Spirituality, health, and mental health: A holistic model
Betty Ervin-Cox, Christopher S. M. Grimes, & Steve Fehl, co-authors
Book chapter in the book Whole Person Health Care (Vol. 2: Psychology, Spirituality, & Health; pp. 101-134) by... more Book chapter in the book Whole Person Health Care (Vol. 2: Psychology, Spirituality, & Health; pp. 101-134) by Ilene Serlin.
More than a feeling: Discrete emotions mediate the relationship between relative deprivation and reactions to workplace furloughs
in press at Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
A key insight from investigations of individual relative deprivation (IRD) is that people can experience objective... more A key insight from investigations of individual relative deprivation (IRD) is that people can experience objective disadvantages differently. In this study, university faculty (N = 953) who reported greater IRD in response to a mandatory furlough (i.e., involuntary pay reductions) were more likely to (a) voice options designed to improve the university (voice), (b) consider leaving their job (exit), and (c) neglect their work responsibilities (neglect), but were (d) less likely to express loyalty to the university (loyalty). Consistent with the emotions literature, (a) anger mediated the relationship between IRD and voice, (b) fear between IRD and exit, (c) sadness between IRD and neglect, and (d) gratitude between IRD and loyalty. IRD was inversely associated with self-reported physical and mental health via these different emotional pathways. These results show how discrete emotions can explain responses to IRD and, in turn, contribute to organizational viability and the health of its members.
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Co-author: Prof. Liaquat Hossain
Conference: Healthcom, 2009
In this study, we explore whether there is correlation between the personal network and its impact on physical, mental... more
In this study, we explore whether there is correlation between the personal network and its impact on physical, mental and psychological health of aging population. Previous research on aging and health suggest the importance of individual family network and social network on different aspects of health assessments and outcomes. We examine the impact of family network and social network on physical, mental and psychological health of elderly men and women by using a cross-national sample (N = 4412) from four Eastern Mediterranean
countries of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. We analyse the dataset entitled World Health Organisation Collaborative Study on Social and Health Aspects of Aging in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia both at a macro and a micro level. Results show that there is a strong impact of family network and social network on individual physical, mental, and psychological health both at a macro and a micro level.
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