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Poštuvan V, Gomboc V, Čopič Pucihar K, Kljun M, Vičič J, Tančič Grum A, Roškar S, Krohne N. Development and Evaluation of Online Suicide Preventive Tool iAlive to Increase Competences in Engaging With a Suicidal Person. Crisis 2024; 45:187-196. [PMID: 38140805 DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000934] [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: 12/24/2023]
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Background: Online implementation of suicide prevention interventions offers many advantages, facilitating the dissemination of large-scale suicide prevention interventions. An online tool iAlive aimed at raising awareness and increasing suicide prevention competences in lay people was developed and implemented in Slovenia. Aims: To develop, implement, and evaluate the iAlive tool. Method: Following the development and implementation of the tool, a nonrandomized controlled study with 310 participants was conducted. One hundred fifty-six of them fully completed the study [intervention group (used the iAlive tool): N = 85, control group (did not use the tool): N = 71]. Perceived competences in engaging with a suicidal person were assessed in both groups at baseline and at follow-up (3-4 weeks apart), which also represents the time of the intervention. Results: A significant effect of time and condition [F(1,149) = 6.62, p = .011, ηp2 = .043] showed that the intervention group assessed their perceived competences on intervention exposure more positively compared to the control group. Limitations: Additional data on different populations and people's engagement with the tool in relation to perceived competences are needed. Conclusion: The study suggests that the interactive online tool iAlive effectively increases perceived competences in engaging with a suicidal person. These results provide a background for further dissemination of the tool.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vita Poštuvan
- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Department of Information Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Faculty of Information Studies, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
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- Department of Information Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, The Fran Ramovš Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Information Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, The Fran Ramovš Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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Poštuvan V, Krohne N, Lavrič M, Gomboc V, De Leo D, Rojs L. A Lonelier World after COVID-19: Longitudinal Population-Based Study of Well-Being, Emotional and Social Loneliness, and Suicidal Behaviour in Slovenia. Medicina (Kaunas) 2024; 60:312. [PMID: 38399599 PMCID: PMC10890292 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60020312] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Background and Objectives: The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) goes beyond the consequences of the infectious disease, especially as the measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus have had a very profound impact on people's social relationships and everyday lives. Several studies have investigated these effects, but there is a lack of longitudinal studies in Central Europe. Objective: The aim of our study was to observe changes in well-being, loneliness, and suicidal behaviour before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic using the same population-based cohort. Materials and Methods: A representative sample of 440 participants completed online questionnaires at four time points: 2019 (wave 0), 2021 (wave 1), 2022 (wave 2), and 2023 (wave 3). Results: The results show significant changes in the levels of well-being and loneliness over these periods. In particular, both social and emotional loneliness increased during the pandemic, while emotional loneliness increased to a greater extent without further decreases. Well-being appeared to increase after pandemic-related restrictions diminished but decreased again one year later. No significant changes concerning suicidal ideation were observed. Conclusions: Our study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way in which people perceive their well-being and especially their relationships with others. From the data, we can conclude that people's worldview is now lonelier than before the pandemic.
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- Vita Poštuvan
- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia; (N.K.); (M.L.); (V.G.); (D.D.L.); (L.R.)
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia; (N.K.); (M.L.); (V.G.); (D.D.L.); (L.R.)
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia; (N.K.); (M.L.); (V.G.); (D.D.L.); (L.R.)
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia; (N.K.); (M.L.); (V.G.); (D.D.L.); (L.R.)
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia; (N.K.); (M.L.); (V.G.); (D.D.L.); (L.R.)
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia; (N.K.); (M.L.); (V.G.); (D.D.L.); (L.R.)
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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Koželj A, Strauss M, Poštuvan V, Strauss Koželj A, Strnad M. Perception of Personal Participation of the Nurses in Resuscitation Procedures: A Qualitative Study. Medicina (Kaunas) 2024; 60:196. [PMID: 38399484 PMCID: PMC10890641 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60020196] [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] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Background and Objectives: Resuscitation is one of the most stressful tasks in emergency medicine. The participation of nurses in this procedure can have specific effects on them. In this research, we wanted to find out what these effects are. Materials and Methods: A qualitative approach by conducting semi-structured interviews was used, and a thematic data analysis of the recorded interviews was carried out. The collected data were transcribed verbatim, with no corrections to the audio recordings. The computer program ATLAS.ti 22 was used for the qualitative data analysis. Results: Eleven male registered nurses were interviewed, with an average of 18.5 years of experience working in a prehospital environment (max. 32/min. 9). A total of 404 min of recordings were analyzed, and 789 codes were found, which were combined into 36 patterns and 11 themes. As the most stressful situations, the interviewees pointed out the resuscitation of a child, familiar persons, conflicts with the environment, conflicts within the resuscitation team, nonfunctioning or insufficient equipment, complications during resuscitation, and resuscitating a person only for training. As positive effects, the interviewees cited successful resuscitations or their awareness that, despite an unsuccessful resuscitation, they did everything they could. Conclusions: Participation in these interventions has a specific positive or negative impact on the performers. The interviewees shared the opinion that they can cope effectively with the adverse or stressful effects of resuscitation. Yet, despite everything, they allow the possibility of subconscious influences of this intervention on themselves.
