Yağmur Kaya, Naile Osmanoğlu, Seydi Ahmet Satıcı, M Engin Deniz
{"title":"Self-compassion and death distress among individuals affected by the February 6, 2023, Türkiye Earthquake: The mediating role of doomscrolling and resilience.","authors":"Yağmur Kaya, Naile Osmanoğlu, Seydi Ahmet Satıcı, M Engin Deniz","doi":"10.1177/13591053241282129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241282129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Large-scale events like natural disasters and epidemics can have significant impacts on individuals' mental health worldwide. Thus, it is crucial to examine the psychological effects of such events on people. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-compassion, death distress, doomscrolling, and resilience, among individuals affected by earthquakes. A total of 364 Turkish adults affected by the earthquakes that occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023, participated in the study. Structural equation modeling was utilized to explore the mediating roles of doomscrolling and resilience in the association between self-compassion and death distress. The results of the structural equation modeling indicated that both doomscrolling and resilience mediated the relationship between self-compassion and death distress in earthquake-affected individuals. These findings contribute to understanding the interplay between self-compassion, death distress, doomscrolling, and resilience in the context of earthquakes and are expected to inform future research endeavors.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142332125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the effect of nudging on college students' behavioral engagement and willingness to participate in online courses.","authors":"Xiaoli Guo, Rui Li, Zhihong Ren, Xu Zhu","doi":"10.1177/13591053241281588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241281588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nudging is a subtle behavioral intervention that has been successful in various domains such as healthy eating and energy conservation, yet its application in mental health remains underexplored. This study examines the effect of nudging to increase engagement with online mental health resources in a university setting. We assigned 2539 first-year undergraduate and graduate students in China to either a nudging group, which received course information augmented with behavioral cues (including framing effects and social norms), or a control group, which received only basic course information. Outcomes measured included self-reported willingness to enroll, willingness to recommend enrollment, and actual enrollment actions. Results indicated that students in the nudging group demonstrated significantly higher engagement levels than those in the control group across all metrics. These findings suggest the potential of nudging strategies to effectively enhance college students' participation in online mental health education.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142332120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The heterogeneity of insomnia symptoms for emerging workers in the digital economy: Latent profile and network analysis.","authors":"Ying Huang, Ruobing Zheng, Xiaxin Xiong, Yanping Chen, Wanqing Zheng, Rongmao Lin","doi":"10.1177/13591053241274472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241274472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although insomnia symptoms is a common public health issue, few studies pay attention to insomnia symptoms among emerging workers in the digital economy. In this study, a total of 1093 emerging workers were recruited. Latent profile analysis was used to investigate the heterogeneity profiles and the relationship between job characteristics and these profiles. Additionally, core symptoms of insomnia were explored through network analysis. Latent profile analysis identified four insomnia profiles: <i>severe insomnia without daytime dysfunction</i> (8.8%), <i>good sleepers</i> (39.6%), <i>mild insomnia</i> (41.7%), and <i>moderate to severe insomnia</i> (9.9%). Job characteristics (e.g. daily working duration, intensity, and performance measurement system) significantly affected the profiles. Network analysis revealed that four profiles had similar network structures, but the edge and strength were varied. The implication for preventing and intervening insomnia symptoms for emerging workers in the digital economy has been discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noa Benaroya-Milshtein, Or Cohen Ben-Simon, Tamar Natanzon, Meital Avishai-Neumann, Adi Moka, Noa Tsuk-Ram, Veit Roessner, Judith Buse, Anne Uhlmann, Shimrit Daches
{"title":"Caring for a child with cancer: Parental competence, distress, and cortisol levels.","authors":"Noa Benaroya-Milshtein, Or Cohen Ben-Simon, Tamar Natanzon, Meital Avishai-Neumann, Adi Moka, Noa Tsuk-Ram, Veit Roessner, Judith Buse, Anne Uhlmann, Shimrit Daches","doi":"10.1177/13591053241280146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241280146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parents of children facing cancer are subject to psychological distress. In this study, we explored whether the time that had passed since a child's cancer diagnosis was associated with parents' distress levels and whether parental sense of competence (PSOC) moderated this association. Forty-four parents of children with cancer who were hospitalized during 2022 participated. Parents completed questionnaires and provided hair samples for the examination of hair cortisol concentration (HCC). Correlations indicated no significant association between time since diagnosis and distress indices. Yet, linear regression analysis revealed that PSOC moderated the association between time since diagnosis and parental HCC (<i>β</i> = -0.36, <i>p</i> < 0.05). For parents with low PSOC, time since diagnosis did not predict parental HCC. For parents with high PSOC, a longer time since diagnosis was associated with lower levels of parental HCC. Our results provide support for the clinical significance of PSOC as a target for intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surviving the atrocity: A study of resilience and coping behaviour among Ukrainians during the Russo-Ukrainian war.","authors":"Julia Kovalenko","doi":"10.1177/13591053241274464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241274464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study was conducted during the first 8 months of the Russo-Ukrainian war, investigating an interplay of resilience, coping strategies and perceived stress in Ukrainians of various age groups, war experiences and displacement statuses. The study was conducted on the sample of 18-76-year-old Ukrainians (<i>n</i> = 337) using the COPE, CD-RISC-10 and PSS-14 scales. It aimed to understand how Ukrainians cope with war-stressors and stay resilient. Data analyses, including Bayesian ANOVA, independent samples t-tests, linear regressions and bivariate correlation, were conducted using JASP and IBM SPSS-23. The results of the quantitative study showed that Ukrainians attributed their resilience to perceived self-efficacy, regulating emotions and flexibility. It was also found that the pattern of most and least preferred coping strategies was relatively consistent across all the sample subgroups. Thus, to cope with war, Ukrainians relied on 'planning', 'positive interpretation and growth', 'acceptance' and 'active coping' and refrained from 'behavioural disengagement', 'denial' and 'substance use'. It was concluded that coping strategies may be significant predictors of Ukrainians' resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kyra Hamilton, Kim Dunn, Jacob J Keech, Amy E Peden
