Feelings Of Self-worth Research Articles

Impact of Social Media Use on Depression

This paper tries to examine the influence test social media use(SMU) and teenagers depression. First, this paper looks into the direct relation between SMU and depression, finding a strong positive correlation that is backed by previous studies on different types of samples. Second, the paper explores mediating roles such as self-esteem, feelings of self-worth, and experiences of social support, revealing how these influencing factors impact the mechanism between SMU and depression. Finally, the present study discusses the duplicity of the impact of SMU. This expands the study's understanding of SMU and emphasises the stress-relieving effects of social media use to some extent. This study proposes to conduct more in-depth studies on the influence mechanism of social media in future studies. Longitudinal studies and laboratory studies can be used to try to detect the causal relationship between SMU and psychological well-being.

Portuguese Adaptation and Validation of the Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale – Short Form to Assess Adjustment to Breakup During Emerging Adulthood

ABSTRACT The current study proposed to validate and to test psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of FDAS-SF in a 579 sample of emerging adults who had experienced a romantic breakup in the past year. Participants completed a survey that included sociodemographic information, Chilean version of FDAS-SF translated into Portuguese, and measures of depression, attachment, and differentiation of self. The results suggested a four-factor model: disentanglement from ex-partner, feelings of self-worth, anger, and social self-worth. The findings of reliability and validity ensured that Portuguese version of FDAS-SF can be used to evaluate adjustment to breakup both in research and clinical settings.

“I’m Outside the Box. Too Outside the Box, I Explode It!”: Exploring Literacies of Dignity with Middle School Youth

Dignity is an important construct for all students, especially those whose voices and perspectives have been historically relegated to the margins because of their racial, ethnic, and linguistic identities. With recent legislation that stands to further calcify the systemic oppression and racial violence that remains so deeply entrenched in US schools, it is urgent to understand how minoritized students broker dignity—or feelings of self-worth, value, and well-being—while navigating multiple and oftentimes intersectional keloids of dehumanization. Currently, we know very little about how dignity is developed and enacted by students within educational settings, and even less attention is paid to how literacy factors into these engagements. To address this gap, my paper is guided by the following inquiry, explored within the context of a yearlong youth participatory action research class: How do BIPOC, middle school youth leverage critical literacies and epistemologies to negotiate dignity? Data for this paper, which were drawn from a larger, critical ethnographic study, were analyzed using what I name as a literacies of dignity framework that utilized theories of critical literacies (Freire, 1970/2000; Janks, 2013), felt dignity (Gallagher, 2004; Stephens & Kanov, 2017), and youth epistemologies (Filipiak, 2020; Green et al., 2020; Kelly, 2023) to explore how middle school youth examined and critiqued three sites of devaluation: media, schooling, and adult/youth relationships. Findings reveal important ways youth were able to reimagine ways of being together and caring for one another in social, educational, and even global contexts that rendered them disposable, leveraging critical literacy engagements to broker moments of collective intimacy and vulnerability. This, in turn, fueled their sense of dignity, offering important implications for justice-centered literacy education.