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- Anton Koželj
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
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- Slovene Center for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia;
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- Emergency Department, University Clinical Centre Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
- Center for Emergency Medicine, Prehospital Unit, Community Healthcare Center, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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Swami V, Tran US, Stieger S, Aavik T, Ranjbar HA, Adebayo SO, Afhami R, Ahmed O, Aimé A, Akel M, Halbusi HA, Alexias G, Ali KF, Alp-Dal N, Alsalhani AB, Álvares-Solas S, Amaral ACS, Andrianto S, Aspden T, Argyrides M, Aruta JJBR, Atkin S, Ayandele O, Baceviciene M, Bahbouh R, Ballesio A, Barron D, Bellard A, Bender SS, Beydağ KD, Birovljević G, Blackburn MÈ, Borja-Alvarez T, Borowiec J, Bozogáňová M, Bratland-Sanda S, Browning MHEM, Brytek-Matera A, Burakova M, Çakır-Koçak Y, Camacho P, Camilleri VE, Cazzato V, Cerea S, Chaiwutikornwanich A, Chaleeraktrakoon T, Chambers T, Chen QW, Chen X, Chien CL, Chobthamkit P, Choompunuch B, Compte EJ, Corrigan J, Cosmas G, Cowden RG, Czepczor-Bernat K, Czub M, da Silva WR, Dadfar M, Dalley SE, Dany L, Datu JAD, Berbert de Carvalho PH, Coelho GLDH, De Jesus AOS, Debbabi SH, Dhakal S, Di Bernardo F, Dimitrova DD, Dion J, Dixson B, Donofrio SM, Drysch M, Du H, Dzhambov AM, El-Jor C, Enea V, Eskin M, Farbod F, Farrugia L, Fian L, Fisher ML, Folwarczny M, Frederick DA, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Furnham A, García AA, Geller S, Ghisi M, Ghorbani A, Martinez MAG, Gradidge S, Graf S, Grano C, Gyene G, Hallit S, Hamdan M, Handelzalts JE, Hanel PHP, Hawks SR, Hekmati I, Helmy M, Hill T, Hina F, Holenweger G, Hřebíčková M, Ijabadeniyi OA, Imam A, İnce B, Irrazabal N, Jankauskiene R, Jiang DY, Jiménez-Borja M, Jiménez-Borja V, Johnson EM, Jovanović V, Jović M, Jović M, Junqueira ACP, Kahle LM, Kantanista A, Karakiraz A, Karkin AN, Kasten E, Khatib S, Khieowan N, Kimong PJ, Kiropoulos L, Knittel J, Kohli N, Koprivnik M, Kospakov A, Król-Zielińska M, Krug I, Kuan G, Kueh YC, Kujan O, Kukić M, Kumar S, Kumar V, Lamba N, Lauri MA, Laus MF, LeBlanc LA, Lee HJ, Lipowska M, Lipowski M, Lombardo C, Lukács A, Maïano C, Malik S, Manjary M, Baldó LM, Martinez-Banfi M, Massar K, Matera C, McAnirlin O, Mebarak MR, Mechri A, Meireles JFF, Mesko N, Mills J, Miyairi M, Modi R, Modrzejewska A, Modrzejewska J, Mulgrew KE, Myers TA, Namatame H, Nassani MZ, Nerini A, Neto F, Neto J, Neves AN, Ng SK, Nithiya D, O J, Obeid S, Oda-Montecinos C, Olapegba PO, Olonisakin TT, Omar SS, Örlygsdóttir B, Özsoy E, Otterbring T, Pahl S, Panasiti MS, Park Y, Patwary MM, Pethö T, Petrova N, Pietschnig J, Pourmahmoud S, Prabhu VG, Poštuvan V, Prokop P, Ramseyer Winter VL, Razmus M, Ru T, Rupar M, Sahlan RN, Hassan MS, Šalov A, Sapkota S, Sarfo JO, Sawamiya Y, Schaefer K, Schulte-Mecklenbeck M, Seekis V, Selvi K, Sharifi M, Shrivastava A, Siddique RF, Sigurdsson V, Silkane V, Šimunić A, Singh G, Slezáčková A, Sundgot-Borgen C, Ten Hoor G, Tevichapong P, Tipandjan A, Todd J, Togas C, Tonini F, Tovar-Castro JC, Trangsrud LKJ, Tripathi P, Tudorel O, Tylka TL, Uyzbayeva A, Vally Z, Vanags E, Vega LD, Vicente-Arruebarrena A, Vidal-Mollón J, Vilar R, Villegas H, Vintilă M, Wallner C, White MP, Whitebridge S, Windhager S, Wong KY, Yau EK, Yamamiya Y, Yeung VWL, Zanetti MC, Zawisza M, Zeeni N, Zvaríková M, Voracek M. Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age. Body Image 2023; 46:449-466. [PMID: 37582318 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across a large number of nations remains limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset - with data collected between 2020 and 2022 - to assess measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that full scalar invariance was upheld across all nations, languages, gender identities, and age groups, suggesting that the unidimensional BAS-2 model has widespread applicability. There were large differences across nations and languages in latent body appreciation, while differences across gender identities and age groups were negligible-to-small. Additionally, greater body appreciation was significantly associated with higher life satisfaction, being single (versus being married or in a committed relationship), and greater rurality (versus urbanicity). Across a subset of nations where nation-level data were available, greater body appreciation was also significantly associated with greater cultural distance from the United States and greater relative income inequality. These findings suggest that the BAS-2 likely captures a near-universal conceptualisation of the body appreciation construct, which should facilitate further cross-cultural research.
