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This study surveyed 426 Filipino adults online during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic to see if perceived stress helps explain links between social support and mental health. Using standard questionnaires, the researchers found that lower perceived stress was linked to more positive feelings and less anxiety and depression when…
This commentary argues that “emotional well-being” is only one part of broader mental well-being, and that the definition proposed by Park et al. (2022) — focusing on how positive someone feels about life — is too narrow. The authors suggest emotional well-being should also cover emotion regulation and whether emotions…
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a therapy that teaches people to accept hard thoughts and feelings and to act in line with their values. This review reports that many studies, including randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses, find ACT can improve parts of psychological well-being such as emotional regulation, life…