Experiences of women living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A pilot case-control, single-cycle, daily Menstrual Cycle Diary study during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects many people and is often distressing. Much medical literature about diagnosis and treatment exists, but little is known about PCOS menstrual cycle-related experiences except that cycles tend to be far-apart and unpredictable. Our purpose was to examine the menstrual cycle and daily life experiences in those with PCOS having approximately month-apart cycles compared with age and BMI-matched cohort controls using data from the Menstruation & Ovulation Study 2 (MOS2) during the first 1.5 years of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We hypothesized that those with PCOS would experience lower self-worth and more negative moods. This is a single-cycle prospective case-control study in community-dwelling women ages 19-35 years. Eight reported physician-diagnosed PCOS and were matched (1:3 ratio) with controls by age (within .6 years) and BMI (within .19 BMI units). Experiences were recorded daily (Menstrual Cycle Diary©, Diary). All kept daily morning temperatures to assess luteal phase lengths by the validated Quantitative Basal Temperature© analysis method. From 112 in MOS2, 32 women were compared: eight with PCOS versus 24 controls. Demographic, socioeconomic, comorbidities and lifestyle variables were not different between the two groups. Cycle lengths were similar in PCOS and controls (one PCOS and control each had oligomenorrhea; most lengths were 21-35 days, P = .593). Unexpectedly, luteal phase lengths were also similar between PCOS and controls (P = .167); anovulation occurred in 5 with PCOS, and in 9 controls. There were no significant Diary differences between the two groups except for greater "outside stress" in the PCOS group (P = .020). In contrast to our hypotheses, there were no significant differences in feelings of self-worth, anxiety nor depression. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was a stressful time for women. MOS2 captured granular menstrual cycles, ovulation and daily experiences in women with PCOS compared with age- and BMI-matched controls. These pilot data in women with milder PCOS are the first of more research required to understand the daily experiences in those living with PCOS.

DIGNITY THERAPY FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH CANCER: COMMUNION FACILITATES DIGNITY

Abstract Nearly 600,000 older Americans die a cancer-related death annually. Maintaining dignity is central to their quality of life. Dignity Therapy (DT; Chochinov, 2005) was designed to preserve dignity despite health declines. Patients report benefits of DT but mechanisms have not been empirically investigated. Grounded in gerontological life review research, DT involves therapists guiding patients to tell their unique life story and leave a legacy. This study investigates level of communion in the life story told in DT as a mechanism for DT efficacy. Communion reflects personal strivings for warm and close relationships (McAdams, 1986). Participants were 204 older cancer patients receiving outpatient palliative care (Mage= 66 years, SD = 7.43, 65% female) who participated in DT. Session narratives were audio-recorded and reliably (κ=.71–1) content-analyzed for communion themes (McAdams, 2001). Participants completed pre-post measures, including the Dignity Impact Scale. Mediation analyses showed significance for the direct effect of Dignity Impact from pre- to post-test, B = .50(.06), p < .001 as well as for paths from pre-test Dignity to Communion, B = .20(.08), p <.01 and from Communion to post-test Dignity, B = .20(.06), p = .001. Sobel test for the mediation effect of Communion between pre- to post-test Dignity was z = 2.06(.02), p = .039; point effect = .04. Participating in DT is shown to increase older cancer patients’ feelings of dignity. That is partially explained by the extent to which these older adults tell a life story rich in communion, reflecting on loving, caring relationships, during DT.

The Psychology of Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is a major chronic condition affecting hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. This review provides a concise overview of research on the psychological experience of erectile dysfunction. There is evidence that psychological factors such as personality, depression, stress, and cognitive interference (e.g., performance worry, shifts in attentional focus) contribute to erectile problems. There is also evidence that the experience of erectile dysfunction can have negative psychological effects, including feelings of emasculation and humiliation, decreases in self-confidence and feelings of self-worth, feelings of isolation and loneliness, increases in depression, and decreases in subjective well-being. Effects on the affected individuals’ sexual partner include feelings of being unattractive, feelings of rejection, feeling unloved, decreases in self-esteem, and frustration. Psychological interventions (particularly multimodal interventions) show promise for treating erectile dysfunction, but more research is needed to help establish their effectiveness. We present a brief research agenda of critical areas in need of further study. This review should be of interest to the general public and also researchers looking to develop a program of research in sexual health psychology that focuses on the psychological experience of erectile dysfunction.

