Research has proposed that there is a positive correlation between attachment style and resilience through a mediation of self-efficacy and self-care. This study sought to investigate the...Show moreResearch has proposed that there is a positive correlation between attachment style and resilience through a mediation of self-efficacy and self-care. This study sought to investigate the relationship between attachment style and resilience in specifically the sexual minority population. As sexual minority individuals tend to experience more hardship and be more insecurely attached, this relationship may be different in this population, thereby making it worthwhile to investigate whether this relationship is different from that in the general population. Taking a dimensional approach with attachment style, Model of Self, Model of Other, and resilience of non-heterosexual participants aged 18 and up (N = 239) were measured by means of a survey. It was hypothesized that more positive scores on Model of Self and Model of Other would be associated with higher resilience scores. From a multiple regression analysis, it was concluded that the model itself (p < .001), Model of Self (beta = .36, p < .001), Model of Other (beta = -.13, p = .024), and the interaction between the two (beta = .19, p = .001) were statistically significant. A positive relationship was found between Model of Self and resilience, whereas Model of Other and resilience produced a negative relationship. The relationship between Model of Self and resilience fits in with literature, although the negative relationship between Model of Other and resilience seemingly contradicts literature. This contradiction may be explained using self-efficacy and self-care. Further research on Model of Other and self-efficacy and self-care may elucidate this paradoxical relationship.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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After discussing the racial discrimination in the United States throughout history to provide historical and societal context, I turn my attention to the people central in this thesis, i.e. African...Show moreAfter discussing the racial discrimination in the United States throughout history to provide historical and societal context, I turn my attention to the people central in this thesis, i.e. African-American women. By highlighting the intersectional discrimination faced by black women, I have shown that their unique experiences offer additional and worthwhile information for understanding African-American experiences in general. After this, I turn my attention to the topic of resilience. By contrasting general African-American resilience and the unique features of African-American female resilience, I show again how female African-American experiences are important to consider when one wants to represent African-Americans. In this thesis, I stress the value of considering specific subgroups of a particular group of people to create more complete representations, because they offer information that would otherwise be ignored.Show less
The Japanese government responded to successive natural disasters by passing the 2013 disaster resilience law, which placed more responsibility on local governments to deal with natural disasters....Show moreThe Japanese government responded to successive natural disasters by passing the 2013 disaster resilience law, which placed more responsibility on local governments to deal with natural disasters. Although this law intended to improve and safeguard people’s well-being after natural disasters, it exacerbated it. This thesis examines two case studies, the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes and the 2020 Kyushu Floods, to examine the law’s effects. The case studies show that delegating to the local level leaves out essential aspects for feasible aims for effective disaster management to improve human-wellbeing. The governmental system remains rigid with neoliberal characteristics and omits the possibility of effective disaster response and recovery efforts. The current Japanese disaster management does not allow for innovation, quick decision-making, adequate funding and close cooperation for the short-term and long-term. As a result, the sociopolitical vulnerabilities become more apparent during disaster response exacerbating human-wellbeing. Japanese citizens have limited access to mental health services, remain in temporary housing for extended periods, and have reconstruction issues. Local communities struggle with a future without prospects.Show less
Sexual minorities (SM) are at higher risk for various adverse health outcomes. The minority stress model identified possible variables that lead to mental distress in the sexual minority population...Show moreSexual minorities (SM) are at higher risk for various adverse health outcomes. The minority stress model identified possible variables that lead to mental distress in the sexual minority population. Various positive aspects on the contrary like resilience and mental flexibility might support SM’s psychological wellbeing. Within the framework of relational cultural theory, which states that striving for beneficial interpersonal connection is essential for growth and wellbeing, these variables might have a potential influence in reshaping SM’s relationships to others and thus, amending overall wellbeing. The aim of this study was to observe the effects and its interaction of resilience and psychological flexibility on wellbeing in order to potentially substantiate the consequences it might have on social aspects of SMI. It was hypothesized that resilience would exert a significant positive effect on wellbeing and further, a positive partial or full mediation through mental flexibility would be observed in this study. A secondary data analysis from 345 participants and three questionnaires was conducted: the Brief Resilience Scale, the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short- Form . A regression- and mediation analysis was conducted. The results demonstrated a significant total effect of resilience on wellbeing. Resilience significantly predicted wellbeing (β= .31, p< .001). An indirect effect and a partial mediation effect of psychological flexibility between resilience and wellbeing was furthermore observed. All results were in line with the hypotheses. The combined effects of resilience and mental flexibility on wellbeing in SMI were evident in this study which is in line with previous literature. Thus, they might be important mental components in dealing with adversity in SM as (consciously) ameliorating views into a constructive direction on relational situations and thus strengthening resilience through incremental social support might finally yield the desired benefits that SMI often still lack despite growing awareness of the general state of wellbeing.