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Psychology, Clinical
Scott Graupensperger, Jennifer M. Cadigan, Clare Einberger, Christine M. Lee
Summary: The stressors and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can have negative impacts on the mental health and substance use behaviors of young adults. This study identified five domains of COVID-19-related stressors and found that these stressors were associated with poorer mental health and well-being. Social/relational stressors were particularly significant in relation to mental health and alcohol use.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Suzanne J. van den Toren, Amy van Grieken, Hein Raat
Summary: Research shows that adolescent nitrous oxide use is associated with factors such as ethnic background, education levels, mental health issues, binge drinking, and cannabis use.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marie Gronkjaer, Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Trine Flensborg-Madsen
Summary: This study aimed to examine the association between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in middle-aged men and women. The findings suggest that alcohol abstinence is prospectively associated with adverse psychological well-being, while heavy alcohol consumption is also associated with adverse satisfaction with life in men. Additionally, a prospective association between weekly binge drinking and lower life satisfaction was observed in men.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Jake Quinton, Kyle Rich
Summary: There is a growing interest in exploring how gay men navigate potentially stressful environments and derive experiences of well-being through sports participation. This study collected data through interviews with nine gay men and identified superordinate themes of Sports and Living Authentically, and Sports as an Escape. The findings highlight the complexity of gay men's experiences of well-being and the positive outcomes derived from sports participation.
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SPORT EXERCISE AND HEALTH
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Pengfei Lin
Summary: This article aims to explore the mechanism of trait mindfulness on the well-being of college students. The results show that trait mindfulness can predict well-being and that it has an indirect impact on well-being through flow experience and sports participation. Flow experience and sports participation play a sequential mediating role between trait mindfulness and well-being.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Geir Scott Brunborg, Torleif Bjordal Halkjelsvik, Inger Synnove Moan
Summary: Contrary to previous research, there is little evidence for an association between sports participation and alcohol use among Norwegian adolescents born after 2000. Sports activities may not require particular attention in the prevention of alcohol use.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tianzhuo Liu, Dong Li, Hongying Yang, Xinli Chi, Jin Yan
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between sports participation and subjective well-being in elementary and middle schools in China. The results showed that students who participated in sports had a higher likelihood of experiencing better well-being.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Mu-Hsing Ho, Jung Jae Lee, Hsin-Yen Yen
Summary: This study examined the associations between social media use behaviors and psychosocial well-being among older adults. The results showed that older adults who used social media had higher levels of subjective well-being and lower levels of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Joseph Studer, Simon Marmet, Matthias Wicki, Yasser Khazaal, Gerhard Gmel
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between smartphone use time and mental health and well-being among young adults. The results showed that both non-users and intense users of smartphones had lower levels of mental health and well-being compared to low-level users. These findings suggest that not using smartphones may also indicate problems.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Matthew T. T. Lee, Piotr Bialowolski, Eileen McNeely, Ying Chen, Richard G. G. Cowden, Tyler J. J. VanderWeele
Summary: Previous research indicates that the importance people assign to different well-being domains is associated with their actual self-reported well-being in those areas. This study used longitudinal data to examine the relationship between the perceived importance of various well-being domains and subsequent well-being. The findings suggest that valuing personal strengths and social relationships are most strongly correlated with later well-being.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Farah Qureshi, Meir Stampfer, Laura D. Kubzansky, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald
Summary: This study aims to investigate the prospective association between coffee intake and psychological well-being over time. The results suggest that heavy coffee consumption may be linked to lower levels of sustained happiness, while moderate consumption is weakly associated with greater levels of sustained optimism. However, the overall impact of coffee consumption on psychological well-being seems to be limited.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
August Hakan Nilsson, Erik Hellryd, Oscar Kjell
Summary: Activities and subjective well-being (SWB) are intricately related, but research has not shown whether individuals understand the relationship between their everyday activities and SWB. Two studies examine self-reported everyday activities and SWB using open-ended responses and natural language processing, finding that activities reported to have the most impact on SWB in the past four weeks have small but significant correlations. Individuals show strong agreement on activities that increase or decrease SWB, with words describing SWB-increasing activities relating to physical, cognitive, and social activities, and words describing SWB-decreasing activities primarily related to imbalance. Activity words reported by individuals have small but significant correlations with SWB, while descriptive words have strong correlations.
Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jack A. Holman, Benjamin W. Y. Hornsby, Fred H. Bess, Graham Naylor
Summary: This study reviewed existing literature and found that hearing loss and hearing device use have direct and indirect impacts on well-being, affecting the frequency and type of daily-life activities and leading to listening-related fatigue.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Julio A. Costa, Pedro Figueiredo, Alberto Prata, Tiago Reis, Joana F. Reis, Luis Nascimento, Joao Brito
Summary: The current case study aimed to quantify the correlations between training load and well-being in elite male beach soccer players. The findings showed meaningful correlations between workload and perceived well-being indices, which may assist coaches and practitioners in better preparing players.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Cameron A. Maitland, Sinead Rhodes, Anne O'Hare, Mary E. Stewart
Summary: Social identities are important for individuals' mental well-being. This study found that autistic adults who identified with more groups, particularly other autistic people and their family, reported better mental health outcomes. This highlights the significance of facilitating autistic individuals' connections with social groups for their overall well-being.
