There is a compelling need to explore the mechanisms linking violence to mental health. This study tested the mediating role of self-efficacy and coping in the association between victimization and mental health. Data were obtained from 422 adults (aged 18-77; M = 30.05; SD = 10.93). Self-efficacy and maladaptive coping strategies mediated the association between physical victimization and anxiety, and the asso...
he literature suggests that being subject to a stressful life and victimization may negatively affect mental health, and that women and men seem to differ in these variables. Nevertheless, neither the mediating role of victimization experiences in the relationship between stress and mental health, nor the moderated role of sex have been explored. A sample of 826 adults, aged from 18 to 77 years old, completed a...
Social status is found to interfere with health outcomes after adverse life experiences. Evidence suggests the importance of subjective social status (SSS), above and beyond objective status. This study tests the moderating role of SSS in the association between victimization and mental health, considering the effect of distinct forms of victimization, clinical symptoms and psychological well-being. A sample of...
Os valores pessoais e o social connectedness contribuem para o desenvolvimento identitário. Através de um desenho quantitativo transversal e de uma amostra de 275 adultos emergentes, o presente estudo pretendeu analisar: a relação entre os valores pessoais coletivistas e individualistas, os dois ciclos de desenvolvimento da identidade (formação e avaliação do compromisso) e o social connectedness; se os valores...