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- Viren Swami
- School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Art Studies, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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- Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jérôme, Canada
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- INSPECT-LB: National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology, and Toxicology, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Management, Ahmed Bin Mohammad Military College, Doha, Qatar
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- Faculty of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece
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- Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain, Adliya, Bahrain
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- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Munzur University, Tunceli, Turkiya
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing, Vision Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Muyuna, Ecuador
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- Department of Psychology, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Neapolis University Pafos, Paphos, Cyprus
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- Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain, Adliya, Bahrain
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- Department of General Studies, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Health Research and Innovation Science Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkiye
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Colegio de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Physical Education and Lifelong Sports, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Social Sciences of the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Košice, Slovakia; Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Institute of Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Psychology, University of Prešov, Prešov, Slovakia
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- Department of Sports, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Telemark, Norway
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- Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Social Psychology, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkiye
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Lab of Light and Physio-Psychological Health, National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectrics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Educational Psychology and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
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- School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Penalolen, Chile; Comenzar de Nuevo Treatment Center, Monterrey, Mexico
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- School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Obesity and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Food Engineering, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Addiction, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Social Psychology, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Teacher Education and Learning Leadership Academic Unit, Faculty of Education. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Body Image and Eating Disorders Research Group, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil; Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Central Department of Psychology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Health Management and Healthcare Economics, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Canada
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- School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Psychology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania
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- Department of Psychology, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkiye
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- Department of Textile and Fashion Design, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Discipline of Marketing, J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, United States of America
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- Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Unità Operativa Complessa (UOC) Hospital Psychology, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon; Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Faculty of Public Health, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Utah State University, Logan, UnitedStates of America
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Science, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Menoufia University, Shebin el Kom, Egypt
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- Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Public Health, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Health Research and Innovation Science Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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- Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Chia Yi, Taiwan
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- Colegio de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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- Colegio de Comunicación y Artes Contemporáneas, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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- Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Psychology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Department of Nutrition, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physical Education and Lifelong Sports, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Sakarya Business School, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkiye
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Health Professions, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine
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- Asian Studies Department, Faculty of International Studies, Prince of Songkla University Phuket Campus, Phuket, Thailand
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Consumer Behavior, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Institute of Anton Martin Slomsek, Primary School Montessori, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Sociology and Social Work, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Department of General Education Disciplines, Astana IT University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Physical Education and Lifelong Sports, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Exercise and Sport Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Biostatics and Research Methods Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Oral Diagnostics and Surgical Sciences, UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Psychology, D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar, India
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- Department of Psychology, Kashi Naresh Government Post-Graduate College, Gyanpur, India
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- Department of Psychology, Middlesex University Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Psychology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Department of Nutrition, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Counselling Psychology and Social Welfare, Handong Global University, Pohang, South Korea
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- Faculty of Social and Humanities, University WSB Merito, Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Care, University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary
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- Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jérôme, Canada; Cyberpsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Saint-Jérôme, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar, India; M.M.D. Public School, Brahmpuri, Muzaffarnagar, India
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- Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of València, València, Spain
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- Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences, Simón Bolívar University, Barranquilla, Colombia; Life Science Research Centre, Simón Bolívar University, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, United States of America
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- Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Eya Medical Centre, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Health Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Psychology, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Wesleyan University, Virginia Beach, United States of America
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- Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research Center in Business Sciences and Tourism of Consuelo Vieira da Costa Foundation (CICET-FCVC), Porto, Portugal
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- Division of Research, Physical Education College of the Brazilian Army, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Physical Education Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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- Social and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Jbeil, Lebanon
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Sakarya Business School, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkiye
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- Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Environment and Sustainability Research Initiative, Khulna, Bangladesh; Environmental Science Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
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- Department of Managerial Psychology, The University of Presov, Presov, Slovakia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marusic Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia; Department of Psychology FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia; Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Psychology, Marie Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
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- Lab of Light and Physio-Psychological Health, National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectrics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia; Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo-SUNY, Buffalo, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
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- KOSHISH-National Mental Health Self-Help Organization, Kusunti, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Consumer Behavior, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkiye
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- Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Gaz, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Middlesex University Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Business Administration, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Valmiera, Latvia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- International Centre for Psychological Counselling and Social Research, Puducherry, India
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- School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Sports, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Telemark, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Psychology, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States of America
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- Department of General Education Disciplines, Astana IT University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Faculty of Education, Psychology, and Art, University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia
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- Vice-rectory for Teaching, Research, and Extension, Universida Latina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of València, València, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Vice-rectory for Teaching, Research, and Extension, Universida Latina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Department of Psychology, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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- Department of Psychology, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Undergraduate Studies, Temple University, Japan Campus, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China; Wofoo Joseph Lee Consulting and Counselling Psychology Research Centre, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Leben Novak L, Gomboc V, Poštuvan V, De Leo D, Rosenstein Ž, Drobnič Radobuljac M. The Influence of Insecure Attachment to Parents on Adolescents' Suicidality. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:2827. [PMID: 36833524 PMCID: PMC9957427 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042827] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Insecure attachment has been identified as a risk factor for adolescent psychopathology and, consequently, for suicidal behavior. We aimed to highlight the relationship between the attachment styles of adolescents and their suicidal behavior and to investigate the role of each parent in the suicidality pathway of adolescents. The sample consisted of 217 adolescent inpatients who were at the highest risk for suicidal behavior and who were hospitalized in the Unit for Intensive Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Self-report questionnaires assessing their attachment to their parents, their acquired capability for attempting suicide, their suicidality, and a number of traumatic life events were administered. The results showed a higher level of attachment avoidance rather than attachment anxiety among the most at-risk adolescents. An acquired capability for suicide (ACS) mediated the positive correlation between adolescents' attachment avoidance in relation to the mother or father and their suicidality. The suppressive mediating effect of an ACS on the association between attachment anxiety in relation to the father and suicidality was detected. The odds ratio for attempted suicide was more than two times higher for adolescents who were insecurely attached to their father compared to adolescents who were insecurely attached to their mother. Our results confirmed the importance of attachment, especially paternal attachment, in developing suicidality during adolescence. Preventive and clinical interventions should target these important domains with the aim of decreasing suicidality among adolescents.
