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Relationship status and depressive symptoms among older co-resident caregivers
- Authors:
- LITWIN Howard, STOECKEL Kimberly J., ROLL Anat
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 18(2), 2014, pp.225-231.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Informal caregiving has been found to be burdensome and is associated with depression among older caregivers. These outcomes are often accentuated when caregivers and care recipients co-reside. The current study aims to examine whether the status of the relationship between caregiver and care recipient lessens the negative outcomes commonly associated with informal caregiving. The study focused on the subsample of co-resident caregivers (N = 3280) in the fourth wave of the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe, of persons aged 50 or above, collected in 2011. A logged count of depressive symptoms, measured on the EURO-D scale, was hierarchically regressed on relationship status, measured as relationship type and closeness (confidant) controlling for sociodemographic background, health and country. Co-resident caregivers of spouse and children experienced more depressive symptoms than other relationship co-resident caregiving dyads. However, those who cared for a confidant experienced fewer depressive symptoms, independent of the relationship type. The provision of informal care is stressful and results in a heightened experience of depressive symptoms. Nonetheless, the type and closeness of the relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient can lessen caregiver depression. When informal caregivers care for a confidant, the emotional bond may reduce the depressive symptoms. (Publisher abstract)
Adaptation to parenthood during the post-adoption period: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- MCKAY Katherine, ROSS Lori E., GOLDBERG Abbie E.
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption Quarterly, 13(2), April 2010, pp.125-144.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
In this study, a systematic literature review was conducted to examine individual and relational adjustment outcomes during the transition to adoptive parenthood, looking at those studies that examined the immediate post-adoption period through 3 years post-placement. 11 research studies were identified which reported on parental mental health, physical health, and intimate partner relationship satisfaction in the immediate post-adoption period. The researchers concluded that research investigating the experiences of adoptive parents in the immediate post-adoption period is sparse, that the studies reviewed appear to indicate that post-adoption depression is relatively common, but that it was difficult to draw conclusions about physical health and relationship satisfaction as only one study directly assessing each outcome was located, and that further additional research is warranted.
Experiences of psychological and physical aggression in adolescent romantic relationships: links to psychological distress
- Authors:
- JOURILES Ernest N., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 33(7), July 2009, pp.451-460.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This research examined links between adolescents’ experiences of psychological and physical relationship aggression and their psychological distress. Participants were 125 high school students. Relationship aggression was assessed over an 8-week period using two methods: (1) a retrospective method based on a single assessment at the end of the 8-week period, and (2) a cumulative method based on multiple assessments conducted during the 8-week period. Adolescents’ appraisals of the aggression were also measured, as were their reports of symptoms of psychological distress. Adolescents’ experiences of psychological and physical relationship aggression correlated positively, but inconsistently, with their symptoms of psychological distress. In analyses considering both forms of aggression simultaneously, psychological aggression was related to adolescents’ distress, but physical aggression was not. This finding emerged across both methods of assessing for relationship aggression. Psychological aggression was more likely than physical aggression to be rated as unpleasant, and less likely to be attributed to the partner “playing around.”
Personality, negative interactions, and mental health
- Author:
- LINCOLN Karen D.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Service Review, 82(2), June 2008, pp.223-252.
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
Research suggests that an individual's personality traits may mediate the relationship between social support and mental health. This study uses two American national data sets to test a conceptual model that integrates personality, social support, negative interactions, and psychological distress. Results suggest that, beyond the influence of personality, social support is negatively associated with psychological distress, and negative interactions are positively associated with such distress. The findings also suggest that personality has direct and indirect effects, through social support and negative interactions, on psychological distress. Findings specify how positive and negative facets of relationships and personality influence mental health outcomes.
Achieving health or achieving wellbeing?
- Author:
- SCHICKLER Pam
- Journal article citation:
- Learning in Health and Social Care, 4(4), December 2005, pp.217-227.
- Publisher:
- Blackwell
This article argues that achieving health and achieving wellbeing are different. The use of phenomenological and narrative approaches helped to elicit the meanings, nature and dimensions of wellbeing for 'lay' people, and also how wellbeing was maintained, lost and recovered. It indicates that the term 'wellbeing' has a much wider meaning than 'health'. The two terms are interrelated, but the former has many more domains, health generally applying to the physical and sometimes to mental domains. The role of professionals in helping and hindering the attainment of wellbeing is examined. Prevention of ill-health may well be the province of those who work in the health services, but promotion of health and wellbeing is much wider. Those in the health service and those in social services, education and other professions should be aware of what wellbeing is, and how they affect it, for both themselves and their clients.
