“I just love it”: Avid knitters describe health and well-being through occupation

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Brooks ◽  
Kim-Huong Ngan Ta ◽  
Anne F. Townsend ◽  
Catherine L. Backman
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Philosophical Assumption ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

Background. Examining craft-based occupations is necessary to explicate the relationship between occupation and well-being. Purpose. This study aimed to understand the role of knitting in the lives of passionate knitters and their experience of how knitting contributes to health, well-being, and occupational identity. Method. Principles of phenomenology guided interviews with 21 knitting-guild members (with and without health conditions) and observations at seven guild meetings as well as guided the data analysis. Eight interviewees and 24 additional guild members confirmed key findings in writing. Findings. Five main themes capture how knitting (a) “makes me happy,” (b) is “the mental challenge I need,” (c) is “a hobby that joins” through social connections and skill development, (d) sustains identity such that “I can’t imagine life without knitting,” and (e) is a creative outlet “reflecting my personality.” Implications. This in-depth description of how knitters experience their craft in daily life bolsters the philosophical assumption that favoured occupations have the power to promote health and well-being.

scholarly journals Benefits of viewing nature: a review of landscape health research

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reducing Stress ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Outcome Of Surgery

Nowadays, several studies demonstrate that viewing nature has positive effects on human health and well-being. This essay discusses about the essential methods of viewing natural environment and their impacts on human well-being by clarifying four important theoretical models: reducing stress, lowering heart rate, improving outcome of surgery, and increasing attention. In addition, some important research results in this field are taken as examples to introduce research methods. By collecting and organizing existing studies and theories about the relationship between viewing nature and human well-being, the methods of viewing nature can be divided into two parts: viewing nature through specific media (e.g., through a window, a book, a painting or a videotape) and being with the presence of nature. This study aims to clarify the research significance of viewing nature and find deficiency in this field to maximize the role of landscapes in human health and well-being. 

From “we” to “me”: Group identification enhances perceived personal control with consequences for health and well-being

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Helen Greenaway ◽  
S. Alex Haslam ◽  
Tegan Cruwys ◽  
Nyla Branscombe ◽  
Renate Ysseldyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Identification ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Perceived Personal Control ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Control Study

There is growing recognition that identification with social groups can protect and enhance health and well-being, thereby constituting a kind of “social cure.” The present research explores the role of control as a novel mediator of the relationship between shared group identity and well-being. Five studies provide evidence for this process. Group identification predicted significantly greater perceived personal control across 47 countries (Study 1), and in groups that had experienced success and failure (Study 2). The relationship was observed longitudinally (Study 3) and experimentally (Study 4). Manipulated group identification also buffered a loss of personal control (Study 5). Across the studies, perceived personal control mediated social cure effects in political, academic, community, and national groups. The findings reveal that the personal benefits of social groups come not only from their ability to make people feel good, but also from their ability to make people feel capable and in control of their lives.

scholarly journals National narcissism and support for voluntary vaccination policy: The mediating role of vaccination conspiracy beliefs

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 701-719
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Cislak ◽  
Marta Marchlewska ◽  
Adrian Dominik Wojcik ◽  
Kacper Śliwiński ◽  
Zuzanna Molenda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Vaccination Policy ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Conspiracy Beliefs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Voluntary Vaccination

We investigate the relationship between vaccination hesitancy and the way people feel about their national groups. Antivaccination attitudes are associated with conspiracy beliefs, which have been linked to group-based defensiveness. Thus, we hypothesized that defensiveness about one’s national identity, operationalized as collective narcissism measured in relation to one’s national group, might be related to antivaccination attitudes. We found that national narcissism, but not national identification, predicted support for a voluntary vaccination policy both in a general population sample ( N = 361) and among visitors of antivaccination discussion forums ( N = 178). In two further studies involving national quota samples, national narcissism was also related to vaccination conspiracy beliefs ( N = 1,048), and these beliefs mediated its association with support for a voluntary vaccination policy ( N = 811). By highlighting the link between antiscience attitudes and collective narcissism, we demonstrate that group defensiveness can be linked to support for decisions that may undermine the health and well-being of present and future ingroup members.

scholarly journals Social Connections: Transformative Experiences Amid Disruptive Times

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 418-418
Author(s):  
Thomas Cudjoe
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Transformative Experiences ◽  
Stark Contrast ◽  
Research Agendas ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Today many older adults are experiencing intensified social isolation and loneliness as they attempt to “stay safe at home.” The notion, is a stark contrast from our understanding of the importance of social connections on health and well-being. This session highlights: first hand experiences caring for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications of social isolation on the health of older adults. The speaker will offer perspectives for ESPO members on the role of community engagement in orienting research agendas, both now (amid the pandemic) and into the future.

scholarly journals KETIDAKHARMONISAN KOMUNIKASI DALAM KELUARGA PADA PEMBENTUKAN PRIBADI ANAK (PENDEKATAN HUMANISTIK)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-275
Author(s):  
Dyah Ayu Nidyansari
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
The Family ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Harmonious Family