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- Lara Leben Novak
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, Department of Psychology, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, Department of Psychology, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, Department of Psychology, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Unit for Intensive Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center for Mental Health, University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Koller JE, Villinger K, Lages NC, Absetz P, Bamert M, Branquinho C, Chaves-Avilés L, Dimitropoulou P, Fernández-Fernández AL, Gaspar de Matos M, Griskevica I, Gutiérrez-Doña B, Hankonen N, Inauen J, Jordanova Peshevska D, Kassianos AP, Kolesnikova J, Lavrič M, Mitanovska T, Neter E, Poštuvan V, Trups-Kalne I, Vargas-Carmiol J, Schupp HT, Renner B. Individual and collective protective responses during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 different countries: Results from the EUCLID online survey. Int J Infect Dis 2022; 122:356-364. [PMID: 35709963 PMCID: PMC9190179 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In times of unprecedented infectious disease threats, it is essential to understand how to increase individual protective behaviors and support for collective measures. The present study therefore examines factors associated with individual and collective pathways. METHODS Data was collected through an online survey from 4483 participants (70.8% female, M = 41.2 years) across 10 countries from April 15, 2020 to June 2, 2020 as part of the "EUCLID" project (https://euclid.dbvis.de). Structural equation modeling was used to examine individual and collective pathways across and within countries. RESULTS Overall, the adoption of individual protective behaviors and support for collective measures were high. Risk perception on the individual level and perceived effectiveness at the collective level were positively associated with both individual protective behaviors and support for collective measures. Furthermore, the model explained considerable variance in individual (40.7%) and collective protective behaviors (40.8%) and was largely replicated across countries. CONCLUSIONS The study extends previous research by demonstrating that individual risk perception and perceived effectiveness of collective measures jointly affect individual protective health behaviors and support for collective measures. These findings highlight the need to jointly consider a variety of behavioral actions against infectious disease threats, acknowledging interactions between individual and collective pathways.
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- Julia E. Koller
- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany,Corresponding author: Julia E. Koller
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany,Applied Social and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland,Corresponding author: Julia E. Koller
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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- Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), Central Pacific Office (Parrita-Quepos), Costa Rica
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- Department of Health Psychology and Pedagogy, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Research Vice-Rectory, Research Program in Psychological/Behavioral Sciences, Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), San José, Costa Rica
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- Department of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Health Research, UCL, London, UK,Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
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- Department of Health Psychology and Pedagogy, Psychology laboratory, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Slovenia,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Slovenia
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- Neurovita - Center for Neuropsychology and Cognitive Psychology, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Behavioral Sciences Department, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Slovenia,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Slovenia
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- Medicine School, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- General and Biological Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany,Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Germany
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Germany,Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Germany
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Gomboc V, Krohne N, Lavrič M, Podlogar T, Poštuvan V, Zadravec Šedivy N, De Leo D. Emotional and Social Loneliness as Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in Different Age Groups. Community Ment Health J 2022; 58:311-320. [PMID: 33847847 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00823-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Loneliness and suicidal ideation (SI) are relevant issues. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of death ideation (DI) and SI in the general population across four age groups and to determine the extent to which emotional and social loneliness are associated with SI. Data were collected via an online panel in Slovenia in February 2019 on a representative sample of 991 participants (50.5% men) aged 18 years and over. Participants completed a series of questionnaires on loneliness, suicidality, stress, and well-being. DI, SI, and previous suicide attempts were most common among younger participants. In each age group, several factors appeared as important predictors of SI, with emotional loneliness being a significant factor in all groups. Given the role of emotional loneliness in SI, prevention programs should address loneliness and its correlates across age groups.
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- Vanja Gomboc
- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 2 Muzejski trg, 6000, Koper, Slovenia.
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 2 Muzejski trg, 6000, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 2 Muzejski trg, 6000, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP FAMNIT), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 2 Muzejski trg, 6000, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP FAMNIT), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 2 Muzejski trg, 6000, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP FAMNIT), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 2 Muzejski trg, 6000, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP FAMNIT), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, 2 Muzejski trg, 6000, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP FAMNIT), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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Krohne N, Gomboc V, Lavrič M, Podlogar T, Poštuvan V, Šedivy NZ, De Leo D. Slovenian Validation of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (S-MHLS) on the General Population: A Four-Factor Model. INQUIRY 2022; 59:469580211047193. [PMID: 35135367 PMCID: PMC8832589 DOI: 10.1177/00469580211047193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The aim of the present validation study is to determine the psychometric properties of the Slovenian version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale. For this purpose, the factorial structure, internal consistency, cross-cultural, convergent and discriminant validity were assessed. The measure was translated and adapted to Slovenian context through a blind back-translation process. It was applied to a representative sample of the Slovenian adult population via an online research panel. A total of 1189 participants (598 women), aged between 18 and 95 years (M = 46.7, SD = 16.2) completed the survey. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses, reliability analyses, hypothesis testing, and correlational analyses were conducted. The analyses rejected a hypothesised unidimensional model and demonstrated that a four-factor model with 27 items was the most theoretically and psychometrically adequate. The Slovenian version of Mental Health Literacy Scale (S-MHLS) consists of the following factors: (1) Attitudes Towards People With Mental Health Problems, (2) General Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems and Help-Seeking, (3) Recognition of Mental Health Disorders and (4) Knowledge About Seeking Mental Health Information. The factors have adequate construct validity and internal consistency, which is also adequate for the entire S-MHLS. However, a decreased scope of the content might result in an inadequate representation of the construct of mental health literacy. In addition, the psychometric interpretation of the MHLS varies widely in validation studies across different linguistic contexts. Therefore, we propose a further improvement of the instrument with a psychometrically and theoretically sound multifactorial structure that demonstrates strong cross-cultural validity.
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- Nina Krohne
- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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BACKGROUND While loneliness is recognized as a risk to mental and physical health, there is a lack of data covering a broad age range. This study used a Slovenian adult sample to investigate loneliness. AIMS To examine levels of social, emotional and general loneliness within the general population. METHOD A survey on a sample representative of the general population (N = 1,189; aged between 18 and 95 years old (M = 46.74, standard deviation (SD) = 16.18); 49.7% were men) was conducted in Slovenia by means of an online questionnaire, covering data on demographic variables and levels of emotional, social and general loneliness. RESULTS In general, people experienced more social than emotional loneliness. Demographic variables that were significant for emotional, social and general loneliness were the history of past mental illness, civil status and employment status. Other demographic variables played different roles in different types of loneliness. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that differences in loneliness among demographic subgroups are an important factor in understanding and studying loneliness, especially with regard to the distinction between social and emotional loneliness. Given that loneliness represents today not only a social threat but also a significant health problem, it is important to understand which demographic subgroups are more at risk and how we can help them.
