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Tag Archives: mental health
4 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself to Grow as a Person
Posted in Personal Development, Psychology, Self-help, Success, Well-being
Tagged abilities, mental health
4 Ways to Develop Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Have you ever wondered whether you have a strong self-efficacy belief or not? Or perhaps you are curious about how people develop their self-efficacy beliefs? This post describes the theory of self-efficacy, the research surrounding it, and four ways in which people develop self-efficacy beliefs.
Are You In Control? Feelings of Personal Control Are Essential for Mental Health
Feeling out of control?
The belief that one can exert control over stressful events has long been known to help people cope with stress (Taylor, 2012). People like to have control over their lives, and people who have a sense of personal control seem to be better off than those who haven’t.
Posted in Mental Health, Self-esteem
Tagged evidence, happiness, mental health, personal control, self-control, self-efficacy, well-being
Gender Differences in the Experience of Emotions
A meta-analysis by Else-Quest and colleagues (2012) examined many of the stereotypes about men’s and women’s emotions. The stereotypes hold that women experience more guilt, shame, and embarrassment, and men typically experience more pride. But is that true? Continue reading
Posted in Personality Psychology
Tagged emotions, feelings, gender roles, mental health, psychopathology, self-esteem, socialization, stereotype