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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This article addresses the way LGBTQ+ athletes use sport as a tool for resilience. Preliminary research on resilience through sport focuses on sport as a pre-facilitated space, intentionally...Show moreThis article addresses the way LGBTQ+ athletes use sport as a tool for resilience. Preliminary research on resilience through sport focuses on sport as a pre-facilitated space, intentionally created for resilience building, rather than sport as a regular space but used by the athlete as an independent tool for resilience without interference by external organizations. This research explores the experiences of LGBTQ+ athletes in sport by conducting visual ethnographic research, keeping the social ecology theory in mind. This article reflects on how the process of fieldwork has changed the course of this research, and how audio-visual methods and making a film have led to these changes, thereby providing new insights regarding sport as a tool for resilience.Show less
Adults who have experienced trauma in their childhood risk having a wide range of mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, there may be protective factors...Show moreAdults who have experienced trauma in their childhood risk having a wide range of mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, there may be protective factors that could explain why not all victims develop psychopathology in adulthood. One of these potential factors is ‘psychological resilience’: a cognitive process that determines if an individual is able to bounce back from a negative experience through flexible adaptation. The current study aims to examine the relationship between childhood trauma and PTSD symptoms, along with the possible moderating impact of psychological resilience on this relationship. This was investigated with a cross-sectional design, by means of an online selfreport questionnaire performed by 26 Dutch women aged 25 to 62 years of whom most had experienced some type of trauma. The data was collected using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SR), the PTSD Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5) and the Resilience Evaluation Scale (RES). The results of a multiple regression analysis demonstrated that, as expected, women who experienced more childhood trauma showed an increased amount of PTSD symptoms (R² = .614, p ≤ .000), and that women with a higher level of resilience showed a lower amount of PTSD symptoms (R² = .74, p ≤ .000). However, resilience cannot be considered as a moderator of the relationship between childhood trauma and PTSD symptoms, as the interaction between childhood trauma and resilience was not significant (p = .179). Instead, the study did find that women who experienced more childhood trauma show lower levels of resilience (r = -.574, p = < .005). The current study recommends future studies to examine what exact role resilience has in the relationship between childhood trauma and PTSD symptoms. In addition, it emphasizes to boost resilience in victims of childhood trauma, because it may decrease the likelihood of developing PTSD symptoms in adulthood.Show less
Predictions for the twenty-first century stipulate that an increasing amount of people will be forced to migrate as extreme weather events become more intense and frequent due to climate change....Show morePredictions for the twenty-first century stipulate that an increasing amount of people will be forced to migrate as extreme weather events become more intense and frequent due to climate change. Despite the migratory effects of climate change already being an issue on the international agenda for numerous years, a significant amount of uncertainty on (predictions of) climate-induced migration remains. To determine whether the international policy pressure on the issue is currently acted upon, this study examines how the Dutch government frames climate-induced migration in its policies. Additionally, with several Dutch newspapers covering the issue over the last few years, the type(s) of discourse on climate-induced migration used in newspaper articles and, thereby, the influence of the media in shaping how an issue is addressed in the political arena are analysed. In order to place the findings of the Dutch policy analysis in a broader perspective, the framing of climate-induced migration in EU policy areas is investigated as well. Lastly, to provide a meaningful overall comparison, stories outlining the experiences and needs of climate migrants are analysed. The findings that result from the conducted critical discourse analysis are surprising. First, they show a lack of political influence of the media. Second, they show that both the Dutch government and the EU only acknowledge or act upon climate-induced migration to prevent the need for migration. While the climate migrant stories partly demonstrate that using migration as an adaptation strategy may be far from desirable, prevention is only the first stage of climate-induced migration. Hence, policy recommendations (to the Dutch government) to meaningfully address all stages of the growing issue are presented.Show less
