Feeling Loved: A Novel Brief Self-Report Health Measure

Barrett, Bruce; Müller, Daniel; Hayer, Supriya; Ewers, Tola; Chase, Joe C.; Barnet, Jodi H.; Brown, Roger

doi:10.1016/j.explore.2018.07.005

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“…Apart from the classical factors that determine health, social support has been described to have relevant influence on health and mortality [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Moreover, receiving affection can represent a determining factor for good self-perceived health [ 19 ], while the lack of social support can be very relevant in some population groups, like the elderly [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality

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Pérez-Farinós

Bazán

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Self-perceived health has been used as a good estimator of health status and receiving affection can be a determining factor for good self-perceived health. The aim of the present study was to assess whether lack of social support (measured through Duke scale, which ranges from 11 to 55) was associated with poorer health status measured as self-perceived health, and whether that association was different between women and men. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey. A descriptive study was performed, and logistic regression models were applied using self-perceived health as a dependent variable. Mean Duke score was 47.6 for men and 47.9 for women (p = 0.016). Moreover, 36.3% of women and 27.6% of men reported poor self-perceived health (p < 0.001). The multivariate analysis revealed that lower scores in Duke-UNC social support scale were associated with poorer health status. That association was higher in women than in men. Poor self-perceived health was also associated with low level of education and obesity, especially among women. There was gender inequality as regards health status associated with lack of social support. These results can help design prevention strategies to improve health.

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Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality

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Bazán

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“…In the study of adolescent development, research on “being known” has focused on the school context, for instance, being known by teachers and feeling a sense of connectedness and belonging to school (Nakkula, 2008 ; Stafford-Brizard, 2016 ; Wallace et al, 2012 ). In turn, in regard to youth being loved, Barrett et al ( 2019 ) noted that, despite the importance and role of love in contributing to positive development across the life span, there remained the need for a measure of “feeling loved;” as such, Barrett et al created a short self-report “feeling loved” measure that assessed both self-love and feeling loved. The Tirrell et al ( 2020 ) measure of the “Big Three” features of effective youth programs included a scale of perceived program safety, as well as an adult mentorship component specific to adults working in youth programs.…”

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Measuring Youth Perceptions of Being Known and Loved and Positive Youth Development: Cross-National Findings from Rwanda and El Salvador

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Kibbedi³

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Child Youth Care Forum

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Background Dynamic, relational developmental systems-based models of development emphasize that developmentally-nurturant youth-adult relationships elicit in youth perceptions of being known and loved. Although such perceptions are foundations of positive youth development (PYD), such measures do not exist. Objective We sought to create a theoretically-predicated measure of youth perceptions of being known and loved by capitalizing on data sets in two countries (Rwanda and El Salvador) wherein a multi-national study of PYD was being conducted by Compassion International (CI). Method With Rwanda data ( n = 1,204, M age = 11.84, 50% CI-supported), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses enabled refining the measure for robustness and parsimony. Measures of intentional self-regulation, hopeful future expectations, transcendence, and contribution were used for validation of the known and loved measure within the nomological net of constructs proposed in the Lerner and Lerner PYD model. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the use of the model within the El Salvador data set ( n = 1,205, M age = 13.03, 51% CI-supported). Results Robust psychometric properties were established in both national settings. Measurement invariance was found across age, gender, urban–rural location, CI-enrollment status, and nations, and involved both mean differences and correlations among latent factors. Conclusions The results provide evidence for a theory-predicated measure of youth perceptions of being known and loved and that scores for this construct covary within a nomological net specified in the Lerner and Lerner model of PYD. These findings serve international development organizations seeking theory-predicated measures for use in evaluating PYD programs in low- and middle-income countries. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10566-022-09725-6.

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“…Feeling loved by others and by oneself was assessed by the Feeling Loved Questionnaire (Barrett et al, 2019). The two dimensions consisted of a Yes/No question (i.e., each "yes" answer was scored with 100 and each "no" answer with 0) and an item consisting of a visual analogue scale with the anchors 0 (not at all) and 100 (very, very much).…”

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The Effects of a Tailored Mindfulness-Based Program on the Positive Mental Health of Resident Physicians—a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Objectives Medical residency is a challenging phase that puts the mental health of resident physicians at risk. This study explores the effects of a tailored mindfulness-based program on the positive mental health of resident physicians. Methods We conducted a longitudinal randomized controlled trial with an active control group. The intervention group took part in an 8-week mindfulness-based program (MBP) that included a course book and was followed by a 4-month maintenance phase. The control group only received the course book for self-study. Participants were assessed at 0, 2, 6, and 12 months. Assessments included self-report measures (positive affect, life-satisfaction, self-compassion, flourishing, self-esteem, feeling loved, self-attributed mindfulness, time perception, “Muße” (i.e., feeling at ease and free of pressure), thriving at work, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, self-esteem), as well as Goal Attainment Scaling. Results A total of 147 resident physicians were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group. In linear mixed models, we found small to medium effects for the interaction of time × group across various time points for self-compassion, flourishing, mindfulness, Muße, thriving at work, and indirect negative affect with effect sizes ranging between d = 0.25 and 0.88. Goal Attainment Scaling revealed a greater goal attainment in the intervention group compared to the control group (d = 1.50). Conclusions We conclude that a tailored MBP may improve certain aspects of resident physicians’ positive mental health. Trial Registration DRKS00014015 05/24/2018.

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Feeling Loved: A Novel Brief Self-Report Health Measure

Cited by 9 publications

References 79 publications

Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality

Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality

Measuring Youth Perceptions of Being Known and Loved and Positive Youth Development: Cross-National Findings from Rwanda and El Salvador

The Effects of a Tailored Mindfulness-Based Program on the Positive Mental Health of Resident Physicians—a Randomized Controlled Trial

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