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{"title":"No beneficial associations between living with a pet and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large UK longitudinal sample","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200354","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200354","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unprecedented interest in pet ownership, with many viewing pets as a coping strategy to mitigate isolation, loneliness, anxiety, and depression. However, the evidence that pet ownership is associated with mental health benefits is not conclusive.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>6018 individuals in the UK completed online questionnaires from April 2020 and were recontacted at regular intervals for 12 months. We asked about pet ownership and pet adoption, and examined associations with depression, anxiety and anhedonia symptoms, and loneliness. We tested hypotheses related to dog ownership, exercise frequency and maintaining a daily structure, and the association between ownership and loneliness in individuals living alone.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Pet ownership was not associated with beneficial effects on any of the mental health outcomes at the first assessment or longitudinally. Instead, associations were in the unexpected direction, with owners generally having slightly worse mental health symptoms and loneliness. Dog owners were more likely to report exercising daily or nearly every day (40 %), relative to individuals with no pets (35 %), but were not more likely to maintain a daily schedule. Among individuals living alone, both cat and dog owners were less lonely than non-owners, but effect sizes were small. Initial levels of depression, anxiety, anhedonia or loneliness did not predict subsequent pet adoption.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our findings challenge the narrative around the beneficial associations between pet ownership and mental health, a probable driver of the “pandemic puppies” phenomenon. The benefits found, for exercise in dog owners and loneliness in pet owners living alone, were marginal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212657024000369/pdfft?md5=8fd78d30836b92271a5594a51f34262f&pid=1-s2.0-S2212657024000369-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141838839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What medical students want from Mental Health Self-Help Resources: A focus group study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200353","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200353","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Medical students frequently report higher levels of psychological distress than the general population, and emotional regulation skills learnt during their time of study underpin future psychological self-management. There have been few self-help mental health resources designed for this population, and it remains unclear what formats medical students prefer these resources to take on. Therefore, this study sought to understand what medical students want from self-help mental health resources.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Otago Medical School students in their second, third, or Honors research years of study participated in focus groups where questions were posed to them about their preferences about format, perceived benefits, and interactions with self-help mental health resources. The data was recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed to identify relevant themes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Thirty-four participants took part in six focus groups which lasted an average of 34 min each. Themes emerged around format, usefulness, and engagement. Formats included passively used resources like podcasts, actively used like reflective journals and social group-based resources to strengthen communities. Useful resources included novel, targeted approaches that would assist with navigating specific struggles as opposed to previously taught academic content. Recommendations included advertising through trusted student bodies and providing short, gamified resources.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Participants reported a strong preference for brief, visually appealing, and gamified resources. It is recommended that universities provide a diverse collection of these self-help mental health resources tailored specifically to at-risk student populations like medical students to increase their uptake and, in doing so, provide them with more effective mental health support.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212657024000357/pdfft?md5=b97db6a79533445f8ec4ac4e2603afe0&pid=1-s2.0-S2212657024000357-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141839776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors that influence the mental health of bus drivers: A systematic review","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200355","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200355","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Bus drivers are at risk of ill health due to their job, and specific stressors can lead to physical, psychological, and behavioural outcomes. The driver's state of mind and body has a significant role in how well they operate the bus. The primary objective of this systematic review is to analyse the factors affecting the mental health of drivers around the globe.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidance. APA PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Regional Business News, Business Source Ultimate, CINAHL Ultimate, and SPORT Discus were searched for relevant studies. The initial search returned 102 studies that were subjected to further screening using the inclusion and exclusion criteria and 11 studies were selected for the review.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>This review identified alcohol and substance abuse, job stress and poor working conditions, occupational factors, driver-passenger communication tension and complex driving environments as the major factors that affect the mental health of bus drivers.