scholarly journals An Updated Evaluation of the Dichotomous Link Between Creativity and Mental Health

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongjun Zhao ◽  
Zhiwen Tang ◽  
Fang Lu ◽  
Qiang Xing ◽  
Wangbing Shen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Scientific Understanding ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
Pathway Model ◽  
Scientific Exploration ◽  
Dual Pathway ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

The theory of the mad genius, a popular cultural fixture for centuries, has received widespread attention in the behavioral sciences. Focusing on a longstanding debate over whether creativity and mental health are positively or negatively correlated, this study first summarized recent relevant studies and meta-analyses and then provided an updated evaluation of this correlation by describing a new and useful perspective for considering the relationship between creativity and mental health. Here, a modified version of the dual-pathway model of creativity was developed to explain the seemingly paradoxical relationship between creativity and mental health. This model can greatly enrich the scientific understanding of the so-called mad genius controversy and further promote the scientific exploration of the link between creativity and mental health or psychopathology.

The equifinality and multifinality of violent radicalization and mental health

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-136
Author(s):  
Paul Gill ◽  
Frank Farnham ◽  
Caitlin Clemmow
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Base Rate ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Do So

The relationship between violent radicalization and poor mental health is complex and multilayered. We use the principles of equifinality and multifinality to demonstrate this complexity. In terms of equifinality, we draw upon the existing evidence base to demonstrate that the end outcome of violent radicalization has many paths into it. Some individuals will be touched by different aspects related to poor mental health along this path. In terms of multifinality, we demonstrate trajectories to multiple outcomes originating from poor mental health problems, where violent radicalization is a low base rate outcome, of many. To do so, we draw on the evidence base from various systematic reviews and meta-analyses of other public/personal harms. We also draw upon illustrations of different individuals displaying similar symptoms/diagnoses and map the mechanisms through which their end outcome differed (e.g. because of exposure to different influences, opportunity, and so on).

scholarly journals Prenatal Maternal Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Preterm Birth and the Effects of Heterogeneity on This Relationship: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sarah Rose ◽  
Gianella Pana ◽  
Shahirose Premji
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Maternal Anxiety ◽  
Published Evidence ◽  
Causal Nature ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Background.Systematic reviews (SR) and meta-analyses (MA) that previously explored the relationship between prenatal maternal anxiety (PMA) and preterm birth (PTB) have not been comprehensive in study inclusion, failing to account for effects of heterogeneity and disagree in their conclusions.Objectives.This SRMA provides a summary of the published evidence of the relationship between PMA and PTB while examining methodological and statistical sources of heterogeneity.Methods.Published studies from MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and EMBASE, until June 2015, were extracted and reviewed.Results.Of the 37 eligible studies, 31 were used in this MA; six more were subsequently excluded due to statistical issues, substantially reducing the heterogeneity. The odds ratio for PMA was 1.70 (95% CI 1.33, 2.18) for PTB and 1.67 (95% CI 1.35, 2.07) for spontaneous PTB comparing higher levels of anxiety to lower levels.Conclusions.Consistent findings indicate a significant association between PMA and PTB. Due to the statistical problem of including collinear variables in a single regression model, it is hard to distinguish the effect of the various types of psychosocial distress on PTB. However, a prenatal program aimed at addressing mental health issues could be designed and evaluated using a randomised controlled trial to assess the causal nature of different aspects of mental health on PTB.

Some Interfaces between Alcoholism and Mental Health

1976 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-222
Author(s):  
Earl X. Freed
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Genetic Component ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
Tension Reduction ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alcohol Use And Abuse

Some interfaces, common boundaries, between the fields of alcoholism and mental health are explored. These include the relationship between alcoholism and psychopathology; psychodynamic, affective, consciousness altering, and tension reduction aspects of alcohol consumption; possible developmental predispositions to alcoholism; consideration of a genetic component; psychotherapeutic desiderata; etc. Explorations of these—and other—interfaces should help to define the roles of mental health and behavioral sciences vis a vis alcohol use and abuse.

