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Schlechter P, Morina N. The associations among well-being comparisons and affective styles in depression, anxiety, and mental health quality of life. J Clin Psychol 2024; 80:355-369. [PMID: 37847587 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Frame-of-reference theories suggest that individuals use different comparison types to evaluate their well-being. Research indicates that the frequency of aversive well-being comparisons is related to depression, with engendered comparison affective impact partly accounting for this relationship. We aimed to replicate this finding, examine whether this extends to anxiety and mental health quality of life, and whether these pathways are moderated by affective styles of concealing, adjusting, and tolerating. We expected concealing as a response-focused style to be associated with higher effects of comparison affective impact on depression, anxiety, and mental health quality of life. Adjusting as an antecedent-focused strategy was expected to mitigate the effects of aversive comparison frequency on comparison affective impact, and the effects of comparison affective impact on the outcomes. Finally, tolerating was expected to be associated with lower effects on both pathways. METHODS AND MEASURES Participants (N = 596) responded to measures of well-being comparisons, affective styles, depression, anxiety, and mental health quality of life. RESULTS Frequency of aversive well-being comparisons was associated with all outcomes. These relationships were partially mediated by comparison affective impact. Adjustment moderated the pathway between aversive comparison frequency and comparison affective impact. No other moderation effect emerged. CONCLUSION The comparison process appears important in well-being evaluations.
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Zhu Y, Meng R, Jiang C, Yang N, Huang M, Wang X, Zou W, Lou C, Xiao R, Lu J, Xu J, Jiménez-Correa U, Ma H, Spruyt K, Dzierzewski JM. Sleep quality and subjective well-being in healthcare students: examining the role of anxiety and depression. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1281571. [PMID: 38213643 PMCID: PMC10784115 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1281571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Objective Sleep issues, negative emotions, and health conditions are commonly co-occurring, whereas their associations among healthcare students have yet to be elucidated. This study aimed to examine whether anxiety and depression mediate the relationship between sleep quality and subjective well-being in healthcare students. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Chinese healthcare students (N = 348). A battery of paper-and-pencil questionnaires-the Sleep Quality Questionnaire (SQQ), World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5), and Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) were applied. Descriptive analysis with means (standard deviations) and counts (proportions), Spearman correlation analysis between the SQQ, WHO-5, and PHQ-4, and mediation analysis via structural equation models were performed. Results Correlation analysis revealed statistically significant associations between sleep quality, anxiety and depression, and well-being among healthcare students. Mediation analysis identified that poor sleep quality produced relatively low levels of self-reported well-being, which were entirely attributable to anxiety and depression. Conclusion Sleep quality was associated with subjective well-being, and this interrelationship was fully mediated by anxiety and depression. Interventions aimed at promoting sleep quality of healthcare students may contribute to promoting their well-being by reducing anxiety and depression.
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- Yihong Zhu
- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Engineering Research Center of Mobile Health Management System, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Sleep Disorders Clinic, Research Division, Medicine Faculty, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Engineering Research Center of Mobile Health Management System, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Université Paris Cité, NeuroDiderot, INSERM, Paris, France
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Zhang F, Chang H, Schaefer SM, Gou J. Biological age and brain age in midlife: relationship to multimorbidity and mental health. Neurobiol Aging 2023; 132:145-153. [PMID: 37804610 PMCID: PMC10803130 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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Biological age and brain age estimated using biological and neuroimaging measures have recently emerged as surrogate aging biomarkers shown to be predictive of diverse health outcomes. As aging underlies the development of many chronic conditions, surrogate aging biomarkers capture health at the whole person level, having the potential to improve our understanding of multimorbidity. Our study investigates whether elevated biological age and brain age are associated with an increased risk of multimorbidity using a large dataset from the Midlife in the United States Refresher study. Ensemble learning is utilized to combine multiple machine learning models to estimate biological age using a comprehensive set of biological markers. Brain age is obtained using Gaussian processes regression and neuroimaging data. Our study is the first to examine the relationship between accelerated brain age and multimorbidity. Furthermore, it is the first attempt to explore how biological age and brain age are related to multimorbidity in mental health. Our findings hold the potential to advance the understanding of disease accumulation and their relationship with aging.
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- Fengqing Zhang
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
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Rottenberg J, Kashdan TB. Well-Being After Psychopathology: A Transformational Research Agenda. CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/09637214221093616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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If one struggles with depression, anxiety, or suicidal impulses, what is the best outcome that one can hope for? Can psychopathology be a bridge to a better place where people operate with autonomy and self-mastery, enjoy healthy relationships, experience frequent positive emotions, and view life as meaningful and purposeful? Studies of national samples have revealed that a substantial number of people with depression, panic disorder, and suicidal impulses go on to achieve high levels of psychological well-being. We consider the practical and theoretical implications of these findings and call for a transformational mental-health agenda that focuses on good outcomes.
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Tong B, Devendorf A, Panaite V, Miller R, Kashdan TB, Joiner T, Twenge J, Karver M, Janakiraman R, Rottenberg J. Future Well-Being Among U.S. Youth Who Attempted Suicide and Survived. Behav Ther 2022; 53:481-491. [PMID: 35473651 PMCID: PMC9046683 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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To what extent does a suicide attempt impair a person's future well-being? We estimated the prevalence of future well-being (FWB) among suicide attempt survivors using a nationally representative sample of 15,170 youths. Suicide attempt survivors were classified as having high FWB if they reported (a) a suicide attempt at Wave I, (b) no suicidal ideation or attempts over the past year at Wave III (7 years after), and (c) a well-being profile at or above the top quartile of nonsuicidal peers. Seventy-five of 574 suicide attempt survivors (∼13%) met criteria for FWB at Wave III, compared to 26% of nonsuicidal peers. Wave I well-being levels, not depressive symptoms, predicted the likelihood of FWB at Wave III (OR = 1.23, 95% CI [1.05, 1.44], p < .05). In conclusion, a nonfatal suicide attempt reduced but did not preclude FWB in a large national sample. The observation that a segment of the population of suicide attempt survivors achieves FWB carries implications for the prognosis of suicidal behavior and the value of incorporating well-being into investigations of suicide-related phenomena.
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- University of South Florida;,James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
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