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Investigating to what extent Empowerment relates to Psychopathological Symptoms in Young Adults
Vliet, A.A. van (2023) Investigating to what extent Empowerment relates to Psychopathological Symptoms in Young Adults.
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| Abstract: | Empowered people make better decisions, depend less on medical services, and use available resources for their mental health better. Passive involvement in care, however, may reflect the emotional state and general well-being in the case of young adults. Therefore, this study’s aim is to find out how psychopathological symptoms might be related to the level of empowerment in young adults. Furthermore, the aim is to find out if higher levels of well-being are associated with higher levels of empowerment. The study consisted of two questionnaires measuring mental health symptoms via the IDAS-II and empowerment with the implementation of the PAM-MH. It was found that general depression and dysphoria were significantly associated with lower empowerment scores and well-being was found to be statistically significant and positively associated with empowerment. The results revealed new insights into the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and empowerment. It was found that especially depressive people had trouble taking care of their mental health. Furthermore, well-being was found to show a positive relationship. Therefore, raising the well-being of students may be an effective method for raising the level of empowerment, and ultimately raising the standard of care. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/96779 |
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