Ongoing Health Inequality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population in Australia: Stressful Event, Resilience, and Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Difficulties

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Sun, Jing
Buys, Nicholas
Tatow, Dion
Johnson, Lindsay
Year published
2012
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This study aims to examine psychosocial factors associated with mental health and emotional well-being difficulties in a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. A self-reported survey was administered to 155 par-ticipants aged 18-80 from five Indigenous communities, who were recruited through local Aboriginal Community Con-trolled Health Services. Stress, resilience, mental health and emotional well-being were measured. Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyse the association of stress and resilience with mental health and emotional well-being difficul-ties. Seventy-eight participants had no mental ...
View more >This study aims to examine psychosocial factors associated with mental health and emotional well-being difficulties in a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. A self-reported survey was administered to 155 par-ticipants aged 18-80 from five Indigenous communities, who were recruited through local Aboriginal Community Con-trolled Health Services. Stress, resilience, mental health and emotional well-being were measured. Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyse the association of stress and resilience with mental health and emotional well-being difficul-ties. Seventy-eight participants had no mental health or emotional well-being difficulties but 77 participants were at risk. Low levels of resilience emerged as a key psychosocial factor associated with mental health and emotional well-being dif-ficulties while high levels of resilience were associated with a reduced risk. High levels of stress was related to an increased risk of experiencing mental health and emotional well-being difficulties. Improving our understanding of psychological characteristics associated with resilience in the face of stress can inform prevention and treatment interventions for stress-exposed individuals. Keywords Depression, Social And Emotional Wellbeing Difficulties, Resilience, Mental Health
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View more >This study aims to examine psychosocial factors associated with mental health and emotional well-being difficulties in a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. A self-reported survey was administered to 155 par-ticipants aged 18-80 from five Indigenous communities, who were recruited through local Aboriginal Community Con-trolled Health Services. Stress, resilience, mental health and emotional well-being were measured. Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyse the association of stress and resilience with mental health and emotional well-being difficul-ties. Seventy-eight participants had no mental health or emotional well-being difficulties but 77 participants were at risk. Low levels of resilience emerged as a key psychosocial factor associated with mental health and emotional well-being dif-ficulties while high levels of resilience were associated with a reduced risk. High levels of stress was related to an increased risk of experiencing mental health and emotional well-being difficulties. Improving our understanding of psychological characteristics associated with resilience in the face of stress can inform prevention and treatment interventions for stress-exposed individuals. Keywords Depression, Social And Emotional Wellbeing Difficulties, Resilience, Mental Health
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Journal Title
International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Volume
2
Issue
1
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Subject
Mental Health
Psychology