The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adults
Background: Protecting mental health is a public health priority. Social marketing campaigns can encourage uptake of healthful behaviours. The Act Belong Commit® mental health promotion campaign encourages participation in mentally protective behaviours. Objective: To examine the relationship betwee...
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| author | Christina Mary Pollard Rosa Alati David Lawrence Meg Clary Andrew Walton Jennifer Dunne Sharyn Burns Lynne Millar |
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| description | Background: Protecting mental health is a public health priority. Social marketing campaigns can encourage uptake of healthful behaviours. The Act Belong Commit® mental health promotion campaign encourages participation in mentally protective behaviours. Objective: To examine the relationship between mentally protective behaviours and mental well-being among West Australian adults exposed to the Act Belong Commit® campaign. Methods: Cross-sectional telephone interviews conducted in Western Australia September–October 2020 with 603 adults aged 18+ years. Campaign awareness and participation in 15 behaviours that contribute to social connectedness and meaningfulness were measured. Mental health outcomes were the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and Kessler 6 (K6). Results: Mean WEMWBS score was 52.6 (SD 8.9), 93 % reported no psychological distress (K6), and 86 % were aware of the campaign. People who chatted with others 1–6 times/week had WEMWBS score increased by 5.8 compared with those who did so less than weekly, while those who chatted daily had WEMWBS score increased by 10.0 points. Spending time in nature 1–6 times/week had 2.99 increased WEMWBS score, while daily had 5.08 higher score than less than weekly. WEMWBS score increased with meetups with friends, visiting family, physical activity, spirituality practice, thinking/concentrating activity, helping someone and large religious influence. Age and saving ability independently predicted well-being. Conclusions: Participation in mental health protective behaviours were associated with higher mental well-being. These behaviours will be further promoted to increase the success of the Act Belong Commit®) campaign. This study shows that the promotion of low-cost, evidence-based protective behaviours is important for population mental well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b807f5ba29b04da3aefa920149d60a1a2025-08-20T02:33:51ZengElsevierSSM - Mental Health2666-56032025-06-01710044110.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100441The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adultsChristina Mary Pollard0Rosa Alati1David Lawrence2Meg Clary3Andrew Walton4Jennifer Dunne5Sharyn Burns6Lynne Millar7School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia; enAble Institute, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia; Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, Australia; Corresponding author. School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia.School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia; Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, AustraliaSchool of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia; enAble Institute, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia; enAble Institute, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia; Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, AustraliaSchool of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street Bentley, 6815, Western Australia, Australia; Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia; Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children's Hospital, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, AustraliaBackground: Protecting mental health is a public health priority. Social marketing campaigns can encourage uptake of healthful behaviours. The Act Belong Commit® mental health promotion campaign encourages participation in mentally protective behaviours. Objective: To examine the relationship between mentally protective behaviours and mental well-being among West Australian adults exposed to the Act Belong Commit® campaign. Methods: Cross-sectional telephone interviews conducted in Western Australia September–October 2020 with 603 adults aged 18+ years. Campaign awareness and participation in 15 behaviours that contribute to social connectedness and meaningfulness were measured. Mental health outcomes were the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and Kessler 6 (K6). Results: Mean WEMWBS score was 52.6 (SD 8.9), 93 % reported no psychological distress (K6), and 86 % were aware of the campaign. People who chatted with others 1–6 times/week had WEMWBS score increased by 5.8 compared with those who did so less than weekly, while those who chatted daily had WEMWBS score increased by 10.0 points. Spending time in nature 1–6 times/week had 2.99 increased WEMWBS score, while daily had 5.08 higher score than less than weekly. WEMWBS score increased with meetups with friends, visiting family, physical activity, spirituality practice, thinking/concentrating activity, helping someone and large religious influence. Age and saving ability independently predicted well-being. Conclusions: Participation in mental health protective behaviours were associated with higher mental well-being. These behaviours will be further promoted to increase the success of the Act Belong Commit®) campaign. This study shows that the promotion of low-cost, evidence-based protective behaviours is important for population mental well-being.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560325000532Mental well-beingMental healthProtective behavioursMental health promotionSocial connectedness |
| spellingShingle | Christina Mary Pollard Rosa Alati David Lawrence Meg Clary Andrew Walton Jennifer Dunne Sharyn Burns Lynne Millar The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adults SSM - Mental Health Mental well-being Mental health Protective behaviours Mental health promotion Social connectedness |
| title | The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adults |
| title_full | The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adults |
| title_fullStr | The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adults |
| title_short | The association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well-being: cross sectional survey among Western Australian adults |
| title_sort | association between participation in mental health protective behaviours and mental well being cross sectional survey among western australian adults |
| topic | Mental well-being Mental health Protective behaviours Mental health promotion Social connectedness |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560325000532 |
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