Exploring feelings of belonging and membership of CUNY noncitizen students

For young immigrants who are also college students, the sense of belonging impacts not only their integration in the host society, but their school community as well. Group membership has been associated with the sense of belonging, which in turn impacts the sense of self. Self-esteem, defined as a feeling of self-worth and self-respect, is considered to be fundamental to psychological well-being. This study explores feelings of belonging and membership of noncitizen students and the impact on their mental well-being. Data were drawn from 137 participants across multiple undergraduate campuses across the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Initial findings of the CUNY Belonging Study indicate that, consistent with existing research, noncitizen students’ immigration status impacts their ability to form a sense of belonging, and belonging and membership is related to the level of institutional support they receive.

Interconnections between Emotion Recognition, Self-Processes and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents

Background: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for mentalization and emotion regulation skills. Studies show that during this time, adolescents may experience greater vulnerability to challenges of mental and emotional well-being. Studies also show that self-skills, such as mentalization, self-compassion, and self-control are independently associated with feelings of global self-worth or psychological well-being. To date, no known studies have explored interconnected relations among these self-skills, despite significant overlaps in the social-biological development of these skills. Aims: To investigate interconnected relations among psychological well-being, mentalization, self-compassion and self-control. Gender differences in these relations are explored. Method: As part of a larger, longitudinal study of adolescent well-being, this cross-sectional study drew on a variety of self-report measures, investigating relations among adolescents’ self-reports of psychological well-being, emotion recognition, self-control, and self-compassion. Participants consisted of 88 girls and 57 boys, mean age 13.38. Results: Main results showed associations among emotion recognition, self-control and self-compassion and feelings of global self-worth. Specifically, results showed that understanding negative emotions in others relates to lower levels of self-compassion and feelings of self-worth. Further, adolescents who report low levels of self-control reported uncompassionate self-responding and lower levels of self-worth. Gender differences and implications for further research and adolescent social-emotional interventions are discussed.

Canadian adolescents’ solitude experiences, self-perceptions, and well-being

This paper explores adolescents’ solitude activities, their reasons for choosing to be alone, and how they think and feel when they are away from others. Gender and age differences were also explored.ApproachWe looked at the links between solitary activities and emotional well-being and personal happiness. Sixty-one adolescents (68% female, Mage = 16.14 ± .50) completed self-report on-line measures assessing time alone, solitary activities, and indices of adjustment.FindingsMajority of participants reported that they were alone by choice, and that they were more often with others than alone. Age and gender differences emerged in time alone, feelings of self-worth, and emotional well-being.Research Limitations The demographics of participants was limited to English-speakers in Eastern Canada, and data collection was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Practical Implications School programs could be developed to better equip adolescents with the skills necessary to be productive in, and feel positive about, time spent alone.

Factors that Facilitate and Hinder the Experience of Compersion Among Individuals in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships.

Compersion refers to the positive feelings, such as joy, excitement and contentment, that one may experience in response to one's partner's other consensually non-monogamous (CNM) intimate relationship(s). In the study, we recruited 44 CNM participants who had experienced compersion to complete an open-ended online survey regarding the factors that facilitated and hindered their experiences of compersion. A thematic analysis identified three main themes: intrapersonal/individual factors, experiences in and characteristics of the relationship with one's partner(s), and feelings/judgments about one's metamour (one's partner's partner). The factors most commonly named by participants as facilitating compersion included: feelings of self-worth, feeling secure and that one's needs were being met in the relationship with the partner, communication with one's partner, and positive regard for one's metamour. Participants shared conflicting experiences regarding the nature of the relationship between jealousy and compersion and whether the ability to feel compersion was innate or learned. Findings were generally consistent with the small body of literature on this phenomenon. Several theories, including Broaden-and-Build, Self-Expansion, and Crossover, may help us understand the underpinnings of compersion and the pathways through which the experience might strengthen and deepen relationships. The study's results suggest multiple hypotheses ripe for future testing. Increasing our knowledge of this little known phenomenon carries the potential to help us identify strategies to manage jealousy and increase positive feelings across all relationship types.

