scholarly journals The Impact of Personality Traits and Acculturation on the Mental Health of Korean American Adolescents

Psychology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (09) ◽  
pp. 1256-1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minjeong Kim ◽  
Jyu-Lin Chen ◽  
Susan Kools ◽  
Sandra Weiss
2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumsook Seo ◽  
Miyoung Kim ◽  
Gunjeong Lee ◽  
Jinhwa Park ◽  
Jungmin Yoon

Author(s):  
Adam Hampshire ◽  
Peter Hellyer ◽  
Eyal Soreq ◽  
Mitul A. Mehta ◽  
Konstantinos Ioannidis ◽  
...  

AbstractBACKGROUNDThe effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health remain unclear. To mitigate the risks and capitalise on opportunities for positive change, we must understand how the impact has been mediated by sociodemographics, mental disorders, personality traits, life circumstances and the coping measures people choose to take.METHODSData were collected from 376,987 members of the general public, predominantly in the UK, between late December 2019 and May 2020. Interaction models examined differences in sociodemographic distributions of mood and anxiety for 233,268 people in January vs. 109,749 in May. Factor analysis of a comprehensive instrument determined the dimensionality of self-perceived pandemic-driven change in wellbeing, outlook and behaviour for 74,830 participants in May. Linear modelling identified demographic, contextual, clinical, and trait predictors of pandemic impact. Topic modelling distilled prevalent advice from free-text responses.RESULTSAnxiety, depression and insomnia changed markedly in demographically-mediated ways. Untoward changes were larger for older adults. Benefits were greater for younger adults. Social connectedness was negatively affected across most mental and neurological conditions. There were disorder-specific changes in other domains, e.g., heightened conflict at home for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and heightened anxiety for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatric symptoms, personality traits, occupational variables and living conditions were amongst the strongest predictors of pandemic impact. Frontline health workers, carers of vulnerable older adults, and disabled or sheltered adults were disproportionately affected. Fifty advice topics were identified from free-text, the prevalence of which covaried with subpopulation, context and traits.CONCLUSIONSThe general public report positive and negative consequences of the pandemic. Particular subsets of people have heightened risk of untoward effects whereas other groups appear resilient. To be valid and effective, studies seeking to quantify, predict or mitigate the impact of pandemics on mental health should apply holistic approaches, combining multiple psycho-socio-economic factors.


Psychology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (14) ◽  
pp. 1872-1882
Author(s):  
Minjeong Kim ◽  
Jyu-Lin Chen ◽  
Susan Kools ◽  
Sandra Weiss

Psychology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 101-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minjeong Kim ◽  
Jyu-Lin Chen ◽  
Susan Kools ◽  
Sandra Weiss

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Leonori ◽  
Manuel Muñoz ◽  
Carmelo Vázquez ◽  
José J. Vázquez ◽  
Mary Fe Bravo ◽  
...  

This report concerns the activities developed by the Mental Health and Social Exclusion (MHSE) Network, an initiative supported by the Mental Health Europe (World Federation of Mental Health). We report some data from the preliminary survey done in five capital cities of the European Union (Madrid, Copenhagen, Brussels, Lisbon, and Rome). The main aim of this survey was to investigate, from a mostly qualitative point of view, the causal and supportive factors implicated in the situation of the homeless mentally ill in Europe. The results point out the familial and childhood roots of homelessness, the perceived causes of the situation, the relationships with the support services, and the expectations of future of the homeless mentally ill. The analysis of results has helped to identify the different variables implicated in the social rupture process that influences homelessness in major European cities. The results were used as the basis for the design of a more ambitious current research project about the impact of the medical and psychosocial interventions in the homeless. This project is being developed in 10 capital cities of the European Union with a focus on the program and outcome evaluation of the health and psychosocial services for the disadvantaged.


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wietse Tol ◽  
Fiona Thomas ◽  
Anavarathan Vallipuram ◽  
Sambasivamoorthy Sivayokan ◽  
Mark Jordans ◽  
...  

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