Exploring the role of engagement in well-being and personal development

Montague, Anne C.; Eiroá-Orosa, Francisco José

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“…There has been an increase in studies about contribution to family, friends, school, and community (in further text shortened to: contribution) among adolescents and its effects on well-being, partly due to evolvement of positive psychology and positive youth development models, and partly as a response to concerns regarding adolescents being too self-centered and disengaged from their communities ( Benson et al, 2006 ; Smetana et al, 2006 ; Bowers et al, 2010 ). Recently more research attention has been given to the effects of volunteering and, especially, activism on well-being once the activist is committed ( Montague and Eiroa-Orosa, 2017 ).…”

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Contribution to Family, Friends, School, and Community Is Associated With Fewer Depression Symptoms in Adolescents - Mediated by Self-Regulation and Academic Performance

2021

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The tendency to get involved in helping one’s family, friends, school, and community has many potential benefits such as greater compassion, concern for others, and social responsibility. Research interest in the benefits of contribution in adolescents has increased recently, but there are not many studies examining the effect of contribution on adolescents’ mental health. The present study focused on whether the contribution is associated with fewer self-rated depression symptoms in adolescents. We further tested whether self-regulation and academic performance can have a mediating role in this association. A total of 423 secondary school students (233 female) from eastern Croatia participated in the study. Mean age was 16.78 (SD = 1.21). Students completed measures of self-regulation, depression symptoms, and contribution (helping one’s family, friends, or neighbors, mentoring peers, volunteering in one’s community, and participating in school organizations or boards), and gave information about age, gender, and academic performance. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that contribution, self-regulation, and academic performance were related with lower levels of self-rated depression symptoms. Furthermore, mediation analysis indicated a significant indirect effect through two mediators, self-regulation and academic performance, which was stronger than a path containing only self-regulation. Academic performance alone was not a significant mediator. Our findings suggest that contribution could protect against depression by promoting self-regulation, leading to higher academic performance, and consequently fewer depression symptoms.

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Contribution to Family, Friends, School, and Community Is Associated With Fewer Depression Symptoms in Adolescents - Mediated by Self-Regulation and Academic Performance

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“…Children and adolescents have also sued their government in Australia, 47 Canada, 48 the United States, 49 and several other countries 50 for their inaction in response to the climate crisis. While there is a body of literature suggesting that engaging in political activism can have positive psychological and social outcomes for young people, 51 there is also evidence to suggest that major protests may increase the prevalence of depression, even without direct involvement. 52 In this review the authors posit that this is due to disruptions in interpersonal relationships related to ideological disputes following the protests.…”

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Understanding the evidence for climate concerns, negative emotions and climate-related mental ill-health in young people: a scoping review

Ramadan

Randell

Lavoie

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Background: Human-induced climate change represents a serious threat to human health, including mental health, due to both the traumatising effects of extreme climate events and the psychological effect of worry about climate change. The present scoping review aims to systematically search and synthesise original research related to mental health and climate-related concerns, negative emotions and mental ill-health in young people. Findings will help to understand the current landscape, gaps in the literature, and to provide recommendations for future youth mental health research and practice. Methods: A systematic search and narrative synthesis of the literature published prior to October 2020 examining negative emotions associated with climate change in young people was undertaken. Studies were included if they examined mental ill-health (e.g. symptoms of depression or anxiety) or negative emotions (e.g. distress, worry, concern) associated with the threat of climate change. Findings: Of the 3329 peer-reviewed articles screened, 12 met the inclusion criteria. Together, included studies show that young people are worried about climate change. Studies also explored the coping strategies young people use to manage their distress caused by climate change. Interpretations: The limited literature in this area indicates a key gap in youth mental health research. Available evidence suggests that young people are concerned about climate change, which may increase risk of mental ill-health. Thus, clinicians should assess for and address climate anxiety in young people. Mental health leaders are urged to advocate for urgent climate action to mitigate the effects of climate anxiety in young people.

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“…In addition, there is a growing interest in understanding how collective mobilization in mental health, has an impact on the identity and well-being of participants (Eiroa-Orosa, 2016;Montague & Eiroa-Orosa, 2017). Collective (also called mass, social or popular) mobilization in mental health could be defined as a process engaging a wide range of partners and allies at international and local levels.…”

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“…Thus, activism training could be understood as a form of empowerment (Corrigan & Rao, 2012) by reversing the “why try” effect (Corrigan, Larson, & Rüsch, 2009). In other words, these trainings might reduce self-stigma by increasing their self-esteem through activities where they themselves can make a change on the social vision of mental disorders (Montague & Eiroa-Orosa, 2017).…”

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Training mental health activists increases the well-being of participants with high baseline levels of self-stigma: Results of the Obertament training evaluation.

Eiroá-Orosa

Lomascolo²

2018

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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There is a strong interest in improving the quality of anti-stigma contact-based interventions. Hence, some mental health anti-stigma campaigns offer prior training to their activists with lived experience of mental disorders. Additionally, collective mobilization seems to impact the identity and well-being of its participants. The main objective of this work was to understand the impact that activism training activities have on the internalized/self-stigma and wellbeing of activists being trained by the Obertament alliance against stigma in mental health. The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory and the Pemberton Happiness Index were used to respectively measure internalized stigma and wellbeing at the beginning and the end of anti-stigma training courses. Sixty-eight activists receiving training were enrolled within a pre-test, post-test, one group design. A total of thirty-nine participants were included in repeated measures calculations. Twentyseven participants did not complete the total training schedule and two more did not complete baseline assessment. Our results show generalized increases in wellbeing and decreases in the internalized stigma of participants. Additionally, a covariation between these changes was found. To further illustrate this covariation, separate groups were created using the baseline median. Hence, greater increases in wellbeing were for those participants with higher levels of baseline self-stigma and vice-versa. This article shows the importance of addressing internalized stigma among mental health activists, thus boosting their recovery process.Most mental health anti-stigma campaigns offer prior training to their activists; however, the impact of these activities has been understudied. In this paper we show how the decrease of internalized stigma during the training process covariates with the increase of wellbeing. This work stresses the importance of community self-affirmation activities both in the process of personal recovery as well as in the collective process of social transformation towards a stigma-free society.

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Exploring the role of engagement in well-being and personal development

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Contribution to Family, Friends, School, and Community Is Associated With Fewer Depression Symptoms in Adolescents - Mediated by Self-Regulation and Academic Performance

Contribution to Family, Friends, School, and Community Is Associated With Fewer Depression Symptoms in Adolescents - Mediated by Self-Regulation and Academic Performance

Understanding the evidence for climate concerns, negative emotions and climate-related mental ill-health in young people: a scoping review

Training mental health activists increases the well-being of participants with high baseline levels of self-stigma: Results of the Obertament training evaluation.

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