Past and Present Environmental Psychology

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommy Gärling
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Environmental Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Rebound Effects ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Current Concerns

In my commentary on the papers in this special section of European Psychologist, I note that the focus of past environmental psychology on changing the human environment to increase people’s well-being has in contemporary environmental psychology been replaced by a focus on changing people and their behavior to preserve the human environment. This change is justified by current concerns in society about the ongoing destruction of the human environment. Yet, the change of focus should not lead to neglecting the role of changing the environment for changing people’s behavior. I argue that it may actually be the most effective behavior change tool. I still criticize approaches focusing on single behaviors for frequently being insufficient. I endorse an approach that entails coercive measures implemented after research has established that changing consumption styles harming the environment does not harm people. Such a broader approach would alert researchers to undesirable (in particular indirect) rebound effects. My view on application is that research findings in (environmental) psychology are difficult to communicate to those who should apply them, not because they are irrelevant but because they, by their nature, are qualitative and conditional. Scholars from other disciplines failing to disclose this have an advantage in attracting attention and building trust.

The Impact on Well-Being of Experiences at Cultural Events

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Gorchakova ◽  
Kenneth F. Hyde
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Special Events ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Favourable Environment ◽  
The Impact

Major international cultural exhibitions, often referred to as touring ‘blockbuster’ exhibitions (TBEs), are arguably among the most stimulating and engaging event experiences. The role of orchestrating an experience that is meaningful and memorable has captured the attention of scholars in the events literature over recent decades. The aims of this paper are to re-conceptualise major international cultural exhibitions as special events, present a framework of the experiences these exhibitions generate for visitors, and explore the roles such experiences play in visitor well-being. The study draws on the findings of qualitative research conducted in Australia and New Zealand. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives of art galleries and museums in Melbourne, Canberra, Auckland, and Wellington involved in hosting ‘blockbuster’ exhibitions, as well as representatives of regional cultural, tourism, and events organisations. This paper presents a ‘3Es’ experience realms framework, which comprises the key experiences that a major cultural and arts event generates for visitors: entertainment, enrichment, and emotional engagement. The first realm of the 3Es framework, entertainment, has encountered scepticism in the museum field; however, research findings here corroborate the arguments of those scholars who hold that entertainment may help to engage visitors and facilitate education. Enrichment comprises the creation of a favourable environment for new knowledge to be processed, and the enhancement of knowledge. The third realm is an emotionally engaging experience that results from social interactions, activities, and contemplation of and learning about unique exhibits. The framework demonstrates an interplay of these three major experiential dimensions and visitors’ hedonic and eudaemonic well-being. Exhibition and event organisers can utilise this framework to plan the delivery of memorable experiences for visitors and explore the ways in which their event can be made enjoyable, enriching, and emotionally engaging.

scholarly journals Atmospherics and the establishment of long-term customer relationships in a retail environment

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-343
Author(s):  
I. Olivier ◽  
M. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Psychology ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Customer Relationships ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

With the current focus on establishing long-tenn customer relationships, the enhancement of the entire shopping experience and the role of atmosphere and the emotional reactions it elicits, are becoming increasingly important. Determining the factors that contribute to the creation of pleasant or unpleasant shopping experiences can influence future strategic planning. The focus of this study falls on the way that the physical environmental factors of a store, more specifically the environmental odour, affect consumers' emotional responses. This is discussed on the basis of environmental psychology, using certain research findings as well as theoretical models to shed more light on this topic.

scholarly journals The Moderator Role of Financial Well-Being on the Effect of Job Insecurity and the COVID-19 Anxiety on Burnout: A Research on Hotel-Sector Employees in Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9031
Author(s):  
Engin Üngüren ◽  
Ömer Akgün Tekin ◽  
Hüseyin Avsallı ◽  
Yaşar Yiğit Kaçmaz
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Moderator Variable ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Hotel Sector ◽  
Moderator Role

