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Leow T, Li WW, Miller DJ, McDermott B. Prevalence of university non-continuation and mental health conditions, and effect of mental health conditions on non-continuation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Ment Health 2024:1-16. [PMID: 38588717 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2024.2332812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND University non-continuation, also termed as university dropout in literature, is a concern for institutions. Elevated stress levels, mental distress, and psychiatric issues affect academic performance and thus may contribute to non-continuation. There is a lack of systematic reviews exploring the link between mental health and university non-continuation. AIM This systematic review aims to bridge this gap, by investigating the prevalence of non-continuation and mental health conditions among university students, and the impact of mental health on university non-continuation. METHODS Following PRISMA guidelines this review synthesized data from 67 studies, utilising both narrative synthesis and meta-analytic techniques. RESULTS The results revealed that the included studies reported a range of university non-continuation rates (5.9% to 43.6%) with a pooled prevalence of 17.9%, 95% CI [14.2%, 22.3%]. The prevalence of mental health concerns among students varied widely (2.2% to 83.6%), with a pooled prevalence of 26.3%, 95% CI [16.0%, 40.0%]. Depression, OR = 1.143 (95% CI [1.086, 1.203] p<.001), stress, OR = 1.413 (95% CI [1.106, 1.805], p=.006), and other mental health conditions, OR = 1.266 (95% CI [1.133, 1.414], p<.001), were associated with higher non-continuation. CONCLUSION Some mental health conditions elevate non-continuation risks, and addressing mental health may enhance student retention in higher education.
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- Timothy Leow
- Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
- Mental Health Service Group, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Townsville, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Tasmanian Centre for Mental Health Service Innovation, Townsville, Australia
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Brance K, Chatzimpyros V, Bentall RP. Social identity, mental health and the experience of migration. Br J Soc Psychol 2024. [PMID: 38588004 DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Evidence suggests that social identities, which provide purpose and a sense of belonging, enhance resilience against psychological strain and safeguard well-being. This applies to first-generation migrant populations facing adverse experiences, including prejudice and disconnection from previous identities during host country integration, negatively impacting their well-being. The importance of social identity also extends to first-generation migrant descendants, confronting dual-identity challenges and experiencing exclusion and discrimination despite being native born. Building on the social identity approach to mental health, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate how migrants construct their social identities, their perspective on the challenges and changes they experience in relation to group memberships and ultimately, the influence this has on their psychological well-being. Findings emphasize the significance of social identity continuity and gain pathways in first-generation migrants' successful adjustment and psychological well-being. For second-generation migrants, dual-identity development is especially difficult during adolescence due to social exclusion and discrimination in schools. Even in early adulthood, pressure to maintain heritage identity can lead to negative mental health outcomes over time. The current study contributes to and strengthens the social identity approach to migrant mental health and has wider implications for psychological interventions and policy.
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- Kristine Brance
- South East European Research Centre (SEERC), Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Social and Policy Sciences, The University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Psychology, CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Yang S, Kim H, Song M, Lee S, Jang JW. The Double-Edged Influence of Self-Expansion in the Metaverse: A Two-Wave Panel Assessment of Identity Perception, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2024; 27:37-46. [PMID: 38197839 PMCID: PMC10794835 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2022.0400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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This study researches the impact of self-expansion experiences in the Metaverse on users' identity perception, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. To do so, the researchers conducted a two-wave panel study with a 3-month interval (N = 486) in VRChat, one of the most popular social virtual reality (VR) platforms. As predicted, the increase in self-expansion experience in VR environments positively predicted users' self-esteem and life satisfaction. However, when self-expansion led to a loss of coherency in the self-concept by causing identity disjunction or self-discrepancy, it damaged self-esteem and life satisfaction, respectively. The current findings exhibit that experimenting with and enlarging identity through immersive experiences in the Metaverse could benefit the individual, but only when it does not cause a disconnection between virtual and offline identities. This article discusses the potential opportunities and risks in the Metaverse, emphasizing the importance of advancing our understanding of the self-expansion experience in immersive media.
