Gender Disparities in Pandemic-Related Strains, Digital Coping Strategies, and Protective Mechanisms Among Rural-to-Urban Migrant Working Adolescents in China

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 73 - 73

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic placed significant strains on daily life, particularly affecting vulnerable groups such as rural-to-urban young migrant workers. Based General Strain Theory (GST), these pandemic-related lead to delinquent copings, including excessive Internet use. However, the association between challenges faced by youth and their digital copings has yet be investigated. GST also posits that some conditioning factors, conventional beliefs, internal resilience life satisfaction, might serve protective which can help alleviate disruptive consequences of strains. Utilizing fourth sweep International Self-Report Delinquency Survey (ISRD4) in China comprising 769 working adolescents aged 16 19, who did not attend high school, present study examines variations strains, frequent use for gaming social media, associations. In addition, this investigates moderating effect three factors: satisfaction. Results indicated economic strain, information strain health-related significantly influenced coping strategies, with notable gender differences. Conventional beliefs served a moderator males, while satisfaction played more role females. Relevant policy implications are then discussed.

Language: Английский

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The Mental Health Impacts of a Pandemic: A Multiaxial Conceptual Model for COVID-19

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(11), P. 912 - 912

Published: Nov. 8, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic substantially impacted the mental health of general population and particularly vulnerable individuals groups. A wealth research allows for estimating this impact identifying relevant factors contributing to or mitigating it. current paper presents synthesizes evidence into a multiaxial model impacts. Based on existing research, we propose four axes: (1) Exposure COVID-related events; (2) Personal social vulnerability, such as previous problems belonging group; (3) Time, which accounts differential impacts throughout development pandemic; (4) Context, including healthcare public policies, representations illness influencing individual emotional reactions behaviors. These axes help acknowledge complexity communities' are pragmatic in prioritizing factors. can provide information (i.e., more exposure is harmful) account interactions (e.g., an early phase differs from later stage). This contributes reflections informs response next pandemic.

Language: Английский

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Mental Health Status of Chinese Residents and Its Associated Factors in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e37697 - e37697

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Longitudinal association of stress with mental health in the context of COVID‐19: The mediating role of psychological flexibility and emotional schemas

Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 3, 2024

Abstract Stress is a known contributor to psychosocial pathological conditions and reduction of well‐being. The literature has highlighted the role emotional schemas psychological flexibility as processes underlying this relationship in short term. This two‐wave longitudinal study analyses mediating between stress responses COVID‐19‐related events mental health 6 months later. Two hundred seventy‐six individuals were included study, completing measures responses, schemas, positive negative health. Negative evaluation emotions was significant mediator Valued action openness experience mediate underscores importance different dimensions processes, suggesting that over time, more maladaptive play elucidating Similarly, it suggests adaptive may help explain contributes better understanding stability these which important for determining intervention targets should be prioritised.

Language: Английский

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Stress and mental health: The role of emotional schemas and psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32, P. 100736 - 100736

Published: March 3, 2024

Stress has been associated with mental health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, stress responses were identified as an important factor affecting However, mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. Following a process-based approach, emotional schemas and psychological flexibility seem to be promising processes for understanding these impacts. The present study aims evaluate role of two potential – in between (positive negative) A cross-sectional was conducted 583 individuals from Portuguese population (M age = 44.8, 64.3% females). They completed measures responses, schemas, flexibility, positive negative results demonstrated that significantly mediate Our findings highlight importance attending within stressful contexts. Furthermore, it stresses need develop individualised intervention programs target promote protect health, ultimately decreasing symptoms increasing well-being.

Language: Английский

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How to Create Healthy, Stress-Resilient Post-Pandemic Cities

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(9), P. 3644 - 3644

Published: April 26, 2024

This article analyzes the correlation between city size, population density and character of three Polish cities following aspects: (1) inhabitants’ subjective stress level its change during COVID-19 pandemic, (2) sources effects their (3) ways reducing by residents role greenery in this respect (4) directions changes structure post-pandemic desired residents. The main research method was geo-surveys, results which were developed using statistical analysis GIS methods. On basis constructed scale, respondents subjectively assessed experienced pandemic. shows that none considered features (including size measured number inhabitants) are related to pandemic inhabitants. All them, on other hand, correlated with urban spatial development residents, conducive reduction. Furthermore, affect perceived levels (compared before pandemic). Some it depend city. inhabitants is lowest largest share green areas (especially forest complexes naturally shaped river valleys), where an effective system has been adopted (the Howard’s garden model), at same time dominant single-family housing. used indicate new for shaping more resistant thus healthier

Language: Английский

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Improving the Process of Managing Psychosocial Risks in Organizations

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: Volume 17, P. 2997 - 3016

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Psychosocial risks (PSRs) are identified as one of the main modern occupational safety issues, primarily related to stress, and need be reduced safe levels in accordance with international requirements. The research purpose is improve process managing PSRs health management systems employees, taking into account impact psychosocial dangers requirements ISO 45001:2018 45003:2021 standards.

Language: Английский

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