scholarly journals Life Styles of Labor Migrants According to P. Boski’s Concept

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
L.A. Bogolyubskaya
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Economic Migration ◽  
Separate Factor ◽  
Polish Scientist

Cross-cultural studies of a Polish scientist Paul Boski are focused on the phenomenon of economic migration as related to ethno-cultural characteristics of migrants. He advanced the hypothesis about the leading role of employment and financial well-being in the process of adaptation, and proposed four lifestyles typical for labor migrants with different statuses. More so the author of the concept defined the role of thriftiness, as a separate factor affecting the model of migrants’ behavior

Why Do Easterners Have Lower Well-Being Than Westerners? The Role of Others’ Approval Contingencies of Self-Worth in the Cross-Cultural Differences in Subjective Well-Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Hong Liu ◽  
Yi-Hsing Claire Chiu ◽  
Jen-Ho Chang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
The Cross

Previous studies have shown that Easterners generally perceive themselves as having lower subjective well-being compared with Westerners, and several mechanisms causing such differences have been identified. However, few studies have analyzed the causes of such differences from the perspective of the cross-cultural differences in the meanings of important life events such as whether people receive approval from others. Specifically, events regarding others’ approval might have different meanings to and influences on Easterners and Westerners. Thus, the degree of fluctuation of people’s views of self-worth in response to these events (i.e., others’ approval contingencies of self-worth [CSW]) probably differs between Easterners and Westerners. This may be a reason for cross-cultural differences in subjective well-being. We investigated two samples of undergraduate students from Taiwan and the United States to examine the mediating role of others’ approval CSW in forming cross-cultural differences in subjective well-being. The results revealed that Taiwanese participants exhibited lower subjective well-being and higher others’ approval CSW than American participants. In addition, others’ approval CSW partially mediated the cross-cultural differences in subjective well-being. Thus, one reason for lower subjective well-being among Easterners was likely that their self-esteem was more prone to larger fluctuations depending on whether they receive approval from others in everyday life.

Personal Factors Underlying Resilience in Adolescence: Cross-Cultural Validity of the Prince-Embury Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Villasana ◽  
Jesús Alonso-Tapia ◽  
Miguel A. Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sense Of Mastery

AbstractResiliency personality factors are supposed to underlie resilience. To get evidence on this supposition, the Prince-Embury scales (PES) for adolescents were adapted to the Spanish population. Then, the relationship between theresiliencyvariablessense of mastery,sense of relatednessandemotional reactivity-assessed with the PES- withresilience-assessed with theSubjective Resilience Questionnaire(SRQ)- were analyzed, as well as the role of social integration within this relationship. Data from 1083 adolescents were analyzed using confirmatory techniques (CFA, PALV). CFA of PES displayed a good fit to the model (CFI: .95). Path-analysis showed thatsense of masteryandemotional reactivitypredict resilience as expected, but also that, contrary to expectations based on Prince-Embury’s theory, sense of relatedness and resilience are not related, either directly, or through social integration. Being related and socially integrated probably favors well-being, but it may not favor resilience unless associated to Sense of Mastery, at least in adolescence.

A Place at the Altar

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan J. DiLuzio
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Ancient Rome ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Roman People ◽  
Slave Women ◽  
Vestal Virgins

This book illuminates a previously underappreciated dimension of religion in ancient Rome: the role of priestesses in civic cult. Demonstrating that priestesses had a central place in public rituals and institutions, the book emphasizes the complex, gender-inclusive nature of Roman priesthood. In ancient Rome, priestly service was a cooperative endeavor, requiring men and women, husbands and wives, and elite Romans and slaves to work together to manage the community's relationship with its gods. Like their male colleagues, priestesses offered sacrifices on behalf of the Roman people, and prayed for the community's well-being. As they carried out their ritual obligations, they were assisted by female cult personnel, many of them slave women. The book explores the central role of the Vestal Virgins and shows that they occupied just one type of priestly office open to women. Some priestesses, including the flaminica Dialis, the regina sacrorum, and the wives of the curial priests, served as part of priestly couples. Others, such as the priestesses of Ceres and Fortuna Muliebris, were largely autonomous. The book offers a fresh understanding of how the women of ancient Rome played a leading role in public cult.

scholarly journals The implications of culture shock for health educators: Reflections with Barer-Stein

Curationis ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Health Educator ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

Culture shock is an intensely personal universal human experience that may emerge in any cross cultural social encounter. Therefore, it may be deduced that culture shock is an experience that may occur in all spheres of life in which individuals are confronted by world views and life styles that differ from their own whether in terms of health, education or occupation amongst others. It is a situation that calls for adaptation or adjustment on the part of the individual. TTtis article explores the relationship between culture shock and culture adaptation as an aspect of learning which has been developed by Thelma Barer-Stein. Stress is laid on the role of the individual, as health educator, and the choices must make if he/she is to gain an understanding of the community in which he/she serves and to attribute new meanings to the situation by which he/she is confronted

scholarly journals Del envejecimiento activo a la ciudadanía activa: el papel de la amigabilidad / From active ageing to active citizenship: the role of friendliness

