Understanding Psychosocial Wellbeing in the Context of Complex and Multidimensional Problems

Abstract

This Special Issue deals with the topic of how people and social groups face problems in an increasingly complex and globalized society. The topics included in the call for papers were the interaction of psychosocial well-being and mental health with economic, gender, racial and ethnic inequalities, migration and demographic change and conflict and war, as well as the effects of stigma on people discriminated against because of their differential characteristics, whether they are of a sexual, disability or other minority. We made this proposal because we believed that, despite the introduction of the biopsychosocial model in the late 1970s as a paradigm of the integration of different disciplinary views, research in mental health and psychosocial well-being is still highly fragmented. For decades, we have tried to advance by emphasizing a part of the equation, with results that are at least modest. Therefore, in this Special Issue, we prioritized works aiming at disciplinary and methodological integration. The Special Issue was open to any subject area related to the impacts of social issues on mental health and psychosocial well-being. We were interested in empirical and theoretical enquiries at all ecological levels, from the psychosocial impact of social dynamics on individuals, to the analysis of how sociocultural and geopolitical factors influence health and collective psychosocial well-being.

The Physical Burden of Water Carrying and Women’s Psychosocial Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Nepal

“…Psychosocial well-being is an integral part of health as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) [18] and represents a multidimensional construct which incorporates emotional, social, and physical aspects [19]. Adverse psychosocial well-being has been associated with water insecurity [15][16][17], with findings implying that high water insecurity relates to increased emotional distress [15,17] and lower quality of life [16].…”

Psychosocial well-being and mental adjustment of patients with stage III melanoma in the re-entry phase: a scoping review

“…To adjust to the re-entry phase, patients mostly used cognitive coping, followed by behavioral coping and avoidant coping. [18] Patients who had received psychoeducation aimed at coping in the re-entry phase showed greater use of cognitive and behavioral coping compared with the control group and subsequently had less mood disturbance. [18] Studies that reported on the re-entry fading into early survivorship phase and used standardized questionnaires found…”

Trends and prevalence of suicide 2017–2021 and its association with COVID-19: Interrupted time series analysis of a national sample of college students in the United States

“…Recent research has found that some important psychosocial factors, such as general concerns over COVID-19 and racial/ethnic discrimination, contribute to suicide risk among U.S. college students ( Oh et al, 2022 ). Additionally, college students’ wellness encompasses other essential psychosocial components, such as mental health, academics, and food security ( Eiroa-Orosa, 2020 ). We wondered if these psychosocial factors might also predict suicidal thoughts and behaviors among U.S. college students during the pandemic.…”