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- Meta Lavrič
- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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Tement S, Zorjan S, Lavrič M, Poštuvan V, Plohl N. A randomized controlled trial to improve psychological detachment from work and well-being among employees: a study protocol comparing online CBT-based and mindfulness interventions. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:1708. [PMID: 33198711 PMCID: PMC7667737 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09691-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The changing landscape of the work environment, which often encompasses expectations of employees being continuously available, makes it difficult to disengage from work and recover. This can have a negative impact on employees' well-being, resulting in burnout, depression and anxiety, among other difficulties. The current study will test the effectiveness of two different online interventions (i.e., cognitive behavioral therapy; CBT and mindfulness-based stress reduction; MBSR) on employees' psychological detachment, burnout and other variables related to general (e.g., life satisfaction) and work-specific (e.g., work engagement) well-being. METHODS/DESIGN The study is designed as a randomized control trial with two intervention groups (i.e., CBT, MBSR) and a waitlist control group. Participants will be full-time employees from a wide range of organizations from Slovenia, who report moderate difficulties with psychological detachment from work and burnout and are not receiving any other form of treatment. The online interventions will encompass 12 sessions over 6 weeks (2 sessions per week); each session will include 1) an active audio-guided session and 2) home assignments, accompanied by handouts and worksheets. The study outcomes (i.e., psychological detachment, burnout, general and work-specific well-being), potential mechanisms (i.e., work-related maladaptive thinking patterns, mindfulness) and moderators (e.g., supervisor support for recovery) will be assessed immediately before and after the interventions (pre and post measurement) and 3 months after intervention completion (follow-up). Additionally, participants will fill out questionnaires for the assessment of the central mechanisms and study outcomes each week. DISCUSSION We expect that the CBT-based intervention will lead to greater improvements in psychological detachment from work and burnout compared to the MBSR and the waitlist control group. Additionally, we expect that the CBT-based intervention will also lead to greater enhancement of both general and work-related well-being. TRIAL REGISTRATION https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN98347361 [May 19, 2020].
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- Sara Tement
- Department of Psychology, University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Koroska 160, SI-2000, Maribor, Slovenia.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Koroska 160, SI-2000, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Andrej Marušič Institute, Koper, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Andrej Marušič Institute, Koper, Slovenia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Koroska 160, SI-2000, Maribor, Slovenia
- Science Institute, University of Maribor, Faculty of Education, Maribor, Slovenia
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Podlogar T, Poštuvan V, De Leo D, Žvelc G. The model of dynamic balance in therapists' experiences and views on working with suicidal clients: A qualitative study. Clin Psychol Psychother 2020; 27:977-987. [PMID: 32475037 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Working with suicidal clients is frequently referred to as one of the most demanding and anxiety-provoking aspects of therapeutic work. The aim of this study was to obtain an in-depth understanding of therapists' experience in treating suicidal individuals and to develop a theoretical model of it. Eleven psychotherapists (four men and seven women) participated in individual semistructured interviews. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed and analysed by the principles of grounded theory. We developed a model of dynamic balance in therapists' experiences and views on working with suicidal clients. The model includes six core themes, which represent aspects of therapists' experience and views where a dynamic balance is needed between two different poles. The core themes are as follows: (i) understanding of suicidality: the general versus specific; (ii) the role of alliance: protective factor versus no guarantees; (iii) attitudes: acceptant versus life-oriented; (iv) emotional response: worry versus trust; (v) responsibility: therapist's professionality versus client's autonomy; and (vi) focus: suicidality versus individual as a person. The model takes into account other variables that are relevant to the process and outcomes of the therapy: factors, related to the therapist and the client, as well as system regulations and therapeutic setting. The presented model may be helpful for mental health professionals in reflecting on their experiences of working with suicidal clients, describing the relevant topics and the way they relate to each other.
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- Tina Podlogar
- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.,Department of Psychology, FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.,Department of Psychology, FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.,Department of Psychology, FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Department of Psychology, FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Myfanwy Maple
- School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marušič Institute, University of Primorska, Slovenia
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- Suicide Bereavement UK, Manchester, UK.,Centre for Mental Health and Safety, University of Manchester, UK
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de Matos MG, Wainwright T, Brebels L, Craciun B, Gabrhelík R, Schjodt BH, Plantade-Gipch A, Poštuvan V, Stojadinovic I, Richards J. Looking Ahead. European Psychologist 2019. [DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract. Across many domains of health and welfare, there have been remarkable advances in prevention where public-health models have had a significant impact. Psychology has much to offer in building on these successes and we describe some excellent examples, but in general, it has not been fully engaged with prevention science and implementation. We set out some of the key challenges and opportunities for psychology and prevention science in contemporary practice, recognizing that often the rhetoric from governments to support prevention interventions do not match up to making the necessary resources available. We argue that psychology must prioritize this area of practice as there is evidence that the gains of recent decades may be under threat without concerted efforts.
