Jun Zhang^1,2,#,*, Junqiao Guo^3,#

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 193-214, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.058022 - 03 March 2025

Abstract Background: The academic community is increasingly interested in understanding the mechanisms through which gratitude influences coping strategies. In addition, the role of gratitude in fostering long-term resilience and mental health outcomes has garnered significant attention. This study explores the mechanisms through which gratitude affects problem-focused coping strategies and emotion-focused coping strategies by constructing models involving gratitude, perceived social support, self-esteem, and problem-focused coping strategies, as well as models involving gratitude, perceived social support, self-esteem, and emotion-focused coping strategies. Methods: A longitudinal survey was conducted on 1666 Chinese university students using highly reliable and valid scales,… More >

Yanhui Xiang^1,2,#, Rui Hu^2,#, Hui Chen², Xiaojun Li^3,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.12, pp. 1025-1032, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.028301 - 31 December 2024

Abstract Background: Father absence has long been a popular issue in psychology due to its influence on adolescent well-being and development. Empirical studies have demonstrated the detrimental effects of father absence, such as disruptions in prosocial qualities like gratitude and forgiveness. However, the mediating factor between them remains unclear. Hence, this study aims to explore the mediating role of resilience in the influence of father absence on gratitude and forgiveness. Methods: 1951 participants completed the Revision of the Father Absence Questionnaire, the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, the Gratitude Questionnaire–6 and the Tendency to Forgive Scale. Harman single… More >

Yaping Zhou^1,2,5,#, He Zhong^3,#, Xiaojun Li^4,*, Yanhui Xiang^1,2,5,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.2, pp. 139-148, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.046598 - 08 March 2024

Abstract Fathers play an important role in adolescents’ development, which is significant for their development and influences their mental health, including feeling of loneliness. However, the effects and mechanisms of father-love absence on individual loneliness are not clear. Based on the social functionalist theory and the social needs theory, this study examines the influence of individual father-love absence on loneliness and its underlying mechanisms. A questionnaire survey was administered to 319 junior high school students and 1,476 high school students. The results showed that adolescents with father-love absence had higher levels of loneliness, and that father-love More >

Liying Zhang, Lijun Yang^*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 277-286, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.018640 - 18 January 2022

Abstract Though prior research has identified that gratitude is associated with benign/malicious envy (BeMaS). The purpose of this study was to explore the causal relationship between gratitude and BeMaS among Chinese adolescents. The two-wave study, in which 906 adolescents participated, includes measurements of gratitude and BeMaS. We employed the structural equation models to test the cross-lagged effect between trait gratitude and BeMaS. The results showed that gratitude could positively predict benign envy and could negatively predict malicious envy. Besides, there was no evidence for the reverse or reciprocal relationships between gratitude and BeMaS. The findings provide More >