scholarly journals Gendered Working Environments as a Determinant of Mental Health Inequalities: A Protocol for a Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Milner ◽  
Anna Scovelle ◽  
Tania King ◽  
Claudia Marck ◽  
Ashley McAllister ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Both gender and employment are critical and intersecting social determinants of mental and physical health. This paper describes the protocol used to conduct a systematic literature review of the relationship between “gendered working environments” and mental health. Gendered working environments (GWE) are conceptualised as involving: (1) differences in selection into work, and more specifically, occupations; (2) variation in employment arrangements and working hours; (3) disparities in psychosocial exposures at work, and; (4) differences in selection out of work. Methods/design: The review will adhere to a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) search procedure. Key words will be identified that are specific to each of the four domains of GWE. The databases used for the search will be Scopus, Pubmed, Proquest, and Web of Science. Keywords will be adapted for the specific requirements of each electronic database. Inclusion criteria are: Using a validated scale to measure mental health (outcome); including exposures related to the four domains of GWE; reporting estimates for both men and women; and use of a cohort, case-control, or cross-sectional design. Studies will be excluded if they were published more than 10 years ago, are not in English or do not present extractable data on the relationship between GWE and mental health. Discussion: The proposed review will provide evidence about the numerous and complex ways in which employment and gender intersect (and are reinforced) to influence mental health over the life course.

International Political Efficacy Matters: A Dual-Pathway Model of Taiwanese Singing E-Petitions to Foreign Governments

2021 ◽  
pp. 089443932110054
Author(s):  
Luc Chia-Shin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Pathway Model ◽  
Taiwanese People ◽  
Dual Pathway ◽  
Foreign Governments ◽  
The Relationship

Signing e-petitions to foreign authorities received little attention from scholars due to the constraint of the relationship between citizenship and sovereignty. Yet, Taiwanese people constantly attempt to create and sign e-petitions to other authorities, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. The current study aims to examine this phenomenon and proposes a new concept namely international political efficacy to explain their behavior. Expanded from political efficacy, international political efficacy refers to individuals’ perception of their knowledge and experience about international affairs and issues. Meanwhile, the current study develops a dual-pathway model which comprises of rational and emotional routes as the theoretical framework. Through a survey, the findings confirm that emotional route failed to shape the e-petition signing intention, whereas rational and collective action concerns dominated the process. International political efficacy was confirmed valid through empirical data, and it can contribute to the theory development.

Physical and Psychological Benefits of Written Emotional Expression

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Kállay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Cost Effective Treatment ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract. The last several decades have witnessed a substantial increase in the number of individuals suffering from both diagnosable and subsyndromal mental health problems. Consequently, the development of cost-effective treatment methods, accessible to large populations suffering from different forms of mental health problems, became imperative. A very promising intervention is the method of expressive writing (EW), which may be used in both clinically diagnosable cases and subthreshold symptomatology. This method, in which people express their feelings and thoughts related to stressful situations in writing, has been found to improve participants’ long-term psychological, physiological, behavioral, and social functioning. Based on a thorough analysis and synthesis of the published literature (also including most recent meta-analyses), the present paper presents the expressive writing method, its short- and long-term, intra-and interpersonal effects, different situations and conditions in which it has been proven to be effective, the most important mechanisms implied in the process of recovery, advantages, disadvantages, and possible pitfalls of the method, as well as variants of the original technique and future research directions.

A Meta-Analysis of Interviews and Cognitive Ability

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L. Roth ◽  
Allen I. Huffcutt
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Employment Interviews ◽  
Moderator Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

The topic of what interviews measure has received a great deal of attention over the years. One line of research has investigated the relationship between interviews and the construct of cognitive ability. A previous meta-analysis reported an overall corrected correlation of .40 ( Huffcutt, Roth, & McDaniel, 1996 ). A more recent meta-analysis reported a noticeably lower corrected correlation of .27 ( Berry, Sackett, & Landers, 2007 ). After reviewing both meta-analyses, it appears that the two studies posed different research questions. Further, there were a number of coding judgments in Berry et al. that merit review, and there was no moderator analysis for educational versus employment interviews. As a result, we reanalyzed the work by Berry et al. and found a corrected correlation of .42 for employment interviews (.15 higher than Berry et al., a 56% increase). Further, educational interviews were associated with a corrected correlation of .21, supporting their influence as a moderator. We suggest a better estimate of the correlation between employment interviews and cognitive ability is .42, and this takes us “back to the future” in that the better overall estimate of the employment interviews – cognitive ability relationship is roughly .40. This difference has implications for what is being measured by interviews and their incremental validity.

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