Impact of Globalization, Women's Empowerment, and Maternal Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Purpose of the study : Women's empowerment nowadays refers to encouraging women's feeling of self-worth, their ability to make their own decisions, and the right to impact their own and others' well-being. This research aims to look at the impact of globalization and women's empowerment on maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methodology : The econometric method is based on a dynamic panel model that was applied to a sample of 37 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2000 to 2017. For a deep analysis, the sample is separated into four subgroups. The results for the African context were obtained using the GMM estimator, whereas the results for the regions were obtained using the LSDV-corrected estimator. Main Findings : The study's findings show that foreign direct investment and women's empowerment have a significant impact on lowering maternal mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa's West, East, Center, and South. According to this study, globalisation is no longer limited to the exchange of goods and services between countries but also includes technological exchange, migration, and impacts on all sectors of activity. Research limitation : The study's main limitation is that it appears impossible to determine the exact impact of liberalising these services on health. The lack of data on a long series is also a challenge in this study. Future research will need to consider the long-term implications. Novelty/Originality of the study : This study is distinct from others in that it is not restricted to the general context of SSA. It captures the specific effect of various regions by employing econometric tools tailored to each region. This study adds to the empirical literature on the impact of globalisation and women's empowerment on maternal health in SSA countries.

Functionality Of Religious Education In The Development Of The Sense Of Self-Worth

The feeling of self-worth is an important emotion that supports individuals to accept themselves and their abilities, to value and be realistic about themselves. Today, the lives presented in traditional media and social media and the envy for those lives are increasing, and especially the beauty standards, wealthy lives, positions, prestiges revealed by influencers on social media lead individuals to compare their own lives with those lives and deprive their individual originality and freedom. People who base their self-worth on external sources such as physical appearance, academic success, wealth and prestige cannot protect their inner integrity and can become depressed. On the other hand, it is known that people who take their self-worth from their inner resources live more peacefully, do not see themselves as worthless in negative situations and focus on solving problems in negative situations. Studies show that when the sense of self-worth is built well, individuals are more objective and understanding towards themselves and solve problems more easily. Religious education guides individuals to plan their world and afterlife and to well use what they have innately. In this study, self-worth, virtualization and construction of self-worth, the functionality of religious education in constructing self-worth is explained.

Narcissistic personality features and contingencies of self-worth: What are the foundations of narcissistic self-esteem?

ABSTRACT Although different aspects of narcissism share certain similarities, it is believed that they may differ with regard to the domains upon which feelings of self-worth are based. To explore this possibility, the present research examined the associations that narcissistic personality features had with domain-specific contingencies of self-worth. Across five studies (N = 846/751/1,055/471/257), the assertive/extraverted, antagonistic/disagreeable, and vulnerable/neurotic aspects of narcissism had similar associations with the competition-based contingency. However, these aspects of narcissism diverged in their associations with other contingencies of self-worth. The pattern that emerged for vulnerable/neurotic narcissism suggested that it was characterized by a broad desire to please others in order to receive external validation. In contrast, the results for the assertive/extraverted and antagonistic/disagreeable aspects of narcissism were more complex and suggested that these aspects of narcissism were characterized by the desire to demonstrate superiority over others. Communal narcissism was included in Study 5 and its pattern of associations with the contingencies of self-worth was similar to the results for assertive/extraverted narcissism. These results demonstrate the similarities and important differences between narcissistic personality features with regard to contingencies of self-worth. Discussion will focus on the implications of these results for understanding the foundations of narcissistic self-esteem.

Introduction and overview of recreational therapy

Recreational therapy programmes have grown in popularity with adolescents who have psychological, physical, sociological, and emotional difficulties. The literature, on the other hand, has largely concentrated on the advantages of recreation programmes, rather than on the impact of recreation therapy interventions on this vulnerable group. The purpose of this review was to conduct an examination of the literature about the impact of recreation therapy programmes. The purpose of this study was to review about the efficacy and execution of recreational therapy programmes for improving mobility outcome (e.g., balance, functional performance, fall incidence).Recreation therapy has a number of advantages. It has the potential to increase physical functionality, strengthen neuronal connections related with processing activities, and open doors to inclusion. Spending time engaging in recreational activities that interest you reduces the likelihood of depression, loneliness, and frustration. Indeed, Recreation Therapy can help individuals develop a higher feeling of self-worth and accomplishment.

