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

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol., , pp. 1-19, 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., , pp. 1-10, 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., , pp. 1-11, 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 >

Wenyuan Jin¹, Jialing Miao², Yuanfang Zhan^3,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol., , pp. 1-12, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2022.018624

Abstract Despite limited studies have found the negative relationships between calling and mental health symptoms, its underlying mechanism is still unknown. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory (COR), this study developed the resources model that explains the relationships between career calling, anxiety and depression, and the underlying mechanism. With a sample of 628 employees from the two-wave survey, the theorized model was tested. The results showed that career calling was able to decrease the levels of employees’ anxiety and depression, and two important resources (i.e., personal growth, and meaningful work) provided explanatory mechanisms for the relationships. The findings highlight the… More >

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

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol., , pp. 1-13, 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 >

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., , pp. 1-16, 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 >

Jingjing Wang¹, Xiangli Guan^1,*, Sumei Yin¹, Sha Shen², Xuejiao Li¹, Md Zahir Ahmed³, Mary C. Jobe⁴, Oli Ahmed⁵

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol., , pp. 1-12, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019635

Abstract An individual’s perception, attitude, feeling and behavior about their body are important factors for mental health (depression). This study aims to explore the impact of body investment on depression, and the role of self-efficacy and self-esteem in this connection. A hypothetical model about the relationship between body investment, selfefficacy, self-esteem and depression was tested. Using convenient sampling methods, a self-rated cross-sectional survey comprised of paper-based and online modes was conducted among 1,164 college students in Yunnan Province, China from July 2021 to August 2021. The data collection used the body investment scale, self-efficacy scale, self-esteem scale and depression scale. The… More >

Shaoying Liu^1,2,#, Qian Yu^3,#, Md Mahbub Hossain⁴, Scott Doig⁵, Ran Bao⁶, Yaping Zhao⁷, Jin Yan^8,*, Xun Luo³, Jiaxuan Yang³, Arthur F. Kramer^9,10, Liye Zou³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol., , pp. 1-12, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.017660

Abstract This research is designed to investigate the relationship between the 24-h movement guidelines (24-HMG) and self-reported academic achievement (AA) using nationally representative data derived from the 2019 U.S. National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey. A multiple-stage cluster sampling procedure has been adopted to ensure a representative sample (N = 9127 adolescents; mean age = 15.7 years old; male% = 49.8%). Logistic regression has been adopted to obtain the odds ratio (OR) regarding the associations between adherence to 24-HMG and AA while controlling for ethnicity, body mass index, sex and age. The prevalence of meeting the 24-h movement guidelines in isolation and… More >

Maliheh Shadi¹, Nooshin Peyman², Ali Taghipour³, Alireza Jafari⁴, Hadi Tehrani^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol., , pp. 1-14, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.017343

Abstract The present study was conducted aiming at investigating the effect of social media-based intervention according to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to control the academic stress of the students. This study comes in two descriptive and quasi-experimental sections in the Academic Year 2018–19. In order to determine the effect of planned behavioral constructs on stress levels, the descriptive study was conducted on 320 students. The quasiexperimental study was organized to determine the effect of a social media-based educational intervention on the TPB on 180 students. Data collection was conducted through questionnaires of personal information, Gadzella’s Student-Life Stress Inventory, and… More >

Sha Shen¹, Saidi Wang^2,*, Md Zahir Ahmed³, Fatema Akhter Hiramoni⁴, Jingrong Sha¹, Xiangdong Yan⁵, Mary C. Jobe⁶ and Oli Ahmed⁷

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol., , pp. 1-13, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.018661

Abstract This study examined the moderating effects of parent-child, same-sex, opposite-sex and teacher-student relationships between sibling status and loneliness during COVID-19. A total of 1,591 adolescents in China completed the study questionnaires which assessed the aforementioned variables. The results showed that same-sex and teacherstudent relationships moderated the association between sibling status and loneliness. The results indicated that among participants with good same-sex relationships during COVID-19, compared to non-only-children participants, the only-children participants were more likely to experience a lower level of loneliness. However, participants with poor same-sex relationships experienced similar level of loneliness regardless of whether they had siblings. These findings… More >