Psychological Well-being Profiles Research Articles

Effects of long-term Ashtanga Yoga practice on psychological well-being

Purpose In recent years, Yoga practice has seen a rapid rise in popularity with many positive consequences, both physical and mental attributed to its practice. Ashtanga Yoga has been less well researched in this area and is the specific focus on this work. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible positive impact of long-term Ashtanga Yoga on psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach In total, 213 long-term Ashtanga Yoga practitioners were asked to complete the positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment (PERMA) 23 scale (Butler and Kern, 2016) which measures psychological well-being. The values given by these individuals were then compared against a larger sample of 31,966 representative of the general population. Findings Scores were then compared with a PERMA data set representative of the general population (see Butler and Kern, 2016), primarily using a test of difference to compare samples. Secondly, the causal relationship between time spent in practice upon well-being scores. Research limitations/implications Findings indicated that those individuals engaged in long-term Ashtanga Yoga practice significantly outperformed the control group on all dimensions of psychological well-being. Practical implications This work has demonstrated specific benefits to the practice of Ashtanga Yoga on psychological well-being. Yoga is a form of exercise that is now widely available across the globe, and as such, represents an accessible form of physical practice, which has important psychological benefits. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first work investigating differences in psychological well-being profiles using PERMA, as a function of Yoga practice.

Psychological Well-Being Profile: The Role of Gratitude and Social Support for Parents with Children with Special Needs

The parenting style in the family is built on the readiness of parents. Parents with children with special needs must have a good understanding of their children's condition. Children with special needs are a condition of a child who has different needs from other normal children. Of course, this special needs condition makes the child need a special parenting style from their parents. This makes parents expected to continue to have good psychological well-being in caring for children with special needs. The subjects of this research are parents who have children with special needs and attend special schools with a total of 54 people. The results of the study were analyzed using regression data analysis techniques. The analysis showed that the research hypothesis was accepted: that gratitude and social support could affect psychological well-being (F = 5.731; sig. 0.006 < 0.05). This study concludes that gratitude and social support affect 18.4% of psychological well-being, and the rest is influenced by other variables not examined.

Kesejahteraan Psikologis Remaja Korban Body Shaming

The purpose of the study was to describe the psychological well-being profile of adolescent victims of body shaming. The research method is descriptive analysis with a quantitative approach. The instrument uses Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scale and body shaming questionnaire. The distribution of the questionnaire was carried out with the help of the Google Form application with a total of 30 respondents. 40% of respondents victims of body shaming indicate good enough psychological well-being, 26.67% of respondents indicate a good category, 26.67% of respondents indicate a very good category, and 6.67% of respondents indicate a poor category.  Adolescent victims of body shaming based on the percentage of the total score on each dimension of psychological well-being the largest is purpose in life (18.62%), followed by the autonomy dimension (17.80%), personal growth (17.72%), positive relations with others (16.08%), environmental mastery (16.08%), and the smallest percentage was obtained by self-acceptance dimension (13.70%). There is no significant difference in psychological well-being of adolescent victims of body shaming based on gender and age.

Mental health profile and health-related behavior among Hong Kong Chinese university students.

To better understand factors that are associated with individuals’ engagement in physical activity and other health-related behaviors, this study aimed to identify the psychological well-being profiles among Chinese university students, and explore whether engagement in physical activity and other health-related behaviors vary with different psychological well-being profiles. A battery of self-report questionnaires was completed by 2022 Chinese university students for assessing psychological well-being and health-related behaviors. Four psychological well-being profiles were identified. The vast students were mentally healthy. The students with better mental health displayed lower likelihood of engagement in unhealthy behaviors. Findings and implication of the study were discussed.

A Profile of Psychological Well-being of Student: teachers of colleges of Education

The present study identified psychological well-being profiles in a sample of student-teachers from aided and unaided college of education. 100 student-teachers completed Carol Ryff's (1995) Psychological Well-Being (PWB) scale. The present research is of a descriptive survey type. Profile analysis was applied to six indices from PWB scale: self-acceptance, purpose in life, environmental mastery, positive relations with others, personal growth and autonomy. The results show that a profile analysis shows a flat level of profile of the Psychological Well-being of student-teachers of both the groups. The study reveals that there is no difference in the mean scores of psychological well-being of student teachers of both the groups of college of education. On the basis of the items in the Psychological Well-being scale, it may be concluded that the dimensions of psychological well-being of student-teachers is substantial in magnitude.

Psychological well-being and social support in chronic myeloid leukemia patients receiving lifelong targeted therapies.

The main objective of this study was to investigate whether social support is independently associated with psychological well-being in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. Secondary objectives were to compare the psychological well-being profile of CML patients with that of their peers in general population and to examine possible age- and sex-related differences. Analysis was performed on 417 patients in treatment with lifelong molecularly targeted therapies. Mean age of patients analyzed was 56 years (range 19-87years) and 247 (59%) were male and 170 (41%) were female. Social support was assessed with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and psychological well-being was evaluated with the short version of the Psychological General Well-Being Index. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that a greater social support was independently associated with lower anxiety and depression, as well as with higher positive well-being, self-control, and vitality (p<0.001). Female patients reported statistically significant worse outcomes in all dimensions of psychological well-being. Age- and sex-adjusted comparisons with population norms revealed that depression (ES=-0.42, p<0.001) and self-control (ES=-0.48, p<0.001) were the two main impaired psychological dimensions. This study indicates that social support is a critical factor associated with psychological well-being of CML patients treated with modern lifelong targeted therapies.

SINTOMATOLOGIA DOLOROSA EM ACADÊMICOS DE ODONTOLOGIA: ESTUDO DE CASO

The dentistry professionals are vulnerable to occupational diseases due to its working posture. Therefore, the study aims to verify the painful symptoms expressed by dentistry students of an educational institution. Observations were made of their static and dynamic postures and investigated musculoskeletal symptoms, the sample profile and psychological well-being profile. Results: The sample consisted of 13 individuals, 6 females and 7 males, mean age 23 years. The standard posture of the respondents was abduction of the arms, keeping them suspended at 45o. The higher incidences of local pains were: neck / cervical region and lower back. Signs of stress control were predominant. Conclusion: The students maintain a standard posture during dentistry attendance, having pain in places similar to dental professionals and already pointing behaviors to control the signs of stress. Descriptors: Physical therapy specialty; Dentistry; Posture; Pain; Stress.

Profiles of psychological well-being in a sample of Australian university students.

The present study identified psychological well-being profiles in a sample of Australian university students (N = 207, Mean age = 30.16 years; SD = 11.90). Respondents completed two measures: Ryff's (1989) Psychological Well-Being (PWB) scale and Lovibond and Lovibond's (2002) Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) assessing their levels of PWB and depression. Latent profile analysis was applied to six indices of positive functioning derived from PWB scale: self-acceptance, purpose in life, environmental mastery, positive relations with others, personal growth and autonomy. An optimal 5-profile solution, reflecting significant incremental shifts from very low to very high PWB, was interpreted. As predicted, profile membership distinguished participants on depression. Importantly, profiles indicating moderate to very high PWB, particularly with the presence of above average autonomy, reported significantly lower levels of depression. Our results suggest prevention of, and treatment efficacy for, mental health problems may be improved by incorporating strategies that address positive functioning attributes, particularly associated with a sense of autonomy.