Mental Health of Czech University Psychology Students: Negative Mental Health Attitudes, Mental Health Shame and Self-Compassion

Kotera, Yasuhiro; Andrzejewski, Denise; Dosedlová, Jaroslava; Taylor, Elaina; Edwards, Ann-Marie; Blackmore, Chris

doi:10.3390/healthcare10040676

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“…Supporting self-compassion may be a less stigmatised approach for better mental well-being, instead of focusing on reduction of mental distress [ 67 , 68 ]. Because there is a negative perception toward people with mental health problems in Czech higher education [ 5 ], this significant relationship between self-compassion and mental well-being may help identify an effective means to support the mental well-being of Czech students.…”

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“…With the fall of the Soviet Union, came a shift in the classification of mental health, from models established by Soviet health institutions to Western psychiatric diagnostic categories [ 4 ]. Although this shift brought a change in practices, the negative attitudes toward mental health persist, jeopardising effective interventions, and leading to worsened mental health outcomes [ 5 ]. This lasting negative perception towards mental health has resulted in a treatment gap and insufficient resources to aid those living with mental disorders [ 6 ].…”

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Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students: Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism

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University students in the Czech Republic suffer from a low level of mental well-being. Research in other university student populations suggests that academic motivation, self-compassion, and self-criticism are strongly related to mental well-being. Students who are motivated to study, are kind toward themselves, and are less judgmental of themselves tend to have a high level of mental well-being. These relationships had not been evaluated in Czech students. Accordingly, this cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationships between mental well-being, academic motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation), self-compassion (self-reassurance) and self-criticism (self-inadequacy and self-hate). Of 130 students approached, a convenience sampling of 119 psychology students at a university in the Czech Republic completed a survey regarding these constructs. Correlation, regression, and path analyses were conducted. Mental well-being was positively associated with intrinsic motivation and self-compassion, and negatively associated with amotivation and self-criticism. Self-compassion was identified as the strongest predictor of mental well-being. Lastly, intrinsic motivation mediated the pathway from self-compassion to mental well-being, but not the one from self-inadequacy to mental well-being, and the one from self-hate to mental well-being. Our findings can help educators to identify effective means to protect students’ mental well-being. Cultivating students’ self-compassion may be helpful to protect their mental well-being. University staff and educators in the Czech Republic need to consider ways to embed self-compassion training into their students’ programmes or university life.

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“…Self-compassion helps healthcare students with mental illnesses by increasing resilience and reducing self-criticism and shame (Kotera et al, 2021a(Kotera et al, , 2021b. Studies report that students who are self-compassionate tend to have a low degree of mental health shame (Kotera et al, 2022a;Kotera et al, 2022b). Moreover, self-compassion is associated with a natural desire to learn (Neff et al, 2007) and positive mental health outcomes such as reduced stress, depression, anxiety and higher life satisfaction (López et al, 2018).…”

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Comparing the Mental Health of Healthcare Students: Mental Health Shame and Self-compassion in Counselling, Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Social Work Students

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Poor mental health of healthcare students is a cause for concern in many universities. Though previous research has identified mental health shame and self-compassion as critical in this student group, how these variables differ across different healthcare disciplines remains to be evaluated. Healthcare students (n = 344; counselling, occupational therapy, social work and nursing) completed measures regarding these variables. MANOVA and regression analyses were performed. (1) Counselling and nursing students were more depressed than occupational therapy students; (2) nursing students were more anxious than occupational therapy and social work students; (3) occupational therapy students had more positive attitudes towards mental health than the others; and (4) nursing students worried about their own reputation associated with their family more than counselling students. Self-compassion was the strongest predictor of mental health in all groups; however, the effect sizes varied: largest in nursing and smallest in social work students. Findings will help inform effective interventions for students in each healthcare discipline.

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“…First, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to investigate if there was a statistical difference in general well-being, social connectedness and coronavirus anxiety between pet owners and non-pet owners (Kotera et al, 2020). Second, a linear regression was conducted using the pet owners' data to investigate if pet attachment could predict the variance in well-being (Kotera et al 2022a). SPSS was used for the analyses.…”

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A contribution to the validation of Italian eHEALS scale for the Italian population

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Introduction:The global coronavirus pandemic and the governmental restrictions to prevent the virus from spreading have generated anxiety, impacting people's well-being. Former research suggested a positive impact of pets on their owner's well-being, however little research has been conducted within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in which isolation measures and restrictions were implemented in many countries. Objective: This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the influence of pets on people's well-being, social connectedness, coronavirus anxiety, and the relationship of pet attachment on wellbeing during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Participants (N=72) were opportunistically recruited online across several countries. Data was analyzed using a MANOVA and linear regression. Results: The results indicated that there were no significant differences between pet owners and non-pet owners in terms of well-being, social connectedness, and coronavirus anxiety. Furthermore, a statistically significant relationship between higher pet attachment and greater well-being was not found. Implications: Future research should focus on greater sample sizes and longitudinal data, with a focus on how pet-related interventions may improve well-being.

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Mental Health of Czech University Psychology Students: Negative Mental Health Attitudes, Mental Health Shame and Self-Compassion

Cited by 9 publications

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Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students: Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism

Mental Well-Being of Czech University Students: Academic Motivation, Self-Compassion, and Self-Criticism

Comparing the Mental Health of Healthcare Students: Mental Health Shame and Self-compassion in Counselling, Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Social Work Students

A contribution to the validation of Italian eHEALS scale for the Italian population

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