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- Soeun Yang
- Institute of Communication Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- School of Computing, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Korea
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- School of Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
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Panagiotopoulos A, Pavlopoulos V. Group Belonging and Social Identities in the Transition of Asylum-Seekers in Greece: Longitudinal Pathways to Adjustment. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 12:55. [PMID: 38200964 PMCID: PMC10779270 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Millions of forced migrants settling in host countries often struggle to adjust to their new life. As their inclusion and adjustment within receiving societies has become a global social challenge, studying the factors that support their successful transition is an important topic of research inquiry. The present three-wave longitudinal study examined the role of group belonging and social identification in facilitating the transition of 60 sub-Saharan African asylum-seekers to Greece. Drawing upon the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC), we investigated how multiple group memberships before migration, social identity continuity, and social identity gain related to their adjustment over 8 months. On the between-person level, multiple group belonging before migration indirectly contributed to better person-average levels of sociocultural adjustment, physical health functioning and satisfaction, psychological distress, and life satisfaction, by way of higher person-average levels of social identity continuity and/or social identity gain. However, multiple groups before migration also had a direct negative effect on the overall levels of psychological distress. On the within-person level, positive changes in social identity continuity and gain were related to positive changes in different adjustment-related outcomes over time. Our findings are consistent with SIMIC and highlight the importance of group belonging and associated social identities in forced migrants' transition, in ways that may pave the way for the development of social identity interventions to promote their health, well-being, and successful integration. Future longitudinal and experimental evidence with larger and more diverse samples of forced migrants is needed to establish the generalizability and causality of the observed associations.
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- Angelos Panagiotopoulos
- Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 157 72 Athens, Greece;
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Cruwys T, Macleod E, Heffernan T, Walker I, Stanley SK, Kurz T, Greenwood LM, Evans O, Calear AL. Social group connections support mental health following wildfire. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2023:10.1007/s00127-023-02519-8. [PMID: 37428193 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02519-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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PURPOSE As environmental disasters become more common and severe due to climate change, there is a growing need for strategies to bolster recovery that are proactive, cost-effective, and which mobilise community resources. AIMS We propose that building social group connections is a particularly promising strategy for supporting mental health in communities affected by environmental disasters. METHODS We tested the social identity model of identity change in a disaster context among 627 people substantially affected by the 2019-2020 Australian fires. RESULTS We found high levels of post-traumatic stress, strongly related to severity of disaster exposure, but also evidence of psychological resilience. Distress and resilience were weakly positively correlated. Having stronger social group connections pre-disaster was associated with less distress and more resilience 12-18 months after the disaster, via three pathways: greater social identification with the disaster-affected community, greater continuity of social group ties, and greater formation of new social group ties. New group ties were a mixed blessing, positively predicting both resilience and distress. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that investment in social resources is key to supporting mental health outcomes, not just reactively in the aftermath of disasters, but also proactively in communities most at risk.
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- Tegan Cruwys
- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- UNSW School of Built Environment, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Alasmari AA. Challenges and social adaptation of international students in Saudi Arabia. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16283. [PMID: 37234614 PMCID: PMC10208833 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Adapting to university life in Saudi Arabia can be difficult for international students. This qualitative research, based on the social adaption framework, explore in detail the problems that international students experience during their enrolment at Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), which is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Utilizing purposeful sampling, 20 students participated in the semi-structured interviews. The interviews contained 16 questions to elicit the students' perceptions about the challenges they encountered faced during their residence in Saudi Arabia. Findings revealed that international students experienced language barriers, had to deal with issues regarding culture shock, and had episodes of depression, nostalgia, stress, loneliness, and homesickness. However, these international students retained positive attitudes about their social adaptation and were satisfied with the resources and facilities provided at IMSIU. It was strongly suggested that student affairs officers, academic professionals, and social work practitioners, who interact with overseas students, should strive to help international students overcome possible language, communication, lifestyle, and institutional barriers. The implication is that international students should utilize various counseling and professional guidance resources to assist them adapt to the new lifestyle in the host country. This study could be replicated using a mixed-methods approach for future investigators.
