Xuefeng Li¹, Keli Yin^1,* , Md Zahir Ahmed², Oli Ahmed³, Mary C. Jobe⁴, Fatema Akhter Hiramoni⁵

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 347-359, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019734

Abstract Government city management is facing higher requirements with the development of the number of migrant workers. Therefore, improving their subjective well-being is a significant practical problem that the government must consider in public governance. This research discusses the influence of public service satisfaction on the well-being of urban migrant workers from the perspective of social comparison theory and the role of the sense of social equity and social conflict in the process of this influence. Using the structural equation modeling and moderated mediating mechanism analysis, the results show that: (1) the satisfaction of social and economic public service significantly and… More >

Fulin Li¹, Chuanyi Wang^1,*, Xiaoguang Yue²

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 169-187, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.020034

Abstract Background: Doctoral students have much higher risk of anxiety or depression than general population. Doctoral students worldwide are facing varying degrees of mental health risks. Method: Based on the survey data of 6,812 doctoral students worldwide in Nature in 2019, Probit and Logit models are used to explore the correlation between the fit of doctoral education and training process and the mental health of doctoral students. Results: (1) The training environment fit of doctoral students has a significant positive impact on their mental health. (2) The academic profession fit of doctoral students has a significant positive impact on their mental… More >

Liying Zhang, Lijun Yang^*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 277-286, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.018640

Abstract Though prior research has identified that gratitude is associated with benign/malicious envy (BeMaS). The purpose of this study was to explore the causal relationship between gratitude and BeMaS among Chinese adolescents. The two-wave study, in which 906 adolescents participated, includes measurements of gratitude and BeMaS. We employed the structural equation models to test the cross-lagged effect between trait gratitude and BeMaS. The results showed that gratitude could positively predict benign envy and could negatively predict malicious envy. Besides, there was no evidence for the reverse or reciprocal relationships between gratitude and BeMaS. The findings provide further evidence about the causal… More >

Tinghu Kang¹, Yang Li^2,3,* , Jiandong Guo⁴, Xingwen Ma¹, Fatema Akhter Hiramoni⁵, Md Zahir Ahmed¹, Mary C. Jobe⁶, Oli Ahmed⁷

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 207-217, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019745

Abstract The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between college graduates’ dual self-consciousness, job search clarity and perceived stress, and reveal the mediating role of perceived stress between dual self-consciousness and job search clarity. In this study, 467 college graduates were investigated using the Dual Self-Consciousness Scale, Job Search Clarity Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale. After controlling for gender, age, and region, the results revealed that: (1) private self-consciousness has a significant positive predictive effect on job search clarity; (2) perceived stress has a significant negative predictive effect on job search clarity; (3) perceived stress plays partial mediation… More >

Zhiyuan Sun^1,2, Fabian Herold^3,4, Kelong Cai^1,2, Qian Yu⁵, Xiaoxiao Dong^1,2, Zhimei Liu^1,2, Jinming Li⁶, Aiguo Chen^1,2,* , Liye Zou^7,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 143-158, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.020075

Abstract In recent years evidence has emerged suggesting that Mini-basketball training program (MBTP) can be an effective intervention method to improve social communication (SC) impairments and restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) in preschool children suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is a considerable degree if interindividual variability concerning these social outcomes and thus not all preschool children with ASD profit from a MBTP intervention to the same extent. In order to make more accurate predictions which preschool children with ASD can benefit from an MBTP intervention or which preschool children with ASD need additional interventions to achieve behavioral improvements,… More >

Ting Li^1,3,*, Qiang Xie^2,3

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 263-276, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019177

Abstract COVID-19 has changed the way of learning and life of college students. The purpose is to explore the relationship between perceived stress and anxiety, and the mediating effect of resilience and regulatory emotional self-efficacy in college students during COVID-19. 309 students from three colleges were selected as research participants (average age 19.79 ± 1.11 years). SPSS was used to measure the correlation between variables. Amos was used to test the path coefficient and mediating effect of the hypothetical model. The results show that: Firstly, perceived stress has a significantly and positively predictive effect on anxiety. Secondly, psychological resilience and regulatory emotional self-efficacy… More >

Ahmad Y. Alqassim^*, Mohamed S. Mahfouz, Mohammed M. Hakami, Abdullah A. Al Faqih, Ahmad A. Shugairi, Malek R. Alsanosy, Ahmed Y. Rayyani, AbdulAziz Y. Albrraq, Mohammed A. Muaddi, Abdullah A. Alharbi

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 251-262, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019000

Abstract Background: Adolescence is a critical, multifactorial developmental phase. With the current pandemic of COVID-19, excessive using of electronic devices is a public health concern. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between depression and the use of electronic devices among secondary school children in Jazan, Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: The study is an observational, cross-sectional study. Data was collected using an anonymous online survey instrument. including the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. Results: A total of 427 participants were included in the study. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in our study… More >

Kuei-Feng Chang¹, Wen-Goang Yang², Ya-Wen Cheng³, I-Tung Shih^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 219-236, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.018187

Abstract This study explored the mechanism on how volunteers as rationalists use rationalism during their cognitive appraisal process when dealing with emotional events in their social helping behavior such as international rescue events. The authors used the triangulation method to include three studies (Study 1 is a qualitative research which explored ways of TCF leader’s inspiring their volunteer workers; Study 2 is a quantitative research on the decision-making process of volunteer individuals involving in international rescue activities; Study 3 is a quantitative research on individuals’ motivation for joining social helping behavior) for validation of Tzu Chi Foundation (TCF), which is a… More >

Harrison Schurr, Andrei Tuluca^*, Beth Bailey

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 159-167, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.017990

Abstract Suicide is a top ten cause of mortality in the United States. In previous literature the suicide rates in rural communities have been reported to be greater than those of more urban communities. Additionally, these studies have discussed many potential causes for the unfortunate disparity in rates. One cause often discussed is lack of mental health care providers in rural communities. The data for this study was gathered from the CDC’s WONDER database and the NPPES NPI Registry. The urban-rural categorization of counties used the 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Scheme. Statistical analysis included chi-square tests, paired t-tests, and stepwise regression analyses.… More >

Ganli Liao¹, Qianqiu Wang¹, Yi Li^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 237-249, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.017610

Abstract The development of electronic information technology has made workplace gossip more ubiquitous. As a part of interpersonal communication on informal occasions, positive workplace gossip affects individuals’ mood, cognition, and behaviors. In light of this and based on the Social Interdependence Theory, the study proposed that positive workplace gossip has a negative effect on employee silence, and psychological safety mediates this relationship. In addition, the promotion-focused moderates the relationship between psychological safety and employee silence. Based on a two-wave sampling design from 311 innovative enterprises employees, the results of Structural Equation Model by AMOS 22.0 and Mplus 7.0 supported all the… More >