Pub Date : 2024-01-04DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00142-1
Tyler Pacheco, Simon Coulombe, Nancy L. Kocovski
{"title":"Canadian Workers’ Well-Being During the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Latent Profile Analysis","authors":"Tyler Pacheco, Simon Coulombe, Nancy L. Kocovski","doi":"10.1007/s41042-023-00142-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00142-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73424,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied positive psychology","volume":"53 11","pages":"1-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139384748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1007/s41042-024-00193-y
Belén Mesurado, Claudia E Vanney
The main objective of this paper is to develop a scale that can facilitate a comprehensive assessment of intellectual virtues. To our knowledge, no instrument has been designed to assess virtuous intellectual character as a global construct, and this article aimed to fill this research gap through two studies. The first study aimed to investigate the construct validity and reliability of the scale, while the second study aimed to confirm the factorial structure observed in Study 1 and to analyze the convergent validity of the new scale. Study 1 included 545 college students (mean age = 19.57 years, SD = 1.41) enrolled in 33 undergraduate degree programs at Argentinean universities. Study 2 included 700 college students (mean age = 18.07, SD = 0.95). The EFA carried out in Study 1 identified five dimensions of the VICS (attentiveness, open-mindedness, curiosity, carefulness, and intellectual autonomy), and the CFA carried out in Study 2 validated the five-factor structure. A bifactor model indicated that each group of items was related to a specific virtue while simultaneously being linked to a bifactor or global construct, i.e., "a virtuous intellectual character." Our results confirm the existence of a global construct while preserving the specificity of each virtue. The results of Study 2 indicated that the VICS total score and its five factors are associated with intellectual humility, deep thinking, bravery, academic engagement, and social and psychological well-being. However, all intellectual virtues were only weakly associated with emotional well-being. Finally, both studies indicated good reliability of the VICS.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-14DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00137-y
Melina von Kraemer, Å. Fagerlund, Katarina Pettersson
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-05-03DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00103-8
Melissa R Schick, Catherine D Trinh, Akshiti A Todi, Nichea S Spillane
Previous theoretical work suggests that happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect are distinct. However, many recent research studies refer to these constructs interchangeably and mixed findings exist regarding their associations with alcohol and mental health outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the factor structure of positive affect, happiness, and life satisfaction and examine their associations with alcohol and mental health outcomes (i.e., alcohol consumption, drinking motives, depression, anxiety, and stress). Undergraduate students (N=348; Mage =19.7 years; 74.6% women; 85.4% White) at a northeastern United States public university recruited via classroom announcements completed an online battery of self-report measures. A confirmatory factor analysis showed that modelling happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect as three distinct factors provided optimal fit, χ2(149)=409.31, p<.001, CFI=0.98, RMSEA=.07, 90%CI [.06, .08]. Happiness and life satisfaction were negatively associated with coping motives, while only life satisfaction was negatively associated with conformity motives. Happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect were negatively associated with depressive symptoms and stress. Happiness and life satisfaction were negatively associated with anxiety symptoms. Findings of the current study highlight the distinct nature of positive psychological constructs: life satisfaction, subjective happiness and positive affect, and their differential link to alcohol use and mental health outcomes. Researchers should consider the differential nature of these positive constructs when selecting constructs to increase precision and promote clarity.
先前的理论研究表明，幸福、生活满意度和积极影响是不同的。然而，最近的许多研究都将这些结构互换提及，并且关于它们与酒精和心理健康结果之间的关系存在复杂的发现。因此，本研究的目的是探索积极情感、幸福和生活满意度的因素结构，并研究它们与酒精和心理健康结果（即饮酒、饮酒动机、抑郁、焦虑和压力）的关系。美国东北部一所公立大学的本科生（N=348， M年龄=19.7岁，74.6%为女性，85.4%为白人）通过课堂公告招募，完成了一系列在线自我报告测量。验证性因子分析表明，将幸福、生活满意度和积极影响作为三个不同的因素进行建模可以获得最佳拟合，χ2(149)=409.31, p
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Pub Date : 2023-11-20DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00136-z
Isabella C. D’Ottone, Gabrielle N. Pfund, Patrick L. Hill
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Pub Date : 2023-10-26DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00134-1
Amelia Dennis, Jane Ogden
Abstract Positive psychology interventions increase well-being and some health outcomes. In this experimental study, we assessed three positive psychology interventions (nostalgia, gratitude, and best possible self (BPS) as a means to manage weight, diet and activity and increase body esteem. Participants ( n = 178) who had gained weight during the pandemic were randomly assigned to one of four interventions: nostalgia, gratitude, BPS, or control. Participants completed pre- and post-intervention measures of behavioural intentions and body esteem, as well as outcome measures of body compassion and affect. The results showed significant differences by intervention for intention to lose weight, intention to diet, intention to exercise, body kindness, and positive and negative affect. The BPS intervention increased intention to lose weight, whereas the gratitude intervention increased intention to exercise, aspects of body compassion, positive affect, but reduced the intention to lose weight and negative affect. Overall, positive psychology interventions promote body compassion and positive health behaviour intentions and therefore may have the potential to help manage weight.
