{"title":"Explaining job satisfaction among mental health peer support workers.","authors":"Jonathan P Edwards, Phyllis L Solomon","doi":"10.1037/prj0000577","DOIUrl":"10.1037/prj0000577","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Peer support practice has seen exponential growth during the past several decades. While there exists a body of research on job satisfaction among this emerging workforce, many studies had limited sample sizes and demographic diversity and focused on few facets of job satisfaction. The present study examines multiple factors associated with job satisfaction and compensates for limitations of previous smaller studies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A convenience/snowball sample of 645 peer support staff was recruited via National Association of Peer Supporters and Academy of Peer Services listservs. Eligible participants were at least 18 years of age, currently employed for a minimum of 6 months, and residing in one of the 50 states or one of U.S. territories. Global and multidimensional facets of job satisfaction were measured using the Indiana Job Satisfaction Survey.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data from an anonymous online survey were analyzed using hierarchical linear regression. The main hypothesis was supported; coworker support, perceived organizational support, supervisor support, and job empowerment explained 71% of the variance in overall job satisfaction, Adj <i>R</i>² = 0.71, <i>F</i>(9, 271) = 77.77, <i>p</i> < .01, with age and status as a certified peer specialist significant contributors. Perceived organizational support and job empowerment explained most variance in overall job satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>As this workforce continues to burgeon, it is crucial to promote peer support values, role clarity, certification, diversity, and optimal organizational and empowerment resources to sustain a satisfied and effective peer support workforce. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 3","pages":"223-231"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10291494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Doron Amsalem, R Tyler Rogers, T Scott Stroup, Lisa Dixon, Leah G Pope
{"title":"Self-stigma among people with serious mental illnesses: The use of focus groups to inform the development of a brief video intervention.","authors":"Doron Amsalem, R Tyler Rogers, T Scott Stroup, Lisa Dixon, Leah G Pope","doi":"10.1037/prj0000570","DOIUrl":"10.1037/prj0000570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>People with mental illnesses may avoid or delay treatment due to a fear of labeling and discrimination, a phenomenon known as self-stigma. Self-stigma is a major barrier to care and creates obstacles to pursuing employment, independent living, and a fulfilling social life. We aimed to gather input from people with lived experience of mental illness to develop a social-contact-based, brief video-based intervention to reduce self-stigma.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Two (<i>n</i> = 12) focus groups were conducted to inform video content and led to the creation of a script and brief video using a professional actor, who described a story of living with schizophrenia while focusing on symptoms, personal struggles, and recovery. Two (<i>n</i> = 9) additional focus groups were held after video development to gather feedback and suggested edits. Focus group transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Themes emerging in prevideo development included the negative effects of being diagnosed with severe mental illnesses, being stereotyped, the value of relatable recovery stories and seeing the person as a whole, and the utility of focusing on symptoms and experiences rather than diagnosis-specific language. Feedback in the postvideo focus groups was mainly favorable and resulted in edits related to language about \"responsibility\" and a disclaimer about using a professional actor.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>While participants' experiences of stigma are consistent with extant literature, this is the first study to elicit the perspectives of people living with mental illnesses in developing a video intervention to reduce self-stigma. Studies are needed to examine the efficacy of these videos in reducing self/public stigma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 3","pages":"243-249"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10643101/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10227735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacomijn Hofstra, Jorien van der Velde, Marianne Farkas, Lies Korevaar, Svenja Büttner
{"title":"Supported education for students with psychiatric disabilities: A systematic review of effectiveness studies from 2009 to 2021.","authors":"Jacomijn Hofstra, Jorien van der Velde, Marianne Farkas, Lies Korevaar, Svenja Büttner","doi":"10.1037/prj0000528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>For more than a decade, an increase in psychiatric disabilities has been reported worldwide among students in postsecondary education. Supported Education (SEd) interventions support students with psychiatric disabilities to return to or remain in education. As not much is known about the effectiveness of SEd, we conducted a systematic review of the research on the effects of SEd on educational functioning, including study success and student satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The EBSCOhost Complete browser (e.g., ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, SocINDEX) was used to search for peer-reviewed studies representing effectiveness data on SEd published in English or Dutch/Flemish between 2009 and 2021. The quality of the research was assessed for all studies included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total number of seven studies were eligible. The results indicated a positive impact of SEd on the educational functioning (e.g., educational attainment, grade point average, comfort with the student role) of students with psychiatric disabilities. In addition, effects on time spent on educational activities, interpersonal skills, and sustained attention/vigilance were found. The quality of the studies appeared to be moderate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>The limited available evidence suggests the added value of SEd interventions for the educational functioning of students with psychiatric disabilities. Reviewing the effectiveness of SEd was difficult due to differences in the SEd interventions used, the generally small research populations, and differing research designs. To improve the quality of research on this subject, future studies should overcome the identified shortcomings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 3","pages":"173-184"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10233728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Individual Placement and Support for Young Adults: One-Year Outcomes","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/prj0000580.