scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AMONG RETIRED PEOPLE IN SELECTED URBAN AND RURAL – A REVIEW

THE GENESIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
mrs rajwant kaur ◽  
Dr Krishna chauhan ◽  
Dr Krishna chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Bridge Employment ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Active Service

ABSTRACT Retirement is the act of retiring or the state of being retired, i.e. to withdraw oneself from business, public life or and to remove from active service. However, it is important to recognize that retirement as a single life event is rarely the cause of these outcomes. Perhaps people with greater work ethic might be more prepared for retirement and might feel it to be their “just reward” for their years of hard work. Also found that retirees who had higher entrepreneurial orientations were more likely to engage in career bridge employment than in full retirement, whereas retirees who had more desire to pursue a new career were more likely to engage in bridge employment in a different field than in full retirement. A significantly negative relationship was found between loneliness, depression, hopelessness and income. Conclusion shows that institutionalization might lead to poor mental health. Key Words: Psychological problems in old age, Urban and rural area.

scholarly journals Psychological Investigation on Pregnant Women during the Outbreak of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoqi Chen ◽  
Jiamian Zhuang ◽  
Qingzi Chen ◽  
Xuerui Tan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Junior College ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Psychological Status

Abstract Background COVID-19(Corona Virus Disease 2019) outbreaks around the world and is highly infectious, which may cause people prone to anxiety and depression. Pregnant women, as a particular group, need more attention. The aim of this study is to investigate the mental health status of pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19, analyze factors affecting their mental health status, understand their cognition, behavioral responses and provide solution guidance for psychological problems. Methods Using a self-designed questionnaire, self-rated anxiety scale(SAS), self-rated depression scale (SDS), we conducted a web-based survey on 1160 pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19. Results Compared with general adults in some regions of China during the outbreak of COVID-19, the scores of SAS and SDS of pregnant women were both significantly higher (P<0.05). The results of multivariate regression analysis unveiled that age, levels of education, and duration of pregnancy were factors influencing pregnant women's psychological status. In terms of psychological problems, compared with pregnant women aged < 30 years old, the risk of psychological problems in pregnant women aged ≥ 30 years old was 0.646 times (95% CI:0.486-0.858). Besides, compared with women with a level of high school or below, those with a junior college degree or above had a poor mental health risk of 0.551 times (95%CI: 0.416-0.731). Compared with women in early pregnancy, women in middle pregnancy and in last pregnancy had a risk of 0.543 times (95% CI:0.398-0.739) and 0.636 times (95% CI: 0.466-0.867) in poor mental health.Conclusions During the outbreak of COVID-19, pregnant women are prone to anxiety or depression, highlighting the necessity of further attention to mental health. It is of great significance to provide on-time psychological counseling and intervention for pregnant women with poor mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.

scholarly journals Psychological Investigation on Pregnant Women during the Outbreak of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoqi Chen ◽  
Jiamian Zhuang ◽  
Qingzi Chen ◽  
Xuerui Tan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Junior College ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Psychological Status

Abstract Background: COVID-19(Corona Virus Disease 2019) outbreaks around the world and is highly infectious, which may cause people prone to anxiety and depression. Pregnant women, as a particular group, need more attention. The aim of this study is to investigate the mental health status of pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19, to analyze factors affecting their mental health status, to get wise to their cognition, behavioral responses and to provide solution guidance for psychological problems.Methods: Using a self-designed questionnaire, self-rated anxiety scale(SAS), self-rated depression scale (SDS), we conducted a web-based survey on 1160 pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19.Results: Compared with general adults in some regions of China during the outbreak of COVID-19, the scores of SAS and SDS of pregnant women were both significantly higher (P<0.05). The results of multivariate regression analysis unveiled that age, levels of education, and duration of pregnancy were factors influencing pregnant women’s psychological status. In terms of psychological problems, compared with pregnant women aged < 30 years old, the risk of psychological problems in pregnant women aged ≥ 30 years old was 0.646 times (95% CI:0.486-0.858). Besides, compared with women with a level of high school or below, those with a junior college degree or above had a poor mental health risk of 0.551 times (95%CI: 0.416-0.731). Compared with women in early pregnancy, women in middle pregnancy and in last pregnancy had a risk of 0.543 times (95% CI:0.398-0.739) and 0.636 times (95% CI: 0.466-0.867) in poor mental health.Conclusions: During the outbreak of COVID-19, pregnant women are prone to anxiety or depression, highlighting the necessity of further attention to mental health. It is of great significance to provide timely psychological counseling and intervention for pregnant women with poor mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.

scholarly journals Depressive Symptoms Among Older, Sexual Minority Adults and the Influence of Marital Status

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 166-167
Author(s):  
Briana Mezuk ◽  
Rachel Bergmans ◽  
Victoria Schoebel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes

