An important milestone in worldwide mental health research has been reached by Dr. Kennedy Oberhiri Obohwemu, a well-known Nigerian researcher and mental health advocate working in the UK. Arewa PUNCH research shows that his most recent work presents the Self-Comforting Attitude Theory (SCAT) and its accompanying Self-Comforting Attitude Scale (SCAS), providing a new way of looking at self-comforting behaviors and mental health.
The Self-Comforting and Coping Scale and the Self-Comforting and Coping Theory, his previously well-known work, are enhanced by this innovation, according to our reporter. When taken as a whole, these theories and scales provide a thorough model that evaluates self-comforting behavior as well as perception, providing a greater comprehension of psychological and emotional regulation.
The SCAT and SCAS have now been formally published in Mental Health & Prevention, a peer-reviewed journal by Elsevier that is indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, despite the fact that both studies were submitted for peer review around the same time.
This strengthens Obohwemu’s body of work’s academic credibility and growing interest from around the world. The attitudes and beliefs that impact an individual’s readiness to practice self-comforting behaviors, like emotional self-talk and mindfulness, are examined by the SCAT and SCAS programs. Mental health practitioners, educators, and researchers have embraced this discovery as a modern and culturally flexible paradigm that is especially pertinent in the current environment of increased emotional stress and disparities in mental health.
In his remarks, Dr. Obohwemu said that “the SCAT and SCAS provided an innovative framework for measuring how individuals perceive and evaluate self-comforting behaviors, which are internal strategies used to manage emotional distress.”
A lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, GBS Partnership, Birmingham, UK, Dr. Obohwemu went on to say that “his lived experience during the COVID-19 lockdowns, which emphasised the importance of internal resources in managing emotional distress, inspired the research.” He went on to say: “People frequently turn to their own inner resources to maintain emotional stability during times of stress. However, a lot of their perceptions of such tactics determine whether they use them or not—whether they consider self-comfort to be necessary or indulgent, weak or intelligent.
“SCAT and SCAS are focused on that, and they are expected to revolutionize emotional wellness.” A four-part conceptual framework called the Self-Comforting Framework is completed by the publication of SCAT and SCAS, according to Arewa PUNCH.
This gives researchers and clinicians the means to assess the behaviors and mindsets that support emotional resilience. SCAT and SCAS are examples of breakthroughs that are both academically significant and vital for humankind, given the ongoing growth in mental health issues worldwide. Dr. Obohwemu’s expanding body of significant research establishes him as a prominent figure in the field of psychology.