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The findings of this review will help researchers, governments, policy makers, bus companies and bus drivers’ unions to identify key areas of priority to focus on when considering the mental health of bus drivers. Future studies need to use qualitative method to further explore bus drivers lived experience of mental health issues and more women drivers need to be considered in these studies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212657024000370/pdfft?md5=515e7285ec3e092317a35fad4d689dc6&pid=1-s2.0-S2212657024000370-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141960263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Along the way: Pilot study of a perinatal interpersonal psychotherapy group on distressed women","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200352","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This is the first perinatal interpersonal psychotherapy group (P-IPTG) implemented for distressed women from pregnancy to postpartum. The aim is to explore the changes in postpartum adjustment for women who receive/do not receive P-IPTG and compare the changes of the two groups.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A quasi-experimental longitudinal design was applied to Taiwan community women. The sample sizes of the intervention and control groups were 25 and 233, respectively. Participants replied to measures four waves from their third trimester to one year postpartum. The intervention group participants received an eight-session P-IPTG, which consisted of four sessions in pregnancy and four in postpartum. Within-group changes were examined by repeated measure ANOVA, and between-group changes were compared by generalized estimating equations (GEE).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>ANOVA results showed that depression decreased from baseline to four months postpartum in the intervention group (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). In the general dyadic relationship, no change was noted in the intervention group, while there was a reduction in the control group (<em>F</em> = 13.52, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001, eta² = 0.055). GEE comparison indicated favorable changes in the intervention group: greater reduction in depression at four months postpartum (β = -3.35, Wald χ² = 6.17, <em>p</em> = 0.013), greater improvements in perceived partner support at four and eight months postpartum (βs = 3.18, 3.12, Wald χ²s = 4.59, 3.95, <em>ps</em> = 0.032, 0.047), and greater enhancement in relationship satisfaction with mothers-in-law at eight months postpartum (β = 0.59, Wald χ² = 4.81, <em>p</em> = 0.028).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>P-IPTG can make favorable trends of change in postpartum depression and partner/in-law relationships. This pilot study lays a foundation for further research in longitudinal perinatal interventions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212657024000345/pdfft?md5=23ea637a33c2d79aa54215a5d7095d85&pid=1-s2.0-S2212657024000345-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141690604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A rapid review describing the scalability of early childhood education and care-based programs targeting children's social and emotional learning","authors":"Melanie Lum ,&nbsp;Heidi Turon ,&nbsp;Stephen Keenan ,&nbsp;Danyu Yang ,&nbsp;Jennifer L David ,&nbsp;Steven J. Howard ,&nbsp;Elizabeth M Westrupp ,&nbsp;Alice Grady ,&nbsp;Rebecca K Hodder ,&nbsp;Sze Lin Yoong","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200349","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To describe: i) how scalability domains (i.e., factors that influence a program's ability to expand to reach a larger population) are assessed and reported within randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of programs to improve child social and emotional learning in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings; and ii) relative impact of scaled-up programs.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We undertook a rapid review in November 2023 to identify RCTs of universal programs delivered in ECECs which were effective on at least one child social, emotional, and learning outcome. This formed a sample of pre-scale RCTs where additional intervention characteristics and reporting of seven scalability domains were extracted according to the Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool. To identify scale-up evaluations, we searched for related publications of the pre-scale RCTs. For directly comparable outcomes, we calculated the relative effect size between pre-scale and scaled-up programs.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Twenty-two RCTs were included. Scalability domains were variably reported with only one study reporting on all assessed domains. Almost all programs were delivered by an external facilitator together with child educators, and none concurrently targeted physical health behaviours, such as physical activity and nutrition. We identified one formal evaluation of a scaled-up trial. Compared to the pre-scale trial, the scaled-up trial had a reduced effect on behavioural difficulties and an increased effect on prosocial behaviour.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>More comprehensive reporting of scalability domains and formal evaluations of scaled-up social and emotional learning programs in ECEC are needed to ensure the intended outcomes to child health and wellbeing are achieved.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221265702400031X/pdfft?md5=eeeaad4c5b20aa5754af0002cae98da7&pid=1-s2.0-S221265702400031X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141479500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What do men gain from listening to men's mental health podcast episodes?","authors":"Holly Murphy,&nbsp;Sam Watling,&nbsp;Jack Woodhams,&nbsp;Gary Shepherd","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200347","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Although men are more likely to die by suicide than women, they are less likely to seek help when feeling suicidal. Masculine socialisation leaves men feeling stigmatised for their mental health problems. Researchers consider podcasts an efficient way to promote health information and offer social support to individuals who are unable to access services.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Nine male listeners of a UK based men's mental health podcast series were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Participants discussed their reflections of six podcast episodes and what they gained from listening. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Five interconnected themes were identified which described listener's reflections: understanding other men's lived experiences; facilitating male intimacy; combating male isolation; learning how to seek help and reflecting on a culture of positive masculinity.