2023
All Positive Constructs are Not Equal: Positive Affect, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction in Relation to Alcohol and Mental Health Outcomes
Schick M, Trinh C, Todi A, Spillane N. All Positive Constructs are Not Equal: Positive Affect, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction in Relation to Alcohol and Mental Health Outcomes. International Journal Of Applied Positive Psychology 2023, 8: 467-484. DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00103-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health outcomesPositive affectLife satisfactionOnline battery of self-report measuresBattery of self-report measuresAssociated with coping motivesAssociated with anxiety symptomsPositive constructsAssociated with depressive symptomsPositive psychological constructsSelf-report measuresHealth outcomesAssociated with alcoholConfirmatory factor analysisConformity motivesOnline batteryAnxiety symptomsFactor structureDepressive symptomsPsychological constructsSubjective happinessAlcohol useAffectFactor analysisUndergraduate students
2022
Positive Psychological Characteristics and Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents
Schick M, Spillane N, Breines J, Kahler C. Positive Psychological Characteristics and Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse 2022, 57: 1196-1206. PMID: 35481417, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2069266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive psychological characteristicsSubstance usePsychological characteristicsSelf-compassionAssociated with decreased oddsSubstance use preventionSubjective happinessLife satisfactionCommunity-based participatory research projectHarms related to substance useAssociated with lifetimeFirst Nation adolescentsConceptualization of healthCurrent cigarette smokingParticipatory research projectOdds of lifetimePaper-and-pencil surveyStrengths-based approachCurrent marijuana useNon-Indigenous adolescentsOdds of substance useLifetime usePositive characteristicsNation adolescentsWestern conceptualizations