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    Who Benefits More from Physical Exercise? On the Relations between Personality, Physical Exercise, and Well-Being

    Jialing Miao1, Wei Liao2,*, Baoguo Xie3
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.030671
    (This article belongs to this Special Issue: Quality of Life, Well-Being and Mental Health in the context of Physical Activity and Health)
    Abstract Although employers believe that encouraging and supporting physical exercise activities by purchasing fitness equipment and building sports venues can improve employees’ well-being, the utilization rate is rather low. Since most of the evidence of the well-being promotion in the workplace concentrated on the perspectives of organizational factors and psychosocial factors and focused on the reduction of the negative affect of well-being, it is still an open question whether physical exercise has benefits on both negative and positive affect of wellbeing and who benefits more from physical exercise. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of physical… More >

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    A Model for Predicting the Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults in South Korea

    Hyangjin Park1, Haeryun Cho2, So Yeon Yoo3,*
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.041490
    Abstract This study examined factors related to the psychological well-being of older adults and built and verified a model for predicting psychological well-being. The participants were 350 older adults aged over 60 years who lived in South Korea and were active in the local community. The model proposed in this study was found to be suitable. Depression, self-efficacy, and social support had a direct effect on the psychological well-being of older adults, while depression, activities of daily living (ADLs), and self-efficacy had an indirect effect. Self-efficacy and social support mediated the relationship between depression and psychological well-being, and self-efficacy mediated the… More >

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    Effectiveness of Post-Traumatic Growth Intervention to Promote Positive PostTraumatic Traits in Chinese Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Cuirong Xu1,*, Han Yan2, Dawei Xu3, Guanjie Chen5, Qian Xu2, Kunpeng Li6, Yehao Rui7, Zanmin Song3, Neeraj Gill3, Jing Sun3,4,*
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.030526
    Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of post-traumatic growth (PTG) model-based intervention to improve positive psychological traits in Chinese breast cancer patients. Design: A randomized control trial of a psychological group intervention based on PTG model. Methods: The Clinical Trial was registered on 17 August 2019 at Chinese Clinical Trials.gov with Registration number ChiCTR1900025264. A total of 92 patients with breast cancer were recruited. The participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 46) and the control group (n = 46). A six-session psychological group intervention based on PTG model was implemented in… More >

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    Towards Lessening Learners’Aversive Emotions and Promoting Their Mental Health: Developing and Validating a Measurement of English Speaking Demotivation in the Chinese EFL Context

    Chili Li1, Xinxin Zhao2, Ziwen Pan3, Ting Yi4, Long Qian5,6,*
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.029896
    (This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological Therapy in Education Contexts: Focusing on Teachers’ and Students’ Mental Health based on Cognitive, Emotional, Social, and Behavioral Factors)
    Abstract While a plethora of studies has been conducted to explore demotivation and its impact on mental health in second language (L2) education, scanty research focuses on demotivation in L2 speaking learning. Particularly, little research explores the measures to quantify L2 speaking demotivation. The present two-phase study attempts to develop and validate an English Speaking Demotivation Scale (ESDS). To this end, an independent sample of 207 Chinese tertiary learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) participated in the development phase, and another group of 188 Chinese EFL learners was recruited for the validation of the scale. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)… More >

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    Relationships between Features of Emerging Adulthood, Situated Decisions Toward Physical Activity, and Physical Activity Among College Students: The Moderating Role of Exercise-Intensity Tolerance

    Jinghua Chen1,#, Zihe Wang2,#, Fabian Herold3, Alyx Taylor4, Jin Kuang1, Ting Wang1, Arthur F. Kramer5,6, Liye Zou1,*
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.030539
    Abstract A significant portion of emerging adults do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity (PA). Previous studies observed associations between features of emerging adulthood and PA levels, while the potential psychological mechanisms that might explain this phenomenon are not fully understood. In this context, there is some evidence that situated decisions toward physical activity (SDPA) and exercise-intensity tolerance might influence PA level. To provide empirical support for this assumption, the current study investigated whether (i) features of emerging adulthood are linked to SDPA, which, in turn, might affect PA engagement; (ii) exercise-intensity tolerance moderate the relationship between SDPA and PA… More >

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    Exploring the Experiences of Personal Recovery among Mental Health Consumers and Their Caregivers Receiving StrengthBased Family Interventions

    Li-yu Song1,*, Su-ting Hsu2
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.019349
    Abstract Background: This study explored the personal recovery of consumers and their caregivers receiving the strength-based family intervention. Method: A three-year project was implemented with 43 dyads from 5 community psychiatric rehabilitation agencies in northern, central, and Southern Taiwan. This paper presents qualitative analysis with a focus on describing the experiences of personal recovery. To gain a deeper understanding of the participants’ personal experiences and perspectives, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted on three occasions (six months after the inception of the experiment, 18 months after, and when the participants left the services of this study). Over the three occasions, a total… More >

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    The Relationship between Friendship Quality and Loneliness of Primary School Students Based on Meta-Analysis and the Analysis of Intervention Measures

    Lizao Chen*
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.027190
    Abstract The relationship between friendship quality and loneliness belongs to an important aspect of peer relationships and plays an important role in the individual growth of primary school students. Loneliness will seriously affect the mental health level of primary school students, and good friendship quality can effectively alleviate loneliness and promote the development of students’ mental health. Therefore, the relationship between friendship quality and loneliness of primary school students based on meta-analysis and the analysis of intervention measures are proposed. This paper discusses the relationship between the quality of friendship and loneliness of primary school students through meta-analysis and uses intervention… More >