Research on the Design of Smart Bracelets for the Elderly Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

2021 ◽  
pp. 306-317
Author(s):  
Tianyu Shi ◽  
Wei Yu
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

scholarly journals A Framework of Design Criteria for Elderly Facilities Using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 97-116
Author(s):  
SILVANA NATALY VASQUEZ SANCHEZ ◽  
EKKACHAI MAHAEK ◽  
APICHOKE LEKAGUL
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
Physical Design ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Active Life ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

The increase in population ageing worldwide is giving rise to the design of age-friendly cities and facilities. Recognizing elderly needs is essential to promote an active life that enables continued participation in the society. However, there is no precedent that justifies the choices in the design of spaces for the elderly, so this study proposes an evaluative model of physical design that satisfies and fulfills the needs of the elderly. The Design Pyramid is based on the Theory of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs linking the needs of the elderly with architectural attributes. The application of this model allows evaluating the spatial design and its elements and exploring improvements to promote the well-being of the elderly.

Understanding and motivating academic library employees: theoretical implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 203-214
Author(s):  
Bibi Alajmi ◽  
Hessah Alasousi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the levels of motivation and needs satisfaction of academic library employees, adopting Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to examine individuals’ motivation. Design/methodology/approach The study collects and analyzes quantitative survey data. The research population comprises 108 employees working across eight college libraries at Kuwait University. Findings While participants generally agreed that their needs were being satisfied at each of the five levels of Maslow’s hierarchy, they reported higher levels of satisfaction of their self-actualization and social needs. Self-actualization is the summit of Maslow’s motivation theory representing the quest for reaching one’s full potential as a person. Research limitations/implications One limitation is the relatively small sample size due to Kuwait having only one public university. Future research could overcome this limitation by investigating both private and public universities. Practical implications This research contributes significantly and in various ways to understanding motivation in a library setting. It elucidates many aspects of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory criticized in previous literature. Overall, the study’s results should be useful to scholars in the library field interested in motivation, to academic librarians and to managers in academia. Originality/value Though many prior studies have focused on motivation in a library setting, Maslow’s theory has been little considered in the context of academic libraries. This study uses a theoretical framework based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to understand and explain the levels of motivation and needs satisfaction of academic library employees.

The Path of a Relationship

2019 ◽  
pp. 248-264
Author(s):  
Penelope Debs Keough
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Parent Influences ◽  
Psychological Point ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

From the cradle to the grave, life experiences lead to one making important decisions regarding relationships that may take a person by surprise! The purpose of this chapter is to examine how each decision made throughout the course of a lifetime can bring about a lifetime of happiness due to a fulfilling relationship rather than forever chasing rainbows waiting for “Mr. Right.” The theories providing the basis for this chapter are Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Eric Erickson's study of human development. A closer look at parent influences shaping decisions regarding relationships will be discussed from a psychological point of view. Attributes of family therapy will relate to the influence parents have on the decisions made which are connected to a fulfilling, “or not,” relationship. Generational components affect relationships and the characteristics of how partnerships are formed due to those characteristics will be relayed. Finally, what constitutes a fulfilling partnership as opposed to one that disintegrates with each passing day has an important piece to this chapter.

Self-Actualizing and Self-Transcending in a World of Less Available Work

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-200
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs

In a time of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with an anticipated world of much less available work, due diligence requires that people identify what needs of theirs are met via work ideally in a pre-4IR sense and then to revamp their lives based on partial work, complements, and substitutions, to ensure that their needs are completely met. This work uses a six-level version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs focused on what work enables for people, beyond survival needs. This follow-on work explores how the prior research may be applied to mapping an individual's needs, identifying what needs are met via work, and then exploring potential complements and substitutions, in a practical walk-through. The focus is particularly on needs beyond survival ones, and especially on the top two levels of the hierarchy of needs for self-actualization and self-transcendence (both of which enable personal definitions of what those mean).

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