Psychosocial factors influencing volunteering motivation: A pilot study in a Taiwanese healthcare volunteer program

ABSTRACT Volunteers of various ages and backgrounds are an essential contribution to society in countries worldwide. In Taiwan, the healthcare sector greatly benefits from volunteers which are mostly elderly individuals. In this study, we examine the various psychosocial factors that prompt volunteers within Taiwan’s healthcare sector to set aside their time and resources for this important activity. A total of 144 valid surveys containing 19 questions relevant to the healthcare volunteering experience were collected from participants. The Cronbach’s Alpha for this pilot study was 0.8988. Participants expressed among important motivating factors the following: serving the community, improved well-being and health, recognition among friends and family, connections, avoiding loneliness, and a feeling of self-worth. Our study revealed some important motivating factors prompting individuals in society to dedicate their time and resources to volunteer in Taiwan’s healthcare sector, contributing to the reduction of healthcare costs and benefiting society in many ways.

Give yourself a break: Self-compassion mediates insecure attachment and divorce maladjustment among Iranian women

Research suggests that multiple psychological factors are associated with divorce adjustment (DA). However, the mechanisms by which these factors affect DA lack clarity. Accordingly, this study examined associations between attachment styles and divorce adjustment with self-compassion as a potential mediator. Cultural context of DA is considered. A total of 304 Iranian divorced women completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering levels of adult attachment styles, self-compassion components, and indicators of divorce adjustment. Higher scores of attachment security and lower levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance were associated with higher levels of divorce adjustment and self-compassion, and higher levels of self-compassion were associated with better DA. Through Confirmatory Factor Analyses and Structural Equation Modeling, the trimmed model showed that self-compassion partially mediated attachment anxiety and fully mediated attachment avoidance as predictors of poorer divorce adjustment (or greater maladjustment, based on feelings of self-worth, grief, and self-anger subscales of DA). Self-compassion appears to be a key factor in how Iranian women adjusted to divorce, particularly those women with insecure adult attachment styles. Cultivating self-compassion could be an effective way to help counter negative attachment patterns. The role of Iranian cultural characteristics in perceptions and stress related to marriage and post-divorce adjustment is discussed.

Mothers’ Cooking: Perspectives of Givers and Takers

The burden of malnutrition of children is a global challenge. Promoting mothers to prepare their own meals at home is indicated as an important strategy to prevent malnutrition and improve nutrition in children. Despite the fact that meals prepared by mothers are healthier, little is known about what cooking means in the Thai context. This descriptive qualitative research is intended to describe the perceptions and perspectives of mothers’ cooking among Thai mothers and school-age children. Descriptive qualitative research, using in-depth interviews with 10 mothers aged 31 to 80 years old and 10 school-age children aged 10 to 12 years old, was conducted. Participants were selected using purposive sampling from 10 sub-districts that are partners of the mothers’ cooking network project of Songkhla province. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The results provided by the mothers' and children's perspectives indicated that Thais perceived mothers’ cooking quite differently based on whether the perspective toward mothers is as the giver or whether the children addressed the perspective of the taker. For the giver, mothers’ cooking was defined in terms of the power of love, happiness time, feeling of self-worth, and mother’s role and responsibility. For the taker, mothers’ cooking was defined in terms of the best thing and the most delicious, family relationship, giving and sharing, and demonstration of love and care. Additionally, this study highlighted that the mother’s perception of cooking can be divided into 3 steps, namely, preparation, cooking and eating together. These findings may help in determining how public health programs can be improved and the role of mothers promoted within a healthy nutrition strategy.
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 The provision of optimal nutrition during childhood is critical to good health, growth, and development
 “Mother's cooking” is still a common tradition in Thai culture and daily life, but little is known about Thai attitudes toward mothers’ food
 Cooking activities demonstrated the mothers’ love and transferred their wisdom to their children
 Eating meals as a family strengthened bonds and became a family rule or habit passed down from generation to generation

