{"title":"Measurement invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 across gender in Korean university students","authors":"Boram Lee","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2046924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2046924","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examined the factorial structure and gender invariance of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) among 582 Korean university students. Data were collected from 582 university students enrolled in a four-year university in the central region of Korea. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test four distinct factor models identified in previous studies. Analyses of multigroup invariance were also conducted to determine whether the PSS-10 items’ factorial structure exhibited gender invariance. Results indicated that the PSS-10 was the most adequately represented by a bifactor structure, composed of one general factor reflecting overlap across all 10 items and two separate factors of perceived stress and perceived coping. Multigroup invariance tests indicated that PSS-10 items were interpreted similarly between men and women and that responses could be meaningfully compared across gender. The study confirms that the PSS-10 is a theoretically sound instrument that is feasible for both research and university settings.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"52 1","pages":"70 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46380884","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}
{"title":"Improving mental health care in rural Kenya: A qualitative study conducted in two primary care facilities","authors":"Isabella D’Orta, A. Eytan, B. Saraceno","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2041265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2041265","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Mental health research is needed in African countries in order to improve quality of care at local levels. This paper presents the results of a study conducted in 2018 among one hundred care givers in two peripheral primary health care facilities in rural Kenya. Opened interviews were performed, with the aim of eliciting relevant issues. The body of knowledge generated by the Global Mental Health (GMH) movement was used as the theoretical frame of reference. Five broad topics emerged as particularly significant in the specific context of this study: a. a globally negative perception of mental illness; b. a lack of trained professionals associated with limited opportunities for task-sharing or task-shifting; c. an intense stigmatization of affected individuals; d. the importance of strengthening the collaboration between the formal health sector and traditional healers, and, e. the necessary efforts to be made in order to reach patients living in remote areas. Our study highlights the importance of actively detecting mental disorders, promoting initiatives to reduce stigma and adapting western designed tools for specific settings in low and middle income countries (LMICs).","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"470 - 485"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44222029","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}
Emily C. Graybill, Ashley Salmon, Brian Barger, Andrew T. Roach
{"title":"Examining the predictive utility of the self-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire with middle school students","authors":"Emily C. Graybill, Ashley Salmon, Brian Barger, Andrew T. Roach","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2038983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2038983","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44218423","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}
G. Rahill, Manisha Joshi, Judite Blanc, Kerry Littlewood, A. Salinas-Miranda, C. Rice
{"title":"Self-reported sleep disturbance patterns in urban haitians: A latent class analysis","authors":"G. Rahill, Manisha Joshi, Judite Blanc, Kerry Littlewood, A. Salinas-Miranda, C. Rice","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2041266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2041266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48962454","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}
S. El-Tallawy, M. Titi, A. A. Ejaz, A. Abdulmomen, Hala Elmorshedy, F. Aldammas, J. Baaj, M. Alharbi, Ahmad Alqatari
{"title":"Prevalence and risk factors associated with mental health symptoms among anesthetists in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"S. El-Tallawy, M. Titi, A. A. Ejaz, A. Abdulmomen, Hala Elmorshedy, F. Aldammas, J. Baaj, M. Alharbi, Ahmad Alqatari","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2035905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2035905","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The involvement of anesthetists in high-risk interventions exposes them to a serious risk of acquiring an infection and therefore exacerbates their psychological pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate mental health problems among anesthetists in Saudi Arabia by quantifying the severity of distress, anxiety, and depression symptoms. The study is a cross-sectional, hospital-based online survey. Distress symptoms were assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised Questionnaires (IES-R), and depression and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4). Multivariate logistic regression was used. A total of 296 respondents completed the survey. Overall, distress, anxiety, and depression symptoms were identified in 25.3%, 29.4%, and 30.7% of respondents, respectively. Anesthetists who were Saudi, single, under 50 years old, had a relative or friend with COVID-19, were dissatisfied with safety measures, felt stigmatized, smoked during the pandemic, and worked in secondary hospitals had higher degrees of severity on two or more measures of mental health symptoms than other respondents. Our findings highlight the mental health vulnerabilities of anesthetists in Saudi Arabia. Lack of confidence in infection control measures, as well as stigmatization, were found to be risk factors for distress, anxiety, and depression symptoms during the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"448 - 469"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45030513","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}
Amity Noltemeyer, R. Ward, R. Fischbein, Natalie Bonfine, C. Ritter, Caitie Zierden, Jonathan Seok
