scholarly journals The Restorative Environment and Salutogenesis: Complementary Concepts Revisited

2022 ◽  
pp. 371-385
Author(s):  
Eike von Lindern ◽  
Freddie Lymeus ◽  
Terry Hartig
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Restorative Environments ◽  
Reciprocal Exchange ◽  
Restorative Environment ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Different Levels

AbstractIn this chapter, the authors consider how research on restorative environments can augment research on salutogenesis by calling attention to the dynamics of depletion and renewal of resources needed for the maintenance and promotion of health and well-being and by showing how the sociophysical environment comes into play in people’s ongoing efforts to manage diverse resources. The authors also consider how research on salutogenesis can augment research on restorative environments by encouraging a broader view of the kinds of resources that can be depleted and the different levels on which they are organised and become available. The authors thus indicate areas for more systematic, reciprocal exchange between the fields.

6. The why of creativity

2021 ◽  
pp. 82-96
Author(s):  
Vlad Glăveanu
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Creative Expression ◽  
The Other ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter addresses why people engage in creativity. This question can be answered at different levels. On the one hand, one can refer to what motivates creative people to do what they do. On the other hand, the question addresses a deeper level, that of how societies today are built and how they, in turn, construct the meaning and value of creativity. Nowadays, people consider creativity intrinsically valuable largely because of its direct and indirect economic benefits. However, creative expression also has a role for health and well-being. Creativity also relates to meaning in life. The chapter then considers how creativity can be used for good or for evil.

scholarly journals Self-Reported Health and Well-Being Across Heterogeneous Groups of Caregivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 658-659
Author(s):  
Orla Sheehan ◽  
Jin Huang
Keyword(s):  
High Strain ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Treatment Burden ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Different Levels

Abstract Using the Caregiving Transitions Study (CTS) we compared the effects of caregiving on self-reported health and well-being in caregivers reporting providing dementia care, different levels of strain and amount of care provided. Caregivers (n-251) were 65% female, 36% African American and had a mean age of 71.8 years. A quarter of CGs reported being under a lot of strain and 47% provided care for persons with dementia. Dementia CGs (n=117) provided more hours of care per week (49.7 versus 37.7, p=0.001), more commonly reported high strain (36.8% versus 15.7%, p<0.03) and were more than twice as likely as non-dementia caregivers to report that caregiving interfered with taking care of their own health (33.9% versus 15.4%, p=0.003). Additional results will be reported on how these factors of dementia caregiving, level of strain, and hours of care affect well-being including perceived stress, treatment burden, depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life.

scholarly journals Salutogenesis in Health Promoting Settings: A Synthesis Across Organizations, Communities, and Environments

2022 ◽  
pp. 277-281
Author(s):  
Georg F. Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Restorative Environments ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Salutogenic Model ◽  
Health And Well Being

AbstractSettings are defined by the World Health Organization (1998) as “the place or social context in which people engage in daily activities in which environmental, organizational, and personal factors interact to affect health and well-being.” Such settings range from small-scale home/family to (international) organizations and large cities and thus differ in size, in their degree of formalized organization and their relationships to society.The chapters in Part V review how salutogenesis has been applied to health promotion research and practice in a broad range of settings: organizations in general, schools, higher education, workplace, military settings, neighborhood/communities, cities, and restorative environments. The following synthesis demonstrates that applying salutogenesis to various settings and linking salutogenesis with other models established in these settings has the great potential to generate ideas on how to advance the general salutogenic model.

scholarly journals A bio-ecological approach to understanding the determinants of adolescent sexual and reproductive health and its application

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Currie
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Systems Framework ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Different Levels

Positive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in adolescence is fundamental to a good quality of life. SRH is critical to general health and wellbeing of adolescents and is likely to contribute not only to the health and well-being of individuals, but also of families, communities and nations. It is also vital to consider the wider social, cultural, economic and political contexts within which adolescents live their lives and experience their SRH in order to understand the risks for poor SRH and what policies, practices and services can be put in place to optimise SRH. There is still an incomplete understanding of the complexity of factors that impinge on adolescent SRH and how these interact to shape outcomes in various contexts and environments within which adolescents are living. This paper applies a bio-ecological systems framework for organising existing evidence on determinants operating at different levels, from individual up to macro-level factors, and demonstrates that this approach also helps to identify gaps in knowledge. Furthermore, it is argued that such framing can inform the design of interventions, programmes and policy to improve and protect adolescent SRH.

scholarly journals A balanced view of mindfulness at work

2021 ◽  
pp. 204138662110369
Author(s):  
Ellen Choi ◽  
Jamie A. Gruman ◽  
Craig M. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Contextual Sensitivity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Different Levels

