John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta
A5018384842- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Community Health and Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
De La Salle University
2019-2025
St. Luke's Medical Center
2023-2024
Sunway University
2022-2023
La Salle University
2018
Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors associated with public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing stricter hygiene) endorsed policy closing bars restaurants) the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic (April-May 2020). Respondents who reported identifying...
The COVIDiSTRESS global survey collects data on early human responses to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic from 173 429 respondents in 48 countries. open science study was co-designed by an international consortium of researchers investigate how psychological differ across countries and cultures, this has impacted behaviour, coping trust government efforts slow spread virus. Starting March 2020, leveraged convenience unpaid online recruitment generate public data. objective present analysis is...
Abstract This N = 173,426 social science dataset was collected through the collaborative COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey – an open effort to improve understanding of human experiences 2020 COVID-19 pandemic between 30th March and May, 2020. The allows a cross-cultural study psychological behavioural responses Coronavirus associated government measures like cancellation public functions stay at home orders implemented in many countries. contains demographic background variables as well Asian...
The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of core facet the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance BAS-2 across large number nations remains limited. Here, we utilised Image in Nature (BINS) dataset – with data collected between 2020 and 2022 to assess 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, age groups. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that full scalar was upheld all groups, suggesting...
Precarious manhood beliefs portray manhood, relative to womanhood, as a social status that is hard earn, easy lose, and proven via public action. Here, we present cross-cultural data on brief measure of precarious (the Manhood Beliefs scale [PMB]) covaries meaningfully with other cross-culturally validated gender ideologies country-level indices equality human development. Using from university samples in 62 countries across 13 world regions ( N = 33,417), demonstrate: (1) the psychometric...
Objective This study aimed to 1) investigate the psychometric properties of Climate Change Anxiety Scale or CCAS (Clayton & Karazsia, 2020) and 2) examine mediating role climate change anxiety on link between experience behavioural engagement in mitigation Filipino youth.Method A total 452 adolescents responded survey (Mean Age = 19.18, SD .99).Results modified two-factor model displayed superior fit relative other three models tested. Confirmatory factor analysis Phase 1 yielded a stable...
COVID-19 has been a source of fear around the world.We asked whether measurement this is trustworthy and comparable across countries.In particular, we explored invariance cross-cultural replicability widely-used Fear scale (FCV-19S), testing community samples from 48 countries (N = 14,558).The findings indicate that FCV-19S somewhat problematic structure, yet one-factor solution replicable cultural contexts could be used in studies compare people who vary on gender educational level.The...
Abstract At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 became a global problem. Despite all efforts to emphasize relevance preventive measures, not everyone adhered them. Thus, learning more about characteristics determining attitudinal and behavioral responses pandemic is crucial improving future interventions. In this study, we applied machine on multi-national data collected by International Collaboration Social Moral Psychology (N = 51,404) test predictive efficacy constructs from social, moral,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all domains of human life, including the economic and social fabric societies. One central strategies for managing public health throughout been through persuasive messaging collective behaviour change. To help scholars better understand moral psychology behind behaviour, we present a dataset comprising 51,404 individuals from 69 countries. This was collected International Collaboration on Social & Moral Psychology project (ICSMP COVID-19). science survey...
Abstract Men sometimes withdraw support for gender equality movements when their higher status is threatened. Here, we expand the focus of this phenomenon by examining it cross‐culturally, to test if both individual‐ and country‐level variables predict men's collective action intentions equality. We tested a model in which zero‐sum beliefs about reduced via an increase hostile sexism. Because may threaten status, also examined whether path from was stronger countries Multilevel modeling on...
This initiative examined systematically the extent to which a large set of archival research findings generalizes across contexts. We repeated key analyses for 29 original strategic management effects in same context (direct reproduction) as well 52 novel time periods and geographies; 45% reproductions returned results matching reports together with 55% tests different spans years 40% geographies. Some were associated multiple new tests. Reproducibility was best predictor...
Literature on the cultural psychological aspect of mental health suggests that antecedents in individualistic cultures, or societies prioritize independence, autonomy, and personal uniqueness do not always apply collectivistic interdependence, social connection, interpersonal harmony, norms. The aim present study was to determine mechanisms underlying impact self-stigma depression anxiety a culture such as Philippines. Specifically, this sought examine: (1) mediating role self-criticism...
Objective The study examined the role of fear COVID-19 and financial difficulties in family on positive (flourishing satisfaction with life) negative (depression, anxiety, stress) dimensions mental health among a Filipino university student sample during crisis.
The present study examined the socio-ecological factors that influenced psychological distress (combined index of depression and anxiety symptoms) among Filipino adults during COVID-19 crisis. involved 401 adult participants currently residing in Philippines. Data were collected using a self-reported online questionnaire administered to participants. Findings revealed one individual level factor, such as resilience, two family factors, safety at home being parent, negatively distress. On...
Social role theory posits that binary gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger less egalitarian countries, reflecting these countries’ more pronounced sex-based power divisions. Conversely, evolutionary self-construal theorists suggest the greater autonomy support flexible self-construction processes present countries. Using data from 62 countries ( N = 28,640), we examine agentic communal self-views as a function of country-level objective equality (the Global Gender Gap Index)...
Abstract As people age, they tend to spend more time indoors, and the colours in their surroundings may significantly impact mood overall well‐being. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence provide informed guidance on colour choices, irrespective age group. To work towards we investigated whether associations between emotions observed younger individuals also apply older adults. We recruited 7393 participants, aged 16 88 years coming from 31 countries. Each participant associated 12...
Do leaders who build a sense of shared social identity in their teams thereby protect them from the adverse effects workplace stress? This is question that present paper explores by testing hypothesis leadership contributes to stronger team identification among employees and, through this, associated with reduced burnout. We tested this model unique datasets Global Identity Leadership Development (GILD) project participants all inhabited continents. compared two 2016/2017 (n = 5290; 20...
Abstract Anchored on the Ecological Systems Theory, this study aimed to determine how psychological distress operates as an underlying mechanism in impact of socio‐ecological factors quality life Filipino adults during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) crisis. A cross‐sectional online survey was conducted assess perceptions 401 (i.e., safety at home, trust public institutions, and financial difficulties), distress, early phase COVID‐19 community quarantine Philippines. Using latent...
The Philippines is the third‐largest contributor to plastic waste, which an urgent global problem that cannot be addressed without individual and collective behaviour changes. In two studies, present research examined antecedents of intention reduce use in Philippines. Using a cross‐sectional online survey, Study 1 ( N = 245) investigated influence attitudes, perceived behavioural control, types norms (descriptive prescriptive norms), gender, interaction effect between descriptive gender on...