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), hotel-sector employees attempted to cope with the fear of becoming infected; however, they were also faced with job insecurity. Both the anxiety over COVID-19 and the risk of job insecurity have affected the employees’ economic and social conditions as well as their mental state. The present study examined the effect of COVID-19 anxiety and job insecurity perceptions on the burnout levels of hotel-sector employees and the moderator role of the employees’ financial well-being on this relationship. The study was conducted by collecting data from 396 participants who worked in 17 different five-star hotels in Antalya, Turkey. Because of social isolation and social distancing rules, our research data were obtained using an online questionnaire to avoid close contact with other people. The findings showed that COVID-19 anxiety and perceptions of job insecurity had negative effects on hotel employees in the form of mental burnout. In addition, we determined that as an individual characteristic, financial well-being was a moderator variable that affected the severity of burnout based on COVID-19 anxiety and job insecurity. The research findings exhibited theoretical and practical contributions for decision makers and researchers.

scholarly journals ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS IN PROVISION SANITARY-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION AND PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS’ RIGHTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (12) ◽  
pp. 1159-1160
Author(s):  
B. I. Nikonov ◽  
Ilya B. Kochev
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Consumer Rights ◽  
Effective Activity ◽  
Practical Impact

In conditions of the formation and development of the civil society, the awareness of the population of their rights to a favorable habitat and the possibility of the practical impact on the state of sanitary and epidemiological welfare and safety of the population, provision of the protection of consumer rights, the role of public associations and the population in managing health risks appears to be undervalued. Sverdlovsk Regional Public Organization «Health and Welfare» was created to implement the idea of the protection interests and positions of the population of the Sverdlovsk region. To ensure its effective activity, the backbone of a public organization is made up of veterans of the sanitary and epidemiological service, who have knowledge, experience, traditions and representing the possibilities of public associations in the sphere of the provision of sanitary and epidemiological welfare and protection of consumers’ rights. The activity of public associations can be most effective in the practical use of non-state, public, independent forms and methods of execution of expertizes, assessments, investigations, the results of which can prevent a negative impact on human beings of harmful factors in the human environment.

Adult Attachment Orientations and Subjective Well-Being: Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem as Moderators

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 1257-1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Li ◽  
Xue Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Attachment Orientations ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Relationship

We examined emotional intelligence (EI) and self-esteem as mediators of the relationship between adult attachment orientations and subjective well-being (SWB). A total of 585 undergraduates from 2 Chinese universities completed measures of the 4 variables. Bootstrap mediation analysis revealed that both EI and self-esteem acted as mediators of the relationship. In addition, a serial mediating role of EI via self-esteem was found. The findings are consistent with predictions derived from attachment theory, and expand on a growing body of research findings on the association between adult attachment orientations and SWB. Implications of the findings and limitations in the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Aggregated Roles of Smartphones in Young Adults’ Leisure and Well-Being: A Diary Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4133
Author(s):  
Anna Irimiás ◽  
Tamás Csordás ◽  
Kornélia Kiss ◽  
Gábor Michalkó
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Agenda Setter ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Relationship

Young adults spend most of their leisure time in the company of their smartphones. Drawing on the theory of digital well-being and on the concept of psychological sustainability, our aim is to investigate the relationship between digitalization-dominated leisure-time consumption to identify the aggregated roles of smartphones. We suggest that smartphones play different roles in young adults’ daily life. To test our predictions, we used a qualitative method, a two-day time-use diary with structured interviews; two sample groups were recruited for data gathering. The results of the content analysis and of the qualitative sentiment analysis show that mobile devices have a marked agenda-setter function, along with the functions of ‘separator’ and ‘enabler’. The use of smartphones leads to idleness and perceived timelessness while staying physically immobile. Results expand our knowledge on the aggregated role of smartphones in young adults’ activities. Wider society can benefit from the research findings, stimulating young adults to acknowledge the aggregated roles and functions of their smartphones and to develop their digital well-being.

scholarly journals Parenting Skills According to The Islamic Perspective Towards Family Well-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 552
Author(s):  
Izzah Nur Aida Zur Raffar ◽  
Salasiah Hanin Hamjah ◽  
Ahmad Dzaky Hasan ◽  
Nang Naemah Nik Dahlan
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Parenting Knowledge ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Family ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Happy Family

