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Kaixin Liang; Kelly Ka Lai Lam; Liuyue Huang; Xiuyun Lin; Zhiyong Wang; Honghai Liu; Peilian Chi – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Parenting stress experienced by parents of autistic children is well-documented. Recent evidence suggests that self-compassion may be a protective factor against parenting stress. However, it's not clear how self-compassion contributes to better parenting outcomes. This study examined the associations among self-compassion, mental health…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Parents, Child Rearing, Children
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Michele W. Marenus; Kathryn Friedman; Julia Sanowski; Andy Murray; Haley Ottensoser; Ana Cahuas; Varun Kumaravel; Weiyun Chen – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of mental health, subjective well-being, and the impact of COVID-19 on quality of life with PA intensity among college students. Participants: The sample included 1262 college students from a large Midwestern research university (mean age = 21.5 ± 3.6 years). Methods:…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Well Being, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Will Futch; Nakia S. Gordon; Alyson C. Gerdes – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To increase our knowledge related to student wellness programs, the current studies examined interest in wellness and wellness programs among university students and piloted a newly developed wellness program targeting students in higher education. Participants/Methods: In Study 1, 93 undergraduate students answered questions related to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Wellness, Student Interests, Mental Health
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Rhein, Douglas; Nanni, Alexander – SAGE Open, 2022
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warned of the increasing rate of mental well-being issues among university students. The pandemic impacted the university-age populations, which studies have found to be particularly at risk for COVID-related stress, anxiety, and depression. There is cause for concern, particularly in countries such as…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
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Um, Byeolbee; Bardhoshi, Gerta – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2023
This study examined psychometric properties of scores on the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) with a nonclinical sample of senior games athletes (N = 383). Information on the internal reliability, item-scale correlations, structural validity, and concurrent validity of the DASS-21 scores is provided to test its applicability to senior…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Stress Variables
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Seth J. Schwartz; Beyhan Ertanir; Audrey Harkness; Byron L. Zamboanga; Melissa L. Bessaha; John B. Bartholomew; Alan Meca; Minas Michikyan; Maria Duque; Pablo Montero-Zamora; Claudia López-Madrigal; Linda G. Castillo; Miguel Ángel Cano; Kaveri Subrahmanyam; Brandy Piña-Watson; Pamela Regan; Lindsay S. Ham; Marissa K. Hanson; Charles R. Martinez Jr. – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined the role of personal identity vis-à-vis COVID-related outcomes among college students from seven U.S. campuses during spring/summer 2021. Participants: The present sample consisted of 1,688 students (74.5% female, age range 18-29). The sample was ethnically diverse, and 57.3% were first-generation students. Procedures:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Self Concept
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Mikhila N. Wildey; Meghan E. Fox; Kelly A. Machnik; Deborah Ronk – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The current study explored differences in mental health problems, services utilization, and support of graduate students by gender, race/ethnicity, and year in school. Participants: Participants consisted of 734 graduate students from a large, Midwestern university. Methods: Graduate students answered a series of questionnaires in fall…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mental Health, Health Services, Access to Health Care
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Contreras, Isaias M.; Novaco, Raymond W. – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Rumination about anger experiences prolongs anger arousal and increases the likelihood of aggression. School violence perpetrators have ruminated angrily. Research measures and personal accounts of anger rumination often contain revenge-planning as a subtheme, the relevance of which has received insufficient attention in accounting for aggressive…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Aggression, Violence, Life Satisfaction
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Hampton, Sarah; Allison, Carrie; Aydin, Ezra; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Holt, Rosemary – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Autistic people may be at higher risk of perinatal mental health conditions, given that autism and mental health conditions commonly co-occur and that autistic people face additional stressors such as barriers to appropriate maternity care. This study explored self-reported stress, depression, anxiety and satisfaction with life during the third…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mothers, Perinatal Influences, Well Being
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Black, Natalie; Halstead, Elizabeth – British Journal of Special Education, 2021
The main purpose of this study was to explore the mental health and subjective well-being of staff working with adolescents with severe and profound multiple learning difficulties. The participants were 19 teachers and 25 teaching assistants working in an inner London, local authority, specialist day provision. A demographic questionnaire, the…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Special Schools, Mental Health, Well Being
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Pahnke, Johan; Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus; Andersson, Gerhard; Bjureberg, Johan; Jokinen, Jussi; Bohman, Benjamin; Lundgren, Tobias – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autistic adults are at risk of stress-related psychiatric disorders and reduced life quality due to social, cognitive, and perceptual challenges. Mental health interventions adapted to autistic adults are scarce. Acceptance and commitment therapy has preliminarily indicated health benefits in autistic adults, although it has not been robustly…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinics, Psychiatry
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Jabbari, Mahsa; Shahidi, Shahriar; Panaghi, Leili; Mazaheri, Mohammad Ali; Oberle, Eva – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
Character strengths are an important foundation for positive development and thriving in adolescence. Most research on character strengths has been conducted with youths in Western cultures. We examined character strengths in relation to positive and negative well-being indicators in a sample of Iranian youths. We investigated the reliability and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Middle School Students, Personality Traits
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Kenyhercz, Flóra; Nagy, Beáta Erika – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Preterm birth consequences may lead to developmental deficits, psychiatric disorders and may also cause parental mental health problems. Our aim was to describe quality of life and internalizing-externalizing behaviours of preterm children at 2 years regarding parental mental health. 112 mothers of preterm children provided the following…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Mental Health, Premature Infants, Behavior Problems