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Untangling purpose: Examining the nuanced influence of personal meaning and beyond-the-self orientation on youth mental health in unprecedented times.

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Τίτλος: Untangling purpose: Examining the nuanced influence of personal meaning and beyond-the-self orientation on youth mental health in unprecedented times.
Συγγραφείς: Urban, Jennifer Brown, Cox, Milira, Linver, Miriam R., Alvis, Lauren, Bennett, Tara N., Zhang, Alysandra J., Postlewaite, Elyse L.
Πηγή: Journal of Positive Psychology; May2025, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p521-537, 17p
Θεματικοί όροι: Competency assessment (Law), Mental depression risk factors, Life, Risk assessment, Research funding, Questionnaires, Anxiety, Descriptive statistics, Thematic analysis, Research methodology, Conceptual structures, Social skills, Psychological stress, Comparative studies, Self-perception, COVID-19 pandemic, Adolescence, Children
Περίληψη: This modified sequential explanatory mixed methods study explores how the components of purpose (personal meaningfulness and a beyond-the-self orientation) impact youth mental health outcomes (depressive and anxiety symptoms) in the context of COVID-19. We hypothesized that youth with higher scores on the components of purpose (goal-directedness, personal meaningfulness, and beyond-the-self orientation) would be less likely to experience anxiety and depressive symptoms during COVID-19. We also explored in what ways youths' descriptions of their own prosocial behavior align with the relation between purpose and mental health. Data are from two waves of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Building Evidence in Scouting Together study. Quantitative data are from 4,896 youth and a subsample of 94 youth completed qualitative personal communication Results indicate the personal meaning component of purpose is protective against depressive and anxiety symptoms. However, the beyond-the-self orientation of purpose is associated with higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. In addition, differences were found between youth who reported higher and lower levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms, and personal meaning and a beyond-the-self orientation for the following themes: 1) Empathy for others, 2) Desire to change the situation, 3) Solutions to change the situation, 4) Helping at home, 5) Following health advice, and 6) Scouting-specific examples. Taken together, this study provides useful insights into how each component of purpose can uniquely promote or provide a buffer for depression and anxiety among youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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