Perceived Value of a Program to Promote Surgical Resident Well-being

The notion of interdisciplinarity is inherent in the principles of human factors and ergonomics. HFE can be described as a multi-disciplinary, user-centric ‘bundling science,’ in that it applies theory, principles, and data from many relevant disciplines to the design of work systems, taking into account the complex interactions between the human and other humans, the external environment, tools and equipment, and technology to enhance human performance and well-being (Wilson, 2000). The 2017 HFES Annual Conference panel addressed how to increase management’s perceived value of HFE by changing the focus of HFE from risk to enhanced employee wellbeing, performance and productivity. This panel furthers this discussion by addressing how HFE can increase its perceived value by partnering with other disciplines to solve a critical organizational problem. We use the example of the Mars spacecraft habitat design to illustrate how HFE and other disciplines can intersect to create a living, working and recreational space that supports astronaut health, wellbeing and performance. First, Mosier describes HFE’s increasing role in interdisciplinarity. Mosier also discusses habitat design from the perspective of team and psycho-social factors. Kennedy describes how architectural and engineering factors affect astronauts’ physiological and psychological well-being. Miller discusses the role automation and technology will play in habitat functioning to keep astronauts safe and healthy. Banks adds concepts of psychological need satisfaction through habitat design to maintain astronaut health and well-being. Imada closes the panel with the role of HFE in the design of suitable human interfaces and consideration of how all elements function together as an effective system. The audience will be invited to contribute their own ideas for how these different disciplines can work together with HFE to create a healthy and productive habitat.

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Sports Participation and Value of Elite Sports in Predicting Well-Being

Sports ◽

10.3390/sports9120173 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 173

Author(s):

Alfredo Silva ◽

Pedro Sobreiro ◽

Diogo Monteiro

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Perceived Value ◽

Sports Participation ◽

Well Being ◽

Gradient Boosting ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Elite Sport ◽

Tree Classifier ◽

Elite Sports

This work contributes to an emerging literature focused on the role of physical activity on the subjective well-being of populations. Unlike the existing literature, it proposes an approach that uses algorithms to predict subjective well-being. The aims of this study were to determine the relative importance of sports participation and perceived value of elite sports on the subjective well-being of individuals. A total of 511 participants completed an online questionnaire. The statistical analysis used several machine learning techniques, including three algorithms, Decision Tree Classifier (DTC), Random Forest Classifier (RFC), and Gradient Boosting Classifier (GBC). In the three algorithms tested, sports participation, expressed as the weekly frequency and the time spent engaging in vigorous physical activity, showed a greater importance (between 47% and 53%) in determining subjective well-being. It also highlights the effect of perceived value of elite sport on the prediction of subjective well-being. This study provides evidence for public sport policy makers/authorities and for managers of physical activity and sport development programs. The surprising effect of the perceived value of elite sport on the prediction of subjective well-being.

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Perceived Benefits to Human Well-being of Urban Gardens

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.10.1.40 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 40-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 60

Author(s):

Nigel Dunnett ◽

Muhammad Qasim

Keyword(s):

Surface Area ◽

Cross Section ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Perceived Value ◽

Well Being ◽

Total Surface Area ◽

Urban Gardens ◽

Wide Cross ◽

The City

Private gardens occupy a significant proportion of the total surface area of a British city. For many people, the garden represents their only contact with nature and their chance to express themselves creatively. Yet relatively little research has been carried out on the role and value of such gardens to human well-being. We report in this paper on a major survey on the role of private, urban gardens in human well-being, conducted with a wide cross-section of randomly selected garden owners from the city of Sheffield, England, over the summer of 1995. In particular, we discuss the perceived value that gardens have to the well-being of people, both individually through the enjoyment of their own gardens and collectively through the contribution of city gardens to environmental enhancement. We relate these values to age, gender and social demographics.

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The image and customer well-being stems from banking activities

Journal of Islamic Marketing ◽

10.1108/jima-10-2020-0314 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Sadegh Eshaghi ◽

Bahram Ranjbarian ◽

Azarnoush Ansari

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Value ◽

Well Being ◽

Space Theory ◽

Least Squares Regression ◽

Life Space ◽

Content Type ◽

Bank Marketing ◽

First Time

Purpose This study, by applying psychological life-space theory, aims to identify the role of banking activities in customers’ well-being. Design/methodology/approach Following a quantitative approach, a two-stage method of structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses. Through a close-ended questionnaire, data were obtained from banks’ customers. A partial least squares regression was used to test both inner and outer models. Sample power software was used to calculate the minimum sample size of the study. Findings A new variable namely customer well-being stems from banking activities identified which is assumed to be influenced by bank’s image, perceived value and aroused emotions. It was tested that word of mouth and bank’s marketing activities have impacts on the bank’s image. Moreover, by differentiating the images of different entities, it was proposed that comparative images could be considered as moderating variable. Furthermore, the mediating role of perceived value and aroused emotions are documented. Originality/value Applying psychological life-space theory, a new concept that is not limited to the financial aspect of well-being presented and tested. Although researchers in different filed of studies applied this theory, this is the first time that a study presents nominal and operational definitions of the role of banks in customers’ well-being. Moreover, for the first time in the bank marketing literature, images of different entities including consumer’s image, image of bank’s employee and image of bank’s competitors were separated and their causal relations were statistically tested.

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Brand love: the emotional bridge between tourists’ perceived value and well-being

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research ◽

10.1080/10941665.2020.1853577 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (12) ◽

pp. 1329-1342

Author(s):

Muhammad Junaid ◽

Khalid Hussain ◽

Umair Akram ◽

Muhammad Mansoor Asghar ◽

Samra Zafar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Perceived Value ◽

Well Being ◽

Brand Love

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Knowledge of Deaths in Hotel Rooms Diminishes Perceived Value and Elicits Guest Aversion

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.1177/0030222817709694 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 79 (3) ◽

pp. 286-312 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jesse M. Bering ◽

Emma R. Curtin ◽

Jonathan Jong

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

Cognitive Bias ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Perceived Value ◽

Well Being ◽

Overnight Stay ◽

Death Event ◽

Baseline Levels

Guest deaths are an inevitable aspect of the hospitality industry. In Study 1, participants read a vignette in which the previous guest died of natural causes, suicide, or homicide. Those who learned of a death (a) saw the room as less valuable, (b) opted to stay in a more basic room in which no death occurred, despite both rooms being offered for free, and (c) anticipated feeling uneasy when imagining an overnight stay. In Study 2, we investigated the persistence of this bias. Perceived room value and anticipatory well-being can be expected to return to baseline levels only many years after the death event. Similar to “stigmatized properties” in real estate, these data confirm an irrational and recalcitrant cognitive bias surrounding consumers’ views of death-affected hotel rooms.

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