scholarly journals Importance of Childhood Psychological Wellbeing on Parental Divorce-Educational Level Relationship

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Anna Garriga ◽  
Jorge Martínez-Lucena
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Children Of Divorce ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Divorced Families

Although there is consistent evidence of the negative effects of parental divorce on children’s educational level, the mechanisms and the protective factors that explain the consequences of divorce on children have not been clearly determined. This information is required in order to create effective policies and programs to help children through the divorce process. This study uses the longitudinal data from the British Birth Cohort Study 1970 and structural equation models to test whether family income, maternal supervision, and children’s psychological problems mediate the effect of parental divorce on children’s educational level and to what extent these variables are important protective factors for children through the divorce process. The main aim of this study, however, is to test the importance of children’s psychological well-being on the relationship between parental divorce and children’s educational level. Only two studies noted the importance of children’s psychological well-being theoretically, but were unable to measure it. This study demonstrates empirically that children’s psychological well-being is not a negligible mechanism and that this variable represents a very important protective factor for children of divorce, since the effect of psychological problems on educational level is significantly greater for children from divorced families than for those from intact ones. Although most family policies aimed at divorced families are targeted to improving family income, these findings reveal the need for governments to ensure that all children of divorce have access to programs and interventions designed to improve their psychological well-being.

Wat kunnen ouders doen om de negatieve gevolgen van een echtscheiding voor kinderen te verlichten?

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Kim Bastaits ◽  
Christine Van Peer ◽  
Dimitri Mortelmans
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Children Of Divorce ◽  
Parental Conflict ◽  
Different Types

Kinderen van gescheiden ouders hebben een dubbel risico op een verminderd welbevinden. Enerzijds kan een ouderlijke echtscheiding een daling in het welbevinden van kinderen teweeg brengen. Anderzijds daalt ook de ouderlijke betrokkenheid na echtscheiding, een belangrijke beschermende factor voor het welbevinden van kinderen. Bijgevolg is het van belang om na te gaan welke vormen van ouderlijke betrokkenheid de negatieve gevolgen van een echtscheiding voor het welbevinden van kinderen kunnen verlichten. In dit onderzoek focussen we op drie momenten van ouderlijke betrokkenheid, namelijk betrokkenheid tijdens het echtscheidingsproces, gezamenlijke betrokkenheid na de echtscheiding en aparte betrokkenheid na de echtscheiding. Analyses worden uitgevoerd op een subsample van 394 kinderen en ouders uit het onderzoek “Scheiding in Vlaanderen”. Resultaten tonen aan dat vooral het beperken van het huidig conflict tussen ouders en de steun die kinderen krijgen van moeder en vader de levenstevredenheid van kinderen van gescheiden ouders kan verhogen. Op basis van deze resultaten geven we gescheiden ouders enkele tips mee en doen we eveneens aanbevelingen voor het beleid en het maatschappelijk middenveld. Abstract : Children of divorce parents are confronted with a twofold risk at their well-being. On the hand a parental divorce can diminish children’s well-being. On the other hand, parental involvement, an important protective factor for children’s well-being, also declines after divorce. Therefore, it is important to investigate in the different types of parental involvement that protect children’s well-being after a parental divorce. In this research, we concentrate on three different moments of parental involvement, namely involvement during the divorce process, current co-parental involvement and current sole involvement. Data from the project “Divorce in Flanders” are used. Analyses are conducted on a subsample of 394 children and their parents. Results indicate that a reduction of current parental conflict and intensified support of both mother and father might increase children’s satisfaction with life after a parental divorce. Based on these outcomes, we provide divorcing and divorced parents with guidelines in order to protect their children’s well-being during and after the divorce process. Furthermore, we formulate some implications for public policy and civil society.

scholarly journals The relationship of self-reported and device-based measures of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Wunsch ◽  
Claudio R. Nigg ◽  
Susanne Weyland ◽  
Darko Jekauc ◽  
Claudia Niessner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) has beneficial effects on health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which is a protective factor of illness and mortality. The purpose of this examination was to investigate if self-reported and device-based measures of PA were related to HRQoL in adolescents. Methods Participants (N = 1565; 54.3% female; Mage = 14.37 years, SDage = 1.99) were recruited from 167 sample points across Germany. Adolescents self-reported their PA, supplemented by a 1-week examination of device-based PA using accelerometry. Additionally, they completed the multidimensional KIDSCREEN-27 to assess HRQoL. Results Results showed that self-reported PA was correlated with overall HRQoL, Physical Well-Being, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support & Peers, and School Environment, whereas device-based PA was only correlated with Physical as well as Psychological Well-Being. Further, self-reported PA significantly predicted all facets of HRQoL except for Autonomy and Parent Relations, whereas device-based PA solely heightened the amount of explained variance in the Physical Well-Being subscale. Conclusions Findings demonstrate the importance of self-reported PA as it is related to almost all facets of HRQoL. Both measures of PA are not congruent in their relationship with HRQoL and thus implications have to be carefully considered. Future studies should investigate the direct effect of PA on HRQoL and health in a longitudinal approach to account for the causality of effects.

scholarly journals “EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUPACTIVITIES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING AMONG ELDERLY LIVING IN SELECTED OLD AGE HOMES, UTTRAKHAND”

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Divya Gaur ◽  
J. ManoRanjini ◽  
Grace Madonna Singh
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
Old Age Homes

