{"id":72173,"date":"2020-12-10T14:30:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T19:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=72173"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:27","slug":"carleton-university-launches-hub-to-share-mental-health-research-during-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2020\/carleton-university-launches-hub-to-share-mental-health-research-during-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton University Launches Hub to Share Mental Health Research During COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton University Launches Hub to Share Mental Health Research During COVID-19 Pandemic\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Carleton University has launched a new virtual space that will make mental health research more accessible. The Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub (MeWeRTH) brings together faculty members, external researchers, students, practitioners, community organizations, and people with an interest in mental health. MeWeRTH\u2019s ultimate goal is to share research that can make a positive impact on people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vision for this virtual space is to connect researchers, students and knowledge users to improve mental health and well-being in our communities,\u201d said Joanna Pozzulo, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology<\/a>, who is also the director of MeWeRTH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hub aims to make research accessible locally and globally. Important research is taking place, but there can be bottlenecks in getting it to the public. Research is often shared in the academic community, but may not be translated in a way that can be used by the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe launch of this new virtual Hub helps fulfill the critical \u201cStrive for Wellness\u201d direction of our recently released Strategic Integrated Plan<\/a>,\u201d said Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon. \u201cAs a MeWeRTH Hub research member, I am particularly excited that the explicit mandate of the group is both high-level research and impact in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hub researcher Cheryl Harasymchuk<\/a> has been studying the impact of the pandemic on romantic relationships. During lockdowns, couples were forced into close quarters like never before. Reports of a surge in divorce rates proliferated<\/a>, but some couples managed the adversity better than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver a six-week period, we tracked 200 people,\u2019\u2019 said Harasymchuk, who conducted the research with Prof.  Prof. Nassim Tabri. “We looked at stressors related to health and finances, and what connection they had with relationship decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe thought of relationship decline as feeling disconnected from your partner, having thoughts of separation, and thoughts of alternative types of relationships. We wanted to look at what makes some couples more resilient\u2014what decreased the association between stress and relationship decline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They found that more resilient relationships had two key characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe association between stress and relationship decline decreased for people that had partners that were more responsive\u2014who paid attention to their needs,\u201d said Harasymchuk. \u201cThe other was people who reported they had social support from others in their network had a weaker relationship between stress and relationship decline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nCarleton University
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