{"title":"Health professions student helping behaviors and attitudes toward a person experiencing anxiety within the context of COVID-19","authors":"Amity Noltemeyer, R. Ward, R. Fischbein, Natalie Bonfine, C. Ritter, Caitie Zierden, Jonathan Seok","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2038984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2038984","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with increased mental illness rates, although the degree to which is associated with mental health stigmatizing attitudes and helping intentions is unknown. Aims This vignette-based study examined differences in health professions students’ attitudes and intentions to help an individual described as experiencing anxiety with or without exacerbation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods College students majoring in health and human service professions (n = 419) completed an online survey, including questions about a vignette describing a person experiencing anxiety. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two vignette conditions, with one condition mentioning COVID-19 exacerbated the person’s anxiety. Results When the vignette was framed as anxiety symptoms due to COVID-19, participants were less likely to endorse helping behaviors and were less likely to be willing to spend time with the target. Conclusions Despite the study limitations, results reveal avenues for future research that may aid in training future health professionals and preventing stigma.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"189 - 199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44569988","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}
Mahmoud Mohamed Emam, Maha Al-Hendawi, Dalia Gaafar Ali
{"title":"Stress in families of children with disabilities: An examination of the parenting stress index–short form (PSI-SF) in three Arab Countries","authors":"Mahmoud Mohamed Emam, Maha Al-Hendawi, Dalia Gaafar Ali","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2035904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2035904","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract</b></p><p>Parents of children with disabilities (CWD) may experience varying degrees of stress due to the multiplicity of factors affecting both the lives of the children and the increased challenges to parental roles. There has been limited research on the stress experienced by parents of children with disabilities in Arab countries; however, this is in part because of the paucity of reliable and valid instruments to measure stress in this population. We examined the psychometric properties of a widely used instrument, the Parenting Stress Index—Short Form (PSI-SF), on a sample of parents of children with disabilities in three Arab countries: Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Using data from 867 participants, a confirmatory factor analysis found that the data fit a three-factor model. The model showed high reliability for the PSI-SF as well as positive correlations of moderate to high magnitude between the latent factors in each country. The results support configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance across the three countries. Implications for the use of the PSI-SF by clinicians, psychologists, and educational professionals in Arab countries are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138527176","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}
{"title":"Post-illness anxiety, depression and PTSD symptoms in COVID-19 survivors","authors":"J. Danquah, P. Mante","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2028057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2028057","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Respiratory infections have the potential to cause psychiatric symptoms as has been observed during previous outbreaks of respiratory infections. Similarly, the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could also be associated with psychiatric complications. Our study therefore assesses COVID-19 survivors 3 months post-recovery for potential impact on their psychiatric states. Adult patients (n = 368) were evaluated for clinical parameters, oxygen saturation level and C-reactive protein (CRP) level. Using self-report questionnaires, PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms were assessed. Sociodemographic information was also collected. Mean follow-up CRP level was 6.73 ± 1.78 whiles mean oxygen saturation level was 97.79 ± 4.25. Symptoms for all psychiatric measures ranked significantly (p < 0.0001) higher in participants with previous psychiatric history, in females and in patients who had been hospitalized. Generally, 20.4% fell within the pathological range for PTSD; 42.93% for depression and 46.05% for anxiety. Follow-up CRP levels were significantly (p < 0.0001) higher in patients with positive psychiatric history and in patients that had been hospitalized. Follow-up oxygen saturation levels were also significantly (p < 0.0023) higher in patients who had been managed at home. COVID-19 infection may impact significantly on mental health and hence, trigger PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptoms post-recovery.","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"131 - 141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45950679","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}
Zaid R Najdawi, Ramiz Kardan, Ibrahim Zuraik, Zaid Al Shobaki, S. Alarood, L. Dardas
{"title":"Depressive symptoms among students pursuing the general secondary education certificate examination (Tawjihi): A national study","authors":"Zaid R Najdawi, Ramiz Kardan, Ibrahim Zuraik, Zaid Al Shobaki, S. Alarood, L. Dardas","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2021.2017393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2021.2017393","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48447487","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}
{"title":"Promoting evidence-based psychosocial interventions in Africa: An editorial","authors":"Kossi B. Kounou, Alexandre Dubanchet, E. Bui","doi":"10.1080/00207411.2022.2028067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2022.2028067","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46170,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH","volume":"51 1","pages":"1 - 3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48434748","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}