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“This doesn’t feel like living”: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Mental Health of Vulnerable University Students in the United Kingdom “这感觉不像生活”:COVID-19大流行如何影响英国弱势大学生的心理健康

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.2.7

Charlotte Rose Horner, S. Hugh-Jones, E. Sutherland, C. Brennan, Charlotte Sadler-Smith

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Foreword from the Editor-in-Chief 总编辑的前言

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.2.2

Beáta Dávid

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Exploring Care Management for Older Adults with Illnesses as Family Members’ Responsibility : The need for Social Workers’ Support Services in Nigeria 作为家庭成员责任的老年疾病护理管理探索:尼日利亚社会工作者支持服务的需求

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.3.3

J. Ene, N. Chukwu, H. Ajibo

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Quality of Life in Personal Social Ecosystems: Further Psychometric Evaluation and Hungarian Adaptation of the Experience in Personal Social Systems Questionnaire 个人社会生态系统中的生活质量:进一步的心理测量评估和匈牙利对个人社会系统问卷经验的适应

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh/17.2022.1.7

Barna Konkoly Thege, Benedek Somogyi, G. Szabó

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An Empirical Study of Ancient Wisdom : Effect of Anasakti (Non-Attachment) and Ahamkara (Ego) on Well-Being Amongst Indians 古代智慧的实证研究:Anasakti(无执)和Ahamkara(自我)对印度人幸福感的影响

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.3.6

Kriti Gupta, J. Agrawal

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Foreword from the Rector of Semmelweis University 来自塞梅尔魏斯大学校长的前言

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.2.1

B. Merkely

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Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States 美国南部地区COVID-19大流行期间感恩与心理健康问题之间的关系

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.2.12

A. Sherman, J. Salsman, Crystal L. Park, E. Messias, Mark L. Williams, B. Amick, T. Hudson, Stephanie Simonton-Atchley

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The COVID-19 “First Lockdown” Experience in Italy: The Role of Hope and Optimism and Their Impact on Psychological Well-Being and Risk Perception 意大利COVID-19“首次封锁”经验:希望和乐观的作用及其对心理健康和风险认知的影响

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.2.10

F. Biassoni, Alice Salducco, D. Abati

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Development and Validation Regarding the Lithuanian Version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X) 关于立陶宛版本的积极和消极影响时间表(PANAS-X)的开发和验证

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.3.4

Karolina Petraškaitė, N. Grigutytė

{"title":"Development and Validation Regarding the Lithuanian Version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X)","authors":"Karolina Petraškaitė, N. Grigutytė","doi":"10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.3.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.3.4","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X), a widely used and accepted instrument developed to assess multidimensional emotional experience, is used in various social and clinical settings. It has an underlying hierarchical structure of the higher order for the positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA), and the lower order discrete affect scales that describe specific emotions; however, very little is known about the psychometric properties that this version of the instrument has. Aims: This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties in the Lithuanian version of PANAS-X, including the analysis for the factor structure of the higher and lower order scales, reliability, and validity characteristics. Methods: The study includes a demographically representative Lithuanian sample (N = 322, with an average age of 37.34, SD = 12.50). For the psychometric evaluation of the PANAS-X, researchers performed item analysis, reliability, convergent-discriminant validity, and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis results support the basic structure of the PANAS-X PA, NA, and the discrete affect scales, although some scales were modified according to the item characteristics. The convergent validity is confirmed by the relations of the PA and NA as well as the discrete affect scales to the related constructs, which include personality traits, general, and psychological well-being. Conclusions: The Lithuanian version of PANAS-X can be considered a reliable and valid instrument for structuring positive, negative, and specific emotional experiences.","PeriodicalId":42949,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Mental Health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70942186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Experiencing Mental Health when Treating Others : Experiences of Mental Health Workers in Relation to Mental Health Problems: Stigma, Perception, and Employment 在治疗他人时体验心理健康:心理健康工作者与心理健康问题相关的经验:耻辱、感知和就业

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European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5708/ejmh.17.2022.3.1

S. Weatherstone, L. Dodd

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