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 …

An introduction, review, and conceptual analysis of mattering as an essential construct and an essential way of life

GL Flett - Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
While the importance of having self-esteem is widely recognized and has been studied
extensively, another core component of the self-concept has been relatively neglected—a …

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 …

I just want to matter: Examining the role of anti-mattering in online suicide support communities using natural language processing

N Deas, R Kowalski, S Finnell, E Radovic… - Computers in human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Annually, tens of thousands of lives are affected by suicide, including those who die by
suicide, attempt non-fatal suicidal behaviors, and suffer from suicidal thoughts and ideation …

Interpersonally-based fears and problematic social networking site use: the moderating role of online social support

S Casale, M Akbari, S Bocci Benucci, M Seydavi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Within the Compensatory Internet Use Theory (CIUT) framework, online activities
may compensate for psychosocial problems. However, those who attempt to satisfy their …

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, medical mistrust, and mattering in ethnically diverse communities

D Charura, AP Hill, ME Etherson - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine continues to be lower in ethnically diverse
communities in the UK even though they are disproportionally affected by the negative …

The general mattering scale, the anti-mattering scale, and the fear of not mattering inventory: Psychometric properties and links with distress and hope among Chinese …

W Liu, JH Gamble, CH Cao, XL Liao… - Psychology research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Mattering is essential to university students' mental health. Feeling valued by others
or unimportant can affect their overall well-being. However, most measures for assessing …

Perfectionism, feelings of not mattering, and suicide ideation: An integrated test of the perfectionism social disconnection model and the existential model of …

ME Etherson, MM Smith, AP Hill… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) and the Existential Model of
Perfectionism and Depressive Symptoms (EMPDS) are promising models of perfectionism …

Mattering and anti-mattering in emotion regulation and life satisfaction: A mediational analysis of stress and distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Giangrasso, S Casale, G Fioravanti… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The current study focused primarily on the associations that feelings of not mattering have
with life satisfaction, stress, and distress among students trying to cope with the uncertain …

Totally all alone with my thoughts: Development, psychometric properties and correlates of the Loneliness Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire

AL Rose, JO Goldberg, GL Flett, T Nepon… - Psychology Research …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The current article introduces the Loneliness Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire
(LATQ) and describes research evaluating its psychometric properties and correlates …