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- Work and Organization Studies, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology, Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Addictology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychology (FAMNIT), Slovene Centre for Suicide Research (UP IAM), Andrej Marusic Institute, University of Primorska, Slovenia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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McMahon EM, Corcoran P, Keeley H, Cannon M, Carli V, Wasserman C, Sarchiapone M, Apter A, Balazs J, Banzer R, Bobes J, Brunner R, Cozman D, Haring C, Kaess M, Kahn JP, Kereszteny A, Bitenc UM, Nemes B, Poštuvan V, Sáiz PA, Sisask M, Tubiana A, Värnik P, Hoven CW, Wasserman D. Mental health difficulties and suicidal behaviours among young migrants: multicentre study of European adolescents. BJPsych Open 2017; 3:291-299. [PMID: 29234521 PMCID: PMC5707442 DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Migration has been reported to be associated with higher prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behaviour. AIMS To examine the prevalence of emotional and behavioural difficulties, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among migrant adolescents and their non-migrant peers. METHOD A school-based survey was completed by 11 057 European adolescents as part of the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) study. RESULTS A previous suicide attempt was reported by 386 (3.6%) adolescents. Compared with non-migrants, first-generation migrants had an elevated prevalence of suicide attempts (odds ratio (OR) 2.08; 95% CI 1.32-3.26; P=0.001 for European migrants and OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.06-3.27; P=0.031 for non-European migrants) and significantly higher levels of peer difficulties. Highest levels of conduct and hyperactivity problems were found among migrants of non-European origin. CONCLUSIONS Appropriate mental health services and school-based supports are required to meet the complex needs of migrant adolescents. DECLARATION OF INTEREST None. COPYRIGHT AND USAGE © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license.
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- Elaine M McMahon
- , PhD, National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- , PhD, National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- , MD, MRCPsych, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Health Service Executive, Cork, Ireland
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- , PhD, FRCPsych, Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- , MD, PhD, National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- , PhD, National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- , MD, PhD, Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty, Rome, Italy
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- , MD, Schneider Children's Medical Centre of Israel, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- , MD, PhD, Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- , MD, PhD, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental - CIBERSAM, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- , MD, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre of Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- , MD, PhD, Clinical Psychology Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- , MD, MSc, Department Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tirol Kliniken, Hospital Hall in Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria
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- , MD, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre of Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- , MD, PhD, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France and Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy, Nancy, France; Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy, Nancy, France
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- , MA, Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; Doctoral School of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- , BSc, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marusic Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- , MD, PhD, Clinical Psychology Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- , PhD, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marusic Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- , MD, PhD, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental - CIBERSAM, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- , PhD, Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI), Tallinn, Estonia; School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia
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- , MA, Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy, Nancy, France
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- , PhD, Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI), Tallinn, Estonia
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- , DrPh, MPH, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- , MD, PhD, National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Podlogar T, Žiberna J, Poštuvan V, C R Kerr D. Belongingness and Burdensomeness in Adolescents: Slovene Translation and Validation of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2017; 47:336-352. [PMID: 27418450 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) for assessing thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB) has not been validated with community adolescents. We translated and administered the INQ to 307 Slovenian adolescents twice over 2-3 months and found that the 15-item version (INQ-15) did not fit without modification. TB and PB scales correlated with concurrent and later suicide ideation and lifetime suicide attempt history. The latent PB factor was associated with concurrent and later ideation controlling for TB, age, gender, depressive symptoms, binge drinking, and peer victimization. Suicide ideation and binge drinking were independently related to attempt history. Assessing and intervening on PB and binge drinking may be promising approaches to suicide prevention with community adolescents.
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- Tina Podlogar
- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- School of Psychological Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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Roškar S, Bračič M, Kolar U, Konec Juričič N, Lekić K, Alenka T, Dobnik B, Poštuvan V, Vatovec M. Attitudes towards help seeking behaviour and professional psychiatric help in Slovenia. Eur Psychiatry 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.2098] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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IntroductionKnowledge about signs and treatment of mental illnesses is often not enough to seek professional help. Hence, it is important to gain understanding of other determinants, i.e. attitudes, stigma, which influence help-seeking behaviour.ObjectivesBased on Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour, we aimed at collecting data of determinants known to be related to behavioural action, in our case help seeking.AimsTo examine how attitudes, stigma and normative believes influence help seeking behaviour and whether these determinants differ in relation to demographic data and mental health indicators of the respondents’ region.MethodsA representative sample of adult Slovene population (n = 594) was recruited via an on-line invitation. They were asked to (i) provide basic demographic data (region, age, gender, mental health history…) and (ii) to complete the inventory of attitudes toward seeking mental health services. The inventory variables (attitudes, knowledge and stigma) were linked to demographic data and mental health indicators in Slovenia.ResultsThe respondents dispose of good knowledge of where and when to seek help either for themselves or others. However, the readiness to seek help was significantly lower, in particular so in men, younger, single persons and respondents from regions with lower mental health indicators. Accordingly, stigma was significantly higher pronounced in the same groups. More than 50% of respondents have already experienced mental distress, however only 25% have sought help.ConclusionsReasons for this “help seeking gap” should be further scrutinized. Future interventions shall be focused on changing attitudes and destigmatization mental health issues.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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McMahon EM, Corcoran P, O'Regan G, Keeley H, Cannon M, Carli V, Wasserman C, Hadlaczky G, Sarchiapone M, Apter A, Balazs J, Balint M, Bobes J, Brunner R, Cozman D, Haring C, Iosue M, Kaess M, Kahn JP, Nemes B, Podlogar T, Poštuvan V, Sáiz P, Sisask M, Tubiana A, Värnik P, Hoven CW, Wasserman D. Physical activity in European adolescents and associations with anxiety, depression and well-being. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2017; 26:111-122. [PMID: 27277894 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-016-0875-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this cross-sectional study, physical activity, sport participation and associations with well-being, anxiety and depressive symptoms were examined in a large representative sample of European adolescents. A school-based survey was completed by 11,110 adolescents from ten European countries who took part in the SEYLE (Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe) study. The questionnaire included items assessing physical activity, sport participation and validated instruments assessing well-being (WHO-5), depressive symptoms (BDI-II) and anxiety (SAS). Multi-level mixed effects linear regression was used to examine associations between physical activity/sport participation and mental health measures. A minority of the sample (17.9 % of boys and 10.7 % of girls; p < 0.0005) reported sufficient activity based on WHO guidelines (60 min + daily). The mean number of days of at least 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous activity in the past 2 weeks was 7.5 ± 4.4 among boys and 5.9 days ± 4.3 among girls. Frequency of activity was positively correlated with well-being and negatively correlated with both anxiety and depressive symptoms, up to a threshold of moderate frequency of activity. In a multi-level mixed effects model more frequent physical activity and participation in sport were both found to independently contribute to greater well-being and lower levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms in both sexes. Increasing activity levels and sports participation among the least active young people should be a target of community and school-based interventions to promote well-being. There does not appear to be an additional benefit to mental health associated with meeting the WHO-recommended levels of activity.