Strategies for living
- Author:
- FAULKNER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 4(2), May 2000, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In March 2000 the Mental Health Foundation launched a groundbreaking report based on a three-year investigation on the ways in which people with mental health problems manage their own mental illness. This article introduces and discusses the key findings and recommendations.
Relational recovery in co-occurring conditions: a qualitative study of first-person experiences
- Authors:
- BREKKE Eva, NESS Ottar, LIEN Lars
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 13(2), 2020, pp.89-100.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe first-person experiences of relational recovery in co-occurring menta: Within a phenomenological and collaborative approach, in-depth individual interviews with eight persons with co-occurring conditions were analysed using systematic text condensation.Findings: Participants described interpersonal relationships as both supporting and hindering recovery in fundamental ways. Four categories of experiences of relational recovery were described as follows: choosing one’s child; living with loneliness and a painful past; sacrificing everything for one’s partner; and regaining trust and support.Originality/value: This paper provides an enhanced understanding of how interpersonal relationships may be experienced by persons who live with co-occurring conditions. The results generally support an understanding of recovery as a relational process. (Publisher abstract)
A review of school approaches to increasing pupil resilience
- Authors:
- NEVILLE Victoria, JOSCELYNE Trish, CHESTER Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 18(1), 2019, pp.26-37.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This systematic review summarises and critiques the literature exploring whole school approaches to resilience development where a validated measure has been used. In total, 11 studies were reviewed and demonstrate that there is a trend between school factors and pupil resilience. The importance of supportive relationships with both peers and staff in school is highlighted in several studies as well as the positive effect of including a robust health promoting school’s agenda situated within local communities. However, the number of limitations identified within the current literature suggests that this review is not able to offer clear recommendations to schools. This review will, however, be helpful to schools, local authorities and the government in allowing them to take more of a critical stance in understanding resilience within a school context. (Edited publisher abstract)
Prevalence and impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) among an ethnic minority population
- Authors:
- HELLEMANS Sabine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(19), 2015, pp.3389-3418.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study examined the prevalence of lifetime experiences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence (IPV) among members of the Turkish ethnic minority population in Flanders. The study also explored how lifetime IPV victimisation affects ethnic minority victims’ current mental, relational, and sexual well-being. Using a population-based representative sample, data from 392 adult Turkish women and men were investigated. Lifetime experiences of physical violence were reported by 14.3% of the Turkish respondents, while 66.0% reported at least one incidence of psychological abuse. Women were much more likely than men to report physical IPV victimisation, but no gender differences were found for psychological IPV. With regard to the impact of IPV, it was found that lifetime IPV experiences do not appear to affect victims’ current mental health. However, higher levels of physical and/or psychological IPV victimisation were related to increased levels of relationship dissatisfaction, anxious and avoidant attachment orientations, sexual dissatisfaction, sexual dysfunction (with distress), and to decreased levels of sexual communication. These adverse relational and sexual outcomes of IPV victimisation were mainly present among women but were also, to a lesser degree, relevant for men. (Edited publisher abstract)
The psychological and social impact of camp for children with chronic illnesses: a systematic review update
- Authors:
- MOOLA F.J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 40(5), 2014, pp.615-631.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Children living with chronic illnesses and complex medical conditions can experience significant psychosocial morbidity, such as depression and anxiety. Therapeutic summer recreation camps have been proposed as an intervention to enhance quality of life among these children. This systematic review assesses the psychosocial impact of camp for children with chronic illnesses. A systematic review of central databases was undertaken using key words, and a rating tool, the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies, was employed to rate methodological quality. Twenty one studies were included in the systematic review. Although overall methodological quality was weak, camp participation appeared to offer short-term psychosocial benefits on some parameters in children with a variety of chronic illnesses. There was some consistency in improved social outcomes, such as social interaction and acceptance. Based on the available evidence, it is premature to make robust claims regarding the psychosocial impact of camp as a therapeutic intervention. Theoretically informed camp programs, long-term follow-up, and incorporating camp-based messaging into routine hospital care, may enhance the utility of camp as a potential psychosocial intervention in paediatrics. (Edited publisher abstract)