Healing After Violence: The Effect of Perception of Social Support on Posttraumatic Growth in Female University Students.

This study investigated the Turkish validity and reliability of the Healing After Gender-based Violence Scale (GBV-Heal) and the relationship between social support perception, posttraumatic growth in university students who are victims of gender-based violence. The study sample consisted of 167 female students who experienced gender-based violence. The Turkish version of GBV-Heal of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was 0.

Psychometric evaluation of the Social Support Questionnaire for Transactions in Turkish gender-based violence sample.

Aim: This study aims to investigate the reliability and predictive validity of the Social Support Questionnaire for Transactions (SSQT) scale.

Design: A psychometric design using cross-sectional data.

Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between February-June 2021 using snowball sampling through an online survey panel.

Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the COPD-related Stigma Scale.

Background: Stigma experiences contribute to psychological distress and negatively affect healthcare-seeking behavior in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Most evidence comes from qualitative research, and no well-established measure of COPD-related stigma exists. Prior research yielded a preliminary measure of COPD-related stigma, but it required item reduction and validation.

Using Mixed Methods Integration to Evaluate the Structure of Help-Seeking Barriers Scale: A Survivor-Centered Approach.

Despite the high prevalence of adverse health and trauma-related outcomes associated with intimate partner violence (IPV), help-seeking and service utilization among survivors is low. This study is part of a larger mixed-methods and survivor-centered validation study on the Icelandic Barriers to Help-Seeking for Trauma (BHS-TR) scale, a new barriers measure focused on trauma recovery. A mixed-methods legitimation strategy of integration was employed to evaluate the BHS-TR structure in samples of IPV survivors.

Conceptualizing culture in (global) mental health: Lessons from an urban American Indian behavioral health clinic.

The movement for global mental health (GMH) has brought perennial questions about human diversity in mental health to the fore through heightened debates over if and how established knowledge, institutions, and practices should be altered for ethical and effective interventions with diverse peoples around the world. Kirmayer and Pedersen (2014) encouraged dialogue between GMH scholars and communities considered for intervention to address differences and concerns about colonialism. American Indian mental health offers an instructive site for global mental health inquiry to understand frameworks that might facilitate this desired dialogue.

Understanding and Measuring Help-Seeking Barriers among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: Mixed-Methods Validation Study of the Icelandic Barriers to Help-Seeking for Trauma (BHS-TR) Scale.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global human rights violation of vast proportions and a severe public health problem. Despite high rates of adverse outcomes related to IPV, help-seeking and service utilization among survivors is low. This exploratory sequential mixed-methods study using a combined etic-emic approach describes the validation of the Icelandic Barriers to Help-Seeking for Trauma (BHS-TR) scale.

Silently Screaming in the Dark: Gender-Based Dynamics of Distress in Japanese Migrants.

Prior literature has shown the female Japanese population experiences higher susceptibility to mental health disorders. The causal influences of help-seeking for distressed women were investigated through analysis of 24 interviews of Japanese immigrant women in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. The Clinical Ethnographic Narrative Interview (CENI) was utilized as the interviewing technique, investigating Japanese culture as a determinant of personal wellness.

Promotion of women's mental health: the influence of physical health and the environment.

Objective: To describe the results of a group of women's mental health promotion conducted by nurses.

Method: This is a quantitative study of the pre- and post-test type. The participants were women aged between 20 and 64 years old attending a Primary Care Unit.

Healing is not linear: Using photography to describe the day-to-day healing journeys of undergraduate women survivors of sexual violence.

The purpose of this study was to describe the day-to-day healing processes of women who experienced undergraduate sexual violence. We engaged 19 women in a photo-elicitation experience with follow-up individual interviews to identify themes of both healing and darker moments in survivors' everyday lives. Healing was found to function on a continuum influenced by darker moments (i.

The Experience and Meaning of Physical Activity in Assisted Living Facility Residents.

Assisted living (AL) residents engage in very low levels of physical activity (PA), placing them at increased risk for mobility disability and frailty. But many residents in AL may not perceive the need to increase their PA. This study explored the experience, meaning, and perceptions of PA in 20 older adults in AL.

Factors Influencing on Mental Health Help-seeking Behavior Among Korean Women: A Path Analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify factors influencing mental health help-seeking behavior among women in the community.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. Participants were 402 women in South Korea.

Understanding Trauma Normativeness, Normalization, and Help Seeking in Homeless Mothers.

Although trauma-informed approaches guide services to families experiencing homelessness, more emphasis is placed on securing housing than addressing underlying trauma contributing to housing instability. Examining the stories of 29 homeless and/or unstably housed mothers within the broader literature on family trauma and violence, chronic illness, and cultural aspects of family functioning, we define the process of trauma normativeness and normalization that may occur with repeated trauma experiences and argue that rehousing efforts must include concomitant attention to trauma and to understanding how individual, family, community, and cultural factors influence help-seeking behaviors in this vulnerable and growing population.

Construct Validity and Reliability of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale for American, Japanese, and Korean Women.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI) across women from the United States, Japan, and South Korea.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed. The sample was 564 women aged 21-64 years old who were recruited in the United States and Korea (American = 127, Japanese immigrants in the United States = 204, and Korean = 233).

The Use of the Clinical Ethnographic Narrative Interview to Understand and Support Help Seeking After Gender-Based Violence.

Gender-based violence (GBV), characterized by the abduction or rape of women and girls to humiliate, intimidate, and traumatize them and their communities, is a profoundly disturbing tactic in international conflict. Long after armed conflict has ended, survivors continue to experience physical injuries, psychological trauma, and social and cultural stigma. Guilt, shame, and continued interpersonal violence can become a normalized part of daily life, significantly challenging the road to healing and recovery.

The Role of Social Support for Patients with Mental Disorders in Primary Care in Brazil.

The aim of this article was to identify the health care providers and other agencies in a given region where psychiatric patients included in the study reside. In addition, we evaluated how these patients perceive social support for specific needs related to mental health. This study was carried out using fieldwork and face-to-face semistructured interviews with 25 patients who were receiving psychiatric treatment through primary health care.