Using a Trans-theoretical Approach to Identify Differences in Determinants of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms and Mental Wellbeing Between Two Age Groups

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作者
Fisher, Olivia J. [1 ,2 ]
Carroll, Julie-Anne [2 ]
Shochet, Ian M. [3 ]
Cockshaw, Wendell D. [1 ]
Hou, Xiang-Yu [4 ]
机构
[1] Wesley Res Inst, POB 499, Toowong, Qld 4066, Australia
[2] Queensland Univ Technol, Fac Hlth, Sch Publ Hlth & Social Work, Brisbane, Australia
[3] Queensland Univ Technol, Fac Hlth, Sch Psychol & Counselling, Brisbane, Australia
[4] Univ Queensland, Poche Ctr Indigenous Hlth, Brisbane, Australia
关键词
Mental health; Mental wellbeing; Belonging; Accomplishment; Risk factors; Protective factors; EMOTION REGULATION; NEGATIVE AFFECT; PREDICTORS; HEALTH; ADOLESCENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSE;
D O I
10.1007/s10804-023-09465-4
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
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040202 ;
摘要
The objective of this research was to compare social, emotional, and cognitive determinants of depression and anxiety symptoms and mental wellbeing using the two-continua model of mental health and illness in two age groups. The two-continua model proposes that mental health and mental illness are not two ends of the same spectrum but are, in fact, two separate but related spectrums. This cross-sectional study used a multi-age group comparison approach to identify the relative predictive strengths of risk and protective factors for the two-continua model of mental health and mental illness. Participants (n = 458: 251 16-25 year olds, and 207 35-64 year olds) completed an online survey that measured the outcome variables of depression and anxiety symptoms and mental wellbeing. Independent variables from three conceptual areas in psychology-(1) positive psychology: optimism, pessimism, and accomplishment; (2) emotion regulation: cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression; and (3) interpersonal theories: belonging and relationship with parent/child-were measured to ascertain the determinants of these outcome variables. The all-variables models explained 58-68% of the variance in depression symptoms, 77-80% in mental wellbeing, and 26-43% in anxiety symptoms. For both groups, the strongest predictor of mental wellbeing in these models was accomplishment. The strongest predictors in these models of mental illness symptoms differed between groups: belonging in the younger group and accomplishment in the older group. Programs targeting belonging and accomplishment could be highly effective in promoting mental wellbeing and reducing mental ill-health for these groups. Interventions require contextual investigation to locate drivers of mental wellbeing and illness for different age groups prior to implementation.
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