The Predictor Role of Social Networks and Internet Emotional Relationships on Mental Health and Quality of Life in Students: A Path Analysis Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Aliverdi ◽  
Zahra Mehdizadeh Tourzani ◽  
Leili Salehi ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Farima Mohamadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Emotional Relationships ◽  
Path Analysis Model

scholarly journals The Effect of Social Networks and Internet Emotional Relationships on Mental Health and Quality of Life in Students: a Path Analysis Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Aliverdi ◽  
Zahra Mehdizadeh Tourzani ◽  
Leili Salehi ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Zohreh Mahmoodi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Direct Path ◽  
Emotional Relationships

Abstract Background: Social networks and relationships create a sense of belonging and social identity and therefore have a major effect on mental health and quality of life, especially in young people. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of social networks and Internet emotional relationships on mental health and quality of life in students. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive analytical study was conducted in 2021 on 350 students at Alborz University of Medical Sciences selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using five questionnaires: Socioeconomic Status, Social Networks, Internet Emotional Relationships Mental Health, Quality of Life and a checklist of demographic details. Data were analyzed in SPSS-25, PLS-3, and Lisrel-8.8.Results: According to the path analysis results, mental health had the most significant positive causal relationship with Internet emotional relationships in the direct path (B=0.22) and the most negative relationship with socioeconomic status (B=-0.09). Mental health was assessed using DASS-21, in which higher scores mean higher mental disorder. Quality of life had the highest negative causal relationship with DASS-21 score in the direct path (B=-0.26) and the highest positive relationship with socioeconomic status in the indirect path (B=0.023). The mean duration of using social networks (B=-0.067) and Internet emotional relationships (B=-0.089) had the highest negative relationship with quality of life.Conclusion: The use of the internet and virtual networks, Internet emotional relationships and unfavorable socioeconomic status were associated with mental disorders and reduced quality of life in the students. Since students are the future of any country, it is necessary for policymakers to further address this group and their concerns.

scholarly journals Spirituality and quality of life in older adults: a path analysis model

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Lima ◽  
Lurdes Teixeira ◽  
Raquel Esteves ◽  
Fátima Ribeiro ◽  
Fernanda Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Path Analysis Model

Social Networks and Internet Emotional Relationships on Mental Health and Quality of Life in Students: Structural Equation Modelling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Aliverdi ◽  
zohreh mahmoodi ◽  
Zahra Mehdizadeh Tourzani ◽  
Leili Salehi ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Direct Path ◽  
Emotional Relationships

Abstract Background: Social networks and relationships create a sense of belonging and social identity and therefore have a major effect on mental health and quality of life, especially in young people. The present study was conducted to determine the predictor role of social networks and Internet emotional relationships on mental health and quality of life in students. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 on 350 students at Alborz University of Medical Sciences selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using five questionnaires: Socioeconomic Status, Social Networks, Internet Emotional Relationships Mental Health, Quality of Life and a checklist of demographic details. Data were analyzed in SPSS-25, PLS-3, and Lisrel-8.8.Results: According to the path analysis results, mental health had the most significant positive causal relationship with Internet emotional relationships in the direct path (B=0.22) and the most negative relationship with socioeconomic status (B=-0.09). Mental health was assessed using DASS-21, in which higher scores mean higher mental disorders. Quality of life had the highest negative causal relationship with the DASS-21 score in the direct path (B=-0.26) and the highest positive relationship with socioeconomic status in the indirect path (B=0.023). The mean duration of using social networks (B=-0.067) and Internet emotional relationships (B=-0.089) had the highest negative relationship with quality of life.Conclusion: The use of the Internet and virtual networks, Internet emotional relationships and unfavourable socioeconomic status were associated with mental disorders and reduced quality of life in the students. Since students are the future of any country, it is necessary for policymakers to further address this group and their concerns.

scholarly journals Compassionate Coach and Psychological Quality of Life in Portuguese Athletes: Effect of Mediating Variables

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Sara Oliveira ◽  
Marina Cunha ◽  
António Rosado ◽  
Cláudia Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Competitive Sports ◽  
Social Safeness ◽  
Emotional Processes ◽  
Proposed Model

This study aimed to test a model that hypothesized that the compassionate coach, as perceived by the athletes, has an impact on athlete-related social safeness and psychological health, through shame and self-criticism. The sample comprised 270 Portuguese adult athletes, who practiced different competitive sports. The path analysis results confirmed the adequacy of the proposed model, which explained 45% of the psychological health’s variance. Results demonstrated that athletes who perceive their coaches as more compassionate tend to present higher levels of social safeness (feelings of belonging to the team) and of psychological health, through lower levels of shame and self-criticism. These novel findings suggest the importance of the adoption of supportive, warm, safe, and compassionate attitudes from coaches in athletes’ mental health. This study also offers important insights by suggesting that feelings of acceptance and connectedness in team relationships may be at the root of athletes’ emotional processes and well-being.

scholarly journals The Principal at Risk: Stress and Organizing Mindfulness in the School Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6318
Author(s):  
Pierluigi Diotaiuti ◽  
Stefania Mancone ◽  
Fernando Bellizzi ◽  
Giuseppe Valente
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Stress Measurement ◽  
School Context ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Italian School ◽  
Operational Tool ◽  
Path Analysis Model

Background: In recent years the role of school principals is becoming increasingly complex and responsible. Methods: This study was voluntarily attended by 419 Italian school principals who were administered the Psychological Stress Measurement (MSP), Mindfulness Organizing Scale (MOS), Polychronic-Monochronic Tendency Scale (PMTS), and the Scale of Emotions at Work (SEW). Results: The study has produced a path analysis model in which the relationships between the main predictors of principals’ work discomfort were explained. The effect of depressive anxiety on perceived discomfort (ß = 0.517) found a protective mediator in the mindfulness component that recognizes the sharing as a fundamental operational tool (ß = −0.206), while an increasing sense of effort and confusion could significantly amplify the experience of psychological discomfort associated with the exercise of school leadership (ß = 0.254). Conclusions: The model developed in this study suggests that focusing on organizing mindfulness can be a valuable guideline for interventions.

scholarly journals The role of pregnancy acceptability in maternal mental health and bonding during pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine McNamara ◽  
Alixandra Risi ◽  
Amy L. Bird ◽  
Michelle L. Townsend ◽  
Jane S. Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Physical Quality ◽  
Moderation Model ◽  
Important Time ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Pregnancy is an important time for women’s mental health and marks the foundations of the emerging bond between mother and baby. This study aimed to investigate the role of pregnancy acceptability and intendedness in maternal mental health and bonding during pregnancy. Methods Data were collected from a sample of 116 Australian pregnant women through a series of self-report questionnaires pertaining to mental health and antenatal bonding. Results Women with low pregnancy acceptability reported higher depression, anxiety and total distress, and lower antenatal bonding, physical and environmental quality of life. Women who reported their pregnancy was intended reported higher physical quality of life than those who reported their pregnancy was unintended. The relationship between total distress and antenatal bonding was moderated by women’s degree of pregnancy acceptability (low versus high). For women with low acceptability, higher distress was associated with lower bonding, but there was no such association for women with high pregnancy acceptability. The moderation model examining associations between distress and pregnancy acceptability explained 15% of the variance in antenatal bonding scores. Conclusion Consideration of women’s appraisal of their pregnancy acceptability may provide a valuable framework for identifying individuals who may be at risk for mental health and bonding difficulties.

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