Parents are leaders of the family who should play the role of building family well-being. Family well-being very much depends on the way of nurturing or raising and managing the family. In order to build a prosperous or happy family, the first and foremost matter which needs to be emphasised is parenting knowledge. Neglecting this parenting aspect will result in parents’ failure to effectively manage the family toward well-being, even causing suffering to children and is associated with bad behaviour such as committing murder, physical or sexual abuse, and neglecting their education. Hence, this research is conducted to study parenting skills according to the Islamic perspective, by using content analysis method. Research findings based on the views of Muslim scholars conclude that in the Islamic perspective, the parenting skills which parents need to master to become excellent parents are parenting knowledge, maintaining their relationship with Allah SWT, relationship with their children and relationship with fellow human beings,  encompassing spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and social aspects. The implications of this research can help parents know the basic parenting skills according to the Islamic perspective, to build a prosperous family. This research also contributes knowledge to the authorities responsible for managing family development so that knowledge, skills and programs relating to parenting can be disseminated and practised in Muslim family life.

scholarly journals Impact of Advertising Appeals on Children's Well-being: Exploring the Moderating Role of Disposition

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (II) ◽  
pp. 64-76
Author(s):  
Shahid Mehmood ◽  
Amir Gulzar
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Time Lags ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Advertising Appeals ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This research study aimed to examine the effect of advertisement appeals on the psychological well-being of children and assess the moderating role of disposition in the relationship of children's psychological well-being and advertisement appeals. The study was conducted by using primary data. Data was collected through the survey conducted in three-time lags from the children of age ranging from 8 to 12 years. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among a sample of 578 children. For the selection of sample nonprobability, convenience sampling technique was employed, whereas descriptive and inferential statistical tools were utilized for the data analysis with the help of statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) and analysis of moment structure (AMOS) version 23. Research findings showed that advertising appeals have a significant positive effect on the psychological well-being of children. Furthermore, disposition positively moderates the relationship between advertising appeals and the psychological well-being of the children.

scholarly journals The Enduring Role of the Family in the Happiness of Puerto Ricans

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Rivero-Vergne ◽  
Reinaldo Berrios
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Research Findings

The study of happiness has grown in popularity over the past decades emerging in psychology partly as a reaction against the emphasis on negative topics such as mental illness and other forms of dysfunction. However, the most common way to study happiness and well-being has been using scales that do not allow access to the comments or descriptions of the participants, reducing our comprehension of this phenomenon to numbers. In order to contribute to the study of happiness from a cultural perspective and to understand how Puerto Ricans describe their particular meaning of happiness, a two-phase qualitative descriptive design study was conducted before and after hurricane Maria hit our country. The category “The family context as a main reference for happiness” emerged in both phases of our research. Findings made clear the enduring role of the family in the meaning of happiness for Puerto Ricans.

scholarly journals Functional Status, Meanings of Life Activities, and COVID-19 Related Disruptions among Disabled Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 948-948
Author(s):  
Meng-Hsuan Yu ◽  
Shiau-Fang Chao
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Participating in meaningful activities has been proven beneficial to the well-being of disabled older adults. However, social distancing policies and restrictions on public activities have been implemented since the outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginning of 2020 in Taiwan. These restrictions not only prevent older individuals from performing meaningful activities but also have actual impacts on their daily life. This study aims to elucidate the intervening role of meanings of life activities on the relationship between functional status and COVID-19 disruptions. Data were collected from a sample of 526 community-dwelling older adults with disabilities in Taiwan between April and July, 2020. Utilizing Multiple Regression Analysis, the research findings were as follows. First, participants with better functional status experienced more COVID-19 related disruptions to their daily routine. In the meantime, they also valued their life activities as more meaningful than those with worse functional status. Second, higher levels of meanings in performing life activities also positively related to COVID-19 disruptions. Third, meanings of life activities fully mediated the relationship between functional status and COVID-19 disruptions. That is, disabled older individuals with better functional status may experience more COVID-19 related disruptions because their accessibility to meaningful activities was limited. Since preventive approaches to control the spread are necessary during COVID-19 epidemic, efforts should be made to sustain meaningful life activities participation among disabled older adults. Based on the findings of this study, this would be especially critical to the well-being of more capable older individuals with disabilities during the pandemic.

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