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Raja R, Ma J, Zhang M, Li XY, Almutairi NS, Almutairi AH. Social identity loss and reverse culture shock: Experiences of international students in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Psychol 2023; 14:994411. [PMID: 36844319 PMCID: PMC9948652 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.994411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Background International students are often exposed to various challenges during life transitions. The 'mindsponge' mechanism suggests that individuals absorb and integrate new cultural values that are compatible with their core values while rejecting those of lesser importance. On the basis of this notion, this article explores the experiences of international students in China regarding their unplanned return to their home countries during the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the mindsponge mechanism. Aim This article aims to highlight the experiences of international students in China who are going through life transitions due to the global pandemic. The study focuses on the experiences of two groups of international students: (1) Those who remained in China during the pandemic, and (2) those who had left China and were stranded in their home countries due to a ban on international travel amid COVID-19. Method This qualitative study comprised of in-depth semi structured in-person and online interviews. Thematic Analysis was used to analyze the data in order to generate study themes. Results The results revealed that students who remained in China experienced challenges which included anxiety, closure of campuses, lockdown, their parents' concern regarding health issues, and not being able to meet with friends. On the other hand, students who had left China during the pandemic were confined to their home countries. This group of students experienced more severe problems than the students who remained in China. Since the transition to home countries was "unplanned," they were not ready to readjust to their native culture and were vulnerable to severe reverse culture shock. Upon returning to their home countries, international students faced a number of challenges, including readjustment to their home countries and changes in their lives in host and home countries. In addition, they lost social and academic resources, such as the disruption of study environment, losing important group memberships, financial constraints, visa expiry, graduation delay, and academic suspension. Conclusion This study concluded that the international students experienced cultural problems after unplanned transition to their home countries during the pandemic. They described effects of reverse culture shock as being more distressing. They perceived dissatisfaction due to loss of previously held social identities and sense of belonging to the traditional society they left behind. There is a need of future studies on the long-term effect of unplanned transition on psychological, social and professional experiences. The process of readjustment has proven to be a challenging endeavor.
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- Rameez Raja
- Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Pakistan Studies Centre, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China,*Correspondence: Jianfu Ma,
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- PKUFH-Ningxia Women Children’ Hospital, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China,Miwei Zhang,
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- Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health, Al-lith College of Health Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Public Health, Al-lith College of Health Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Lai H, Wang D, Ou X. Cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese students in the United States: Acculturation strategies, sociocultural, psychological, and academic adaptation. Front Psychol 2023; 13:924561. [PMID: 36687892 PMCID: PMC9846175 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.924561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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This study was conducted with the primary purpose to gain a comprehensive understanding of Chinese students' acculturation by examining the effects of their acculturation strategies, sociocultural, psychological adaptation on the academic adaptation. The total number of 315 international Chinese students studying in the United States participated in an online survey. The mid-point split method was used to classify the four acculturation strategies among Chinese students. The results of a Chi-square test, ANOVA analyses and hierarchical regressions reveal that separation was the most preferred acculturation strategy by the Chinese students while marginalization was the least desirable. Chinese students did the best in sociocultural adaptation but the worst in academic adaptation. However, students who achieved a good sociocultural adaptation encountered unexpected problems with their psychological adaptation. Findings also indicate that international Chinese students' preference for separation and marginalization was associated with a better psychological and academic adaptation while integration and assimilation strategy was associated with a better sociocultural adaptation. Their academic adaptation can be predicted significantly by their psychological adaptation, not by their sociocultural adaptation.
