Feeling important, feeling well. The association between mattering and well-being: A meta-analysis study

M Paradisi, C Matera, A Nerini - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2024 - Springer
Perception of mattering, the feeling of being important to others (Rosenberg & McCullogh in
Community Ment Health J 2: 163–182, 1981), is receiving increasing attention as a factor …

Assessing multidimensional mattering: Development and exploratory validation of the Mattering in Domains of Life Scale (MIDLS)

MP Scarpa, C Zopluoglu… - Journal of community …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mattering, defined as feeling valued and adding value, is a basic psychological need with
significant explanatory power. Although several specific measures have been introduced to …

Mattering, substance use, and addictive behaviors: review, analysis, and implications for treatment and prevention

GL Flett, S Casale, A Stoakes, T Nepon… - Journal of Ethnicity in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the current article, we examine mattering to others as a relational resource and discuss
how feelings of not mattering are uniquely implicated in addiction and substance use. We …

Examining contextual and relational factors influencing perceptions of societal and interpersonal mattering among rural youth

CJ Schmidt, SA Stoddard, JE Heinze… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers have shown that interpersonal and societal mattering have important
implications for adolescent development. Yet, few researchers have focused on what …

[PDF][PDF] Anxiety and depression among university students during the lockdown: their protective and risk factors

KD Prihadi, SY Wan, VYY Lee… - International Journal of …, 2022 - academia.edu
Anxiety and depression among university students were reported to be increased during the
outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Various studies indicated that the …

Assessing perception of mattering in a cross-cultural university context: validity and reliability of the Italian and Hungarian versions of the University Mattering Scale …

C Matera, ZK Papp, M Paradisi, C Pieri… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The present study aimed to gather evidence on the validity and reliability of the Italian and
Hungarian versions of the University Mattering Scale (UM-S). This 10-item scale assesses …

Unleashing compassionate care: canine-assisted intervention as a promising harm reduction approach to prisonization in Canada and its relevance to forensic …

M Gibson, CA Dell, D Chalmers, G Rath… - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, there has been a global advancement in the offering of canine-assisted
interventions (CAI) in prisons. However, these programs have focused primarily on the …

Romani girls matter: developing a participatory action research protocol for reproductive justice

B Soto-Ponce, M Garcia-Ramirez, L Jiménez - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite the last few decades' advances towards social and gender justice, reproductive
decisions are still a source of oppression for many European Romani women and girls. This …

Grit among college students: social or personal?

BTE Wong, KD Prihadi, AI Ashok… - … of Education and …, 2025 - edulearn.intelektual.org
Grit, the personal characteristic of perseverance and passion for long-term goals, plays a
vital role in college students' success and well-being. This study aimed to investigate the …

[PDF][PDF] Students' societal mattering as a protective factor against depression and suicidal thoughts

SY Wan, KD Prihadi, P Satrio - International Journal of Public Health …, 2022 - academia.edu
Suicide ideation or suicidal thought has been reported to be one of the major mental
wellbeing issues among university students following the increase of the depressive …