Mindfulness has grown from an obscure subject to an immensely popular topic that is associated with numerous performance, health, and well-being benefits in organizations. However, this growth in popularity has generated a number of criticisms of mindfulness and a rather piecemeal approach to organizational research and practice on the subject. To advance both investigation and application, the present paper applies The Balance Framework to serve as an integrative scaffolding for considering mindfulness in organizations, helping to address some of the criticisms leveled against it. The Balance Framework specifies five forms of balance: 1) balance as tempered view, 2) balance as mid-range, 3) balance as complementarity, 4) balance as contextual sensitivity, and 5) balance among different levels of consciousness. Each form is applied to mindfulness at work with a discussion of relevant conceptual issues in addition to implications for research and practice. Plain Language Summary In order to appreciate the value of mindfulness at work researchers and practitioners might want to consider both the benefits and potential drawbacks of mindfulness. This paper presents a discussion of both the advantages and possible disadvantages of mindfulness at work organized in terms of the five dimensions of an organizing structure called The Balance Framework.

scholarly journals Restorative Effects of Open Spaces on the Physiological Health of Obese Adults in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Amr Mohamad Alabbasi ◽  
Ismail Said
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Restorative Environment ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

It has been found that the restorative environment literature heavily focused on the relationship between experiencing open spaces and psychological health. Yet, the effect of open spaces on physiological health and well-being did not receive similar attention. This highlights the need for strategies that involve open spaces as a means to control the prevalence of obesity and improve the human physiological health and well-being. This study examines the restorative effects of open spaces on physiological health of obese adults in the city of Yanbu Alsenayah, which is a well-designed city in Saudi Arabia.eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i8.1384

Virtual Restorative Environments

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Knight ◽  
Robert J. Stone ◽  
Cheng Qian
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Display System ◽  
Restorative Environments ◽  
Urban City ◽  
Restorative Environment ◽  
Natural Settings ◽  
Olfactory Display

Previous restorative environment (RE) research suggests that exposure of individuals to natural settings can reduce stress, improve feelings of well-being, and help individuals to recover from fatigue following intensive mental activities. This paper focuses on possible future opportunities for exploring Virtual Environments (VE) in the pursuit of restorative and rehabilitative therapies. The paper presents early work in developing such a Virtual Restorative Environment (VRE) and includes results from two preliminary studies. The first study compared two VEs (an urban city scene and a rural coastal scene) and showed the effect of ambient sounds on ratings of anxiety and relaxation. The second study explored the opportunity of incorporating odours into a VE using a novel olfactory display system and evaluated methods for measuring their effect on the user. Throughout, the paper discusses human factors and usability issues for VRE technologies and future research opportunities.

scholarly journals Diversified Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Overall Health and Well-Being of Children: A Survey Based Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. OR1-OR10
Author(s):  
Alfred J. Lawrence ◽  
Umama Fatima ◽  
Ancey Abraham ◽  
Faiza Ali ◽  
Saima Arif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Annual Household Income ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Different Levels

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of non-essential services including educational institutions and recreational facilities all around the world. The pandemic has affected children at different levels including their mental well- being. AIM: The objective of this study was to assess the overall impact of the pandemic on the well-being of children in terms of their demographic details, physical activity pattern, sanitary practices, mental health and nutritional practices. 300 children aged between 4-18 years were surveyed through an online survey developed as a Google form. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Parents or guardians were asked to fill the questionnaire. The questionnaire was approved by Medical doctors for the sake of accuracy and authenticity. RESULTS: The annual household income of majority of the respondents was between 1-5 lakhs, and they belonged to urban and nuclear households. Although modern amenities were available for the children at home, yet majority of them did not have a separate room and a personal smart phone. 89.4% (n=268) children used internet for 1-5 hours every day. 82.4% (=247) of them were also enrolled in other online courses as well. Lesser time was devoted on physical activity during the pandemic. Negative psychological symptoms like lack in concentration and anxiety, etc. were reported. CONCLUSION: The paper addresses the changes impacting children’s lives at different levels related to their health and well-being. The results must be corroborated with studies reported in literature and may be used for formulating strategies to make children adapt the situation without any negative impact on their personality.

Diet Quality, a Term Subject to Change over Time

2012 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Elmadfa ◽  
Alexa L. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Quality Diet ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
Health And Well Being

A high-quality diet is one of the foundations of health and well-being. For a long time in human history, diet was chiefly a source of energy and macronutrients meant to still hunger and give the strength for work and activities that were in general much harder than nowadays. Only few persons could afford to emphasize enjoyment. In the assessment of quality, organoleptic properties were major criteria to detect spoilage and oxidative deterioration of food. Today, food hygiene is a quality aspect that is often taken for granted by consumers, despite its lack being at the origin of most food-borne diseases. The discovery of micronutrients entailed fundamental changes of the concept of diet quality. However, non-essential food components with additional health functions were still barely known or not considered important until recently. With the high burden of obesity and its associated diseases on the rise, affluent, industrialized countries have developed an increased interest in these substances, which has led to the development of functional foods to optimize special body functions, reduce disease risk, or even contribute to therapeutic approaches. Indeed, nowadays, high contents of energy, fat, and sugar are factors associated with a lower quality of food, and products with reduced amounts of these components are valued by many consumers. At the same time, enjoyment and convenience are important quality factors, presenting food manufacturers with the dilemma of reconciling low fat content and applicability with good taste and appealing appearance. Functional foods offer an approach to address this challenge. Deeper insights into nutrient-gene interactions may enable personalized nutrition adapted to the special needs of individuals. However, so far, a varied healthy diet remains the best basis for health and well-being.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document