Beliefs in social inclusion: Invariance in associations among hope, dysfunctional attitudes, and social inclusion across adolescence and young adulthood

Abstract

Social disability in youth is an important precursor of long-term social and mental health problems. Social inclusion is a key policy driver and fits well within a new paradigm of health and well-being rather than illness-oriented services, yet little is known about social inclusion and its facilitators for "healthy" young people. We present a novel exploratory structural analysis of social inclusion using measures from 387 14- to 36-year-olds. Our model represents social inclusion as comprising social activity and community belonging, with both domains predicted by hopeful and dysfunctional self-beliefs but hopefulness more uniquely predicting social inclusion in adolescence. We conclude that social inclusion can be modeled for meaningful comparison across spectra of development, mental health, and functioning.

People and places: social and physical aspects of life experienced by persons with disability after their relocation to community

“…Socialinė įtrauktis siejama su didesne visų visuomenės narių psichologine ir fiziologine sveikata bei gerove, tačiau tyrimai dažniausiai sutelkia dėmesį į pažeidžiamų grupių socialinę atskirtį (Begen ir Turner-Cobb, 2014;Berry ir Greenwood, 2017). Taip yra todėl, kad didelė asmenų, turinčių psichikos ir proto negalią, gyvenimo dalis dažnai yra įsišaknijusi mikrosistemoje -šeimoje arba globos įstaigoje, kuri padaro juos labai pažeidžiamus, ypač jei perėjimas prie savarankiškesnio gyvenimo vyksta be tinkamo pa(si)rengimo.…”

A Systematic Review and Lived-Experience Panel Analysis of Hopefulness in Youth Depression Treatment

“…Evidence of the role of hopefulness within mental health interventions remains limited, especially in youth (Gallagher et al, 2020 ). Hopefulness may be especially important in adolescence (Berry & Greenwood, 2017 ); a key time for developing sense of self and future aspirations (Oyserman, 2001 ) but also of mental health vulnerability (Kessler et al, 2007 ). Existing interventions in youth depression, both specific psychotherapies and general standard mental health care, seemingly have only modest effects (Eckshtain et al, 2020 ); producing unreliable or no symptom improvement for at least 50% of youth (Bear et al, 2019 ) and often not improving social recovery, especially for youth with marked social and occupational withdrawal (Fowler et al, 2010 ).…”

“…Hopefulness is additionally neurologically distinct from hopelessness and the two can co-exist (Jevne, 2005 ; Nunn, 1996 ). Hopefulness robustly predicts psychological, social and occupational wellbeing and reduced mental health symptoms for students (Griggs, 2017 ), adolescents (Esteves et al, 2013 ), and adolescents with chronic illnesses (Griggs & Walker, 2016 ), with seemingly more predictive validity than negative self-beliefs (Berry & Greenwood, 2017 ). Hopefulness is positively future-oriented and resilience-building.…”

Determinants of Positive Mental Health in Adolescents–A Cross-Sectional Study on Relationships between Positive Mental Health, Self-Esteem, Character Strengths and Social Inclusion

“…Social inclusion is a well-recognized determinant of health and especially of mental well-being [24] and it fits well in the arising paradigm of well-being beyond just lack of illness [25]. Social inclusion constitutes from interpersonal relations, community participation as well as sense of being able to influence on one's own life course and social environment.…”