{"title":"A qualitative analysis of parents’ beliefs about portable pool safety behaviours","authors":"Kyra Hamilton, Kim Dunn, Jacob J Keech, Amy E Peden","doi":"10.1177/13591053241275588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241275588","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to develop an in-depth understanding of the beliefs parents hold regarding portable pool safety behaviours using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents ( N = 15) of children aged 5 years and younger who owned a portable pool. Interviews examined three key safety behaviours: supervising within arms’ reach, fencing portable pools deeper than 30 cm, and emptying and storing portable pools safely after use. Parents identified a range of advantages, disadvantages, normative influences, and facilitators and barriers towards the three behaviours. The identification of these salient behavioural, normative, and control beliefs enrich limited understandings of portable pool safety behaviours of parents with young children. Current findings fill a knowledge gap in portable pool safety and provide potential targets for messages to improve parents’ behaviours for their young children around portable pools in the hope of preventing loss of life.","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosa Angela Fabio,Lucia Natolo,Tindara Caprì,Carmela Mento,Giulia Picciotto
{"title":"Exploring the impact of adverse childhood experiences on health and cognitive functions in older adults.","authors":"Rosa Angela Fabio,Lucia Natolo,Tindara Caprì,Carmela Mento,Giulia Picciotto","doi":"10.1177/13591053241277369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241277369","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) predict long-term health issues and how ACEs, alongside stress, impact well-being and cognitive abilities in older adults. 279 adults were categorized into three age groups (30-46, 47-60, and 61-80). Participants completed an online survey assessing health problems, stress, resilience, and ACEs. Additionally, 32 older adults underwent cognitive tests. ACE scores predicted physical and psychological diseases in adults but not in older adults. However, a significant correlation between ACEs and cognitive abilities was evident in older participants. ACEs are significant indicators of long-term health issues and stress in adults but may not predict these factors in older individuals. Understanding ACEs' impact on cognitive abilities in older adults is crucial for tailored interventions and support.","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142269247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paolo Iovino,Ilaria Marcomini,Laura Rasero,Duilio Fiorenzo Manara,Ercole Vellone,Giulia Villa
{"title":"Psychometric characteristics of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support in ostomy patients and their caregivers.","authors":"Paolo Iovino,Ilaria Marcomini,Laura Rasero,Duilio Fiorenzo Manara,Ercole Vellone,Giulia Villa","doi":"10.1177/13591053241278169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241278169","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the importance of social support in ostomy care, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) does not appear to be validated in the context of ostomy care. This study evaluated the psychometric characteristics of MSPSS in ostomy patients and their informal caregivers. The MSPSS was tested in a sample of 775 participants with confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency reliability was assessed with the ordinal Omega coefficient. Criterion-related validity was ascertained via hypothesis testing by correlating the scores of the MSPSS with other measures. MSPSS for patients and caregivers has a three-factor structure with a good fit. Internal consistency reliability of the factors was excellent. Concurrent validity was supported by the negative correlations between MSPSS scores with depression and stoma-related QoL, and the positive correlations with perceived mutuality. Our research indicates that the MSPSS is a sound measure of social support for ostomy patients and their caregivers.","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trends in loneliness in 17 European countries between 2006 and 2015: A secondary analysis of data from the European Social Survey","authors":"Simone Amendola, Agnes von Wyl","doi":"10.1177/13591053241278473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241278473","url":null,"abstract":"The present study analysed changes in loneliness between 2006 and 2015 and associated factors using publicly available data ( N = 128,718) from the European Social Survey from 17 countries. The study protocol was pre-registered on the Open Science Framework ( https://osf.io/eq63j/ ). Loneliness-weighted prevalence (and mean) decreased from 30% to 27% over time. The decreasing trend was significant for both sexes. Young and old age groups reported a decline in loneliness over time while other age groups did not. Loneliness did not demonstrate a significant decline – but rather a stable trend – in persons with disability and first- and second-generation immigrants. Sociodemographic characteristics, social factors, well-being and psychological distress were associated with loneliness. These findings update those from previous studies indicating that loneliness trends and differences between European regions might be better explained by differences in psychological distress.","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of COVID-19 on physical activity and mental health: A mixed-methods approach","authors":"Wai Tung Hung, Vaughan Bell, Keri Ka-Yee Wong","doi":"10.1177/13591053241275599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241275599","url":null,"abstract":"This mixed-methods study investigated how and why physical activity (PA), anxiety, depression and self-perceived loneliness are related, and the feasibility of social prescribing (SP). Whilst SP may involve PA with broader effects on health and wellbeing, there is little research exploring perceptions of this intervention. Data from the UCL-Penn Global COVID Study wave 1 (17 April–17 July 2020, N = 1037) were analysed. Twenty-one UK adults who self-identified as low ( n = 15) and high ( n = 6) on PA at wave 1 were interviewed at wave 4 (18 March–1 August 2022). At wave 1, depression was associated with higher odds of low-PA (OR = 1.05; 95% CI 1.01–1.10, p = 0.02). Both high/low-PA groups cited the threat of contracting COVID-19, general impacts of COVID-19 policies and heightened awareness of the mind-body connection. Five recommendations are made to address challenges in engaging with SP.","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}