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Shilo-Levin S, Bergman YS. Do Work-Related Factors Moderate the Association Between Subjective Nearness-to-Death and Psychological Distress? OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2024; 89:485-496. [PMID: 35235488 DOI: 10.1177/00302228221078096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with increased existential concerns, as well as with significant changes in the work force. The current study examined the availability of meaning in work and belonging to a work group as personal resources which may mitigate psychological distress associated with feeling close to death. Data were collected from 450 working Israelis, and results indicated that the connection between feeling close to death and distress was not significant for individuals reporting high levels of belonging and meaning. Implications are discussed from the perspective of Terror Management Theory.
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- Sagit Shilo-Levin
- Interdisciplinary Department for Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel
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Jeong Y. Stress and suicidal ideation in Korean baby boomers: the mediating effect of mindfulness and meaning in life. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1215541. [PMID: 37701871 PMCID: PMC10494432 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1215541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Stress has been shown to enhance elderly suicidal ideation. However, the effect of mindfulness and meaning in life on the relationship between stress and suicidal ideation in Korean baby boomers are still unknown. This study investigated (a) a significant correlation between the stress, suicidal ideation, mindfulness, and meaning in life, (b) the mediating effect of mindfulness in the association between stress and suicidal ideation, and (c) the serial mediating effect of mindfulness and then meaning in life on the relationship between stress and suicidal ideation. Data were collected from 200 baby boomers (born between 1955-1963) concerning their stress, mindfulness, meaning in life, and suicidal ideation. These findings suggest that if interventions directed at baby boomers can successfully improve their mindfulness and by extension raise their meaning in life, suicidal ideation will decrease within their population.
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- Yusoo Jeong
- Department of Psychology, Jeonbuk University, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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Fong TCT, Ho RTH, Yip PSF. Psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 among Hong Kong young adults in 2021: Associations with meaning in life and suicidal ideation. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1138755. [PMID: 36970263 PMCID: PMC10033692 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1138755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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BackgroundYoung adults in Hong Kong are subject to elevated psychological distress given the societal stressors such as civil unrest and COVID-19 pandemic and suicide is a leading cause of death among them. The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) as a brief measure of psychological distress and its associations with meaning in life and suicidal ideation (SI) in young adults.Materials and methodsA mobile survey recruited a large and random sample of 1,472 young adults (Mean age = 26.3 years, 51.8% males) in Hong Kong in 2021. The participants completed the PHQ-4 and Meaning in Life Questionnaire–short form (MLQ-SF) for presence of meaning in life (MIL), SI, COVID-19 impact, and exposure to suicide. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to examine the factorial validity, reliability, and measurement invariance of PHQ-4 and MLQ-SF across gender, age, and distress subgroups. Multigroup structural equation model evaluated and compared the direct and indirect effects of latent MIL factor on SI via latent PHQ-4 factor across distress groups.ResultsBoth MIL and PHQ-4 supported a 1-factor model with good composite reliability (Ω = 0.80–0.86) and strong factor loadings (λ = 0.65–0.88). Both factors showed scalar invariance across gender, age, and distress groups. MIL showed significant and negative indirect effects (αβ = −0.196, 95% CI = −0.254 to −0.144) on SI via PHQ-4. PHQ-4 showed a stronger mediating role between MIL and SI in the distress group (Δ = −0.146, 95% CI = −0.252 to −0.049) than the non-distress group. Higher MIL predicted higher likelihoods of help-seeking (Odds ratios = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.14–1.88).ConclusionThe present results support adequate psychometric properties in terms of factorial validity, reliability, convergent validity, and measurement invariance for the PHQ-4 in young adults in Hong Kong. The PHQ-4 demonstrated a substantial mediating role in the relationship between meaning in life and SI in the distress group. These findings support clinical relevance for using the PHQ-4 as a brief and valid measure of psychological distress in the Chinese context.
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- Ted C. T. Fong
- Centre on Behavioral Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Centre on Behavioral Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- *Correspondence: Paul S. F. Yip,
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Hogge I, Kim J, Kim E. The Burden of Keeping Things to Yourself: Self-Concealment and Suicidality. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2022.2150144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Ingrid Hogge
- Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision, and Adult Learning, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
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Inoue K, Seksenbayev N, Chaizhunusova N, Moldagaliyev T, Ospanova N, Tokesheva S, Zhunussov YT, Takeichi N, Noso Y, Hoshi M, Kawano N. An Exploration of the Labor, Financial, and Economic Factors Related to Suicide in the Republic of Kazakhstan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18136992. [PMID: 34208831 PMCID: PMC8297109 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The Republic of Kazakhstan has one of the world’s highest suicide rates. A detailed study of the risk factors for suicide in that country is therefore important. We investigated country-wide statistics related to labor, financial, and economic factors and whether any of these factors contribute to the risk of suicide in Kazakhstan. Using the 20 year period from 2000 to 2019, we examined the annual suicide rates overall (all citizens) and for males and females in Kazakhstan, annual unemployment rates, annual rates of increase in the country’s consumer price index, annual total exports, and annual total imports. We then calculated the correlations between the suicide rates and these four items. We also performed a multiple regression analysis of the relationship between the suicide rate and those four items. The results of these analyses indicated that the unemployment rate was the correlation coefficient most highly correlated with the suicide rate; unemployment was significantly related to suicide and should be targeted as a risk factor in suicide prevention interventions in Kazakhstan. With this in mind, organizations, government agencies, and professionals in relevant fields need to devise and implement suicide prevention measures.
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- Ken Inoue
- Research and Education Faculty, Medical Sciences Cluster, Health Service Center, Kochi University, Kochi 780-8520, Japan
- The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 730-0053, Japan; (M.H.); (N.K.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Psychiatry, Semey Medical University, Semey 071400, Kazakhstan; (N.S.); (T.M.); (N.O.)
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- Department of Public Health, Semey Medical University, Semey 071400, Kazakhstan; (N.C.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Semey Medical University, Semey 071400, Kazakhstan; (N.S.); (T.M.); (N.O.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Semey Medical University, Semey 071400, Kazakhstan; (N.S.); (T.M.); (N.O.)
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- Department of Public Health, Semey Medical University, Semey 071400, Kazakhstan; (N.C.); (S.T.)
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- Chairman of the Board-Rector, Semey Medical University, Semey 071400, Kazakhstan;
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- Department of Health Services Management, Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima 739-2695, Japan;
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- The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 730-0053, Japan; (M.H.); (N.K.)
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- The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 730-0053, Japan; (M.H.); (N.K.)
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Does organizational reciprocity improve employees’ motivation? The mediating role of basic psychological need satisfaction. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-020-00984-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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