Positive risk taking: Whose risk is it? An exploration in community outreach teams in adult mental health and learning disability services. Health Risk Soc 2011;13(2): 147- 64Robertson JP, Collinson C. Positive risk taking: Whose risk is it? An ex- ploration in community outreach teams in...
However, the concept of positive risk-taking applies equally to people living with dementia who have or who lack mental capacity in relation to their decision making. Originality/value – This paper places positive risk-taking within a context of strengths-based, values-based and relationship-...
Older adults may have a greater risk of depression because they experience so many changes in roles and social networks. If an older adult experiences depression, they need the same support as anyone else. These myths—and many more—exclude people with mental health issues from our communities ...
Condom use was found to be associated with high self-efficacy, positive influeces from social models, and specific condom use expectancies. As risky sexual behavior may be the manifestation of a more general pattern of risk taking that emerges from personality dispositions such as impulsiveness or...
Daily stressors, compared to traumatic events, are increasingly recognized as important risk factors for mental health. The role of general self-efficacy on the relationship between daily stress and aspects of mental health has not yet been examined. Taking into account the dual factor model of me...
In recent years, adolescents′ mental health has increased experts′ concern, not only due to the significant prevalence of mental health disorders in this population [1], but also due to the early age of onset of the first episode of these disorders—before 14 years of age [2]. If, besi...
Scientists have been studying the healthbenefits of positive thinkingfor a long time. Research suggests that positive optimistic people tend to have better mental health and physical health and even live longer. Having a positive outlook can give you a reduced risk of having a heart attack, gettin...
and are more likely to take their firms in a new technological direction. Using a student sample, Robinson and Marino (2015) found empirical evidence for the effects of overconfidence on venture creation decisions as mediated by risk perceptions. However, Chwolka and Raith (2023) argue that past...
The main assumptions of the posi- tive sexuality model (or sex-positivity) are as follows: a) the model emphasizes the importance of sexual pleasure, freedom and diversity, but it does not exclude risk and difficulties; b) referring to the assumptions of positive psychology, the model assumes...
Sexual Risk-Taking in Gay Men: The Relevance of Sexual Arousability, Mood, and Sensation Seeking This paper examined the relationship of three aspects of personality to sexual risk-taking in gay men: (1) sexual arousability, as propensity for sexual ex... J Bancroft,E Janssen,D Strong,.....