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- Hongling Lai
- School of Foreign Languages, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- School of Foreign Languages, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China,*Correspondence: Dianjian Wang,
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- School of Education Science, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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Dong J, Lee S, Wang CH, Shannon DM. Impact on social capital and learning engagement due to social media usage among the international students in the U.S. Educ Inf Technol (Dordr) 2022; 28:1-24. [PMID: 36532798 PMCID: PMC9748897 DOI: 10.1007/s10639-022-11520-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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International students who pursue their academic goals in United States are prone to difficulties when attempting to build social resources and adjust to the new culture. Social media is a practical means of connection due to its ease of use and accessibility. Previous research has indicated contradictory effects of social media use on academic engagement. In addition to the direct effect, this research examined social media use influences on international students' learning engagement by mediating social capital and cultural adjustment. A total of 209 international students completed a web-based survey distributed via e-mail and social media between November 2021 and May 2022. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Model. Results showed that only purposely using social media to collaborate with learning counterparts or materials directly improves international students' learning engagement. Other uses of social media (e.g., expanding new resources, solidifying close relationships) have no significant direct effects. Nonetheless, they are essential to improving levels of learning engagement via the mediation of bridging capital (social resources attributed to expanding relationships) and students' cultural adjustment in the U.S. International students' bonding capital (social resources available through trustworthy relationships) and home cultural retention showed little direct or indirect effects on learning engagement. This study recognizes the importance of social resources and cultural adjustment for international students. Also, this study provides valuable information to educators and administrators, as there is a need to identify the underlying mechanisms to contribute feasible learning intervention approaches and alleviate negative effects for international students.
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- Jianwei Dong
- Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Auburn University, 4036Haley Center, 351 W Thach concourse, 36849 Auburn, AL USA
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- Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Auburn University, 4036Haley Center, 351 W Thach concourse, 36849 Auburn, AL USA
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- Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Auburn University, 4036Haley Center, 351 W Thach concourse, 36849 Auburn, AL USA
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- Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Auburn University, 4036Haley Center, 351 W Thach concourse, 36849 Auburn, AL USA
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Evans O, Cruwys T, Cárdenas D, Wu B, Cognian AV. Social Identities Mediate the Relationship Between Isolation, Life Transitions, and Loneliness. Behav change. [DOI: 10.1017/bec.2022.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Research has demonstrated that life transitions lead to heightened experiences of loneliness, in part because they engender isolation. We tested whether the degree of isolation during a transition influences loneliness, and if this is due to their effects on social identity processes. Employing an experimental paradigm, Study 1 (N = 213) found that when the transition involved isolation from new networks, in this case studying at university online as opposed to in person, it led to more loneliness, and this was mediated through reduced social identification and continuity of group memberships. Study 2 (N = 215) replicated these effects using a different experimental paradigm in which the transition involved isolation from old group memberships, namely moving to a new neighbourhood from interstate. Study 3 (N = 2346) employed a quasi-experimental repeated-measures design to assess the impact of a highly isolating life transition on loneliness–COVID lockdown. Australians in prolonged lockdown experienced increases in loneliness and this was mediated through (lack of) continuity of group memberships. Overall, these results suggest that isolation needs to be considered when assessing the impact of life transitions on loneliness. Moreover, the mediation results indicate that isolating transitions may be responsible for loneliness because these make it difficult to maintain crucial group memberships and form a sense of identification with relevant new groups.
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TRAN MAQ, VO-THANH T, SOLIMAN M, HA AT, Van PHAM M. Could mindfulness diminish mental health disorders? The serial mediating role of self-compassion and psychological well-being. Curr Psychol 2022:1-14. [PMID: 35967505 PMCID: PMC9362435 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03421-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic clearly has various detrimental psychological effects on people's mental health, emphasizing the importance of mindfulness in overcoming such repercussions. This is in line with the growing number of studies that have been conducted to assess the effects of mindfulness in diverse settings. However, the role of mindfulness in reducing mental health issues among university students has received little attention. Therefore, the current work seeks to investigate how mindfulness could reduce the anxiety, depression, and stress of university students and how self-compassion and psychological well-being could mediate the links between mindfulness and these mental health disorders. To that end, an explanatory sequential mixed-method design was adopted. Quantitative data collected, through a two-wave survey, from 560 Vietnamese students having an average age of 18.7 years were used to test the hypotheses. To measure the six variables in the research models, we opted for the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-26), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21-7 items for each subscale), and World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Additionally, qualitative data from 19 in-depth interviews were utilized to explain the quantitative findings and explore students' experiences in practicing mindfulness and self-compassion to decrease stress, depression, and anxiety. The results elucidated that self-compassion and psychological well-being serially mediated the relationships between mindfulness (as a predictor) and anxiety, stress, and depression (as outcome variables). The findings demonstrated the key role of mindfulness in increasing students' self-compassion and psychological well-being as well as reducing anxiety, depression, and stress. This research holds substantial contributions by providing universities and psychotherapists with recommendations to deal with negative psychological consequences caused by COVID-19.
