Yi Shi, Fangfang Shangguan^*, Jing Xiao^*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.12, pp. 1257-1263, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.030516

Abstract Background: Social support is related to depression, but the gender differences and related factors that contribute to low social support among adolescents with subthreshold depression remain to be elucidated. This study explores the relationship between social support and depression, in addition to the gender difference in the incidence of low social support among adolescents with subthreshold depression and its related factors. Methods: A total of 371 Chinese adolescents with subthreshold depression were recruited. All subjects were rated on the Social Support Scale for Adolescents, the Response Style Scale, the Self-Perception Profile for Children, the Individualism-collectivism scale. Results: Binary logistic regression… More >

Xiaoqing Zeng^1,2,3,*, Song Tu^1,2,3, Ting Liu⁴

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.11, pp. 1229-1236, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.029903

Abstract The relapse of methamphetamine (meth) is associated with decision-making dysfunction. The present study aims to investigate the impact of different emotions on the decision-making behavior of meth users. We used 2 (gender: male, female) × 3 (emotion: positive, negative, neutral) × 5 (block: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) mixed experiment design. The study involved 168 meth users who were divided into three groups: positive emotion, negative emotion and neutral emotion group, and tested by the emotional Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). The IGT performance of male users exhibited a decreasing trend from Block 1 to Block 3. Female meth users in… More > Graphic Abstract

Gabriela Nazar^1,2,*, Carlos-María Alcover³, Yeny Concha-Cisternas^4,5, Igor Cigarroa⁵, Ximena Díaz-Martínez⁶, Mariela Gatica-Saavedra⁷, Fabián Lanuza^8,9, Ana María Leiva-Ordónez¹⁰, María Adela Martínez-Sanguinetti¹¹, Miquel Martorell^2,12, Fanny Petermann-Rocha^13,14, Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja¹⁵, Carlos Celis-Morales¹⁶

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.5, pp. 679-697, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.020105

Abstract Depressive disorders are recognized as one of the most common mental health conditions across different age groups. However, the risk factors associated with depression among older people from low-and middle-income countries remains unclear. This study aims to identify socio-demographic, health and psychosocial-related factors associated with depression in Chilean older adults. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a representative sample of 1,765 adults aged ≥60 years participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017. Depression was assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI-SF). Associations between the exposure variables and depression were investigated using Poisson regression analyses. The main findings… More >

Chunyang Zhang¹, Yijun Lin¹, Yuyang Zhou², Wei Xu^1,3,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.4, pp. 443-454, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.017229

Abstract Left-behind experience refers to the experience of children staying behind in their hometown under the care of only one parent or their relatives while one or both of their parents leave to work in other places. College students with left-behind experience showed higher aggression levels. To further explore the relationship between left-behind experience and aggression, the current study categorized left-behind experience using latent class analysis and explored its relationship with aggression. One thousand twenty-eight Chinese college students with left-behind experience were recruited, and their aggression levels were assessed. The results showed that there were four categories of left-behind experience: “starting… More >