Weekly group activity sessions led by occupational therapists in Canada significantly improved
mental and physical health outcomes compared with participation in regular group social activities only.
[51] There is now a well - established link between racism and poor
mental and physical health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, overweight and obesity, smoking, substance misuse and alcohol misuse.
The aim of this study is to (a) document variations in
the mental and physical health outcomes of married and widowed respondents, (b) ascertain whether widowed persons who were previously in age heterogamous unions are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of widowhood, and (c) assess the extent to which differential selection, marital quality, and health practices during marriage account for health disparities by marital status and spousal age gap.
The instrument on which our assessment is based has demonstrated a dose — response relationship to a broad array of diagnosed
mental and physical health outcomes (14), and a response bias is highly unlikely to yield such effects.
It is critical to examine whether such changes are maintained over time, given that physiological regulation is implicated in later
mental and physical health outcomes.
Because child maltreatment is also a risk factor for poor
mental and physical health outcomes throughout the life course, the results of this study provide valuable epidemiological information.
- Science of Relationships articles Website / CV Sarah is interested in how different types of people think, feel, and behave in relationships, the positive and negative relationship outcomes associated with low self - regulatory ability, and how relationship experiences influence goal pursuit, bodily stress responses, and
mental and physical health outcomes.
She is particularly interested in how different types of people (e.g., those who are insecurely attached) think, feel, and behave in relationships, the distinct positive and negative relationship outcomes associated with low self - regulatory ability, and how relationship experiences influence goal pursuit, bodily stress responses, and
mental and physical health outcomes.
A very important longitudinal study of the Utopia community demonstrates how living off the land, being secure in culture, language and law practices, has produced better
mental and physical health outcomes than those experienced in regional or metropolitan areas.
Research surrounding this topic has grown to include detailed descriptions of the associations between ACEs and many negative
mental and physical health outcomes, including suicidal ideation and behavior (e.g., Isohookana, Raila, Hakko, & Räsänen, 2013), anxiety (e.g., Reiser, McMillan, Wright, & Amsundson, 2014), substance abuse (e.g., Mersky et al., 2013), and cancer (Brown, Thacker, & Cohen, 2013).
[64] Adam EK., et al. (2017) Diurnal cortisol slopes and
mental and physical health outcomes: A systematic review and meta - analysis
Research consistenly shows that being part of a community improves both
mental and physical health outcomes, and specifically, research has shown that women who participate in mind / body support groups have better IVF success outcomes.
Answers were correlated with
mental and physical health outcomes when participants entered their 40s.
They found spiritual coping affected
mental and physical health outcomes as well as anxiety and quality of life.Another easy way to increase oxygen to the lungs — and this is something kids can do during a break from class and adults can do at work — is conscious breathing: «Sit up straight, chest out and breathe in and out through the nose easily.»
For instance, at the individual level, mind - body interventions, such as yoga or meditation, were found to be accepted by disadvantaged groups and showed some effectiveness at improving
mental and physical health outcomes.
«We suspect that such changes are associated with issues such as poor diet, risky and more dangerous behavior and generally not taking very good care of yourself, and overall, this contributes to poorer
mental and physical health outcomes.»
Not exact matches
Section 5.1.10 of the Rules
and Regulations for School
Health Programs (2009) stresses that mandated health instructional outcomes must include the emotional, behavioral, and social factors that influence both mental and physical h
Health Programs (2009) stresses that mandated
health instructional outcomes must include the emotional, behavioral, and social factors that influence both mental and physical h
health instructional
outcomes must include the emotional, behavioral,
and social factors that influence both
mental and physical healthhealth.
Those
outcomes were: «low moral internalization, aggression, antisocial behavior, externalizing behavior problems, internalizing behavior problems,
mental health problems, negative parent - child relationships, impaired cognitive ability, low self - esteem,
and risk of
physical abuse from parents.»
While father absence has been associated with a host of negative children's
outcomes, including increased risk of dropping out of school
and lower educational attainment, poorer
physical and mental health,
and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects of father absence on children's
outcomes.41, 42 Quality of the parents» relationship before divorce, or of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good
and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the mother was not good.
The program model is relationship - based
and family - centered, promoting the idea that infants
and their families are collaborators in developing an individualized program of support to maximize
physical,
mental,
and emotional growth;
health and other positive
outcomes for infants
and children from the well — baby to the special needs infant.
This is in spite of the wealth of evidence that poverty can devastate children's life chances by damaging their cognitive, emotional
and social development,
physical and mental health,
and educational
outcomes.
It showed that there was no difference at all in
physical and mental health outcomes between different control groups ranging from those who used no cannabis, to those who were regular, heavy users.
The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community
Health (DBCH) has released its Annual Community Health Status Report, detailing updated trends across a broad range of health outcomes and other factors that influence physical and mental h
Health (DBCH) has released its Annual Community
Health Status Report, detailing updated trends across a broad range of health outcomes and other factors that influence physical and mental h
Health Status Report, detailing updated trends across a broad range of
health outcomes and other factors that influence physical and mental h
health outcomes and other factors that influence
physical and mental healthhealth.
«Adverse
mental health outcomes may not be as apparent as are
physical injuries such as broken bones, bleeding,
and other obvious trauma.
Adults who had been members of gangs in their adolescence had poorer
outcomes on a variety of measures, including
physical and mental health, than those who'd never been in a gang.
«Climate change has evident
physical and mental health effects if you look at certain
outcomes, such as the hurricanes we had last year, but we also need to pay very close attention to the
mental health of people in everyday life, as we can see this, potentially, as a creeping development,» Helm said.
Of importance, dating violence has been associated with negative
physical and mental health outcomes for teens
and high - risk behaviors such as unsafe sex.