Aula Abierta ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Elena Del Barrio Truchado ◽  
Sara Marsillas Rascado ◽  
Mayte Sancho Castiello
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Demographic Ageing ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Leading Role

RESUMENEl concepto envejecimiento activo apareció por primera vez en 1999 recogiendo la tradición científica del paradigma positivo del envejecimiento. Este unifica las nociones de participación, salud, independencia y buen envejecer, siendo la participación el componente central. Este paradigma fue asumido como la gran respuesta política al envejecimiento demográfico tratando de cambiar el concepto tradicional de vejez, dotando a las personas mayores de nuevos roles. La iniciativa “Age-Friendly Cities and Communities” lanzada por la OMS en 2005 se planteó con el objetivo de llevar a la práctica en lo local este paradigma. Su finalidad última es promover un movimiento de participación ciudadana protagonizado por las personas mayores como generadoras de bienestar, traspasando las barreras del envejecimiento activo hacia un concepto más amplio de ciudadanía. Además, es necesario que se adapte a la época actual en la que las nuevas generaciones reclaman un espacio donde poder desarrollarse y contribuir en procesos con grupos y comunidades con las que se identifican, independientemente de su edad. La revolución de la longevidad plantea retos, que podemos y debemos aprovechar para construir una sociedad mejor, más igualitaria y capaz de reconocer el valor de cada persona con independencia de su edad y condición social, cultural o racial.Palabras Clave: Envejecimiento activo, ciudades amigables, participación, personas mayores, ciudadanía.ABSTRACTThe concept of active ageing first appeared in 1999, including the scientific tradition of the positive paradigm of ageing. Active ageing unifies the notions of health, independence, good aging and participation, being this last one the central component. This paradigm was assumed as a broad political response to demographic ageing, which tries to change the traditional concept of old age, providing older people with new roles. The initiative “Age-Friendly Cities and Communities”, launched by the WHO in 2005, was raised with the aim of applying this paradigm into practice at the local level. Its purpose is to promote a movement of citizen participation where older people have the leading role as generators of well-being, transcending the barriers of active aging towards a broader concept of citizenship. Additionally, it should be adapted to the current era in which the new generations demand a space where they can develop and contribute to processes with groups and communities which they are identified with, regardless of their age. The revolution of longevity poses challenges, which we can and must take advantage of in order to build a better, more egalitarian society and able to recognise the value of each person regardless of their age and social, cultural or racial condition.Keywords: Active ageing, friendly cities, participation, older people, citizenship.

scholarly journals Knowledge sharing motives and value co-creation behavior of the consumers in physiotherapy services: a cross-cultural study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Waheed Akbar Bhatti ◽  
Mario Glowik ◽  
Ahmad Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Elements

Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of consumers’ (patients) motives in knowledge sharing and value co-creation with the service provider in the context of physiotherapy services. Design/methodology/approach The authors used partial least squares structural equation modeling for the analysis of the physiotherapy services users’ data from Germany and Pakistan. Findings The results show that in both consumer groups, individualizing, empowering and development motives are common influences on the willingness to share knowledge leading to value co-creation. However, the relating, ethical and concerted motives show varying influences in the data set. Research limitations/implications A key research implication relates to specifying the link between consumer knowledge sharing and value creation and the role of cultural factors in this context. It is one of the first studies to undertake a comparative analysis in this specific context by highlighting the changing role of consumers from collective and individualistic societies, in influencing service provision through participation in the service exchange. Practical implications For the managerial audience, this paper highlights the importance of being sensitive to cultural elements as they tend to influence personal knowledge sharing by the consumer, especially in the well-being sector, which ultimately influences the value co-creation. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the current paper is one of the first studies focusing on the knowledge sharing motives of consumers in the specific context of physiotherapy services leading to value co-creation. Moreover, specific focus on individual consumer’s motives and their role in comparative, cross-cultural settings, adds further value to the contribution of this study.

The Role of Positive Self-Evaluation on Cross-Cultural Differences in Well-Being

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunji Kim ◽  
Ulrich Schimmack ◽  
Cecilia Cheng ◽  
Gregory D. Webster ◽  
Aleksandr Spectre
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences

scholarly journals Individual uniqueness in trust profiles and well-being: Understanding the role of cultural tightness-looseness from a representation similarity perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
siyang luo ◽  
Liman Li ◽  
Ervina Espina ◽  
Michael Harris Bond ◽  
Vivian Miu Chi Lun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Computational Technique ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
National Perspective

This paper provides a unique perspective for understanding cultural differences: representation similarity - a computational technique that uses pairwise comparisons of units to reveal their representation in higher-order space. By combining individual-level measures of trust across domains and well-being from 13,823 participants across 15 nations with a measure of society-level tightness-looseness, we found that any two countries with more similar tightness-looseness tendencies exhibit higher degrees of representation similarity in national interpersonal trust profiles. Although each individual’s trust profile is generally similar to their nation’s trust profile, the greater similarity between an individual’s and their society’s trust profile predicted a higher level of individual life satisfaction only in loose cultures, but not in tight cultures. Using the framework of representation similarity to explore cross-cultural differences from a multidimensional, multi-national perspective can provide a new and fuller understanding of culture and its influence on human well-being.

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