Governance, democracy and accountability from a network governance perspective within the city of Ekurhuleni

Background: Local government as the sphere of government that directly impacts the lives of communities must create a milieu of interacting with communities in terms of planning, execution and the monitoring and evaluation of the success or failure of its programmes. Local government has a moral and a legislative duty to involve communities thereby extending and deepening democratic and accountable government processes.Aim: This study aimed to analyse how democratic and accountable governance can assist in creating sustainable processes of involvement of its communities. Local government is government’s main contributor to the socio-economic growth and development, not only of a country but more so, its people. The article emphasises improvement in the current processes of community involvement in strategic planning and the execution of such plans in general and at the city of Ekurhuleni (COE) in particular. It further aims to indicate to the city that its processes are not taking into account communities’ feelings of self-worth, humanity and identity.Setting: Within the COE, situated in the Gauteng province of South Africa (SA).Methods: The study followed a qualitative approach in terms of the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) and the network governance theory served as the theoretical framework.Results: The findings indicate that communities and community bodies who are to serve as actors in collaboration with the city in their planning and execution processes experience alienation from council, councillors and even ward committees and their members. Community actors are of the opinion that councillors only know them during their election campaigns, and when elections have come and gone, councillors are gone as well.Conclusion: Recommendations include that when dealing with community affairs there should be no political party affiliation and that councillors must know that communication is a two-way tool that should benefit all parties. Councillors are to commit themselves to the improvement of community members’ lives and socio-economic upliftment.

‘My Contributions Made a Significant Difference’: Young Carers’ Reflections on Their Participation in Social Work Admissions

Abstract Whilst the participation of service users and carers (SUCs) in Social Work admissions (SWAs) has significantly developed over the past decades, concerns have been raised about the tokenistic nature of SUC involvement (Barnes, D., Carpenter, J. and Bailey, D. (2000) ‘Partnerships with service users in interprofessinal education for community mental health: A case study’, Journal of Interprofessional Care, 14(2), pp. 189–200) particularly in relation to young people (YP). Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in partnership with Barnardo’s Action with Young Carers Liverpool have (BAWYC) worked to develop meaningful participation for YP in SWA. In this article, we discuss our approach to YPs’ participation, exploring their experiences of involvement. Using a co-production approach, drawing on participatory action research methodology, we utilise in-depth interviews from a purposive sample of young carers (YCs) to ask questions about the nature of YPs’ participation including: How meaningful they consider their involvement; what are the outcomes and benefits and what are the continuing barriers? Adopting a reflective thematic analysis, research findings indicate that YCs feel valued and respected in their SWA role, and surprised at the level of involvement and decision making ascribed to them. They report personal development and feelings of self-worth and increased confidence, helping them to consider their own futures in a more aspirational way.

Herabsetzung, Selbstwertgefühl und Hass

AbstractThis paper examines the dynamic of belittlement and self-affirmation that is characteristic of hate. It argues that in hate we respond to a belittlement of our feeling of self-worth with an extreme form of self-affirmation which consists in regarding the other as evil and as deserving of being annihilated. Analyzing the origins and causes of hate, I develop a taxonomy of its main forms and distinguish between retributive, normative, malicious, and ideological hate. I show that all forms of hate aim at increasing our feeling of self-worth. This common aim, however, is not always achieved: while retributive and normative hate can lead to an enhancement of one’s feeling of self-worth, in malicious and ideological hate such enhancement remains illusory and subject to self-deception. Finally, I argue that hate can never be morally justified.