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The International Journal of Mental Health Promotion (IJMHP) co-ordinates the dissemination of new research outcomes to all those involved in research, practice, and policymaking of mental health and mental health promotion, prevention and intervention program, together with mental disorder diagnosis and treatment. It was the first journal in the field and is essential reading for those with a personal or professional interest in this work.
Peer reviewed by an expert international board, the Journal is a comprehensive information resource which publishes material of distinction submitted by health services researchers, managers, health promotion professionals, educationalists, sociologists, health economists and practitioners, together with psychiatry and psychology researchers, clinical/medical staff from all branches of health and social care.
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Yating Miao1,2,*, Jigan Wang1, Rundian Shen1, Dongsheng Wang3
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.027950
Abstract Purpose: This study investigates the effects of Big Five, HEXACO, and Dark Triad personality traits on counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs), and examines the moderating effects of countries where the studies were carried out, gender rate of samples, and scales used to measure personalities. Method: Following the rules of
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), we include 74 empirical studies
published between 2007 and September 2022 with 83 samples and 394 correlations. Studies are selected from both
English databases such as Web of Science and Chinese databases such as CNKI. The meta-analysis and metaregression analysis were both performed… More >
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Haiqiang Tu*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.026126
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Mental health and well-being in the educational context)
Abstract As the essence of traditional Chinese educational thought, heuristic teaching has gradually enriched and developed its ideas through the continuous efforts of educational researchers of the past dynasties. In front-line teaching, heuristic teaching, as a teaching principle that can help teachers and students to interact and learn,
undoubtedly plays an important role in students’ acquisition of knowledge and scientific thinking activities.
But teachers’ understanding of heuristic teaching is not the same. In actual teaching, there are obvious gaps in
language ability among different teachers. This research aims to enrich the heuristic teaching theory based on
the perspective of psychology, and… More >
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Regina Lai-Tong Lee1,2,*, Anson Chiu-Yan Tang3, Ho-Yu Cheng1, Connie Yuen-Yu Chong1, Wilson Wai-San Tam4, Wai-Tong Chien1, Sally Wai-Chi Chan5
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.026388
Abstract The present study aimed to examine work environment related factors and frontline primary healthcare professionals’ mental-emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in school communities of Hong Kong. A
total of 61 (20%) school health nurses (frontline primary healthcare professionals) participated in a cross-sectional online survey from March to June 2020. Outcomes of mental-emotional health were measured using
the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (14-item scale with three subscales related to emotional, social and
psychological wellbeing); the Perceived Stress Scale (10-item scale with two subscales related to perceived helplessness and lack of self-efficacy; and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief… More >
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Roza Zadeh#, Jigar Jogia*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.022491
Abstract There are over thirty million refugees globally with severe experiences of trauma. Art therapy intervention allows
for nonverbal expression and could alleviate mental health symptomatology among refugees. The present review’s
aim was to integrate and summarize the previous research which examined the effects of visual arts on alleviating
psychological conditions of refugees. However, due to the paucity of studies which solely used visual arts, we
included studies that used visual arts alongside other modalities as part of an expressive arts therapy intervention.
The present review synthesizes studies that examined the effect of art therapy on mental health issues of refugees… More >
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Shuanghu Fang*, Mingjie Huang
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.027442
Abstract Objectives: The present study examined the relationship between college student’s moral elevation and prosocial
behavior. As well as the mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating role of moral identity.
