Agency (willpower) is the ability to sustain motivation to move along these pathways. Hellman asserts: “Hope is the belief that your future will be better than today and you have the power to make it so.” No matter the difficulties we may face, hope is accessible to each and every ...
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To account for potential confounding effects, we also extended the MR analyses to include cognitive ability (CA). Results The schematic overview of the study is represented in Fig. 1. Fig. 1: Research design. β1 is the association between the genetic variants and the exposure of interest (...
which is measured by the Self-rating Depression Scale (CES-D) of the Center for Epidemic Investigation. In this study, the simple edition of the Self-rating Depression Scale (CES-D9) in the CLASS questionnaire was used to measure depression tendency. CESD-9 consists of nine questions about ...
Of the four outcomes, hobby engagement has the most consistent association with life satisfaction; a subjective evaluation of one’s social, emotional and physical wellbeing that can be independent of ‘objective’ health status or functional ability, which tend to decline with age31. Hobbies could...
The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was employed to assess the methodological quality of included articles [37]. The MMAT consists of two generic screening questions (a) clarity of research question(s), and (b) appropriateness of the data for addressing the research questions, and for qua...
“They can’t tolerate discomfort or having to struggle. A primary symptom is worrying, and they don’t have the ability to soothe themselves.” Anxiety Anxiety is a mental health condition that causes intense, excessive and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Anxiety disorders,...
Many studies have associated mental imagery with motor control mechanisms by showing mutually active brain areas and functions, as well as similar temporal patterns of imagining and executing the same motor actions. One of the main conjectured mutual mec
emphasizing the positive aspects of the concept. Mental health is seen as the capacity for individuals to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance their ability to enjoy life and cope with the challenges, respecting culture, equity, social justice, interconnections, and personal dignity [19]....
"the things I learn are important to me"), and confidence in ability to be successful in school work (5-items, α = 0.83, e.g. "I achieve a satisfactory standard in my work"). In line with a broad multidimensional conceptualisation of school belonging, the dimensions of the scale...