The relationship of a family is highly influenced by the role of the husband and wife, as a parent their views and their way of educating their kids will lead to the well-being of the family. This research aims to determine the importance of communicating is in a family and how it could mold the child to a non-harmonious family and disharmony communication in the family on the developing o children personality deviant. The method used in this research is a qualitative method of data collection techniques with in-depth interviews on three sources and data analysis techniques in this research used the Huberman. Data analysis was conducted qualitatively and studied using interpersonal communication theory from Alvonco, J. The result of this research is, that interpersonal communication between children and parents is needed in the family, poor communication within the family can cause divisions among family members and make members close to communicate with each other so that the needs of a child in the family is not harmonious unfulfilled so children are very easy to fall into the negatives and have a deviant person in the community.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Spirituality and Meaning at Work and the Job Happiness and Psychological Well-Being: A Spiritual-Affective Approach to the Psychological Well-Being

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-175
Author(s):  
Mohsen Golparvar ◽  
Hassan Abedini
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Pearson Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

Health and well-being are such important issues for employees in the workplace. Given the importance of this issue, this study was conducted to investigate the role of spirituality and meaning at work for job happiness and psychological well-being. The research design used in this study was correlation one and the sample consisted of 204 numbers of revenue & customs staff of Isfahan and Tehran cities. The research questionnaires were spirituality and meaning at work questionnaires, job happiness scale and psychological well-being questionnaire.¬ The research hypotheses were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between spirituality and meaning at work and job happiness and psychological well-being. The results of structural equation modeling also showed that during a series of chain relationships first spirituality and meaning at work communicate with job happiness and psychological well-being and then job happiness reinforces psychological well-being. Totally, the results of this study showed that psychological well-being at work can be considered as a variable with spiritual/affective basis in the workplaces.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CONTROL ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEAR OF CRIME AND SELF-RATED HEALTH IN URBAN NEIGHBOURHOODS: A CASE STUDY OF PENANG, MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 1266-1274
Author(s):  
Aldrin Abdullah ◽  
Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali ◽  
Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

Fear of crime is implicated as an urban stressor that has negative consequences on health outcomes, yet few studies have explored the direction of the relationship between fear of crime and health, or tested the mediational effects on this relationship. The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of social control on the relationship between fear of crime and self-rated health. A sample of 247 residents in Penang, Malaysia was analysed using structural equation modelling. The results demonstrated the significant direct relationship of fear of crime and social control in explaining self-rated health. However, social control does not mediate this relationship, implying that the pathway connecting fear of crime and health appears to be direct, rather than via social control. Although fear of crime is associated with poor health, social control helps to enhance health and well-being. This study is concluded by highlighting the ways in which these social factors help improve health and well-being within residential contexts. Keywords: Fear of crime, social control, health, mediation effect, neighbourhood.

scholarly journals Happy Index and Social Well-Being of Russian Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7382-7386
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Indices Of Happiness ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of happiness of Russian students, an understudied topic, in contrast to social well-being and its components, including satisfaction with the quality of education and the conditions for receiving it. The results of mass surveys conducted among students of Kazan in 2013-2018 are discussed. The level of happiness, along with the state of health and well-being, is a criterion for the comfort of a given society for life. By analogy with the indices of happiness, which are calculated for residents of countries and cities, the index of happiness of students is calculated. The article shows the relationship between the level of happiness and the ways of daily life of students. Comparison of the obtained data with the index of happiness of Russians shows opposite trends: the index of happiness of Russians from 2013 to the present has been growing steadily, while the index of happiness of students - decreasing. This is probably due to the constant reform of the higher education system and its ambiguous consequences. There are alternative forms of education in addition to the traditional. It can be concluded that the level of students 'happiness is a complex, multi-level phenomenon, which is mainly subjective in nature and depends on many factors, the main of which, in addition to health, are the realistic prospects for professional self-realization, as well as the conditions of students' daily life.

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT AMONG RURAL YOUTH: ROLE OF MICRO-FINANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL PARADIGM

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-173
Author(s):  
Vikram Singh
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Societal Structure ◽  
Policy Shifts

This  article  attempts to  analyse  the  process  of  sustainable  livelihood  through skill development and its conceptual and theoretical understanding in India with reference to rural youth. In India skill development is demanded for economic growth and inclusive development; hence the rural population cannot be overlooked. Employable skills alone have not been able to generate sufficient employment among rural youth or address/promote well-being and sustainable livelihood. Various frameworks associated with skill development leave scope for reforms to strengthen the implementation of various policy shifts in respect of rural development and government/non-government organisations. The process of skill development for rural youth through the establishment of institutions, launch of policy/programmes and their linkages with micro-finance are considered, as the distinctive nature and features of micro-finance in relation to the forces of societal structure, social relationships, and social interactions leading towards collective interests and norms that shape the lives of rural youth. Lastly, analysis is done and conclusions drawn on the basis of discussion.

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