Methods: A sample of 489 college students was recruited for the study. They were asked to complete a series
of questionnaires, including Moral Elevation Scale (MES), Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), Moral Identity
Scale (MIS) and Prosocial Tendency Measure (PTM). As part of the data analysis, we used correlation analysis
and the method of constructing latent variable structural equation model to explore the mechanism of action
among variables.… More >
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Maria Dahlberg1,*, Johanna Nordmyr1, Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdottir2, Anna K. Forsman1
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.020833
Abstract The first years of life and the family context are key to the promotion and protection of children’s health and wellbeing, emphasizing the need for interventions aimed to support families with young children. This review aimed
to explore the effectiveness of early childhood interventions developed for promoting mental health and parenting
among families with young children in the Nordic countries. Six electronic databases were systematically
searched, and 20 articles covering 16 studies applying various quantitative and qualitative methods met the study
inclusion criteria. The studied interventions were assessed as universal health-promoting interventions and
health-promoting interventions with elements of prevention. Outcomes… More >
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Xiangli Guan1, Yue Zhang2, Yang Li1, Yaqi Zhang1,*, Jingjing Wang1, Xuejiao Li1, Mary C. Jobe3, Md Zahir Ahmed4, Oli Ahmed5
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.027086
Abstract Because of factors such as energy and time one invests in an object, the stronger the connection, value, and reluctance to lose said object individual will have. Hoarding behavior arises when individuals incorporate a strong
attachment with themselves to an object. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of self-investment
on hoarding tendency and the roles of possession-self link and liking level in this connection. A hypothetical
model of the relationship between self-investment, possession-self link, liking level, and hoarding tendency
was tested. A convenience sampling method was used to survey 450 college students in Yunnan Province on… More >
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Jing Wang, Shuanghu Fang*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.025304
Abstract Objectives: This study reviewed published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and evaluated the efficacy of
internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy (IACT) on adolescent mental health. Methods: Searches
were conducted in PubMed, ProQuest, APA (PsycNET/PsycINFO), and Web of Science from inception to January 2022 to identify RCTs evaluating the effects of IACT on adolescents. The included studies were assessed
for quality and risk of bias. This study was performed using the standard mean difference and associated 95%
confidence interval of effective measures. Review Manager 5.4 software was adopted to calculate the effect size.
Results: Compared to adolescents in control groups, those in… More >
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Zhen Zhang, Suyan Chen*, Xiaoxuan Wang, Jun Liu, Yilin Zhang, Yongxia Mei, Zhenxiang Zhang
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.024918
Abstract This study investigates mental health literacy among young and middle-aged urban and rural residents and the
differences in mental health literacy, perceived social support and subjective well-being. From January to February
2022, 620 participants (320 rural and 300 urban residents) from three provinces of China were selected by convenience sampling. A general data questionnaire, mental health literacy scale, perceived social support scale and
subjective well-being scale were administered. The mental health literacy scores of urban residents were 3.34 ±
0.57 and those of rural residents were 2.73 ± 0.79. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that the
mental health… More >
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Haowen Wu1, Zhanli Yi1, Tianyou Guo2,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021505
Abstract Background: Adolescents are highly vulnerable to depressive symptoms worldwide partially because of limited
social supports. However, it still remains largely unknown regarding the associations between social support(s)
and depressive symptoms among adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim
of this study aimed to explore the associations between different types of social support and depressive symptoms
in adolescents from LMICs. Methods: Data were retrieved from the Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS)
in which 92,551 adolescents (50.6% females) were included with mean of 15.6 years. Depressive symptoms in the
past one month as the dependent variable were measured in… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 153-172, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.025546
Abstract Career identity is one of the important topics to study the psychological problems of employees, especially after
the outbreak of CoV-19. Being a populous country in the world, China has a large number of employees from all
walks of life, and its research on career identity has attracted more and more attention. Thus, this study aims to
sort out the history, characteristics, and trends of the research on career identity in China through a literature
review, which can help more scholars pay attention to China’s career identity research. In this study, Citespace
is used to statistically analyze the selected literature… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 173-191, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.018800
Abstract In recent decades, Haiti has been subject to man-made and natural disasters that have left its citizens vulnerable to a range of shocks. With a weak state unable to protect its populace, Haitians are exposed to some of the highest levels of poverty and violence in the Western Hemisphere. In recent years, Haitians have experienced two crises that this study analyzes: the instability and political violence of “peyi lòk” as well as the global pandemic of COVID-19. This community-based assessment explores the impact of these two crises on the mental health and psychological well-being of 38 Haitian university students in… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 193-206, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.022130