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000580.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48589772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Daily Time Use Among Individuals With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Unaffected Controls: Results From the DiAPAson Multicentric Project","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/prj0000576.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000576.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49418055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Crystal M Slanzi, Eugene Brusilovskiy, Bryan McCormick, Gretchen Snethen, Mark S Salzer
{"title":"Participation in arts and culture among individuals with serious mental illnesses and its relationship to quality of life and recovery.","authors":"Crystal M Slanzi, Eugene Brusilovskiy, Bryan McCormick, Gretchen Snethen, Mark S Salzer","doi":"10.1037/prj0000553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000553","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Engagement in arts and cultural activities is valued and yields positive outcomes but may be understudied in populations with serious mental illness (SMI). Our aims are to evaluate the extent to which individuals with SMI deem participation areas related to arts and culture (e.g., going to a theater) to be important, and if important, how often they are being done and if it is enough in comparison to a nonSMI sample.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted analyses using a sample of 1,120 individuals with SMI from nine research studies between 2008 and 2016 and a sample of 300 individuals without SMI that were part of the Truven Health Analytics PULSE survey. All participants completed a survey containing questions related community participation. Analyses were conducted using independent samples <i>t</i> tests, followed by analysis of variances, and chi-square tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicate that adults with SMI are as, or more interested in arts and cultural activities as adults in the general population, but do not participate in those areas as much as they would like in comparison. We also found that, as with the general population, participation in these areas is positively associated with quality of life and to a lesser degree, recovery.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>Engagement in arts and culture activities may be an overlooked compared to other areas of participation, such as employment. Psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners may need to pay greater attention to areas related to art appreciation, rather than just art production. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 2","pages":"117-126"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9904422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between mental illness stigma and self-labeling.","authors":"Annie B Fox, Valerie A Earnshaw","doi":"10.1037/prj0000552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>One way that stigma may interfere with treatment-seeking is its impact on whether an individual self-labels as someone with mental illness (MI). While identifying and labeling oneself as experiencing MI is an important early step in seeking treatment, self-labeling may also make individuals more susceptible to the negative effects of internalized, anticipated, and experienced stigma. In the present study, we examined the relationship between MI stigma and self-labeling. We hypothesized that endorsement of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination would be higher among those individuals who do not self-label and that those who did self-label would endorse higher levels of anticipated, internalized, and experienced stigma.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We conducted a survey of stigma and mental health via MTurk. The sample included 257 individuals who met criteria for a current probable diagnosis of depression, generalized anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We compared those individuals who responded \"yes\" to ever experiencing MI (<i>n</i> = 202) to those who responded \"no\" (<i>n</i> = 52) on demographic variables, mental health symptoms and treatment history, and stigma.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Individuals who did not self-label as having MI were more likely to be younger, male, and single. They also endorsed higher levels of stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and experienced stigma. Self-labelers endorsed more internalized stigma than those who did not self-label.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>Findings suggest that associations between stigma and self-labeling are complex. Consistent with modified labeling theory, stigma may both act as a barrier to adopting a label of MI and increase vulnerability to stigma if the label is adopted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 2","pages":"127-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9904423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy C Lodge, Juli Earley, H Leona Peterson, Pallavi Singh, Stacey Stevens Manser
