The aim of this resource material is to provide activities that will enable young people to explore feelings, health problems and behaviours associated with stress and ways in which they might deal with their feelings and support their friends in similar situations.
The aim of this resource material is to provide activities that will enable young people to explore feelings, health problems and behaviours associated with stress and ways in which they might deal with their feelings and support their friends in similar situations.
Journal of Adolescence, 33(5), October 2010, pp.575-582.
Publisher:
Academic Press
Youth suicide is one of the three leading causes of death in Hong King, and has been the focus of much research. This study aimed at proposing and testing a conceptual model of attempted youth suicide. The authors proposed a model that began with family factors such as a history of physical abuse and parental divorce/separation. Family relationship, presence of psychopathology, life stressors, and suicide ideation were postulated as mediators, leading to youth suicide attempt. The stepwise entry of the risk factors to a logistic regression model defined their proximity as related to suicide attempt. Path analysis further refined the proposed model of attempted suicide. The originally proposed model was largely confirmed. The main revision was dropping parental divorce/separation as a risk factor in the model due to lack of significant contribution when examined alongside with other risk factors. This model was cross-validated by gender. This study moved research on youth suicide from identification of individual risk factors to model building, integrating separate findings of the past studies.
Youth suicide is one of the three leading causes of death in Hong King, and has been the focus of much research. This study aimed at proposing and testing a conceptual model of attempted youth suicide. The authors proposed a model that began with family factors such as a history of physical abuse and parental divorce/separation. Family relationship, presence of psychopathology, life stressors, and suicide ideation were postulated as mediators, leading to youth suicide attempt. The stepwise entry of the risk factors to a logistic regression model defined their proximity as related to suicide attempt. Path analysis further refined the proposed model of attempted suicide. The originally proposed model was largely confirmed. The main revision was dropping parental divorce/separation as a risk factor in the model due to lack of significant contribution when examined alongside with other risk factors. This model was cross-validated by gender. This study moved research on youth suicide from identification of individual risk factors to model building, integrating separate findings of the past studies.
Children and Society, 23(3), May 2009, pp.203-213.
Publisher:
Wiley
The aim was to describe and develop an understanding of children's lived experiences of coping with stress. Twenty-three Swedish children, ages 10–12, wrote open letters and were interviewed. The phenomenological analysis resulted in three main themes: (i) depending on oneself, others and the world around, (ii) choosing to be a doer and (iii) being in the here and now. The children's lived...
The aim was to describe and develop an understanding of children's lived experiences of coping with stress. Twenty-three Swedish children, ages 10–12, wrote open letters and were interviewed. The phenomenological analysis resulted in three main themes: (i) depending on oneself, others and the world around, (ii) choosing to be a doer and (iii) being in the here and now. The children's lived experiences of coping with stress were understood as them being relaxed and powerful. The children chose to be active doers or inactive beings and their relationships, as well as their surroundings, helped or hindered their coping. Possible health promotion work is discussed.
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26(1), February 2009, pp.1-13.
Publisher:
Springer
The study examines the association between ideological worldviews among youth and the sense of distress resulting from political events in Israel. It examines two hypotheses: the first is that events that contradict ideological worldviews are associated with greater distress levels and the second is that the higher the level of ideological commitment, the higher the distress level will be, regardless of the type of stressor. Therefore this study examines distress levels among right-wing adolescents exposed to two different political stressors: (a) Palestinian terror -which matches their right-wing ideology that regards the Palestinians as an enemy, and (b) the evacuation of settlements - which contradicts their right-wing ideology. As expected, higher distress levels were found during evacuation of settlements, compared to the response to Palestinian terror. It was also found that ideological commitment was positively associated with levels of distress with regard to both stressors.
The study examines the association between ideological worldviews among youth and the sense of distress resulting from political events in Israel. It examines two hypotheses: the first is that events that contradict ideological worldviews are associated with greater distress levels and the second is that the higher the level of ideological commitment, the higher the distress level will be, regardless of the type of stressor. Therefore this study examines distress levels among right-wing adolescents exposed to two different political stressors: (a) Palestinian terror -which matches their right-wing ideology that regards the Palestinians as an enemy, and (b) the evacuation of settlements - which contradicts their right-wing ideology. As expected, higher distress levels were found during evacuation of settlements, compared to the response to Palestinian terror. It was also found that ideological commitment was positively associated with levels of distress with regard to both stressors.