Ageing is a phase when an individual faces many physical and psychological changes with the passing of years that ultimately affects their life style and their health status also1. Psychological problems and changes in psychological health can directly affect daily activities of the person as he or she will not be able to carry out those activities with their full potential. And due to the less awareness and information about the psychological problems and treatment, they lack to access the services and treatment properly3. Method- Quantitative research approach was adopted; total 61 participants were selected through Consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected by administering Socio- demographic Performa, and Ryff’s Psychological well being scale. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result- In the present study the psychological well being of people residing in elderly homes before the intervention was assessed using interview method. Results shows that majority of sample (91.8%) had good psychological well being , followed by average (8.19%) psychological well being during pre- intervention assessment. Where the post intervention level of psychological well being was found very good in 100% sample. Conclusion- The study concludes that the elderly who are residing in retirement homes without family have some sort of decrease in psychological well being for many reasons they are not able to adjust in the demographic shift and lose their well being. After getting involved in activities, elderly psychological well being was improved to some extent. For all the elderly living in selected old age homes, it’s found that getting involved in group task or activities is a good and effective way to overcome the situation, and it has helped to improved their psychological wellbeing.

scholarly journals Strengths-Based Assessment for Suicide Prevention: Reasons for Life as a Protective Factor From Yup’ik Alaska Native Youth Suicide

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 107319111987578 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Allen ◽  
Stacy M. Rasmus ◽  
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok ◽  
Billy Charles ◽  
Joseph Trimble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Native Youth

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native youth, and within the Alaska Native youth subpopulation, the leading cause of death. In response to this public health crisis, American Indian and Alaska Native communities have created strategies to protect their young people by building resilience using localized Indigenous well-being frameworks and cultural strengths. These approaches to suicide prevention emphasize promotion of protective factors over risk reduction. A measure of culturally based protective factors from suicide risk has potential to assess outcomes from these strengths-based, culturally grounded suicide prevention efforts, and can potentially address several substantive concerns regarding direct assessment of suicide risk. We report on the Reasons for Life (RFL) scale, a measure of protective factors from suicide, testing psychometric properties including internal structure with 302 rural Alaska Native Yup’ik youth. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed the RFL is best described through three distinct first-order factors organized under one higher second-order factor. Item response theory analyses identified 11 satisfactorily functioning items. The RFL correlates with other measures of more general protective factors. Implications of these findings are described, including generalizability to other American Indian and Alaska Native, other Indigenous, and other culturally distinct suicide disparities groups.

Confronting Problems Faced by Pregnant Inmates in State Prisons

1993 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Wooldredge ◽  
Kimberly Masters
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
State Prisons

Very little is known about the types of services currently available in state prisons to combat the physical and psychological problems faced by pregnant inmates. Such services are extremely important for the physical and psychological well-being of these women as well as their subsequently born children. This article presents results from a study of the prevalence and types of policies being implemented voluntarily for the care and support of pregnant inmates in state prisons throughout the United States. The implications of these results for policies designed to reduce the problems faced by pregnant inmates are also presented.

scholarly journals Parental Divorce and Adolescent Drunkenness: Role of Socioeconomic Position, Psychological Well-Being and Social Support

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Tomcikova ◽  
A. Madarasova Geckova ◽  
O. Orosova ◽  
J.P. van Dijk ◽  
S.A. Reijneveld
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Position ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being

Protective factors for social-emotional well-being of refugee children in the first three years of settlement in Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Zwi ◽  
Lisa Woodland ◽  
Katrina Williams ◽  
Pamela Palasanthiran ◽  
Santuri Rungan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Marital Stability ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Social Emotional

AimThis longitudinal study investigated protective factors for social-emotional well-being in refugee children in Australia.MethodsNewly arrived refugee children aged 4–15 years were recruited between 2009 and 2013 and assessments were conducted at two points, at years 2 and 3 postarrival. Social-emotional well-being was assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Protective factors were assessed by structured interview and the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS); scores <150 reflect fewer stressful life events in the previous year.ResultsForty-three eligible refugee children were recruited. The SDQ was completed by parents in 90% and protective factor data in 80% at years 2 and 3 of follow-up. Protective factors for normal SDQ scores were: originating from Africa (p=0.01), father present on arrival (p=0.019) and family SRRS scores <150 at year 2 (p=0.045). The median number of protective factors was 4 (range 1–8). Better SDQ scores were associated with ≥4 protective factors (p<0.006). Furthermore, more protective factors increased the child’s likelihood of a stable or improved SDQ score over time (p<0.04). Modifiable protective factors likely to promote social-emotional well-being include stability in the child’s school and residence, parental employment, financial and marital stability, proximity to one’s own ethnic community and external community support.ConclusionsCumulative protective factors, some of which are potentially modifiable, can predict social-emotional well-being in newly arrived refugee children. Children with four or more protective factors are at low risk of poor social-emotional well-being.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Spiritual Group Counseling on the Psychological Well-Being of Girls from Divorced Families

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Maryam Safara ◽  
Minoo KHanbabaee ◽  
Mina KHanbabaee ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Counseling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Divorced Families

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Children’s Psychological Well-Being in Mainland China: Risk and Protective Factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanling Geng ◽  
Longtao He
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Academic Pressure ◽  
Gender Based

AbstractDespite extensive research on children’s psychological well-being, little consensus about gender’s influence has been reached. In response, we examined gender differences in children’s psychological well-being in mainland China, along with the gender-based risk and protective factors and their effects on psychological well-being. For a sample, we compiled data with 2466 children aged between 10 and 15 years old derived from the China Family Panel Studies. Among our results, an independent sample t test indicated that girls in China reported higher psychological well-being than boys. A multiple regression analysis revealed that certain protective factors associated with children’s competence and protective factors in their family and school systems could promote the psychological well-being of both boys and girls, while risk factors such as academic pressure and parent–child conflict were detrimental to the psychological health of all children regardless of gender. We discuss gender differences in those risk and protective effects, and with reference to our findings, we propose social service recommendations aimed at boosting the psychological well-being of children in mainland China.

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