sociocultural change and psychosocial wellbeing: a cross-cultural mixed methods study
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XXX International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa, July 22–27, 2012 Research addressing the influence of social change on the psychosocial wellbeing of individuals has been a major issue in psychological research, although under very heterogeneous methodological approaches and ideologies. The possibility of the development of a multidisciplinary field which could have multiple applications from clinical practice to public health management is hampered by the heterogeneity of social change itself as well as disciplinary approaches to its analysis. In spite of this heterogeneity, in the last years, the work of Pinquart, Silbereisen, Kim, Kopp, Almeida-Filho and many others, has opened new perspectives in this incipient field giving us the opportunity to design a large-scale research project. Bandura’s self-efficacy, Rotter’s locus of control and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems, amongst others, appear to be key concepts in the understanding of the relationship of social dynamics and individual wellbeing. Because the study will be international and cross-cultural in scope, we consider a mixed methods approach optimal as it is well suited to get at both the locally specific as well as internationally common variables. The aim of this research project is to generate preliminary cross-cultural data on which to build an international network of observatories on social change and psychosocial wellbeing. In this presentation, we will describe the objectives, hypothesis, methodology and preliminary results of this project. The idea is to not only present the project but also to have attendees interact and participate with us in the construction of the network.TRANSCRIPT
EIROA-OROSA, FJQURESHI, A
SOCIOCULTURAL CHANGE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING: A CROSS-CULTURAL MIXED METHODS STUDY
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Pioneer works
• Benjamin Rush• Fertility in American women during the US
War of Independence
• Pinell• Psychotic disorders during the French
revolution
• George Rosen • Madness in society: Chapters in the
historical sociology of mental illness (1968)
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Recent developements
• Almeida-Filho (1998)• Social Change and Mental Health in Latin America
• Pinquart & Silbereisen (2004)• Human development in times of social change: Theoretical
considerations and empirical works with East German adolescents
• Kopp (2004)• Psychosocial determinants of premature health
deterioration in a changing society: the case of Hungary• Kim & Ng (2008, 2010)
• Perception of Social Change and Social Identity in relation with Psychological Well-Being in Korea and Hong Kong
• Eiroa-Orosa (2012)• Systematic review cognitive mediators Central and Eastern
Europe
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What is psychosocial wellbeing?
• Emotional or psychological wellbeing• Psychopathology: incidence and prevalence of
psychiatric comorbidity, depression, anxiety, mental hospital admission rates, suicide…
• Subjective measures of wellbeing: self-rated physical health, enjoyment and interest in life, positive attitudes, self-steem…
• Psychosocial wellbeing• Broader construct that incorporates mediating
factors and contexts which includes social and emotional wellbeing
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What is sociocultural change?
• The term refers both to socio-political and cultural changes
• Both processes are interrelated• Social change
• Commonly used to refer to more rapid changes such as political or economic transformations
• Cultural change• Usually refers to the slower process of the
transformation of culturally defined and interpreted meanings.
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What mediates the relationship?
• Sense of mastery over life• Bandura’s (1977) self-efficacy• Rotter’s (1954) locus of control
• Framework• Lazarus & Folkman’s (1984) transactional
theory of stress and coping • Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) ecological
systems theory
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Subjectivity
• Kim (2008), Kim & Ng (2008, 2010)• subjective views of the pace and scope of
social changes mediate the relation
• Pinquart, Silbereisen, & Juang, 2004• ideological view of the changes impacts
on wellbeing is mediated by self-efficacy
POLITICAL
CHANGELA
BOR
REFORM
Situations activating
the search for resources
INEQUALITY
CHANGES IN THE MACROSYSTEM
CHANGES IN THE MICROSYSTEMS (FAMILY, INDIVIDUAL)
Cognitive evaluation: •Interpretation.•Ressources evaluation.•Management plan.
•Subjective assessment of political andsocioeconomic changes.
•Self-efficacy beliefs.
•Sociodemographic Variables (income, education, sex).
PERCEIVED CONTROL
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EXOSYSTEM, MESOSYSTEM
-Displacement of the locus of control + emission of unsuccesful behavioursHelplessness.-Construct constriction Loss of predictive capacity.
ILL-BEING
Failure
SUCCESS WELL-BEING
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Cultural trauma• Sztompka (2000, 2004)
• Clinical concept of trauma• Human collectivity faces a social change
• Culturally defined• Interpreted as sudden, radical, deep, imposed and
unexpected
• Eyerman (2001)• Formation of the African-american identity • Post-colonialist perspective
• Pfaff (1996)• Collective identity in German mobilizations
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1. Design and validation of an instrument
2. Implementation of a semi-structured survey (online and face to face)
3. Construction of an international network
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The instrument
• Psychosocial wellbeing and illbeing assessement
• A wide instrument• A step further• Flexibility• Mixed methods• Utility• Cross-culturality and social
transversality
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The network
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Join the network!
• Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona• Dr. Francisco Jose Eiroa-orosa
• [email protected]• Dr. Adil Qureshi
• Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Central University Of Venezuela, National University of Colombia, Argentine Team of Psychosocial Work and Research, Federal University of Bahia, Kwangwoon University, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centre for Social Research and Action, La Paz University Hospital, Community Action Group, University of Hamburg, Institute for Therapy Research, University of Amsterdam, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities…
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Highlights
• Despite recent developements, there is a lack of evidence about the relationship of sociocultural change and psychosocial wellbeing
• A network of practitioners and scholars is currently being created
• Joining is free of cost and gives the opportunity of participating in a large cross-cultural study
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