Promoting healthy transition to college through mindfulness training with first-year college students: Pilot randomized controlled trial

Objective: Given the importance of developmental transitions on young adults' lives and the high rates of mental health issues among U.S. college students, first-year college students can be particularly vulnerable to stress and adversity. This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness and feasibility of mindfulness training aiming to promote first-year college students' health and wellbeing. Participants: 109 freshmen were recruited from residential halls (50% Caucasian, 66% female). Data collection was completed in November 2014. Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted utilizing the Learning to BREATHE (L2B) program, a universal mindfulness program adapted to match the developmental tasks of college transition. Results: Participation in the pilot intervention was associated with significant increase in students' life satisfaction, and significant decrease in depression and anxiety. Marginally significant decrease was found for sleep issues and alcohol consequences. Conclusions: Mindfulness-based programs may be an effective strategy to enhance a healthy transition into college.     

The intersection of nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide-related behavior: Patterns of elevated risk and implications for college mental health

Objective: To analyze the overlap of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide-related behaviors (SRB) among college students with regard to demographics, mental health, and coping styles. Participants: Respondents were 572 undergraduate students at a southwestern public university. Methods: Data were collected in 2015. Respondents completed a demographic survey and assessments of NSSI, SRB, internalizing symptoms (ie, anxiety, stress, and depression), aggression, and negative coping strategies. The survey was administered via a Web-based procedure. Results: Women reported more frequent cutting behaviors than men. Endorsement of NSSI was also associated with an increased likelihood of lifetime SRB. A subgroup of students endorsing both NSSI and SRB demonstrated poorer mental health, more negative coping, and self-reported female sex. Conclusions: College healthcare providers may benefit from competency-based training in techniques for the combination treatment of NSSI and SRB, as well as culturally based models of suicide.     

Engaging Experts: Expanding Participation and Enhancing Research in Chinese Eldercare Institutions

Due to the myriad factors straining China’s traditional family-based eldercare system, today unprecedented numbers of older adults are turning to institutions for caregiving needs. As researchers and policy makers organize conferences, analyze trends, and allocate resources, the subjective experiences of elders themselves are often forgotten or ignored. While providers recognize that institutionalized elders are at an increased risk for mental health issues, most cite personnel and resource shortages as insurmountable barriers to provision. Using examples from ethnographic research in Chinese eldercare institutions, this article examines the link between participation and mental health for contemporary Chinese elders and makes a case for expanding the role of elders in research in order to improve both the experience and understanding of institutional eldercare.     

Gendered experiences of physical restraint on locked wards for women

Physical restraint is used in inpatient services for people with intellectual disabilities as a way of holding a person to avoid injury. This article uses data from an ethnographic study in a locked unit in the north of England to explore women’s experiences of physical restraint using a feminist disability studies analysis. Data consists of field notes as well as interviews with 16 of the women who had experienced restraint, and 10 staff who worked with them. The women gave insights into the gendered phenomenon of restraint in light of their past experiences of violence. The authors argue that restraint is used with women to encourage passivity at times when more relational and therapeutic methods could be used. The article offers recommendations for alternative strategies that services can encourage.     

浅议心理健康教育在现代德育中的重要作用

心理健康、适应社会是个体智力发展和脑功能健康的重要标志,是确立人生观、世界观,堵养良好心理素质的基础。学校教育过程中,我们往往注重德育,而忽略了心理健康教育,因此,现代德育要注重研究心理健康教育,充分发挥心理健康教育在德育中的重要作用,构建健全的心理健康体系,永葆学校德育的活力。     

论无效婚姻过错赔偿制度

20 0 1年婚姻法建立了比较完整的无效婚姻制度 ,这是婚姻家庭法领域的一项重大的进步。但我国目前的无效婚姻制度仍有不足之处 ,本文所述的无效婚姻过错赔偿责任就是其一。本文主要分析设立无效婚姻赔偿责任的必然性和可能性、构成无效婚姻过错赔偿责任的条件、损害赔偿的范围、无效婚姻过错赔偿责任与财产分割的关系和赔偿请求权的行使     

洋为中用：运用概念整合理论分析中国古典文学作品的尝试——以陆游《钗头凤》为例

概念整合理论是阐述两个心智空间中的信息相互映射整合、从而得出新创意义的理论。针对概念整合理论在诗词领域的研究现状,本文提出概念整合理论对陆游的《钗头凤》一词主旨的表达具有独特的解释力的假说。文章运用概念整合网络、关系压缩、映射、构建认知模型等方法,为《钗头凤》一词的情感及主旨的领悟打开新的视窗,为该词的欣赏与翻译提供新的思路。     

心理健康教育心理学的构建:内涵、研究对象与学科体系

教育心理学是一门应用性心理学学科,聚焦于学校的教育教学情境,探究其中"学"与"教"的基本心理现象与规律,已形成德育心理学、美育心理学等分支学科。心理健康教育是学校素质教育的重要组成部分,心理健康教育课已成为心理健康教育的主要形式之一。这门课程的"学"与"教"日渐受到重视。回顾十年来大中小学心理健康课"学"与"教"的研究文献,可以看到:"学"与"教"的研究重心偏离,侧重于学生对课程的认识和教学方法有效性;没有根据心理素质特点而开展教学和学习规律的研究;忽视对心理健康教育课教师教学胜任能力的探讨。鉴于此,提出构建心理健康教育心理学,旨在探究在学校心理健康教育教学情境中学生与教师的心理活动及其基本规律。为此,初步讨论心理健康教育心理学的内涵、学科定位、研究对象、学科体系以及与相关学科的区别、联系等方面的基本问题,希冀能推动心理健康教育心理学的学科建设,突显课堂教学在心理健康教育中的重要性。     

大学生社会支持与就业压力之间的关系

通过运用社会支持问卷、状态一特质焦虑问卷、就业认知问卷对350名在校大学生进行问卷调查,结果显示：男女学生在积极评价、中性评价和特质焦虑上有显著差异;不同年级的学生在就业认知评价和状态焦虑上存在显著性差异;不同生源地的学生在中性评价、状态焦虑和特质焦虑和对支持的利用度上均存在显著性差异;社会支持和就业认知评价都与就业压力之间存在着显著相关;就业认知对焦虑有很好的预测作用。     

贫困大学生心理健康及社会支持状况的研究

探讨和研究贫困大学生心理健康与社会支持状况及两者之间的关系，可以为有效地进行心理危机干预提供参考依据。我们以河海大学495名贫困大学生为实验组，476名非贫困大学生为对照组，采用90项症状自评量表（SCL-90）和社会支持评定量表（SSRS）进行团体施测，结果发现贫困大学生的心理健康和社会支持状况均低于非贫困大学生，尤其是在人际敏感、抑郁和精神病性三方面差异达到非常显著的水平；在贫困大学生中，女生的心理健康水平低于男生，文科学生低于理工科学生，来自城市的贫困大学生低于来自乡村的贫困大学生；贫困大学生的心理健康水平和社会支持状况存在显著相关。提高个体感受到的主观支持及其对社会支持的利用度，将有利于贫困大学生心理健康水平的提高。