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The podcasts promote more inclusive, flexible versions of masculinity which encourage reflection on an individual's lived experience. Listening to men's mental health podcast episodes may provide a vehicle for men to initiate new ways of seeking informal help, reducing feelings of loneliness and fostering male intimacy. Recommendations on how the findings of this research can assist podcast creators develop episodes promoting flexible masculinity are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212657024000291/pdfft?md5=79e3d6e740bf9b92dcdb0c96a4e1e84d&pid=1-s2.0-S2212657024000291-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141245038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Moving toward a well-being economy: The importance of including mental ill-health in measurement frameworks","authors":"Anthony Jorm","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2022.200254","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhp.2022.200254","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121833167","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":"Changes in behavioural and emotional well-being of children participating in the Icehearts programme: A feasibility pilot study with 4-year follow-up","authors":"Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner ,&nbsp;Mervi Haavanlammi ,&nbsp;Reija Autio ,&nbsp;Marjatta Kekkonen ,&nbsp;Sari Fröjd","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200348","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Organized sport is shown to be a promising tool for promoting mental health and positive youth development (PYD) among socially vulnerable children and young people. Icehearts is a Finnish sport-based positive youth development programme targeted at children and adolescents with a higher risk of social marginalization and mental health problems. It provides socially vulnerable children with a mentoring relationship that lasts 12 years through childhood and adolescence.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in behavioural and emotional well-being of participating children at 4-year follow-up.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data for the feasibility pilot study were collected from parents and teachers of programme participants (<em>n</em> = 65) at baseline (age 7) and at a 4-year follow-up using Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires. A community sample of peers was used as a reference group (<em>n</em> = 75).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Improvement in prosocial behaviour but no statistically significant changes in different areas of internalising or externalising problems, as assessed by the teachers, were found among programme participants. According to the assessments by the parents, no statistically significant changes among programme participants were found. Among the peers in the reference group, a statistically significant decrease in conduct and emotional problems and an increase in prosocial behaviour were observed.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The Icehearts programme may have potential in promoting prosocial behaviour among socially vulnerable children. However, the programme may not be able to reduce emotional and behavioural problems in all children. Further research is needed on how to best support children in need for psychiatric or child welfare services.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212657024000308/pdfft?md5=c3f40735611046fb3d2d18b8260593d2&pid=1-s2.0-S2212657024000308-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141314537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Burnout syndrome prevalence among Latin American teachers during the pandemic","authors":"Roxana Marsollier ,&nbsp;Cristian David Expósito ,&nbsp;Jorge J. Varela ,&nbsp;Rafael Miranda ,&nbsp;Paulina Guzmán ,&nbsp;Cindy López-Orellana","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200346","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200346","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Teaching is a profession associated with high burnout levels due to its very nature. During the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers in Latin America were expected to adjust to remote teaching. The effect this had on burnout syndrome in the region during the pandemic has not been investigated. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of burnout syndrome among teachers in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru based on their work experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A quantitative, descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional design was employed. 2,012 teachers across different educational levels answered the Spanish Burnout Inventory (SBI) using an intentional non-probabilistic sampling. Ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the occurrence of guilt linked to syndrome development</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Differences were found in the dimensions of enthusiasm toward the job, psychological exhaustion, indolence, and guilt for the various samples, revealing Profile 1 and Profile 2. However, sociodemographic variables did not show significant differences across countries. Ordinal logistic regression analyses also revealed guilt as a predictive factor for elevated burnout levels across all countries</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The findings underscore the complex interplay between burnout and guilt among teachers during the pandemic. Specific burnout profiles were identified, emphasizing the necessity for targeted interventions. Promoting supportive work environments and tailored interventions for high-risk teacher subgroups are essential. Addressing psychosocial occupational risk factors in educational policies is crucial for fostering healthier work environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141276913","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":"Introduction to the special issue: Emotion socialization across childhood, parent, peer, sibling, and teacher influences","authors":"Elizabeth Mary Westrupp ,&nbsp;Christiane Evelyne Kehoe","doi":"10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200345","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55864,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Prevention","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141096039","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}