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Karl Peltzer1,2,3,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.063801
Abstract Objectives: Few studies have investigated longitudinal associations of loneliness with health outcomes in Africa. This study aimed to assess the longitudinal associations between loneliness and mental and physical health among aging adults in South Africa. Methods: Data from the 7-year longitudinal Health and Ageing in Africa (HAALSI) study conducted in South Africa were used in the analysis (analytic sample: n = 3707, aged 40 years and older). Loneliness was measured with one question. Longitudinal relationships between loneliness and each health outcome were estimated using Generalized Estimating Equations analysis (GEE), hazard ratios (HRs) (95% CI) were used… More >
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Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka1,*, Samet Aktaş2, Grzegorz Zydek3, Marek Kardas1, Oskar Kowalski4
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.064543
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents)
Abstract Background: In light of growing concern over eating disorders among young athletes amid cultural and social pressures, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa (ON) risk and evaluate body image perception and its predictive factors among young football players from Poland and Türkiye. Methods: The study involved 171 players aged 15–18 years, recruited from football academies in Poland and Türkiye. The Polish and Turkish versions of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) were administered to assess body image perception, while the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS) was used to measure ON… More >
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Ayşe Esra İşmen Gazioğlu1,*, Halime Yıldırım Hoş2, Şener Büyüköztürk3
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.062650
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Exploring anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, executive functions, mental health, and other psychological and socio-emotional variables: psychological well-being and suicide prevention perspectives)
Abstract Background: The effectiveness of life skills-based prevention programs to prevent substance addiction has been underexplored in Türkiye, likely in part due to the lack of validated measurement tools developed specifically for that purpose. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a tool to measure life skills for middle school students. The present study aims to test the factorial structure, reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, and measurement invariance across gender and age groups of the Green Crescent Life Skills (GCLS) Scale. Methods: The study was conducted in Istanbul with two different sample groups. The… More >
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Abdullah A. Alharbi1, Ahmad Y. Alqassim1,*, Mohammad A. Jareebi1, Ahmad A. Alharbi2, Nada M. Makein1, Fatimah H. Al Ghazwi3, Seba Y. Muzaiiadi3, Joud N. Refaei3, Revan A. Arishi3, Bashaer A. Al Rajhi3, Fatima A. Aqili3, Saleha M. Ayoub3, Mohammed A. Muaddi1
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.062924
Abstract Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a common endocrine disorder in reproductive-aged women, has substantial physical and psychological impacts. While the physical manifestations of PCOS are well established, the psychological burden, especially anxiety, is understudied in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among females with PCOS compared to those without PCOS, and to identify the clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with anxiety in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2023 using an Arabic self-administered online questionnaire distributed via social… More >
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Qiulan Gu1,2, Mei Zhao1,2,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.062796
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Understanding Various Addictive Behaviors in the Digital Era: Types, Prevalence, Predictors, Mechanisms, and Health Consequences)
Abstract Objectives: With the widespread adoption of smartphones, parental phubbing behaviors have become increasingly prevalent, potentially affecting preschool children’s development. Current research primarily focuses on adolescent populations, while the mechanisms through which parental phubbing and authoritarian parenting style influence preschool children’s behavioral problems within the Chinese cultural context remain to be explored. Our investigation seeks to examine the factors contributing to behavioral difficulties among children of preschool age and provide theoretical guidance for prevention. Methods: In our research, we utilized a convenience sampling approach to collect data from parents whose children (n = 612) were between… More >
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Jingtao Wu1, Yanhong Shao2, Wanli Zang3, Jun Hu1,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.061576
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: Exploring the Impact of School Bullying, Aggression and Childhood Trauma in the Digital Age: Influencing Factors, Interventions, and Prevention Methods)
Abstract Background: With the rapid growth of internet usage, adolescent cyberbullying has become a pressing issue. This study examines the longitudinal impact of leisure-time physical activity and peer relationships on cyberbullying over a one-year period, drawing on the Stage-Environment Fit Theory and the Interpersonal Relationship Theory. Methods: A three-wave longitudinal study was conducted over one year, involving 896 middle school students from five schools in Sichuan, Jiangsu, and Guangdong, China, selected to ensure regional diversity. Participants were recruited using stratified random sampling, and data were collected at four-month intervals. Leisure-time physical activity, peer relationships, and cyberbullying… More >
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Yajing Xu1, Luze Xie2, Menghan Bao3, Xingyi Yang4, Sitong Chen5, Zhuoning Gao1,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.062808
（This article belongs to the Special Issue: The Role of Addictive Behaviors and Psychological Disorders in Shaping Subjective Well-Being)
Abstract Background: Adolescents’ subjective well-being (SWB) is strongly linked to mental health, academic achievement, social relationships, and quality of life, and is a key predictor of life outcomes in adulthood. Mental health and addictive behaviors are the two main factors influencing SWB. This study aimed to identify key mental health and addictive behavior factors associated with adolescent SWB through machine learning models. Methods: The data for this study comes from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey 2017/18. The study data contains health data from 60,450 adolescents aged 10–16 years. The study used the XGBoost… More >
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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… More >
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