Psychological Well-Being and Mental Health

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Psychology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1046

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Dear Colleagues,

Mental health is a basic human right. And it is crucial to personal, community, and socio-economic development. The World Health Organization define mental health as a state of mental wellbeing that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn and work well, and contribute to their community. It is an integral component of health and wellbeing that underpins our individual and collective abilities to make decisions, build relationships, and shape the world we live in. Mental health is perceived as more than an absence of mental disorders. It exists on a complex continuum, which is experienced differently from one person to the next, with varying degrees of difficulty and distress, and potentially very different social and clinical outcomes. In order to reach an optimal state of mental health, it is important to prevent psychological disease and to promote psychological wellbeing.

The focus of this Special Issue is the study of the prevention of psychological diseases and the promotion of psychological wellbeing. 

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Mental health prevention;
  • Psychological wellbeing promotion;
  • Quality of life and related factors;
  • Relationship between mental health and wellbeing;
  • Mental health care and treatment.

Dr. Stefano Eleuteri
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Keywords

  • mental health
  • prevention
  • promotion
  • quality of life
  • wellbeing
  • treatment

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Exploring the Relationship between Self-Compassion and Psychological Pain: A Canonical Correlation Analysis
by Ariana Garabedian, Alexandra Dluzniewski, Russell T. Baker and Madeline P. Casanova
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 631; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080631 - 24 Jul 2024
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This study investigated the association between self-compassion and psychological pain across various demographic variables. Using canonical correlation analysis, we observed an inverse relationship between the combined factors of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and the Orbach and Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (OMMP-8). Subgroup analyses [...] Read more.
This study investigated the association between self-compassion and psychological pain across various demographic variables. Using canonical correlation analysis, we observed an inverse relationship between the combined factors of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and the Orbach and Mikulincer Mental Pain Scale (OMMP-8). Subgroup analyses revealed differences in SCS subscales among demographic groups with females, individuals with mental health diagnoses, and non-athletes displaying higher scores on negative SCS subscales and PsyPn. Injury status did not significantly affect self-compassion levels, although injured individuals scored higher on the irreversibility subscale of PsyPn. Negative SCS factors exhibited larger group differences and stronger correlations with PsyPn, indicating the potency of negative thinking in influencing psychological pain. These findings underscore the importance of self-compassion in mental health and suggest potential implications for intervention strategies. Full article
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