Its strategy draws on advances in the biological, behavioral,
and social sciences to: (1) identify causal mechanisms that influence developmental trajectories; (2) formulate theories of change about how to produce better
outcomes;
and (3) design
and test new intervention approaches
and measure their effectiveness in reducing barriers to learning
and strengthening the foundations of lifelong
physical and mental health.
It reads: «Increasing engagement with the natural environment through the education system can therefore produce a number of beneficial
health outcomes, such as increased levels of
physical activity, helping tackle childhood obesity
and greater well - being
and potentially improving
mental health.»
This strategy requires the continuous refinement of new theories of change that are grounded in a growing scientific understanding of the causal mechanisms that explain how early experiences are built into the body
and influence lifelong
outcomes in learning, behavior,
and both
physical and mental health.
The
outcomes came from syllabus units related to personal safety,
physical safety, emotional
and mental health, relationships, writing online, safe use of technology
and ethics.
The report said «strong character attributes» such as «moral, intellectual, performance
and civic virtues» were linked to higher educational attainment, employment
outcomes,
and positive
mental and physical health.
Misuse
and addiction is a key contributing factor to the leading causes of death among teens
and leads to negative
health, social,
and behavioral
outcomes including
physical and mental health problems,
and difficulty achieving success in school
and in the workplace.
There is growing evidence that children's social
and emotional skills — their ability to respond to setbacks, work well with others, build relationships, manage emotions,
and cope with difficult situations — are associated with success at school, as well as positive
outcomes in adulthood, such as stable employment,
physical and mental health,
and well - being.
At least one «Other» area with behavior, social emotional learning (SEL), school climate,
mental and physical health,
and character
outcomes.
The report identifies the
mental, emotional, social,
and physical health problems many high needs students face that could impact their classroom behaviors
and education
outcomes,
and identifies promising practices to address these challenges.
Washington, D.C. (December 6, 2017)-- The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) today announced funding for four new research grants focused on the effects of human - animal interaction on human
health, including social skills
outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder; the
physical and developmental
health of children living with family pets;
and the
mental health and well - being of seniors living alone.
We will start by looking at the
physical health benefits of dog ownership
and companionship followed by a look at their contribution to better
mental and emotional
health outcomes.
Poor cognitive development19 — 21
and behavioural difficulties22 — 26 in childhood have each been associated with an increased prevalence of poor
physical and mental health outcomes in adulthood.
Childhood Sexual Abuse
and Adult Work
Outcomes (PDF - 2990 KB) Lee & Tolman Social Work Research, 30 (2), 2006 Explores the relationship among childhood sexual abuse, physical and mental health work barriers, and employment outcomes using a large panel study of current and former welfare rec
Outcomes (PDF - 2990 KB) Lee & Tolman Social Work Research, 30 (2), 2006 Explores the relationship among childhood sexual abuse,
physical and mental health work barriers,
and employment
outcomes using a large panel study of current and former welfare rec
outcomes using a large panel study of current
and former welfare recipients.
She has longstanding interests in children's physiologic regulation, their development within caregiving contexts,
and in understanding mechanisms
and trajectories from early life experiences to later
physical health,
mental health, cognitive / educational,
and socio - emotional
outcomes.
The xTEND project enabled the establishment of a unique set of
mental health - related data from two large community samples across rural
and urban regions of New South Wales in which to explore the role of community
and interpersonal networks, adversity
and depression as potential risk factors for suicide
and poor
physical and psychological
outcomes.
Mothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from parents
and siblings, can result in psychological
and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review
and meta - analysis of 40 studies that investigated child
outcomes when either parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9)
and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children of incarcerated mothers are at risk of increased criminal involvement,
mental health issues,
physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20
and poorer educational
outcomes.21
Exposure to adverse early - life environments is associated with a range of negative developmental
outcomes, including poor
mental and physical health and atypical social functioning.
We carried out longitudinal analyses of relative
and absolute inequalities for three important
physical and mental health outcomes (overweight, limiting long - standing illness
and socio - emotional difficulties), assessed across the socioeconomic gradient, measured using maternal education
and income.
Racism
and discrimination have significant
physical and mental health impacts on individuals
and influence help seeking
and health care
outcomes.
Felitti
and colleagues1 first described ACEs
and defined it as exposure to psychological,
physical or sexual abuse,
and household dysfunction including substance abuse (problem drinking / alcoholic
and / or street drugs),
mental illness, a mother treated violently
and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as neglect, parental separation, loss of family members or friends, long - term financial adversity
and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort of 9508 American adults, more than half of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey of 4000 American children found that 60.8 % of children had at least one form of direct experience of violence, crime or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the
health conditions of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung
and liver diseases,
and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs
and physical and mental health outcomes, such as increased risk of substance abuse, suicide
and premature mortality.4 7
Across this continuum of
outcome possibilities, current caregivers — be they birth parents, foster parents, or adoptive parents — are almost certain to face major challenges in appropriately responding to the child's
mental and physical health needs.
Childhood maltreatment in various forms has commonly been termed adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which are severe enough to negatively impact
mental and physical health in both childhood
and adulthood, as well as lead to a variety of undesirable life
outcomes for affected adults.
The Child
and Family Services Reviews incorporate the following seven
outcomes in evaluating State child welfare programs: (1) Children are, first
and foremost, protected from abuse
and neglect; (2) children are safely maintained in their homes whenever possible; (3) children have permanency
and stability in their living situations; (4) the continuity of family relationships
and connections is preserved for children; (5) families have enhanced capacity to provide for their children's needs; (6) children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs;
and (7) children receive adequate services to meet their
physical and mental health needs.