自我保健Pub Date : 2005-03-01DOI: 10.2190/JYTL-20YR-VXAL-4ACN
M. Mcgee, L. Nagel, Meighan K. Moore
{"title":"SPIRITUALITY AS A MEDIATOR OF STRESS IN A UNIVERSITY STRESS MANAGEMENT COURSE","authors":"M. Mcgee, L. Nagel, Meighan K. Moore","doi":"10.2190/JYTL-20YR-VXAL-4ACN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/JYTL-20YR-VXAL-4ACN","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between spiritual health and perceived stress was studied using a nonequivalent control group design with a Treatment Group (n = 60) and a Comparison Group (n = 55). Participants from a southwestern University were enrolled in two upper-division Stress Management courses: a spirituality-enhanced curricula (Treatment) or a traditional curricula (Comparison). The Spirituality Assessment Scale and the Lifestyle Appraisal Questionnaire (part II) tested the research hypotheses. Pearson’s r-test revealed high levels of spiritual health significantly correlated with low levels of perceived stress (r = –.355, p < .01). While participants in the Treatment group exhibited no significant difference in perceived stress scores at post-test from those in the Comparison group, participants in both groups demonstrated significantly lower perceived stress scores from preto post-test (t = 4.396, df = 39, p < .01; t = 3.467, df = 44, p < .01). Findings suggest that a traditional stress management curriculum may be equally effective in reducing levels of stress as one aimed at fostering spiritual health. INTRODUCTION In 1958, the World Health Organization (WHO) redefined health as “a state of complete mental physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence 237 2004, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc. of disease or infirmity,”—a movement that initiated a paradigm shift in the traditional Western medical model of health. This movement, sometimes referred to as the holistic health movement, offered a concept of positive wellness to replace and exceed the existing notion of health. No longer was the mere absence of physical illness symptoms deemed as defining a suitable state of health. Rather, the goal was to achieve optimal levels of well-being in all dimensions of health— the physical, the mental or emotional, and the social. One facet of health that is noticeably absent from the WHO definition of health is spiritual health. Nonetheless, this has not prevented researchers and clinicians from including it in their own definitions of health. In the 1970s, spirituality assumed the central role of the holistic health movement. This movement emerged from the initiative of church leaders; however, it was quickly adopted and supported by professionals in the health and medical fields and was further facilitated by Osman and Russell’s (1979) call to accept the spiritual component as an integral aspect of well-being. However, little is known as to the role spirituality plays in mediating other aspects of health. BACKGROUND A central tenet of the spiritual health movement is the belief that spiritual health plays a critical role in the individual’s active pursuit of their personal healing process. As a result, various health and wellness models have been developed that not only include spiritual health as a component of wellness, but also position it as a fundamental element contributing to all other areas of health. Such models include the Holistic W","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"76 1","pages":"237-253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84796084","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}
自我保健Pub Date : 2005-03-01DOI: 10.2190/H9L9-14UU-2MQG-P4RH
R. Gray, M. Fitch, M. Labrecque, M. Greenberg
{"title":"PERSPECTIVES OF PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP MEMBERS ON MEN'S HEALTH ISSUES AND MASCULINITY","authors":"R. Gray, M. Fitch, M. Labrecque, M. Greenberg","doi":"10.2190/H9L9-14UU-2MQG-P4RH","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/H9L9-14UU-2MQG-P4RH","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"22 1","pages":"255-268"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78972852","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}
自我保健Pub Date : 2005-01-07DOI: 10.2190/D60U-5637-M315-3K57
S. Kuruvilla, Mingwei Liu, P. Jacob
{"title":"A Case Study of the Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme for the Rural Poor in India","authors":"S. Kuruvilla, Mingwei Liu, P. Jacob","doi":"10.2190/D60U-5637-M315-3K57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/D60U-5637-M315-3K57","url":null,"abstract":"This is a case study of the Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme for rural farmers and peasants in Karnataka, which has a potential to be a model for developing countries in providing a modicum of health security for their citizens. We describe the origins and functioning of the scheme, analyze its performance to-date, and find support for its transferability to several other states in India. We also identify the institutional conditions that influence success of a scheme of this kind, and discuss some of the critical problems that occurred during the scheme's first year of operations.","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"51 13","pages":"261-306"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72367365","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":"Are Mythopoetic Men's Support Groups Repackaged Patriarchy?","authors":"E. Barton","doi":"10.2190/SH.4.1-2.H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/SH.4.1-2.H","url":null,"abstract":"As a patriarchal society, the United States, along with much of the rest of the world, has established the male in a dominant role, with men socially conditioned to be providers, in control, and always to remain strong and manly. As a result of these socially constructed definitions of manhood, men have historically had to suppress their more tender feelings, leading sometimes to emotional isolation, alienation from their true feelings, and a feeling of powerlessness. Today men are finding the attributes of hegemonic, patriarchal masculinity untenable. Accordingly, men have begun to realize that they can take responsibility for their situations and change their lives if they so desire. Part of that change involves re-visioning, re-creating, and reconstructing healthier and less conflicted forms of masculine identity by making intentional choices to move out of the power and control cycle. As effective social remedies have been sought to help “men in crisis” (aside from therapeutic solutions), a highly, and increasingly successful intervention has proved to be participation in both self-help and mutual support groups. Mythopoetic men’s peer mutual support groups are one setting where these