{"title":"Evolution of the peer specialist role during COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities for innovation beyond the COVID-19 era.","authors":"Amy C Lodge, Juli Earley, H Leona Peterson, Pallavi Singh, Stacey Stevens Manser","doi":"10.1037/prj0000561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000561","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine peer specialist role-related challenges and opportunities in adapting to a new model of service provision during and beyond the COVID-19 era.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This mixed-methods study analyzes data from a survey (<i>n</i> = 186) as well as in-depth interviews (<i>n</i> = 30) with certified peer specialists in Texas.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Peers described facing several challenges related to COVID-19 service delivery (e.g., fewer options for providing peer support, issues with access to reliable technology) as well as challenges related to adapting to changes to the peer role (e.g., challenges supporting people in services' community resource needs, challenges building rapport with people in services virtually). However, results also indicate that a new model of service provision during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic presented peers with new opportunities to provide enhanced peer services, new career development opportunities, and new opportunities related to increased job flexibility.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>Results suggest the importance of developing trainings on providing virtual peer support, increasing technological access for peers and individuals in services, and providing peers with flexible job options and resiliency-focused supervision. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 2","pages":"109-116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9904967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of multi-aspect job preference matching on job tenure for people with mental disorders in supported employment programs in Japan.","authors":"Momoka Igarashi, Sosei Yamaguchi, Sayaka Sato, Takuma Shiozawa, Asami Matsunaga, Yasutaka Ojio, Chiyo Fujii","doi":"10.1037/prj0000541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000541","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined the association between job tenure and job preference matching for five job preference domains for people with mental disorders enrolled in Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programs in Japan. The domains include occupation type, monthly income, weekly work hours, commute time, and illness disclosure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted secondary analysis of participants who obtained employment in a longitudinal study during the 24-month follow-up period at 16 agencies routinely providing IPS programs. We included 112 participants who expressed job preferences and were employed at least once. A total of 130 employment cases were analyzed. Matches in the five domains were determined using participants' job preferences and employment information. The Match Level (0-5) indicates the number of domains that match the participant's job preferences. Job tenure (weeks worked) was compared between the matched and unmatched groups in each domain and between each match levels using linear regression mixed-effects models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A match for a given domain did not show a significant relationship with job tenure, whereas Match Levels 3 (<i>B</i> = 29.6, 95% CI [10.8, 48.4], <i>p</i> = .003) and 4 (<i>B</i> = 37.0, 95% CI [17.1, 56.9], <i>p</i> < .001) had a significantly longer tenure than those with Match Level 1.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>A higher match level may be related to a longer job tenure. The results suggest that employment specialists should prioritize clients' preferences in job searches. Further replication studies in other settings and countries should be conducted to verify the findings in this study. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 2","pages":"101-108"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9550006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Trey Jenkins, Nicole Janich, Shiyou Wu, Michael Shafer
{"title":"Social isolation and mental health: Evidence from adults with serious mental illness.","authors":"G Trey Jenkins, Nicole Janich, Shiyou Wu, Michael Shafer","doi":"10.1037/prj0000554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000554","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In the United States, loneliness is increasingly becoming a public health crisis. Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) report loneliness at rates much higher than the general population. In this secondary data analysis, we examine how subjective and objective social isolation influence perceptions of mental health and well-being.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using a cross-sectional design, we conducted a multivariate hierarchical regression analysis to determine the unique influence both subjective and objective isolation had on perceptions of mental health and well-being in adults with SMI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Rates of reported loneliness in those with SMI was consistent with the literature. Increased perceptions of loneliness were found to be a significant predictor of decreased self-report mental health rating and increased frequency of bothersome symptoms. Increased perceptions of social support were also a significant predictor in increased self-report mental health rating and frequency of bothersome symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and implications for practice: </strong>For social workers and providers of services to individuals with SMI, it is important to understand the prevalence of loneliness in the population. It is also critical to provide those with SMI social support and inclusion interventions that aim to increase perceptions of mental well-being. Additionally, the distinction between subjective and objective social isolation provides evaluators of social support interventions a more accurate definition from which to measure. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47875,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal","volume":"46 2","pages":"148-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9920723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}