Special Issue "Global Health and Sustainable Development"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2023.

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Younis
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Guest Editor
Global Health Economic & Finance, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
Interests: health econmics & finance; aging; global health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This call for papers for a special issue is a global forum that focus at the cross-road of global health and sustainable development. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being across all walks of life is key to sustainable development. Currently, the world is challenged with one of the biggest public health crisis of the century—COVID-19 is not only causing human physical suffering but also destabilizing the global economy and causing widespread political upheavals. Therefore, any global health action plan needs to be based on development that meets the needs of the present without depleting planetary resources for use by future generation. We therefore welcome articles that address dialogues at the interface of global health and sustainable development. Articles related to areas of Health Economics & Finance, Aging, Covid-19, Health Equity, Digital Health/health Management Information and Global Health, Mental Health, Psycholgy, Substance Abuse or Addiction.

This issue is open, but not limited, to theoretical and empirical papers in Global Health Subject Coverage.

Suitable topics also include, but are not limited to:

  • Economic cost of mental health and/or addiction.
  • The economic, social cost of gambling addiction.
  • Refugees and mental health issues in relation to sustainable development.
  • Health insurance coverage for mental health.
  • Supply and demand for mental health professional.
  • Pharmaceutical cost for mental health drugs.
  • Mental health for Medicare and Medicaid population.
  • The use of E-health in the mental health/addiction arena.
  • Effect of medications, medical wastes and biologicals on environmental health.
  • COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases, and sustainability.
  • Articles in other area of public health discipline such as epidemiology, healthcare management in relation to sustainable development will be considered.

We welcome quality articles in the above areas from scholars from around the world.

Articles will be submitted for double blind peer review.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Younis
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • free-market, libertarian, and classical liberal ideas
  • aging global health
  • public health
  • health economics & finance
  • sustainable development

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The Impact of Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions on Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Loneliness
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9293; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169293 - 18 Aug 2021
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Loneliness and cognitive distortions have serious negative effects on life satisfaction and are seen as related to each other. However, what mediates in these relationships has not been adequately analyzed. This study aims to analyze the effect between cognitive distortions and life satisfaction [...] Read more.
Loneliness and cognitive distortions have serious negative effects on life satisfaction and are seen as related to each other. However, what mediates in these relationships has not been adequately analyzed. This study aims to analyze the effect between cognitive distortions and life satisfaction by asserting the mediating role of loneliness. For this purpose, we conducted a cross-sectional study with 978 people over the age of 20 from various parts of Turkey using a general screening model. Firstly, we analyzed the direct effect of interpersonal rejection, interpersonal misperception, and unrealistic relationship expectation, which are sub-dimensions of cognitive distortions, loneliness, and life satisfaction. Secondly, we analyzed the effects of independent, mediation, and interaction (Loneliness X age) variables on satisfaction with life. Thirdly, we applied direct regression analysis between independent, mediating, and dependent variables to conduct the mediation analysis of the study. Also, we examined age as a moderator between loneliness and life satisfaction. The results showed loneliness as an essential determinant between cognitive distortions and life satisfaction. Moreover, in the moderation analysis, we found some age-related differences between loneliness and life satisfaction. According to this, both loneliness and life satisfaction increased with increasing age. However, life satisfaction decreased as loneliness increased in young people. Being able to compensate for loneliness in the aging process is an essential psychological indicator. Although young people have more opportunities than older people, their ability to cope with negative situations such as loneliness is largely undeveloped. These results showed both psychological and sociological problems of loneliness. Therefore, the results can be useful for the prevention of loneliness and the development of intervention programs. Full article
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Mediating Role of Satisfaction with Life in the Effect of Self-Esteem and Education on Social Media Addiction in Turkey
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9097; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169097 - 13 Aug 2021
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The increasing use of social media due to various individual and social reasons may trigger some psycho-social issues. What can be effective in reducing social media addiction, which causes social and economic problems, is an important issue today. This study aimed to investigate [...] Read more.
The increasing use of social media due to various individual and social reasons may trigger some psycho-social issues. What can be effective in reducing social media addiction, which causes social and economic problems, is an important issue today. This study aimed to investigate the mediation effect of satisfaction with life in the impact of self-esteem and education level on social media addiction in individuals. The study was designed as cross-sectional, and the sample consists of 952 volunteers over the age of 15 using social media in Turkey. A personal information form, the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed with SPSS 23.0 Program and PROCESS macro plug-in. Demographic questions such as age, gender, and marriage were used as control variables. As a result of the research, it was determined that satisfaction with life had a mediation role in the effect of self-esteem and education level on social media addiction. Self-esteem and education level improved satisfaction with life, and increased satisfaction with life resulted in less social media addiction. These results demonstrate the importance of implementing specific practices based on self-esteem and education, especially for vulnerable groups, to minimize the problems that may arise with the excessive use of digital apps and social media. Full article
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