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Fact One of the most influential early explorers of Maya sites was the Frenchman Désiré Charnay. It was he who first photographed Palenque, Uxmal, and Chichén Itzá, and these superb photographs and lithographs led the way for the first scientific archeological expeditions. Exploring the site On entering Chichén, the view is dominated by the 24-meter…
THE YUCATÁN’S GILDED AGE The late 19th century was a boom time for the Yucatán, with a prosperity based on ‘green gold,’ henequen from the agave plant, used to make the rope known as sisal. Such was the demand from Europe’s and the United States’ farms, ships, and factories for sisal rope that the Yucatán…
By now, it should be the case that most readers will be eager for a reminder that mattering is double edged and mattering is an exceptional positive resource. While much of the focus in this chapter has been on feelings of not mattering and how they relate to the will to die, positive feelings of…
The frustrated needs linked with feelings of not mattering include the need for con-nection with other people (see Flett et al., 2022). The link between feelings of not mattering and loneliness has documented in several studies (e.g., Flett et al., 2022; McComb et al., 2020), and we have emphasized the double jeopardy that exists when…
Without question, the largest void when considering the role of mattering in suicide is at the explanatory level. Why and how do feelings of not mattering come to play a role in suicide? These questions are considered in the next segment of this chapter in an attempt to address the current void in the published…
Mattering is unique in terms of psychological constructs because it is, in essence, a part of the self that is based on reflected appraisals of the self (i.e., our perceptions of how much other people regard us). Also, it is rooted in interpersonal relation-ships, so it is very much as social-cognitive construct. Rosenberg and McCullough…
Mattering and Feelings of Not Mattering in Suicide Risk and Prevention: Conceptualization, Review, and Public Health Recommendations The theme “You Matter” is arguably one of the most important public health mes-sages in existence when it comes to understanding and preventing mental health problems. The national suicide prevention program in the United States focused on youth…
Besides the innate qualities described in the “5-C” model (Martin & Marsh, 2006), academic resilience may also be influenced by external factors such as social sup-port within the individuals’ social environment (Permatasari et al., 2021). For exam-ple, positive social support from friends has been shown to act as a buffer for students under stress (Wilks…
Impact of Online Learning Experience During COVID-19: Exploring the Relationship Between Academic Resilience, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Social Support The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the worst global health crises of this century, has dramatically transformed the lives, functioning, and behaviors of university stu-dents. After Singapore went into lockdown on April 7, 2020, universities were forced…
Life satisfaction is a cognitive evaluation of an individual’s overall life status; in other words, it is an estimation of how much an individual likes his life (Erikson, 1980). The concept of life satisfaction denotes the overall evaluation of life, which contrasts with the “subjective well-being” in response to a person’s current feelings or specific…