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- Elaine M McMahon
- National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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- National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA.,Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.,National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty, Rome, Italy
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- Schneider Children's Medical Centre of Israel, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Hospital, Budapest, Hungary.,Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Pedagogical Consultation Services, Budapest, Hungary
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre of Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tirol Kliniken, Hospital Hall in Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre of Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Clinical Psychology Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marusic Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Andrej Marusic Institute, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI), Tallinn, Estonia.,School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI), Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Roškar S, Tančič Grum A, Poštuvan V, Podlesek A, De Leo D. The adaptation and implementation of guidelines for responsible media reporting on suicide in Slovenia. Zdr Varst 2016; 56:31-38. [PMID: 28289461 PMCID: PMC5329783 DOI: 10.1515/sjph-2017-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction The existing literature provides evidence of the link between media reporting and suicide in terms of either preventive or provocative effects. Hence, working with media representatives on responsible reporting on suicide is of great importance. Until recently in Slovenia, there has been an obvious lack of communication between media representatives and suicidologists. The aims of the present study were twofold; firstly, to introduce the adaptation and dissemination of intervention on responsible media reporting, and secondly, to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented intervention on suicide reporting. Methods We used a pre-post research design. Newspaper articles were retrieved over two 12-month periods: the baseline period and the follow-up period. In between, we had a year of implementation of our intervention program (launching and disseminating the Guidelines via workshops). Each retrieved article was rated qualitatively with respect to its adherence to the Guidelines. Results The comparison of baseline and follow-up periods revealed some significant differences. Reporting in the follow-up period was less sensationalistic, there was less reporting about specific cases of suicides and more about causes of suicide and pathways out of mental distress. Furthermore, in the follow-up period, there was a significant improvement related to headlines of media articles. Contact information about where to seek help was more often included in the articles. Conclusion The findings are promising, but working with the media needs to be continuous and ongoing if sustainable results are to be achieved.
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- Saška Roškar
- National Institute of Public Health, Department of Health Research, Trubarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Public Health, Department of Health Research, Trubarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Primorska, Andrej Marusic Institute, Slovene Center for Suicide Research & FAMNIT, Department of Psychology, Muzejski trg 2, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, Askerceva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Griffith University, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, 176 Messines Ridge Road, Mt Gravatt Campus, QLD 4122, Australia
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Rüütel E, Sisask M, Värnik A, Värnik P, Carli V, Wasserman C, Hoven CW, Sarchiapone M, Apter A, Balazs J, Bobes J, Brunner R, Corcoran P, Cosman D, Haring C, Iosue M, Kaess M, Kahn JP, Poštuvan V, Sáiz PA, Wasserman D. Alcohol consumption patterns among adolescents are related to family structure and exposure to drunkenness within the family: results from the SEYLE project. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2014; 11:12700-15. [PMID: 25493392 PMCID: PMC4276641 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111212700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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There is expedient evidence showing that differences in adolescent alcohol consumption and other risk-behaviour depend on both family structure and family member drunkenness exposure. Data were obtained among adolescents (N = 12,115, mean age 14.9 ± 0.89) in Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy,Romania, Slovenia and Spain within the European Union'ss 7th Framework Programme funded project, 'Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE)’. The current study reveals how adolescents' alcohol consumption patterns are related to their family structure and having seen their family member drunk. The results revealed statistically significant differences in adolescent alcohol consumption depending on whether the adolescent lives in a family with both birth parents, in a single-parent family or in a family with one birth parent and one step-parent. The study also revealed that the abstaining from alcohol percentage among adolescents was greater in families with both birth parents compared to other family types. The study also showed that the more often adolescents see their family member drunk the more they drink themselves. There is no difference in adolescent drinking patterns whether they see their family member drunk once a month or once a week. This study gives an insight on which subgroups of adolescents are at heightened risk of alcohol abuse and that decrease of family member drunkenness may have positive effects on the drinking habits of their children.
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- Erik Rüütel
- Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute, Tallinn University Social Work Institute, Tallinn 11615, Estonia; E-Mails: (M.S.); (A.V.); (P.V.)
- Justice College, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, Tallinn 12012, Estonia
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- Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute, Tallinn University Social Work Institute, Tallinn 11615, Estonia; E-Mails: (M.S.); (A.V.); (P.V.)
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- Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute, Tallinn University Social Work Institute, Tallinn 11615, Estonia; E-Mails: (M.S.); (A.V.); (P.V.)
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- Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute, Tallinn University Social Work Institute, Tallinn 11615, Estonia; E-Mails: (M.S.); (A.V.); (P.V.)
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP) at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden; E-Mails: (V.C.); (D.W.)
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University-New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA; E-Mails: (C.W.); (C.W.H.)
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University-New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA; E-Mails: (C.W.); (C.W.H.)
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- Medicine and Health Science Department, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; E-Mails: (M.S.); (M.I.)
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- Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; E-Mail:
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- Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, Budapest 1021, Hungary; E-Mail:
- Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 1064, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo 33003, Spain; E-Mails: (J.B.); (P.A.S.)
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- Section for Disorders of Personality Development, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69047, Germany; E-Mails: (R.B.); (M.K.)
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- National Suicide Research Foundation, Cork, Ireland; E-Mail:
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- Clinical Psychology Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca 400012, Romania; E-Mail:
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- Research Division for Mental Health, University for Health Science, Medical Informatics Technology (UMIT), Hall in Tyrol 6060, Austria; E-Mail:
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- Medicine and Health Science Department, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; E-Mails: (M.S.); (M.I.)
