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The Hidden Struggles of Leadership: Mental Health Challenges in Educational & Corporate Roles

The leader position is often vied for because of the image it portrays: of ultimate power, position, and prestige that comes with it (Korman et al., 2021). They are increasingly romanticised as the highest achievement one can have (Meindl et

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The Role of Vocational Counselling in Empowering Persons with Disabilities

Vocational counselling is a professional type of advice whose objective is to guide individuals, specifically the disabled people with disabilities, through the complex web of career growth and job acquisition. Vocational counselling is a set of multiple-purpose services whose objectives

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Stereotypes on Screen: How Media Shapes Perceptions of Communities

The world on screen is known for its glitz, glamour and fame. With its capacity to influence the impressionable minds of viewers across the globe, it also carries the burden of shaping perceptions, setting trends and reinforcing social norms. The

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Impact of Irregular Shift Patterns on Mental Health Care Workers’ Well-Being

Mental health treatment is a particularly demanding discipline that demands around-the-clock availability of services. Patients with acute psychiatric symptoms, suicidal ideation, or behavioural emergencies cannot be kept waiting; they require services at all times. To provide them with such uniform

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Effective Bullying Interventions in Schools 

As a teacher, have you noticed students consistently excluding one particular student, whether in group activities, lunch, or playtime? Have you heard hurtful name-calling or mocking laughter echoed in a school hallway? Have you noticed a student who sits alone

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The Hidden Cost of Academic Competition: How Scores and Rankings Affect Student Mental Health 

Consider a student, slouched over stacks of textbooks late at night, their bloodshot eyes, their mind spinning. The pressure of a looming examination, a coveted ranking, presses down, overwhelming all else in their life. It is no singular occurrence; it

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Unequal Emotional Labour in Partnerships: Causes, Gender Dynamics & Solutions

Imbalances in emotional and mental labour frequently lead to unbalanced partnership dynamics. Emotional labour, a concept first explicitly defined by Arlie Russell Hochschild, is the management of one’s own emotions and the often-invisible workload of replying to others’ emotional needs.

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Educational Inequalities in Biological Ageing Among U.S. Adults: Evidence from NHANES, 1988–2018

Over the years, several studies have found a link between education levels and health outcomes. In the United States, these educational health inequalities seem to have grown since the 1990s, despite an increase in public health concern and research. This

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Hormone Therapy and Mental Health: How HRT Transforms Emotional Well-Being in Trans Men and Women

Hormone therapy is one of the most crucial tools in transgender healthcare. Apart from being a key contributor to changing physical characteristics, it also brings emotional and psychological relief. Hormone treatments have been linked to findings that show reduced anxiety,

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Influence of Environmental Sensitivity on Mental Health

The trait of environmental sensitivity is characterised by an increased sensitivity to different physical, emotional, and social stimuli, such as bright lights and other people’s moods. People with this trait thus also have a deeper cognitive processing of these sensory stimulations. One of