Abstract This study explored the effect of perceived social isolation on the mental health of college students during the high-risk period of COVID-19 transmission in Hubei, China and the role of social support from online friends in alleviating this effect. The questionnaire responses of 213 college students from four universities in Hubei were included. Measurement and structural models were constructed using structural equation modeling. The findings revealed that perceived social isolation while under home quarantine was a negative predictor of the mental health of college students in Hubei. Low social support from online friends may lead to a relatively strong relationship… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 207-222, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.025901
Abstract It is increasingly common to find alarming news related to tragic events occurring in schools around the world. Being able to deal with these situations without getting hurt is a task not suitable for everyone. In general, teachers are the ones who must deal with this type of situation in addition to other daily problems that appear in any classroom that make the level of stress to which they are subjected can become dangerous. This research aims to know the current situation of teachers in a region of southeastern Spain in terms of their level of work stress, resilience, and… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 223-235, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.025570
Abstract Individuals’ perceptions, attitudes, and patterns of getting along with family members are important factors influencing Chinese people’s self-evaluation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of family cohesion on
depression and the role of perceived social support and intentional self-regulation in this association. A hypothesized model of the association of family cohesion, perceived social support, intentional self-regulation, and
depression was examined. A convenience sampling method was used to survey 1,180 college students in Yunnan
Province using self-report. Data were collected using the Family Cohesion Scale, the Perceived Social Support
Scale, the Intentional Self-Regulation Scale, and the Center… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 237-247, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.013407
Abstract Smartphone ownership among adolescents is getting common in this decade especially in Malaysia; Adolescent are strongly devoted to their smartphone and this may lead to smartphone addiction. Studies have reported that smartphone addiction has become an emerging social and health problem especially among the youth in many countries however there is lack of study among adolescents in Malaysia. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and factors associated with smartphone addiction among adolescents in Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescents from 15 primary care clinics throughout the country. Respondents were assessed on their smartphone activities using the Malaysian… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 249-263, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.023031
Abstract The purpose of this study is to observe the occupational stress and chronic anxiety of college teachers and to carry out alternate activities of aerobic exercise to improve their mental health, the participants are 214 teachers from three universities in Yunnan Province, China. The results show that before the experiment, the overall situation of college teachers’ occupational stress and chronic anxiety is at a high level, while after the experiment, the occupational stress and chronic anxiety of college teachers are significantly relieved. In terms of gender, male teachers have higher occupational stress and chronic anxiety than female teachers before the… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 265-274, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.024773
Abstract Drug abuse by pregnant women is one of the significant problems for mothers and their neonates. This study
aimed to investigate the effects of maternal substance use disorder during pregnancy on neonatal developmental
criteria. In a case-control study, clinical records of 90 neonates diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome who
were admitted to NICU in one of four hospitals affiliated with Shahid-Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in
Tehran, Iran between 2017 and 2020 were compared to 90 neonates without neonatal abstinence syndrome (control group). Demographic information and data for neonatal developmental characteristics and complications
were extracted from the clinical records of… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 275-286, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.017934
Abstract Objective: To study the influence of cognition and emotion on moral judgment of college students under the
circumstance of whether the cognitive resources are occupied and whether the emotion is induced. Methods: This
experiment uses a multi-factor mixed experiment method to divide experiments and groups. Experiment 1 uses a
two-factor mixed experimental design of 2 (cognitive resource occupancy group, cognitive resource non-occupied
group) × 3 (difficult situation type). Experiment 2 uses a two-factor mixed experimental design of 2 (emotion
induction group, emotion induction and cognitive resource occupation group) × 3 (three types of dilemma situation types) is adopted. The dependent… More >
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International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 287-307, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.025706
Abstract There are a plethora of empirical pieces about employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. However, the extant literature has either ignored or not fully examined various factors (e.g., negative or positive non-green workplace factors) that might affect employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. Realizing these voids, the present paper proposes and tests a serial mediation model that examines the interrelationships of job insecurity, emotional exhaustion, met expectations, and proactive pro-environmental behavior. We used data gathered from hotel customer-contact employees with a time lag of one week and their direct supervisors in China. After presenting support for the psychometric properties of the measures via confirmatory analysis in… More >
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