{"title":"The Effect of Body-Focused Positive Psychology Interventions on Behavioural Intentions, Body Esteem, and Body Compassion","authors":"Amelia Dennis, Jane Ogden","doi":"10.1007/s41042-023-00134-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00134-1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Positive psychology interventions increase well-being and some health outcomes. In this experimental study, we assessed three positive psychology interventions (nostalgia, gratitude, and best possible self (BPS) as a means to manage weight, diet and activity and increase body esteem. Participants ( n = 178) who had gained weight during the pandemic were randomly assigned to one of four interventions: nostalgia, gratitude, BPS, or control. Participants completed pre- and post-intervention measures of behavioural intentions and body esteem, as well as outcome measures of body compassion and affect. The results showed significant differences by intervention for intention to lose weight, intention to diet, intention to exercise, body kindness, and positive and negative affect. The BPS intervention increased intention to lose weight, whereas the gratitude intervention increased intention to exercise, aspects of body compassion, positive affect, but reduced the intention to lose weight and negative affect. Overall, positive psychology interventions promote body compassion and positive health behaviour intentions and therefore may have the potential to help manage weight.","PeriodicalId":73424,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied positive psychology","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134971778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-25DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00135-0
Israel Sánchez-Cardona, María Vera, Sonia Cepeda-Hernández, Avery Britt, Natalie Schindler
{"title":"Psychological Capital, Strength Use, and Subjective Health: The Mediating Role of General Engagement","authors":"Israel Sánchez-Cardona, María Vera, Sonia Cepeda-Hernández, Avery Britt, Natalie Schindler","doi":"10.1007/s41042-023-00135-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00135-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73424,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied positive psychology","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135216788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-23DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00133-2
Christian Ehrlich, Sarah E. Hennelly, Natalie Wilde, Oliver Lennon, Alan Beck, Hazel Messenger, Kat Sergiou, Emma L. Davies
Abstract There has been an increase in the number of UK university students disclosing mental health conditions in recent years. This paper describes the evaluation of the Mind Tutor app, an artificial intelligence based wellbeing app specifically designed for first year undergraduate students, which included a chatbot function that guided students to relevant wellbeing content. The content of the app was developed based on data about mental health and wellbeing issues reported by students and focussed on anxiety, low mood, academic study, transition to university and relationships. Two randomised controlled evaluation studies were conducted with N = 177 and N = 240 first year undergraduate students from two UK universities (the second due to delays in development work and difficulties with recruitment in the first trial). The Mind Tutor had no significant impact on student wellbeing. The study suffered from poor recruitment and retention rates. However, further research is warranted to understand factors that may increase engagement and acceptability of app based tools to increase student wellbeing.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-19DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00132-3
Sarah K. Rogers, Whitney M. Whitted, Kevin L. Rand, Jennifer S. Cheavens
Hope, the belief that one will achieve goals via pathway generation and perceived agency, is associated with favorable outcomes, including psychological and physical health. Research with physically ill populations and on hope interventions requires a brief measure of hope with minimal burden. We present the development and validation of a shortened hope scale. Participants included 603 undergraduate students (sample 1), and 951 Amazon Mechanical-Turk workers for samples 2 (n = 602), 3 (n = 200), and 4 (n = 149). We confirmed the two-factor model of hope with the Adult Hope Scale and identified the most strongly loaded items for the Hope Scale–Short Form (HS-SF). The resulting HS-SF maintained the two-factor structure and consists of two agency and two pathways items. The HS-SF is strongly correlated with the AHS, demonstrated good test–retest reliability, and convergent validity. The HS-SF is a valid and reliable measure of hope.
{"title":"Hope Scale-Short Form: Validation of a Shortened Measure of Hope","authors":"Sarah K. Rogers, Whitney M. Whitted, Kevin L. Rand, Jennifer S. Cheavens","doi":"10.1007/s41042-023-00132-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-023-00132-3","url":null,"abstract":"Hope, the belief that one will achieve goals via pathway generation and perceived agency, is associated with favorable outcomes, including psychological and physical health. Research with physically ill populations and on hope interventions requires a brief measure of hope with minimal burden. We present the development and validation of a shortened hope scale. Participants included 603 undergraduate students (sample 1), and 951 Amazon Mechanical-Turk workers for samples 2 (n = 602), 3 (n = 200), and 4 (n = 149). We confirmed the two-factor model of hope with the Adult Hope Scale and identified the most strongly loaded items for the Hope Scale–Short Form (HS-SF). The resulting HS-SF maintained the two-factor structure and consists of two agency and two pathways items. The HS-SF is strongly correlated with the AHS, demonstrated good test–retest reliability, and convergent validity. The HS-SF is a valid and reliable measure of hope.","PeriodicalId":73424,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied positive psychology","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135730580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-14DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00128-z
Jessie A.L. Heaman, Kathlyn M. Cherry, C. Meghan McMurtry, Benjamin Giguère, Margaret N. Lumley
Single session growth mindset interventions can limit the development of depressive symptoms among high school students, yet, few studies have examined whether these interventions affect well-being or differ depending on gender. This study examined the effects of a growth mindset of personality intervention on primary outcomes of depressive symptoms and well-being (i.e., subjective happiness and life satisfaction) in adolescent girls and boys. In a parallel, 2(time) x 2(condition) x 2(gender), randomized control trial using 1:1 blinded allocation, participants were assigned to an experimental (growth mindset of personality) or control intervention (growth mindset of athletic ability). English speaking students in grade 9 and 12 (ages 13–18 years) at three high schools in Ontario, Canada were recruited, and reported depressive symptoms and well-being at baseline and 4-months follow-up. Of 472 participants, 318 participants (58% girls, 60.8% white, M age = 14.9 years) returned for follow-up and were analyzed (experimental, n = 167; control, n = 152). A three-way interaction was identified (F(1,308) = 6.81, p = .01, η2 = 0.022) such that girls endorsed reduced depressive symptoms at follow-up in the experimental condition (d = 0.31), but no such change was observed in boys (d = 0.07). The experimental intervention had no effect on subjective happiness, and effects on life satisfaction require further investigation. Single session growth mindset interventions may be helpful for depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. Future research should examine longer follow-ups and explore intervention features most applicable to boys. Clinical trial registration #: NCT04133389.
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