scholarly journals The Psychological Well-being of Pregnant Women Undergoing Prenatal Testing and Screening: A Narrative Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. S53-S60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara B. Biesecker
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Prenatal Testing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Narrative Literature Review

Alternative Ways of Capturing the Legacies of Traumatic Events: A Literature Review of Agency of Children Living in Countries Affected by Political Violence and Armed Conflicts

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483802096187
Author(s):  
Federica Cavazzoni ◽  
Alec Fiorini ◽  
Guido Veronese
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Children’S Agency ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Narrative Literature Review ◽  
Definition Of

Background: It has been revealed that the construct of agency plays a crucial role in contributing to children’s positive functioning and well-being despite their traumatic contexts. Yet there is little agreement within the literature about the definition of agency, how agency is displayed by children, or how it should be investigated. Aims: This study provides a synthetic overview of studies that have analyzed the agency of children living in contexts affected by political violence and armed conflict. In the process, it highlights major theoretical breakthroughs and findings in this area of research. The aim was to review research investigating the different ways in which children’s agency manifests itself within their everyday lives, as well as possible policy implications. Method: We identified published peer-reviewed studies relating to children’s agency in conflict-affected environments through a narrative literature review. An ecological framework was used to organize studies according to the different settings (personal, familial, cultural, or contextual) within which the children’s agency was displayed. Results: Of 682 studies identified from online searches of the literature and the three additional sources gathered through bibliography mining, 63 qualified for full review, with 15 studies included in the final synthesis. Overall, the literature focused mostly on the ways in which children’s ability to mobilize resources emerged in order to cope with their challenging contexts. Conclusion: Scholars advocated for community-oriented and child-centered programs that are aimed not only at promoting recovery from symptoms but also at fostering advocacy and a sense of agency in children.

When Agency Turns Into a Risk Factor: A Literature Review of the Negative Consequences of Children’s Agentic Behaviors on Their Physical and Psychological Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802110484
Author(s):  
Federica Cavazzoni ◽  
Alec Fiorini ◽  
Guido Veronese
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Online Searches ◽  
Narrative Literature Review ◽  
Final Synthesis

Background: Research has widely documented how, even in conditions of extreme poverty, deprivation, or oppression, children are competent and situated actors, capable of actively mobilizing internal, external, or social resources to protect themselves from their environments and safeguard their everyday lives. Yet, the ways in which their agency might support their well-being or instead increase their own vulnerability has remained underexplored. Aims: The present study aims to provide an assessment of all those contributions which, over the past 20 years, have focused on both the positive and negative consequences of children’s actionability, revealing children’s self-destructive acts alongside their self-empowering and protective ones. In the process, it highlights several major theoretical breakthroughs and findings in this area of research. Method: We provide an assessment of peer-reviewed studies that have focused on both positive and negative consequences of children’s actionability, through a qualitative narrative literature review. Results: Of the 168 studies identified from online searches of the literature and the three additional sources gathered through bibliography mining, 76 qualified for full review, with 12 studies included in the final synthesis. Overall, the literature explored the different conditions in which children’s agentic practices expose them to trauma symptoms and to dangerous or self-harmful situations, thereby failing to safeguard their health and overall well-being. Conclusion: The review highlights the need to focus on the dangerous effect of the agentic practices activated by children in terms of their physical and psychological health.

The Effects of Social Media News on Human Psychology: A Narrative Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-98
Author(s):  
Joshua Ebere Chukwuere ◽  
◽  
Goodness Chinazor Joshua Chukwuere
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Human Psychology ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Narrative Literature Review

This paper analysed the effect of social media news on human psychology during pandemic outbreaks by applying narrative literature review procedures. Social media is an online platform whereby people interact and share vital information, including human health issues. Health organisations, workers, and individuals use social media platforms on Websites 2.0 such as WhatsApp, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and many others to communicate and share health information with the public. Web 2.0 intensified user-generated content over the Internet, while 3.0 revolutionised information sharing in making the world information-oriented. Social media platforms such as Web 2.0 and 3.0 continually nourish the human mind and thoughts with positive and negative news during pandemic outbreaks. The absorbed nourishments affect human psychology positively or negatively. To achieve the aim of this paper, a narrative literature review (NLR) was deployed in evaluating some academic literature documents in seeking to understand the effects of social media news on human psychosocial well-being. This paper revealed an insightful positive effect of social media news on human psychology during pandemic outbreaks, in stimulating the human mind and creating a positive action and feeling. At the same time, the negative effects of social media news create fears, anxiety, tension, panic, and many others in the users‘ minds during the health crisis period.

scholarly journals A Systematic Literature Review on Entrepreneurship for Well-Beiing

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Guoxin Ma ◽  
Olaleye Oluwabunmi Olayinka
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Dynamic View ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Narrative Literature Review ◽  
Search Agenda

This paper systematically reviews and critically examines the existing literature on well-being from the lens of entrepreneurship, in order to identify the state of the literature and propose future re-search agenda. The systematic literature review technique was employed to collect scientific re-search. All together eighty-two articles were included in the data analyses. The results suggest a diverse literature trying to link entrepreneurship and well-being, which indicates a growing but nascent area of research. The further inventory and critical evaluations of the existing research were categorised in terms of the research context, scope, results and conceptual rigours. Inherent from the systematic literature review technique, the scope of the existing literature covered in this paper may not be as comprehensive as a narrative literature review would have been. However, this article articulates the importance, timeliness and relevance of entrepreneurship for well-being in light of the increasing interests in both fields. It proposes a dynamic view of entrepreneurship and develops an ambitious research agenda, which addresses a number of emerging issues con-cerning well-being and entrepreneurship research.  

Reproductive health issues in female patients with beta-thalassaemia major: a narrative literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 902-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malihe Nourollahpour Shiadeh ◽  
Elena Cassinerio ◽  
Maryam Modarres ◽  
Armin Zareiyan ◽  
Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Thalassaemia Major ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Beta Thalassaemia ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Narrative Literature Review
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