...life. Whether it's a friend, relation, teacher or counsellor, the guilt they often feel that "I should have done something" will stay for a long time. 3. Stress Case Studies Series of four case studies involving stress. Stress occurs when people cannot cope. Fortunately most people can overcome stress provided it is recognized. The programme illustrates ways to do this and provides ideas on how
Includes three films: 1. In The Same Breath Interview with a man bereaved by suicide. Those left behind after someone takes their own life face a range of complex emotions. This can lead to a sense of bewilderment, isolation and a feeling that life is unmanageable. Quentin provides an insight into the emotions he faced after the suicide of his wife, and how he learned to embrace a new life and live with the events of the past. 2. Friday - a reconstruction of the hours before a young girl committed suicide. Teenage suicide. Why do young people commit suicide? What signs should we look out for? What can we do to help? Tells the story of Sarah's last day and, through her thoughts, we get an insight into her state of mind. "if only I'd.." is heard so often after a young person takes their own life. Whether it's a friend, relation, teacher or counsellor, the guilt they often feel that "I should have done something" will stay for a long time. 3. Stress Case Studies Series of four case studies involving stress. Stress occurs when people cannot cope. Fortunately most people can overcome stress provided it is recognized. The programme illustrates ways to do this and provides ideas on how to tackle the problem.
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 13(3), 2006, pp.33-50.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Although stress has been shown to be related to college drinking and related problems, little research on this subject has specifically targeted freshmen, a particularly vulnerable group. The current study of 389 college freshman surveyed after having been cited their first time for underaged drinking examines the relationship between self-reported stress, recent changes in drinking patterns...
Although stress has been shown to be related to college drinking and related problems, little research on this subject has specifically targeted freshmen, a particularly vulnerable group. The current study of 389 college freshman surveyed after having been cited their first time for underaged drinking examines the relationship between self-reported stress, recent changes in drinking patterns, gender and problem drinking as measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Results support hypotheses asserting that stress and recent changes in consumption level independently and additively predict drinking problems. Subsequent analysis explores which specific stress items predict problem drinking for these young women and men. Implications for prevention are discussed.
Research on Social Work Practice, 16(3), May 2006, pp.305-314.
Publisher:
Sage
This American article discusses continued development of the Urban Hassles Index (UHI). The stressors identified in the UHI are chronic and differ substantively from the more acute life events indexes typically employed to measure adolescent stress. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the underlying factor structure of the UHI. Structural equation modelling was used to define
This American article discusses continued development of the Urban Hassles Index (UHI). The stressors identified in the UHI are chronic and differ substantively from the more acute life events indexes typically employed to measure adolescent stress. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the underlying factor structure of the UHI. Structural equation modelling was used to define the relationship between the latent factors and the observed variables and to test, a priori, the hypothesis that responses to the UHI could be explained by four first-order factors. For study participants, urban hassles include four dimensions (harassment, anxiety, social disorganization, and coercion). However, the hypothesis that responses to the UHI could be explained by four first-order factors and one second-order factor could not be confirmed. The utility of the UHI for social work researchers and practitioners is discussed.
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 5(1), February 2005, pp.57-74.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
...disrespect, living stability, anxiety, school, friends, and family. Five major coping strategies emerged as well: relaxation, social support, going out, hobbies/interests, and escaping. The conceptual framework can be utilized in planning and developing crisis assessment and interventions with runaway youths experiencing high levels of stress.
This study explores the stressors and coping strategies of runaway youths. Fifty three male and female runaway adolescents living in a runaway shelter in Austin, Texas participated in the study. Concept mapping, a mixed-method approach, was used to collect, organize, and interpret qualitative data through quantitative techniques. Concept mapping revealed six major clusters of stressors: disrespect, living stability, anxiety, school, friends, and family. Five major coping strategies emerged as well: relaxation, social support, going out, hobbies/interests, and escaping. The conceptual framework can be utilized in planning and developing crisis assessment and interventions with runaway youths experiencing high levels of stress.
Community Development Journal, 56(3), 2021, pp.506-523.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
...leaders’ strategies for addressing the social factors of youth mental health reflected the strategies developed to handle e.g. stress and achievement pressure. The adult leaders recognized the importance of their organizations and their huge potential to have a positive impact on youth mental health. However, some participants also saw limitations in terms of their own resources and competence
(Edited publisher abstract)
The aim of this qualitative study was 2-fold: to explore, in the context of young people’s civic engagement in Sweden, (i) how adult leaders perceive social factors of youth mental health and (ii) how adult leaders handle such social factors within their organizations. Interviews were conducted with leaders engaged in various civic organizations that provide leisure activities for young people. Using thematic analysis, three themes were constructed. Firstly, the social landscape of youth mental health described how adult leaders perceived the social factors of youth mental health within the context of civic engagement. Secondly, the organizational structures developed by adult leaders illustrated the organizing forms that leaders created for young people’s civic engagement. Thirdly, adult leaders’ strategies for addressing the social factors of youth mental health reflected the strategies developed to handle e.g. stress and achievement pressure. The adult leaders recognized the importance of their organizations and their huge potential to have a positive impact on youth mental health. However, some participants also saw limitations in terms of their own resources and competence. They found themselves having to address the complex issue of social factors of youth mental health regardless of whether they felt competent and prepared to do this or not. Our findings contribute to the existing knowledge on youth and community development via the role of adult leaders in promoting young people’s mental health by highlighting the organizational structures and leadership strategies developed by them.
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Subject terms:
young people, mental health, participation, stress, leadership;