The relationship between cannabis use, depression and anxiety among Australian adults: findings from the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being

Abstract. Background: Most people are comfortable asserting the beneficial effects of physical exercise on mental health and well-being. However, little research has examined how different types of physical activity affect these outcomes. Aims: The current study sought to provide a comprehensive understanding of the differential relationships between different types of physical activity and various aspects of health and well-being. In addition, we sought to understand the role of self-connection in these relationships. Method: One hundred forty-three participants completed a questionnaire designed to measure their current weekly activity as well as their current health and well-being. Specifically, we examined three intensities of activity (walking, moderate, and vigorous) and three types of activity (team-based, community-based, and not team nor community-based) on self-reported health, anxiety, depression, affect, flourishing, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and meaning in life. In addition, we examined self-connection as a possible moderator of these relationships. Results: Results suggested that physical activity was inconsistently related to health and well-being, and activity intensity and type were important to understanding these relationships. In contrast, self-connection reliably related to health and well-being and moderated the relationship between activity type and the presence of meaning. Limitations: The cross-sectional, self-report nature of the study limits its contribution. In addition, we only examined a subset of all physical activities that people engage in. Conclusion: In all, results suggest that the relationships between physical activity, mental health, and well-being are tenuous, at best. Future research needs to examine these relationships further and continue to examine self-connection to determine how to best increase health and well-being through physical activity.

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The Relationship of Sex, Sex Role, and Mental Health

Psychology of Women Quarterly ◽

10.1111/j.1471-6402.1980.tb00727.x ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 573-580 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Deana Dorman Logan ◽

Ellyn Kaschak

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Sex Role ◽

Well Being ◽

Attitudes Toward Women ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Role Identification ◽

Health Differences ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Mental health differences due to sex, sex-role identification, and sex-role attitudes were investigated using 109 undergraduate students. Females reported higher levels of depression and anxiety. Both males and females with more liberal scores on the Attitudes Toward Women Scale scored higher on the Well-Being Scale of the California Psychological Inventory. No differences due to androgyny were found.

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Deconstructing current comorbidity: data from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.181.4.306 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 181 (4) ◽

pp. 306-314 ◽

Cited By ~ 122

Author(s):

Gavin Andrews ◽

Tim Slade ◽

Cathy Issakidis

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Anxiety Disorders ◽

National Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Service Utilisation ◽

Epidemiological Surveys ◽

Common Causes ◽

Symptom Level ◽

Health And Well Being

BackgroundComorbidity in epidemiological surveys of mental disorders is common and of uncertain importance.AimsTo explore the correlates of current comorbidity.MethodData from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being were used to evaluate the relationships between comorbidity, disability and service utilisation associated with particular mental disorders.ResultsThe number of current comorbid disorders predicted disability, distress, neuroticism score and service utilisation. Comorbidity is more frequent than expected, which might be due to the effect of one disorder on the symptom level of another, or to the action of common causes on both. The combination of affective and anxiety disorders was more predictive of disability and service utilisation than any other two or three group combinations. When people nominated their principal disorder as the set of symptoms that troubled them the most, the affective and anxiety disorders together were associated with four-fifths of the disability and service utilisation.ConclusionsTo make clinical interventions more practical, current comorbidity is best reduced to a principal disorder and subsidiary disorders.

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Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Public Health Law and Practice

The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics ◽

10.1177/1073110517703317 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (S1) ◽

pp. 37-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jill Krueger ◽

Nathaniel Counts ◽

Brigid Riley

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

Physical Health ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Well Being ◽

Collective Impact ◽

Health Law ◽

Policies And Programs ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health And Well Being

This article discusses the relationship between stress, physical health, and well-being in cultural context, offers examples of laws, policies, and programs to promote mental health and well-being, and examines how collective impact supports mental health and well-being.

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To be or not to be: Relationship between grandparent status and health and wellbeing

10.21203/rs.3.rs-36720/v3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel W.L. Lai ◽

Jia Li ◽

Xue Bai

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Older People ◽

Physical Health ◽

Marital Status ◽

Well Being ◽

Chinese Society ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health And Well Being

Abstract BackgroundIt is common for older people to become grandparents in later life. However, the impacts of grandparenting on their health and well-being remain ambiguous, especially in Chinese society, where the family is in the core of culture. The current study explored the relationship between grandparenthood and Chinese older people’s health and psychological well-being in Hong Kong. MethodsCross-sectional data were collected from a sample of 1,208 Hong Kong Chinese older people aged 55 and above through a telephone survey conducted in 2019. Participants were grouped into three categories: current grandparents (n = 507), grandparents-to-be (n = 275), and grandparents-not-to-be (n = 426). Multivariate linear regressions were performed to examine the relationship between grandparenting status and health and well-being outcomes, including self-rated physical health, mental health, resilience, and happiness. The potential moderating roles of older adults’ demographic characteristics, including age, sex, education, marital status, financial status, were also examined. ResultsBivariate analyses suggested statistically significant differences between health and well-being across the three groups of participants. Regression models showed that, compared with grandparents-not-to-be, being a current grandparent was associated with a significantly higher happiness level. Being a future grandparent was associated with significantly higher levels of happiness, resilience, and self-rated physical health. Moderating analyses showed that age, marital status, and educational level could moderate the relationship between grandparent status and resilience and self-rated mental health. ConclusionsThe current study offers preliminary insights into the significant relationship between grandparenthood and older adults’ health and well-being. It calls for future studies to further explore the mechanisms between grandparenthood and the healthy ageing of different subgroups of older adults.

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Exploring the Associations Between Resilience, Dispositional Hope, Preventive Behaviours, Subjective Well-Being, and Psychological Health Among Adults During Early Stage of COVID-19

10.31234/osf.io/vpu5q ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Murat Yıldırım ◽

Gökmen Arslan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Early Stage ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Dispositional Hope ◽

The Times ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health And Well Being

During the pandemic, people may experience various mental health problems. Psychological strengths may help them to cope with emerging challenges and foster mental health and well-being. This study examined the associations between resilience, dispositional hope, preventive behaviours, subjective well-being, and psychological health among adults during early stage of COVID-19. A total of 220 participants from general public participated this study completing a battery of measures (134 men [M age = 42.36 years, SD = 8.99, range = 18 to 60] and 86 women [M age = 36.73 years, SD = 7.44, range = 18 to 51]). This cross-section study indicated that resilience mediated the relationship between hope and psychological health and subjective well-being. Results also showed that hope, and resilience had significant direct effects on psychological health, and subjective well-being while preventive behaviours did not manifest a significant effect on these two variables except on resilience. Preventive behaviours mediated the relationship between hope and resilience. The results suggest that we should more pay attention to hope and resilience for the development and improvement of well-being and psychological health during the times of crisis.

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