Cumulative Trauma, Mental Health Issue, Mental Stress, Psychological Well-Being, Stress, Psychological, Stress-related Problem
Conditions
Keywords
cumulative stress, mental health, young adults, stress syndrome, risk factors, protective factors
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the needs of young adults - policrisis generation, exposed to cumulative stress during 2020-2023, in terms of quality of mental health, the psychosocial resources, protective factors for cumulative stress effect, and the standards for effective prevention. The main questions to be answered are: * How does cumulative stress affect young adults? * Is there a specific cumulative stress syndrome that can be described? * What are the risk and the protective factors for cumulative stress? * How does the policrisis generation deal with the cumulative stress they have been exposed to? Participants will complete psychological questionnaires
Detailed description
Background: Epidemiological data are not sufficient to determine the mental health outcomes of exposure to cumulative stress of 2020-2023. Holistic knowledge of risk and protective factors, pathways leading to symptoms (not yet observed), and stress management strategies for the generation living under cumulative stress conditions (pandemic, war, refugee migration, economic crisis) is needed. Participants: 400 young adults, recruited among university students. Research methodology: Analysis of data collected by screening questionnaires, psychological scales, and questionnaires, related to mental health conditions.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPsychological tests and psychosocial questionnaires
Assessment of psychological functioning (including well-being, mental health conditions, coping skills), and socio-demographics, academic performance, home, relationships, general health, habits, and attitudes.
Sponsors
Jagiellonian University
Bernadetta Izydorczyk
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 19 and 25 years * Standard educational opportunities * Attending the university course cycle
Exclusion criteria
* Age below 19 * Intellectual disability * Inability to self-complete the research questionnaires
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Well-being | April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023 | Global Flourishing Study Questionnaire Development Report (GFS). The GFS includes 12 questions that gauge respondents' level of flourishing across six domains: (1) happiness and life satisfaction, (2) mental and physical health, (3) meaning and purpose, (4) character and virtue, (5) close social relationships and (6) financial and material stability. |
| Personality Traits | April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023 | Personality Inventory for ICD-11 (PiCD). The four-factor structure of the Polish version of PiCD consists of three unipolar factors as Negative Affectivity, Detachment, and Dissociality factors, and one bipolar Anankastia vs. Disinhibition factor. |
| Emotion Regulation | April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023 | The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). It comprises the following dimensions: (1) lack of acceptance of emotional responses, (2) difficulties in realizing goal-directed behaviors, (3) difficulties in controlling impulses, (4) lack of emotional awareness, (5) limited access to emotion regulation strategies, (6) lack of emotional clarity |
| Meaning in Life | April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023 | Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ). A 10-item questionnaire designed to measure two dimensions of meaning in life: (1) Presence of Meaning (how much respondents feel their lives have meaning), and (2) Search for Meaning (how much respondents strive to find meaning and understanding in their lives). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authors survey | April 12, 2023 until June 15, 2023 | Survey of socio-demographic data (gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, family, relationships, socio-economic status, place of residence, educational level, habits, attitudes, others) |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed