scholarly journals The Effects of Transnational Parenting on the Subjective Health and Well-Being of Ghanaian Migrants in the Netherlands

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. e2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilisuma B. Dito ◽  
Valentina Mazzucato ◽  
Djamila Schans
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Transnational Parenting ◽  
Health And Well Being

Gratitude and Loneliness: Enhancing Health and Well-Being in Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 772-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Y. Bartlett ◽  
Sarah N. Arpin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Group Self ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Improve Health

We experimentally investigated gratitude’s impact on loneliness and health in older adults. Participants were assigned to a daily gratitude writing exercise (treatment group) or a control group. Self-reported loneliness and health (i.e., subjective well-being, subjective health, health symptoms) were measured daily over a 3-week period. In support of our hypotheses, within-person variability in gratitude predicted differences in loneliness and health. Furthermore, those in the treatment group showed stronger cumulative effects of gratitude on loneliness and health symptoms when aggregated across the 20-day study. Additionally, a series of conditional, multilevel indirect effect models found that loneliness acted as a mechanism for gratitude’s differential impact on subjective well-being and health symptoms across conditions. Taken together, this study provides initial evidence that a simple gratitude exercise can strengthen associations among daily gratitude and loneliness and, consequently, improve health, for older adults.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF RETIREMENT TIMING ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HISPANICS COMPARED TO NON-HISPANIC WHITES LIVING IN THE U.S.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S130-S130
Author(s):  
Antonia E Diaz-Valdes Iriarte
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Productive Aging ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Retirement Timing ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract In the context of an aging society, where the proportion of older adults is rapidly increasing, ensuring healthier longer lives is key for individuals, families, policy makers and the population as a whole. In this context the productive aging framework has gained increased importance. There is evidence showing that engagement is related to late-life well-being and health (i.e., Hinterlong, 2006; Everard et al, 2000; Rozario et al, 2004; Matz-Costa et al, 2012). However, the productive aging framework lacks cultural sensitivity and evidence about the association between the effect of retirement on health and well-being in late-life is mixed. The current study seeks to contribute to this gap by exploring the consequences of the discrepancies between planned and actual retirement age on subjective health and well-being, comparing Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites. A series of regression models were conducted to explore the effect of the discrepancy between planned and actual retirement age on retirement satisfaction, self-rated health and mental health (CESD). Results indicates that native born Hispanics presented more differences when compared to foreign born Hispanic than non-Hispanic Whites, which could indicate the effect of acculturation and its fading effect on cultural attitudes, such as familismo. Hispanic tend to have higher retirement satisfaction than non-Hispanics which is aligned with the happiness paradox found by Calvo and collagues (2017). Additionally, SES has a significant effect on health for non-Hispanic Whites but not among Hispanics. Finally, retirement timing predicted mental health among foreign born Hispanic but among native born Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites.

scholarly journals Does Knowing Hurt? Perceiving Oneself as Overweight Predicts Future Physical Health and Well-Being

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 872-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Daly ◽  
Eric Robinson ◽  
Angelina R. Sutin
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Clinical Indicators ◽  
Adverse Health Outcomes ◽  
Physiological Dysregulation ◽  
Feedback Interventions ◽  
Impaired Health ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Over Time

Identifying oneself as being overweight may be associated with adverse health outcomes, yet prospective tests of this possibility are lacking. Over 7 years, we examined associations between perceptions of being overweight and subsequent health in a sample of 3,582 U.S. adults. Perceiving oneself as being overweight predicted longitudinal declines in subjective health ( d = −0.22, p < .001), increases in depressive symptoms ( d = 0.09, p < .05), and raised levels of physiological dysregulation ( d = 0.24, p < .001), as gauged by clinical indicators of cardiovascular, inflammatory, and metabolic functioning. These associations remained after controlling for a range of potential confounders and were observed irrespective of whether perceptions of being overweight were accurate or inaccurate. This research highlights the possibility that identifying oneself as overweight may act independently of body mass index to contribute to unhealthy profiles of physiological functioning and impaired health over time. These findings underscore the importance of evaluating whether weight-feedback interventions may have unforeseen adverse consequences.

Association of Job Satisfaction and Security With Subjective Health and Well-Being in Korean Employees

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. e525-e532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungsun Park ◽  
Boyoung Han ◽  
Yangho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Health And Well Being

scholarly journals Ageism and older people’s health and well-being during the Covid-19-pandemic: the moderating role of subjective aging

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna E. Kornadt ◽  
Isabelle Albert ◽  
Martine Hoffmann ◽  
Elke Murdock ◽  
Josepha Nell
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Population Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Subjective Aging

AbstractIn the Covid-19 pandemic, being older means being in a special focus: Probabilities for severe infections and mortality rise with increasing age and protective measures for this population group have been increased. This was accompanied by public discourse that portrayed older adults stereotypically as vulnerable and frail but also highlighted the hardships younger people have to endure to protect them. Given the possibly detrimental effects of ageism on individuals and societies, we were interested in older adults’ perception of ageism in the Corona-crisis and its relation to their health and well-being. Furthermore, we were interested in subjective aging variables as moderators in the ageism–health relationship. In June 2020, N = 611 independently living people aged 60 + from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg were recruited via a survey research institute and interviewed online or by phone. They reported on perceived ageism in different contexts, their life satisfaction, subjective health, subjective age and self-perceptions of aging. Depending on context, ageism was perceived by around 20% of participants, and overall negatively related to subjective health and life satisfaction after the onset of the pandemic. Moderated hierarchical regressions showed that a younger subjective age buffered the negative effect of ageism on subjective health, while perceiving aging as social loss increased its effect on life satisfaction. We discuss the importance of addressing and reducing ageism (not only) in times of crisis and the consequences for individuals and societies.

The role of perceived loneliness and sociodemographic factors in association with subjective mental and physical health and well-being in Norwegian adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482199721
Author(s):  
Unni K. Moksnes ◽  
Hanne N. Bjørnsen ◽  
Mary-Elizabeth B. Eilertsen ◽  
Geir Arild Espnes
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Finances ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Health And Well Being

Aims: Adolescence is a particularly salient period for understanding the role of perceived loneliness for subjective health and well-being. This study investigated sociodemographic differences (sex, age, self-reported socio-economic status (SES)) in loneliness and associations between sociodemographic factors, loneliness and self-rated health (SRH), subjective health symptoms, symptoms of depression/anxiety and mental well-being (MWB) in a sample of Norwegian adolescents. Methods: The study was based on a cross-sectional sample of 1816 adolescents aged 15–21 years. The participants reported scores on an 11-item scale assessing subjective health complaints (SHC), one item each assessing SRH and loneliness, the 10-item version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist and the seven-item version of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. SES was assessed using perceived family economy and parents’ education. Data were analysed with descriptive, comparative and multiple linear regression analyses. Results: The multivariate results showed that boys scored significantly higher on MWB than girls did, whereas girls scored significantly higher on loneliness, depression/anxiety and SHC. Perceptions of poorer family finances were significantly associated with higher levels of SHC and depression/anxiety, lower levels of MWB and more negative SRH. Loneliness showed significant positive associations with depression/anxiety and SHC, and significant negative associations with MWB and SRH. A significant moderation effect of sex by loneliness was found in association with depression/anxiety, with stronger associations for girls. Conclusions: The findings in this study support the significant roles of sex, perceptions of family finances and loneliness in association with adolescent’s subjective mental and physical health and well-being, especially mental health.

scholarly journals Cohort profile: The UK COVID-19 Public Experiences (COPE) prospective longitudinal mixed-methods study of health and well-being during the SARSCoV2 coronavirus pandemic

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258484
Author(s):  
Rhiannon Phillips ◽  
Khadijeh Taiyari ◽  
Anna Torrens-Burton ◽  
Rebecca Cannings-John ◽  
Denitza Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Health And Well Being

Public perceptions of pandemic viral threats and government policies can influence adherence to containment, delay, and mitigation policies such as physical distancing, hygienic practices, use of physical barriers, uptake of testing, contact tracing, and vaccination programs. The UK COVID-19 Public Experiences (COPE) study aims to identify determinants of health behaviour using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation (COM-B) model using a longitudinal mixed-methods approach. Here, we provide a detailed description of the demographic and self-reported health characteristics of the COPE cohort at baseline assessment, an overview of data collected, and plans for follow-up of the cohort. The COPE baseline survey was completed by 11,113 UK adult residents (18+ years of age). Baseline data collection started on the 13th of March 2020 (10-days before the introduction of the first national COVID-19 lockdown in the UK) and finished on the 13th of April 2020. Participants were recruited via the HealthWise Wales (HWW) research registry and through social media snowballing and advertising (Facebook®, Twitter®, Instagram®). Participants were predominantly female (69%), over 50 years of age (68%), identified as white (98%), and were living with their partner (68%). A large proportion (67%) had a college/university level education, and half reported a pre-existing health condition (50%). Initial follow-up plans for the cohort included in-depth surveys at 3-months and 12-months after the first UK national lockdown to assess short and medium-term effects of the pandemic on health behaviour and subjective health and well-being. Additional consent will be sought from participants at follow-up for data linkage and surveys at 18 and 24-months after the initial UK national lockdown. A large non-random sample was recruited to the COPE cohort during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will enable longitudinal analysis of the determinants of health behaviour and changes in subjective health and well-being over the course of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Subjective health and well-being: Toward robust cross-cultural comparisons

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 814-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Joe ◽  
S.V. Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparisons ◽  
Health And Well Being

Basic Income Experiments in the Netherlands?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert van der Veen
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Poverty Trap ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Random Control

Abstract To many in the Netherlands it seems that basic income’s time has come, following the wide appeal of several municipal experiments. These random-control trial designs study the effects on employment, social participation, health and well-being of exempting social assistance claimants from the duties of seeking work and participating in training activities under the workfare-oriented Participation Act. In some treatment groups, claimants also retain a larger percentage of earnings, thereby reducing the poverty trap. These two design features resemble an unconditional basic income. I situate the experiments in the wider context of basic income and discuss their theoretical background and policy orientation. Under existing legal strictures, the experimental designs are too limited to judge the effects of replacing the conditional scheme of social assistance by an unconditional one. Yet these experiments point the way for future trials which can compare the effectiveness of basic income-oriented versus workfare-oriented treatments.

scholarly journals Gender Disparity in Perceived Urban Green Space and Subjective Health and Well-Being in China: Implications for Sustainable Urban Greening

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10538
Author(s):  
Xueli Li ◽  
Lee Liu ◽  
Zhenguo Zhang ◽  
Wenzhong Zhang ◽  
Dazhi Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Urban Greening ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Family Variables ◽  
Health And Well Being

It is generally agreed that green space has a positive effect on the health and well-being of urban residents. A number of papers have studied the relationship between green space and various sociodemographic characteristics; however, little is known about how perceptions of green space affect health and well-being differently between men and women. Such knowledge is significant for informing policy makers in designing urban green space to benefit the health and well-being of all people. In addition, urban greening has rarely been studied in the context of the UN 2030 Agenda and the UN New Urban Agenda. This study examines gender disparities in perceived green space and health and well-being, the effect of perceived green space, personal, and family variables on subjective health and well-being, and the interactive effects of perceived green space, personal, and family variables on health and well-being. The analyses were based on a survey of 9325 participants in 40 Chinese cities, using the Geographical Detector method. The results suggest that men tend to have a higher perception of green space but lower subjective health and well-being than women. Compared to health, well-being is more affected by perception of urban green space and personal and family factors. Perception of urban green space has a higher effect on men’s health and well-being than women’s. Women’s health and well-being tends to be more affected by personal and family factors than men’s. There are clear interactive effects of perceived green space, personal, and family variables on health and well-being. The combined effect is greater than the sum of individual effects on health and well-being, suggesting complexity in sustainable urban green space development with attention to gender equality in the context of the UN Agendas for sustainable development.

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