Perceived social support refers to a person’s sense that emotional or practical support is available from others when needed. A lack of social support from one’s partner and close relatives, parents and friends is a risk factor for psychological distress [33]. There are indications that it ...
Note: There are many relevant factors contributing to the recent increased in mental health problems that not represented in this figure; we are proposing here that awareness efforts are one additional factor. 2. The prevalence inflation hypothesis We propose that awareness efforts are contributing to...
The importance of a trusting relationship while working with unaccompanied youth has proven to be a significant protective factor in regard to mental health. Maintaining a connection to one’s country of origin affirms the uniqueness of the culture. Different countries have separate systems by which...
Furthermore, having information about the shelter location can be an influential factor in making people more likely to evacuate. Some influential demographic and socio-economic factors, particularly, age, household income, and housing type, were also found to be important in evacuation decision ...
and young adults: (1) enhancement and coping drinking motives, (2) social discomfort, (3) reduced self-control, (4) automatic mental process, and (5) a desperate response to stressors. Since reduced self-control plays an important role in long-term addiction, future studies should be ...