Abstract Adverse health outcomes, including poor mental health and depression, tend to be more common among those who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). Minority stress theory posits that chronic minoritization contributes to disparities in depression. Factors like social support and income can improve mental health outcomes, and these resilience-promoting factors can be gained through marriage. However, whether marriage improves mental health outcomes in old age regardless of sexual orientation is not well established. This study aims to determine if depressive symptoms differ by sexual orientation in old age, and to test whether the association between depression and sexual orientation was moderated by marital status. The 2016 Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults older than 50 years (n=4,253), was the first wave to include respondent sexual orientation. Depressive symptoms were measured on the 8-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Those with a score greater than or equal to 3 were considered to have elevated depressive symptoms. When testing main effects in the adjusted model, depression was not more common among LGB persons than heterosexual persons (OR=0.95; 95% CI=0.46-2.00). Yet, marital status significantly moderated the relationship between sexual orientation and depression (p=0.034). Among heterosexual adults, being married was protective against depression (OR=0.48; 95% CI=0.32-0.71) when compared to being never married, whereas marriage was not protective among LGB adults (OR=0.95; 95% CI=0.26-3.45). Findings indicate that LGB adults do not experience the same mental health benefits of marriage as heterosexual individuals.

scholarly journals Does poor mental health change the influence of interventions on handwashing in a vulnerable population of rural Malawi? The key role of emotions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurgita Slekiene ◽  
Hans-Joachim Mosler
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
The People ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

Abstract Poor mental health is a neglected problem worldwide. People living through humanitarian emergencies suffer not only from scarcity of water, food and poor hygiene but also from poor mental health. Mental disorders can impair health-related daily behavior, handwashing with soap, of vulnerable individuals. However, it is unknown whether handwashing interventions have a different impact on people with poor mental health. A longitudinal study collected data from 638 people in Malawi at baseline and follow-up. We conducted face-to-face interviews with a quantitative questionnaire that used the RANAS approach to behavior change to measure factors underlying handwashing. We assessed mental health using the validated Chichewa version of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Mental health was impaired in 27% of the people assessed. We found a negative relationship between mental health and handwashing after the intervention (r= − 0.083*). The mediation analysis revealed significant indirect effects of mental health on handwashing via factors feelings and difficulty in getting soap for handwashing. These findings imply that mental health assessment should be included in WASH surveys. Interventions that increase positive emotions would make behavior change more successful in populations with a significant proportion of people with poor mental health. This research is especially relevant to emergency contexts.

A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health in Emerging Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica S. Bachmann ◽  
Hansjörg Znoj ◽  
Katja Haemmerli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Consistency Model ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Health Model

Emerging adulthood is a time of instability. This longitudinal study investigated the relationship between mental health and need satisfaction among emerging adults over a period of five years and focused on gender-specific differences. Two possible causal models were examined: (1) the mental health model, which predicts that incongruence is due to the presence of impaired mental health at an earlier point in time; (2) the consistency model, which predicts that impaired mental health is due to a higher level of incongruence reported at an earlier point in time. Emerging adults (N = 1,017) aged 18–24 completed computer-assisted telephone interviews in 2003 (T1), 2005 (T2), and 2008 (T3). The results indicate that better mental health at T1 predicts a lower level of incongruence two years later (T2), when prior level of incongruence is controlled for. The same cross-lagged effect is shown for T3. However, the cross-lagged paths from incongruence to mental health are marginally associated when prior mental health is controlled for. No gender differences were found in the cross-lagged model. The results support the mental health model and show that incongruence does not have a long-lasting negative effect on mental health. The results highlight the importance of identifying emerging adults with poor mental health early to provide support regarding need satisfaction.

PASIFIKA FUTURES WHĀNAU ORA: F’INE – Nurturing the Future for Pasifika LGBTQI

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saneta Manoa ◽  
Phylesha Brown-Acton ◽  
Tatryanna Utanga ◽  
Seini Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
The Future ◽  
Specific Provider

F’INE Aotearoa, through Pasifika Futures Whānau Ora programme, is supporting Pacific Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) individuals and their families to transform their lives and achieve their aspirations.  The LGBTQI community in New Zealand experience significant disadvantage across a range of areas affecting wellbeing, including higher rates of poor mental health, depression and anxiety 1,2,3. For Pacific LGBTQI, the disadvantages are compounded further.  F’INE, an LGBTQI specific provider in New Zealand, is working to change this.

Perfectionism in the transition to university: Comparing diathesis-stress and downward spiral models of depressive symptoms

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelby L. Levine ◽  
Marina Milyavskaya
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Personal Standards ◽  
Downward Spiral ◽  
Personal Standards Perfectionism ◽  
Spiral Model ◽  
Diathesis Stress Model

Transitioning to university may be especially difficult for students who expect perfection from themselves. Self-critical perfectionism has consistently been linked to poor mental health. The current study compares a diathesis-stress and a downward spiral model, to determine why self-critical perfectionism is detrimental for mental health during this transition. First-year students (N=658) were recruited prior to beginning university in August and contacted again in October, January, and April. Participants completed measures on perfectionism, stress and depressive symptoms. Evidence was found for a downward spiral model with self-critical perfectionism, but not a diathesis-stress model. Students higher in self-critical perfectionism were more likely to experience increased stress and depressive symptoms in a circular and additive manner. Conversely, students higher in personal standards perfectionism experienced less stress and subsequent depressive symptoms. This research provides a theoretical model for why self-critical perfectionism is related to poor mental health outcomes which become sustained over time.

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