difficulties on symptom development. Conclusions: The results suggest that emotion regulation- and interpersonal difficulties are highly central to mental health during the pandemic, and may be important targets for remediation to reduce mental health problems throughout the course of the pandemic and beyond.

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.

scholarly journals The Knowledge related to Mental Health of the People around the Coastal Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
Taty Hernawaty ◽  
Hadi Suprapto Arifin ◽  
Efri Widianti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Mental Health Programs ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Mental health is one of Indonesia’s public health development goals. The Pangandaran District Administration of West Java is an expanded district that actively carries out various development programs, including mental health programs. This study aimed to identify public knowledge about mental health in Pangandaran District using quantitative descriptive method. The research population comprised residents of the Pangandaran District, and a sample was collected via cluster multistage sampling technique. The sample was gradually determined in the order of subdistricts, villages, subvillages, community units, and neighborhood units. The total sample was composed of 113 respondents. The questionnaire was developed based on theories and concepts on public mental health and distributed to participants after validity and reliability tests were conducted. The construct validity test result was between 0.303 and 0.764, which meant that all items were valid. The Kuder-Richardson 20 formula was used to test reliability, and the reliability coefficient was 0.887. Mathematical calculations were used for data analysis; data are presented as frequency distributions. In this study, 61.10% of the respondents had “less” knowledge, 33.59% had “good” knowledge, and the remaining 5.30% had “enough” knowledge of mental health. The results suggest that the local government should provide mental health education for the residents. For educational institutions, mental health programs should be a fundamental offering in Indonesian society. Abstrak Pengetahuan tentang Kesehatan Mental Warga di Sekitar Wilayah Pesisir. Sehat secara mental merupakan bagian dari tujuan pembangunan kesehatan masyarakat. Pemerintah Kabupaten Pangandaran merupakan kabupaten pemekaran yang sedang menggalakkan berbagai program pembangunan termasuk program kesehatan jiwa. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi pengetahuan masyarakat Kabupaten Pangandaran mengenai kesehatan jiwa. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh masyarakat Kabupaten Pangandaran dan sampel diambil menggunakan tehnik cluster multistage sampling. Tahapan penetapan sampel dilakukan bertahap mulai dari kecamatan, desa, dusun, rukun warga, sampai rukun tetangga dan didapat sebanyak 113 orang. Data penelitian dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dan dibagikan pada seluruh responden. Kuisioner dikembangkan dari teori dan konsep kesehatan jiwa masyarakat dan sudah dilakukan uji validitas dan reliabilitas. Uji validitas konstrak didapatkan hasil berkisar antara 0,303 sampai 0,764 sehingga semua item dinyatakan valid. Uji reliabilitas menggunakan uji Kuder Richardson 20 dan diperoleh koefisien reliabilitas KR-20 sebesar 0,887. Analisa data menggunakan perhitungan matematis dan ditampilkan dalam bentuk tabel distribusi frekuensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 61,10% responden kurang memiliki pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan jiwa, 33,59% responden memiliki pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan jiwa yang baik, dan sisanya 5,30% responden memiliki pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan jiwa yang cukup. Saran, bagi pemerintah setempat agar memberikan pendidikan kesehatan jiwa bagi masyarakat. Bagi instansi pendidikan, diharapkan menjadi data dasar dalam membuat program kesehatan jiwa di masyarakat.  Kata Kunci: Jawa Barat, kesehatan masyarakat, program kesehatan jiwa, wilayah pesisir

scholarly journals "Emotional Intelligence of Adolescence in Relation to Self Concept "

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roopmala Koneri
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Competitive Edge

Emotional Intelligence is one of the latest "buzz word" in organizations and has created great interest in researchers, educators and mental health professionals. Emotional Intelligence is what gives a person competitive edge. Building once Emotional Intelligence has lifelong impact. . It helps us to appreciate our daily encounter with ourselves and others. It is largely influenced by ones self-concept. The main objectives of the study are to find out whether there is significant relationship exists between self concept and Emotional Intelligence of adolescence. Sample of 800 students studying in X standard of Bangalore urban and rural schools were selected using random sampling technique. It is found that there is significant relationship between self concept and Emotional Intelligence of adolescents.

Direct and indirect effects of bereaved caregivers’ self-compassion on their complicated grief and their child’s mental health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Zhang ◽  
Irwin Sandler ◽  
Jenn-Yun Tein ◽  
Sharlene Wolchik ◽  
Erin Donohue
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Complicated Grief ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Problems ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Bereaved Children ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Self-compassion, which involves mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity, has been found to be related to individuals’ mental health. Few studies have examined caregivers’ self-compassion in relation to parenting behaviors or child adjustment in addition to its relation their own mental health. Objectives: In the current study we examined caregivers’ self-compassion as a protective factor related to parentally bereaved children’s internalizing and externalizing problems. We further tested whether the relations were mediated by caregivers’ parenting practices or complicated grief (i.e., persistent severe grief reactions that impair normal functioning). Methods: The sample consists of caregivers who participated in an intervention study for bereaved families and reported high levels of complicated grief. At T1 (baseline) and T2 (20 weeks later), caregivers completed surveys on demographic information, self-compassion, complicated grief, parental warmth and consistent discipline, as well as child internalizing and externalizing problems. Results: Findings supported that caregivers’ self-compassion was prospectively related to decreased internalizing and externalizing problems in bereaved children. The effect of self-compassion on externalizing problems was mediated by parental warmth and consistent discipline. Self-compassion was also prospectively associated with decreased complicated grief and psychological distress, although complicated grief and psychological distress were not related to child outcomes. Conclusions: These findings add to the knowledge on the psychological benefits of self-compassion for both bereaved children and their caregivers.

scholarly journals Teacher Nominations of Preschool Children at Risk for Mental Health Problems: how False Is a False Positive Nomination and What Make Teachers Concerned?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Stensen ◽  
Stian Lydersen ◽  
Frode Stenseng ◽  
Jan Lance Wallander ◽  
May Britt Drugli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
False Positive ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
False Positives ◽  
Negative Group ◽  
True Negative ◽  
Positive Group ◽  
Child Relationship

AbstractIdentification attempts in populations with a low prevalence of problems usually result in a considerable number of false positives. Thus, the aim of the current study was to investigate the false positive rate following nomination of developmental concerns by preschool teachers and the reasons for which teachers raise developmental concerns about children who display non-clinical levels of mental health problems.A total of 1430 children aged 1 to 6 years in Norwegian childcare centers were classified as true positive, false positive, true negative, or false negative by comparing preschool teachers’ nomination with their ratings on the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form, resulting in 127 (9%) false positives and 1142 (80%) true negatives.Compared to the true negative group, the false positive group received significantly higher scores on internalizing problems, externalizing problems than true negatives, conflict and significantly lower scores on closeness. Children’s internalizing and externalizing problems and age were the main factors that increased the likelihood of teachers raising concerns, while increased closeness in the teacher-child relationship reduced the likelihood of being nominated. Children’s gender and conflict level were not significant when adjusting for other factors.These findings suggest that preschool teachers’ concerns about children’s development should not be discarded as the false positive group did show elevated levels of problem behavior and poorer teacher-child relationship compared to the true negative group. Scrutinizing concerns in collaboration with parents and other mental health professionals may be beneficial to ensure healthy development for children with elevated problem levels.

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