The prospective effect of purpose in life on gambling disorder and psychological flourishing among university students

Zhang, Meng Xuan; Yang, Hai Li; Tong, Kwok Kit; Wu, Anise M. S.

doi:10.1556/2006.2020.00046

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“…These findings are consistent with those in other studies that show that the high meaning of PP is linked to a lower consumption of alcohol [23,[31][32][33] and marijuana [24]. Indirect evidence of this is also provided by recent studies that suggest that meaning or purpose in life acts as a protective factor against a variety of behavioral additions such as Internet addiction [70] or gambling disorders [71,72].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Personal Projects’ Appraisals and Compulsive Buying among University Students: Evidence from Galicia, Spain

Otero-López¹,

Santiago²,

Castro³

2021

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The appraisal of goal-related constructs, generally, and of personal projects (PP) in particular, is one of the most solid research paths with regard to subjective well-being and health. In the last few years, the appraisal of PP has been linked to such problems as excessive alcohol and marijuana use, but no study has been conducted in the field of compulsive buying (CB). In this study, using Little’s personal-projects-analysis (PPA) methodology, the differences in university students were analyzed in both broad domains (meaning, structure, community, efficacy, and stress) and specific appraisal dimensions in groups with low (n = 293), moderate (n = 191), and high (n = 41) compulsive-buying propensities. The results confirm that the high-propensity group presented the highest significant levels in the domain of stress and the lowest in efficacy, meaning, and structure. As to appraisal dimensions, the group with a high propensity to CB attained statistically lower appraisals in the dimensions of importance, enjoyment, self-identity, absorption, control, time adequacy, progress, and outcome of their projects; the appraisal of the level of stress, difficulty, and conflict increased as the level of involvement in CB increased. These findings have major implications for the design of prevention and intervention programs for this behavioral problem.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Personal Projects’ Appraisals and Compulsive Buying among University Students: Evidence from Galicia, Spain

Otero-López¹,

Santiago²,

Castro³

2021

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“…14 In China, suicide is the leading cause of death for young people, 15,16 and previous studies have suggested that positive psychological factors, such as hope, purpose of life, flourishing and belief in change, are factors that protect against self-harm and suicidal behaviour among university students. 17,18 Conversely, mental health symptoms are closely related to social withdrawal, self-harm and suicidal behaviours. 19 Furthermore, prolonged social withdrawal among young people is increasing in China.…”

Section: Mental Well-being Of University Students In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating prolonged social withdrawal behaviour as a risk factor for self-harm and suicidal behaviours

2021

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Background Self-harm and suicidal behaviour are recognised as public health concerns. Prolonged social withdrawal behaviour, or hikikomori, is reported as a risk factor for suicidal behaviour. Aims To examine the occurrence and additional risk of prolonged social withdrawal behaviour on self-harm and suicidal behaviour among Chinese university students. Method A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with three universities in southern China. A two-stage random sampling was adopted for recruitment, with students in different years of study, in different departments of each participating university. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses were conducted to investigate the sociodemographic and psychological correlates of self-harm and suicidal behaviours among male and female participants with hikikomori status. Results Of the students who completed the online survey, 1735 (72.23%) were included in the analysis; 11.5% (n = 200) reported self-harm behaviour and 11.8% (n = 204) reported suicidal behaviours in the past 12 months. Men showed a higher prevalence rate of self-harm than women (14.7% v. 10.8%, P = 0.048), but a similar rate of suicidal behaviours (11.9% v. 11.3%, P = 0.78). The overall prevalence rate of social withdrawal behaviour was 3.2% (7.0% for men and 2.3% for women, P < 0.001). Prolonged social withdrawal behaviour status was significantly associated with self-harm (odds ratio 2.00, 95% CI 1.22–3.29) and suicidal behaviour (odds ratio 2.35, 95% CI 1.45–3.81). However, the associations became statistically insignificant after adjustment for psychological factors in the final models in the logistic regression analyses. Conclusions Prolonged social withdrawal behaviour appears to be associated with self-harm and suicidal behaviour, but psychological factors have stronger links with suicidality.

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“…Searching for meaning in life is positively related to addictive behaviors, but finding meaning and purpose in life is important factor for recovery of addicted individuals. For example, difficulties with finding meaning and purpose in life are related to alcohol and drug abuse (Crumbaugh and Maholick 1964;Harlow et al 1986;Newcomb and Harlow 1986;Nicholson et al 1994), sedative use (Koushede and Holstein 2009), smartphone addiction (Çevik et al 2020), and gambling (Zhang et al 2020). However, finding meaning and purpose in life is an important factor in the process of recovery from alcoholism (Gutierrez 2019;Lyons et al 2011;Krentzman et al 2017), as the core of spiritual transformation is based on the social learning that has taken place among AA participants (Lyons et al 2010).…”

Section: Indirect Relationship Between Spirituality and Wellbeing Through Meaning In Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Indirect Relationship between Alcoholics Anonymous Spirituality and Their Hopelessness: The Role of Meaning in Life, Hope, and Abstinence Duration

Wnuk

2021

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Spiritual growth is a significant factor in Alcoholics Anonymous treatment process. In the literature, there is an observable lack of research regarding spiritual mechanisms of recovery in alcohol addicted individuals who are participants of self-help groups. The study purpose was to examine the potential mechanisms indirectly influencing participants of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and to determine the effects of spiritual experiences on their feelings of hopelessness through finding meaning in life, improving hope, and longer abstinence duration. The study was conducted using a cross-sectional design. Participants were AA meeting attenders from Poland. According to the obtained results, the relationship between spiritual experiences and feelings of hopelessness was indirect through meaning in life, hope, and abstinence duration. Additionally, the moderated mediation effect was positively verified. Meaning in life moderated the relationship between hope and feelings of hopelessness. In a group of AA participants with less-than-average and average levels of meaning in life, hope protected against feelings of hopelessness. Among AA participants with higher-than-average meaning in life, hope was not related to their depression symptoms. The spiritual mechanisms, which led to reduced feelings of hopelessness among AA participants, and the role of meaning in life, hope, and duration of abstinence were confirmed.

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The prospective effect of purpose in life on gambling disorder and psychological flourishing among university students

Cited by 21 publications

References 90 publications

Personal Projects’ Appraisals and Compulsive Buying among University Students: Evidence from Galicia, Spain

Personal Projects’ Appraisals and Compulsive Buying among University Students: Evidence from Galicia, Spain

Investigating prolonged social withdrawal behaviour as a risk factor for self-harm and suicidal behaviours

Indirect Relationship between Alcoholics Anonymous Spirituality and Their Hopelessness: The Role of Meaning in Life, Hope, and Abstinence Duration

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