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- Section for Disorders of Personality Development, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69047, Germany; E-Mails: (R.B.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire CHU de NANCY, Université de Lorraine, Nancy 54500, France; E-Mail:
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- Slovene Center for Suicide Research, UP IAM, University of Primorska, Koper SI-6000, Slovenia; E-Mail:
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo 33003, Spain; E-Mails: (J.B.); (P.A.S.)
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP) at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden; E-Mails: (V.C.); (D.W.)
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Maloney J, Pfuhlmann B, Arensman E, Coffey C, Gusmão R, Poštuvan V, Scheerder G, Sisask M, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Hegerl U, Schmidtke A. How to adjust media recommendations on reporting suicidal behavior to new media developments. Arch Suicide Res 2014; 18:156-69. [PMID: 24627947 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.824833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study examines the inclusion of preventive factors and new media developments in media recommendations on suicide reporting. Of the 193 member states of the United Nations screened for media recommendations, information was available for 74 countries. Similarities and differences in their contents were analyzed by cluster analysis. Results indicate that of these 74 countries, 38% have national suicide prevention programs, 38% have media recommendations, and 25% have press codes including suicide reporting. Less than 25% of the media recommendations advise against mentioning online forums, suicide notes, pacts, clusters, hotspots, details of the person, and positive consequences. No more than 15% refer to self-help groups, fictional and online reporting. We conclude that media recommendations need to be revised by adding these preventive factors and by including sections on new media reporting.
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- J Maloney
- a University of Würzburg, Department of Psychiatry , Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy , Würzburg , Germany
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Maloney J, Pfuhlmann B, Arensman E, Coffey C, Gusmão R, Poštuvan V, Scheerder G, Sisask M, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Hegerl U, Schmidtke A. Media recommendations on reporting suicidal behaviour and suggestions for optimisation. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2013; 128:314-5. [PMID: 23590817 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- J Maloney
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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BACKGROUND Social workers are expected to play important roles in suicide intervention. Caregiving behaviours of medical personnel to suicidal individuals have been reported to be influenced by their own attitudes toward suicide. In this context, only a limited number of studies have examined social workers' attitudes toward suicide. AIM The purpose of this study was to explore associations between personal or occupational factors of social workers and their attitudes toward suicide. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 2,999 study participants registered with the Tokyo chapter of the Japanese Association of Certified Social Workers. We adopted the Attitudes Toward Suicide Scale (ATTS) to measure attitudes toward suicide. MANCOVA was used to test for the effects of demographic, personal and occupational factors on ATTS sub-scale scores. RESULTS Participants with a history of suicidal thoughts had stronger attitudes regarding the right to suicide than those with no history; these attitudes were not affected by a history of participating in suicide-prevention training. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that suicide education should incorporate programmes directed at altering permissive attitudes toward suicide.
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- Manami Kodaka
- Centre for Suicide Prevention, National Institute of Mental Health, National Centre of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
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Wasserman C, Hoven CW, Wasserman D, Carli V, Sarchiapone M, Al-Halabí S, Apter A, Balazs J, Bobes J, Cosman D, Farkas L, Feldman D, Fischer G, Graber N, Haring C, Herta DC, Iosue M, Kahn JP, Keeley H, Klug K, McCarthy J, Tubiana-Potiez A, Varnik A, Varnik P, Ziberna J, Poštuvan V. Suicide prevention for youth--a mental health awareness program: lessons learned from the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) intervention study. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:776. [PMID: 22971152 PMCID: PMC3584983 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The Awareness program was designed as a part of the EU-funded Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) intervention study to promote mental health of adolescents in 11 European countries by helping them to develop problem-solving skills and encouraging them to self-recognize the need for help as well as how to help peers in need. Methods For this descriptive study all coordinators of the SEYLE Awareness program answered an open-ended evaluation questionnaire at the end of the project implementation. Their answers were synthesized and analyzed and are presented here. Results The results show that the program cultivated peer understanding and support. Adolescents not only learned about mental health by participating in the Awareness program, but the majority of them also greatly enjoyed the experience. Conclusions Recommendations for enhancing the successes of mental health awareness programs are presented. Help and cooperation from schools, teachers, local politicians and other stakeholders will lead to more efficacious future programs.
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- Camilla Wasserman
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University-New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
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Tančič Grum A, Poštuvan V, Roškar S. Let's talk about suicide: Primary prevention programmes focusing on youth, elderly and media. Eur Psychiatry 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73354-5] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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IntroductionSlovenia is a country with a very high suicide rate. Unfortunately, there is a lack of primary suicide prevention programmes.ObjectivesOur main objective was to develop suicide prevention programmes, which would decrease suicide rate in Slovenia. We would achieve that by increasing awareness and knowledge of different professionals, who address or come in contact with the most vulnerable risk groups.MethodsFirstly we identified school counselors, family doctors and media as professionals to target. School counselors have an important gatekeeper’s role in youth suicide prevention and family doctors are of a similar importance for elderly population. Besides, media has a significant influence on any at-risk person regarding suicide prevention. Secondly, we prepared manuals with practical guidelines: for school counselors - how to recognize and deal with suicidal youth, for family doctors - how to recognize and treat depression and suicidal behavior among elderly, and for media representatives - how to responsibly report about suicide. Lastly, we performed 1-day workshops for all gatekeepers’ groups covering the contents of the manuals.ResultsAll the initiatives received highly positive expert-reviews and a lot of encouraging feedbacks from participants. An evaluation with pre-post questionnaire showed that participants’ feelings of competency in dealing with suicidal person have improved after the involvement in programmes’ workshops and reading the manuals.ConclusionsExperiences showed that primary suicide prevention programmes are highly appreciated and we believe that is necessary to continue and deepen the work in this area also in the future.
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