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- Tourism Department, Economics – Management Faculty, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa, Vietnam
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- Business Administration Department, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Salalah, Oman
- Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, Faiyum, Egypt
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- Department of English, FPT University, Ha Noi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Hai Duong Medical Technical University, Hai Duong, Vietnam
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Seppälä T, Riikonen R, Paajanen P, Stevenson C, Finell E. Development of first‐time mothers' sense of shared identity and integration with other mothers in their neighbourhood. Community & Applied Soc Psy 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/casp.2592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tuija Seppälä
- Unit of Social Research Tampere University Tampere Finland
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- Unit of Social Research Tampere University Tampere Finland
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- Unit of Social Research Tampere University Tampere Finland
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Haslam SA, Haslam C, Cruwys T, Jetten J, Bentley SV, Fong P, Steffens NK. Social identity makes group-based social connection possible: Implications for loneliness and mental health. Curr Opin Psychol 2021; 43:161-5. [PMID: 34403958 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This review argues that a distinctly positive form of social connection is made possible by the social identities that people derive from psychologically meaningful group memberships. These connections have important implications for mental health by virtue of their distinct capacity to furnish people with a sense of collective meaning, purpose, support, and efficacy. This analysis suggests that loneliness and its toxic effects arise in part from the challenges of achieving this distinct form of social connection in contemporary society. However, it also suggests that a good way to tackle loneliness and support mental health is by building, restoring, and sustaining social identities through meaningful group-based connections. We conclude by reflecting on the success of interventions that do precisely this - most notably Groups 4 Health.
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Krug H, Haslam SA, Otto K, Steffens NK. Identity Leadership, Social Identity Continuity, and Well-Being at Work During COVID-19. Front Psychol 2021; 12:684475. [PMID: 34177738 PMCID: PMC8225939 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.684475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread remote working that has posed significant challenges for people’s sense of connection to their workplace and their mental health and well-being. In the present work, we examined how leaders’ identity leadership is associated with the well-being of employees in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we examined how both leaders’ and team members’ identity leadership is associated with employees’ social identity continuity, and through this with their job satisfaction, burnout and loneliness at work. Employees (N = 363) participated in a field study during the COVID-19 pandemic, completing measures of their leader’s and team members’ identity leadership (i.e., entrepreneurship and impresarioship), social identity continuity, job satisfaction, burnout, loneliness at work. Results revealed that to the extent that employees perceived greater social identity continuity, they were more satisfied with their work and felt less lonely. Furthermore, mediation analyses revealed indirect effects of team members’ identity entrepreneurship on job satisfaction and loneliness via an increase in social identity continuity. Results suggest that to foster employees’ health and well-being in times of disruption, organizations might put in place practices that allow employees to maintain a sense of ‘we-ness’ at work by involving not only formal leaders but also other members of the organization.
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- Henning Krug
- Institute of Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Rameez Raja
- Department of Sociology School of Sociology & Anthropology Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- Department of Sociology School of Sociology & Anthropology Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- Department of Sociology School of Sociology & Anthropology Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
- Centre for the studies of Hong Kong, Macao and Pearl River Delta Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- Department of Rural Sociology The University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
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- Pakistan Centre North Minzu University Yinchuan Ningxia China
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Abstract
Life change affects health. Research aimed at understanding the consequences of life change has primarily focused on the important roles played by stress, social support, individual differences, and broader socioeconomic factors in shaping health outcomes, most notably mental health decline. In this review we extend these accounts by exploring social identity-based determinants of adjustment to life change. We do so by drawing on social identity theorizing and, in particular, the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC). This points to the importance of multiple, maintained, new, and compatible group memberships as determinants of people's responses and adjustment to life change. We apply this model to understand the health consequences of adjustment to life change in four diverse areas: pursuit of higher education, migration, trauma and resilience, and recovery from illness and injury. Finally, we provide direction for future research on SIMIC and the health consequences of life change.
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- Catherine Haslam
- School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia;
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- School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia;
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- School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia;
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- Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia;
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