reconstructions of masculine identity are occurring. This study focuses on the value of the mythopoetic branch of the contemporary men’s movement as a rejection of patriarchal values, patriarchal masculinity, rather than just being another form of “repackaged” patriarchy. John Rowan, a member of the pro-feminist Achilles Heal Collective in the United Kingdom, had worked with men in groups specifically on issues of male *An earlier version of this article was presented at the Men’s Studies Task Force of the National Organization of Men Against Sexism.","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"13 1","pages":"99-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73314021","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":"Obstacles to Creating a New Online Self-Help Group for Parents of Children with Disabilities","authors":"Jonathan O. Crook","doi":"10.2190/SH.4.1-2.E","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/SH.4.1-2.E","url":null,"abstract":"Attempts to create a new online self-help group for parents of children with disabilities encountered technology problems and lack of participation by recruited participants. The quasi-experimental design was abandoned and grounded theory (Straus & Corbin, 1994) was chosen. It was found that participants differed in the amount that they used the discussion board: parents were categorized as major, moderate, minor, or inactive participants. Three applicable learning theories were considered to explain different levels of participation. Borkman’s (1999) theory of the stages of experiential development for individuals who participate in self-help groups best fits the data. This study would suggest that experienced self-helpers are best at starting an online group. Newcomers to self-help groups need extra help in connecting with the group.","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"133 1","pages":"55-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74879870","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}
T. Borkman, C. Munn-Giddings, Lesley Smith, Magnus Karlsson
{"title":"Social Philosophy and Funding in Self Help : a UK-US Comparison","authors":"T. Borkman, C. Munn-Giddings, Lesley Smith, Magnus Karlsson","doi":"10.2190/SH.4.3.C","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/SH.4.3.C","url":null,"abstract":"The consumer/survivor/service-user protest movements of the 1970s-1990s led to policy changes and government funding of mental health consumer-run or self-help organizations (SHOs). A cross-nationa ...","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"86 1","pages":"201-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73614918","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}
Anke Schäfer, Friedhelm Meyer, J. Matzat, R. Knickenberg, F. Bleichner, W. Merkle, C. Reimer, W. Franke, M. Beutel
{"title":"Utilization of and Experience with Self-Help Groups among Patients with Mental Disorders in Germany","authors":"Anke Schäfer, Friedhelm Meyer, J. Matzat, R. Knickenberg, F. Bleichner, W. Merkle, C. Reimer, W. Franke, M. Beutel","doi":"10.2190/SH.4.1-2.B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/SH.4.1-2.B","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores utilization of self-help groups by patients with mental disorders, and compares data for patients with positive or negative self-help experiences. The authors surveyed 4,447 patients in clinics for psychotherapy","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"32 1","pages":"5-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80080797","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":"Impact of Men's Initiation Training on Self-Actualization and Spiritual Maturity","authors":"J. Goll","doi":"10.2190/SH.4.1-2.G","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/SH.4.1-2.G","url":null,"abstract":"Modern industrial society and the influence of the women’s movement have had a powerful impact on the lives of men in our society, resulting in problems with confidence in masculinity and isolation from feelings and spirituality. Evidence of this impact includes increasing divorce rates, prevalence of absent fathers, and increases in stress-related illness among men. As a product of the mythopoetic branch of the contemporary men’s movement, the ManKind Project presents the New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA) in an effort to help men to adopt a mature masculinity, live with integrity and awareness of feelings, and a sense of personal mission. This study measures the effectiveness of the NWTA training program as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), which assesses self-actualization, and the Spiritual Experience Index (SEI), a measure of spiritual maturity. In addition, distribution of personality type among participants is assessed using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The mythopoetic branch of the contemporary men’s movement is generally agreed to have begun with the May 1982 interview of the poet Robert Bly by Ken Thompson published in the New Age Journal (Barton, E. R, personal communication 2001; as cited in Wilson, 2003), and to have risen to popular awareness with the 1990 appearance of the book Iron John: A Book About Men, also by Robert Bly (Jesser, 1996; Schwalbe, 1996b; Wicks, 1996). Wicks states that Bly’s","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"19 1","pages":"79-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75969036","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":"Online Materials Provided to Public by Mother-Support Groups in Breastfeeding: Observations on Readability and Access","authors":"V. Thorley","doi":"10.2190/SH.4.1-2.F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2190/SH.4.1-2.F","url":null,"abstract":"The Internet has developed as a medium for linking people to share support and information, particularly when family responsibilities, disabilities, age, or geography isolate them from a relevant peer group. However, poor literacy limits access to online searches and communication. Internet users may sometimes download and print out information materials for others without Internet access, who may or may not be proficient readers. Functional illiteracy is often unrecognized and it has been recommended that health informational materials be pitched at Grades 5 or 6 reading levels. This article examines the readability scores of a selection of short informational materials in English, available for download on the Websites of self-help organizations for breastfeeding mothers.","PeriodicalId":64356,"journal":{"name":"自我保健","volume":"90 1","pages":"69-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90588074","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}