Psychological Wellbeing

Research papers related to Mental Health And Psychological Wellbeing

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Wellbeing is ecological this week

Several papers treat mental health and wellbeing less as purely private traits and more as outcomes shaped by settings and circumstances: forests, daycare centers, perceived natural and social environments, civic life, stroke households, time pressure, and health programs. Many are mapping associations rather than proving fixes, but the practical message is consistent: context matters.

Wellbeing research is examining forests, daycare centers, perceived natural and social environments, and digital wellbeing as psychologically relevant contexts.
Older adults recur across daycare-center, environment, and post-stroke studies, with social, financial, and health-related factors prominent in the abstracts.
Several papers examine potentially changeable or practically relevant factors, including self-efficacy, civic engagement, mindfulness and stress management, and time affluence.

Places that hold mental health

Forest bathing as a nature-based intervention for adolescent psychological wellbeing: A systematic review

This systematic review focuses on forest bathing for adolescent psychological wellbeing, while noting that adolescent-specific evidence remains limited.

Psychological wellbeing and its associated factors among older adults attending daycare centers in Kathmandu, Nepal: A cross-sectional study

This Kathmandu daycare-center study examines psychological wellbeing among older adults and its socio-demographic, financial, and health-related correlates.

Associations of perceived natural and social environments with subjective well-being among Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study of gender differences

This study compares perceived natural and social environments in relation to Chinese older adults’ subjective wellbeing, including gender differences.

Life events, roles, and resources

Changes in frailty, depression and loneliness among stroke survivors and their spouses.

This longitudinal ageing-survey study tracks frailty, depression, and loneliness before and after stroke among survivors and spouses versus controls.

Time affluence and health: a scoping review of conceptual and methodological patterns

This scoping review maps how time affluence is defined and measured, and how it is linked to health and wellbeing.

Profiles of Civic Engagement and Their Association with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Nursing Students in Saudi Arabia

This study profiles civic engagement among Saudi nursing students and examines links with depression, anxiety, and stress.

Interventions meet motivation

The effects of illness perceptions, self‐efficacy and mental wellbeing on uptake and completion of a diabetes prevention programme in England

This paper asks whether illness perceptions, self-efficacy, and mental wellbeing predict uptake and completion of England’s diabetes prevention programme.

INTEGRASI DIGITAL WELLBEING: PENGUATAN KESEHATAN MENTAL DAN NASIONALISME DI ERA SMARTPHONE PADA REMAJA

This school-based initiative combines digital mental-health literacy, mindfulness and stress management, and a digital patriotism campaign for adolescents.

Summary written from this week's papers and fact-checked against their abstracts.