Ting Wang^1,#, Jin Kuang^1,#, Fabian Herold², Alyx Taylor³, Sebastian Ludyga⁴, Zhihao Zhang¹, Arthur F. Kramer^5,6, Liye Zou^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 127-138, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.022504

Abstract The rising prevalence of physical inactivity is in all age groups (e.g., in college students) a major public health issue as not meeting the recommended minimum amount of regular physical activity is linked to adverse health events. Vice versa, there is mounting evidence that achieving the recommended amount of regular physical activity is a vital element to prevent chronic diseases, but there is often an insufficient adherence to planned and structured forms of physical activity (i.e., physical exercises). In this context, there is a large body of evidence indicating that exercise adherence is, among other factors, influenced by exercise-related affective… More >

Lei Yang^1,*, Zhipeng Sun^2,3

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 31-43, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021375

Abstract Little is known about the association between structural gender inequality and health in patriarchal China. This study employed a sample from the Chinese Women’s Social Status, consisting of 26,139 participants aged 18 and 70 years (13,494 women and 12,645 men). Structural gender inequality was assessed at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels. Mental health was measured by the summed scores of eight questions on depressive symptoms. Multilevel linear regression was applied for analysis. Results showed that total sex ratio at birth was associated with poorer mental health among women and men but sex ratio at birth of the second-born child predicted… More >

Jie Chen^1,2, Xiaoping Ding^1,2, Xin Peng³, Deying Hu^1,3,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 1-20, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.022578

Abstract Digestive system cancers are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cancer patients are more likely to commit suicide. The objective of this scoping review is to provide a comprehensive and updated summary of the existing literature on suicide among patients with digestive system cancers to identify the incidence and risk factors relevant to suicide in these populations. The PRISMA-Scr (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension protocol for scoping reviews) protocol was used. The review was based on relevant articles published prior to January 2022 in databases of Web of Science and PubMed. The authors identified 21… More >

Shirley Qi-Yu Sun¹, Anson Chiu-Yan Tang², Qing Wang¹, Loretta Yuet-Foon Chung^1,*, Regina Lai-Tong Lee^3,4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 795-810, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.024841

Abstract There are increasing concerns about internet gaming disorder (IGD). No review of existing studies has systematically analyzed and visualized the trends of IGD and those early identification of symptoms related to IGD behaviors. This critical review focuses on the emerging trends for early identification of symptoms related to IGD behaviors in papers published in Web of Science Core Collection from 2009 to 2021 by scientometric analysis and critical review. Scientometric data analysis technique includes co-occurrence analysis, cluster analysis and burst analysis of authors, countries, keywords and co-citation to visualize those contributing and associated factors to develop IGD behaviors and their… More >

Shoushi Wang¹, Jingping Shi², Ruike Sheng¹, Si Yu¹, Wei Xu^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 933-944, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.023083

Abstract Academic procrastination among adolescents is an increasingly prominent problem. It is important to look for influences behind academic procrastination in the adolescent population. The present study aimed to reveal the explanatory mechanisms underlying the association between hope and academic procrastination behaviors among Chinese adolescents by testing the mediating role of attentional control and the moderating role of trait mindfulness. Participants in the current study were 1156 Chinese adolescents who completed self-report questionnaires on hope, attentional control, academic procrastination, and trait mindfulness. The results indicated that adolescent hope was negatively related to academic procrastination and that attentional control partially mediated this… More >

Yunqi Hu^1,2,3,#, Yanhui Xiang^1,2,3,#,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 945-957, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019917

Abstract It has been shown that early experiences of maltreatment can stably influence an individual’s internal and external aggressive behavior in adulthood. And on what mechanisms do this stability arise? From the perspective of personality solidification theory, this study sample of 1951 primary and secondary school students was used to explore the relationship between child maltreatment, Big Five personality and internalized and externalized aggression, as well as the different mechanisms of differentiation of personality components in child maltreatment on two different natures of aggression, using four scales: The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R), None-suicidal Self-Injury Scale and… More >

Xiying Li¹, Alyx Taylor², Jinming Li³, Ting Wang³, Jing Kuang³, Zhihao Zhang³, Xiaolei Liu⁴, Tingting Liu⁴, Xia Qin⁵, Shenghua Lu^6,7,*, Liye Zou³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 855-867, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021508

Abstract Objective: This study explored the effects of Health Qigong exercise on depression and anxiety in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: A total of 42 volunteers who met the inclusion criteria were recruited and randomly allocated into the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group carried out 60-minute sessions of Health Qigong exercise five times a week for 12 weeks while the control group did not perform any regular physical exercise. Data on cognitive impairment, psychomotor retardation, somatic anxiety, weight loss and sleep disorders, the sum score of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17), state anxiety, trait… More >

Chao-Hsi Huang¹, Tsung-Shun Hsieh^2,3, Hsiao-Ting Chien⁴, Ehsan Eftekhari-Zadeh^5,*, Saba Amiri⁶

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 825-841, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021899

Abstract In addition to the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the physical and mental health of individuals, it has also led to a change in the mental and emotional state of many employees. Especially among businesses and private companies, which faced many restrictions due to the special conditions of the pandemic. Therefore, the present study aimed to design an artificial neural network with MLP technique to analyze the relationship between demographic variables, resilience, COVID-19 and burnout in start-ups in Iran. The research method was quantitative. Managers and employees of start-ups formed the statistical population of the study, based… More >

Mely Ruiz-Aquino¹, Viter Gerson Carlos Trinidad^1,2, Aldo Alvarez-Risco³, Jaime A. Yáñez^4,5,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 959-974, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021172

Abstract The general objective of this article was to construct and describe the psychometric properties of a scale of selfcare behaviors against COVID-19. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional, psychometric validation study of a scale created to measure self-care behaviors in relation to COVID-19 in a total sample of 333 probabilistically selected. Qualitative validity was evaluated by a review of 10 experts and quantitative validity by means of exploratory factor analysis using the principal components method. Internal consistency was measured with Cronbach’s alpha twice and the test-retest was evaluated by calculating the intraclass coefficient. The final scale consisted of 29 items. The… More >

Shize Zhi^1,2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 883-900, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.022536

Abstract Among primary and secondary school teachers in China, 70% of teachers believe facing more significant occupational pressure. 63.8% of teachers clearly stated that occupational stress had caused a tremendous impact on them. And this has had adverse effects on them, such as mental, physical, and personal development. This paper studies the group of public-funded regular students from the perspective of psychological support. This paper uses the SCL-90 form to investigate the professional psychology of teachers for the psychological support of public-funded regular students engaged in the teaching profession. And it conducts a survey on the curriculum setting and satisfaction of… More >