scholarly journals The Missing Measure of Loneliness: A Case for Including Neededness in Loneliness Scales

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 429
Author(s):  
Ariel Gordy ◽  
Helen Han Wei Luo ◽  
Margo Sidline ◽  
Kimberley Brownlee
Keyword(s):  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Emotional Tone ◽  
Human Needs

Prominent tools used to measure loneliness such as the UCLA Scale and DJGS include no items related to being needed, i.e., neededness. More recent scales such as the DLS and SELSA do include items on neededness, but only within their romantic loneliness subscales. This paper proposes that new iterations of loneliness scales should include in all subscales two items on neededness: (a) whether a person feels important to someone else and (b) whether that person has good ways to serve others’ well-being. The paper surveys cognate studies that do not rely on loneliness scales but establish a link between neededness and feelings of social connection. It then highlights ways in which neededness items would improve the ability of loneliness scales to specify the risk profile, to delineate variations in the emotional tone and quality of loneliness, and to propose suitable interventions. The paper outlines a theoretical argument—drawing on moral philosophy—that prosociality and being needed are non-contingent, morally urgent human needs, postulating that the protective benefits of neededness vary according to at least four factors: the significance, persistence, non-instrumentality, and non-fungibility of the ways in which a person is needed. Finally, the paper considers implications for the design of appropriate remedies for loneliness.

scholarly journals Strategic Project «Creative City – Territory of Development» as a Model of Interaction between Flagship University and Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Tatyana V. Ashutova ◽  
Zoia Yu. Zhelnina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Creative City ◽  
Murmansk Region ◽  
The University

The article presents the experience of Murmansk Arctic State University in the implementation of a unique project for the region – «Creative city – territory of development», which reflects innovative social practices, technologies of project training and the strategy of the University to fulfill its potential in the creative industries. Creative industries are a growth point for the regional “smart specialization”, significantly affecting the quality of life of the local communities and fulfilling not only current, but also emerging human needs. Therefore it is important to involve the younger generation in creative activities in order to develop experience of participation in new socio-economic processes. The discussion about the productivity of classical and project solutions in professional training programs determined the advantage of creative projects of students to present their competencies not only to potential employers, but also to other stakeholders in the development of the region. Initiatives in the Northern Design Cluster and the Tourism and Recreation Cluster of the Murmansk Region have become a new type of university activities; their the projects allow to attract experts to discuss areas of work and clusters cooperation models. Creative industries meet the challenges of the era, when for success the territories must use the resources of cultural brands, shape the quality of life by developing social spaces, non-standard use of color and light in design for psycho-emotional well-being. The project “Creative City – Territory of Development” makes it possible to get feedback from the local communities. The university consistently implements a strategy of expanding areas of participation in the life of the region, conducts research on integrating the modern Arctic design, socio-cultural and economic practices of municipalities. Therefore, the article analyzes the growth factors and ways of influence of the university on the regional community in the field of creative industries; emphasizes the complexity of the tasks and the increase in the number of stakeholders in the creative industries, underlines the fact that university projects are both the creative products and creative technologies for the formation of professional competences in the welfare industry, tourism and design.

scholarly journals Relocation as Empowerment: Response, Welfare, and Life Quality of Street Vendors After Relocation

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-42
Author(s):  
Eko Handoyo ◽  
Nur Ranika Widyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The Government

Keberadaan PKL di sepanjang jalan raya Magelang-Yogyakarta km 5-8 menyebabkan terganggunya kelancaran, ketertiban, keindahan dan kebersihan jalan. Untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan tersebut, pemerintah Kabupaten Magelang merelokasi PKL di sepanjang jalan raya Magelang-Yogyakarta km 5-8 ke PKL Mertoyudan Corner. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis bagaimana respons, kesejahteraan, dan kualitas hidup PKL pasca relokasi untuk melihat praktik pemberdayaan yang efektif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Hasil penelitian dianalisis dengan teknik analisis kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwan PKL di jalan raya Magelang-Yogyakarta km 5-8 sebagian besar menunjukkan respons yang positif terhadap kebijakan relokasi, yaitu dalam bentuk penerimaan dan persetujuan (40% di antaranya memutuskan pindah). Kesejahteraan PKL, terutama dilihat dari pendapatan mengalami penurunan. Kualitas hidup PKL yang diukur dari aspek penghasilan, pemenuhan kebutuhan material, derajat dipenuhinya kebutuhan hayati, kebutuhan manusiawi dan kebebasan memilih juga menunjukkan penurunan. Kesimpulannya relokasi sebagai pemberdayaan agar berfungsi dengan baik harus mengembangkan program-program kreatif untuk mempopulerkan tempat relokasi.The presence of street vendors along Highway Magelang-Yogyakarta KM 5-8 lead to the disruption of the smooth, order, beauty and cleanliness of the streets. To resolve these problems, the government relocate the street vendors to street vendors Mertoyudan Corner. The purpose of this study was to analyze how the response, quality of life, and well-being after relocation to illuminate the practice of effective of empowerment. This study used qualitative methods. results showed that street vendors in Magelang-Yogyakarta highway km 5-8 mostly show a positive response to the relocation policy, namely in the form of acceptance and approval, while 40% of them decide to move. The welfare of street vendors, expecially seen from the revenue decline and the quality of life as measured from the street vendors prosperous income aspect, the fulfillment of material needs, the degree of fulfillment of biological needs, human needs and freedom of choice also showed a decline. The study concludes that to function properly, relocation as empowerment should develop creative programs to develop the relocation sites.

scholarly journals MEANING AND DIMENSIONALITY OF STATE OF COMFORT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS KIDNEY DISEASE

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinara de Menezes Lisboa Freire ◽  
Renan Alves Silva ◽  
Geórgia Alcântara Alencar Melo ◽  
Letícia Lima Aguiar ◽  
Joselany Áfio Caetano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Chronic Hemodialysis ◽  
Final State ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Basic Human Needs

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the meaning and dimensionality of state of comfort from chronic hemodialysis patients’ perspectives. Method: this is a qualitative study conducted with 30 patients from a hemodialysis clinic from May to June 2018. A semi-structured interview with guiding questions was used. Data were analyzed according to Bardin’s content analysis method, supported by Kolcaba’s theoretical framework. Results: five subcategories for being and feeling comfortable emerged: psychological well-being; Silent environment; Good quality of care; No health changes; Reduction in the frequency/duration of hemodialysis. Regarding dimensionality to achieve comfort, there were three subcategories according to the adopted states. Regarding dimensionality, relief is achieved when a patient is disconnected from the machine, does not attend any session or does not present clinical manifestations of hemodialysis complications. In calm, visible discomforts are linked to change of routine, abandonment of work activities, financial difficulties and poor family support, and psychospiritual issues that weaken in their daily life, making them vulnerable to discomfort. In transcendence, absence of symptoms, attachment to religion, faith or spirituality and resilience to the new routine figured as indexes. States do not act individually, they are related to the experiences of contexts. Conclusion: comfort has meaning of relief from discomfort, state of having met basic human needs, mental and physical well-being, physical, mental and environmental comfort, and final state of nursing therapeutic actions, which permeate the contexts and states of relief, calm, and transcendence. These elements combine with each other to generate unique responses.

scholarly journals The Effect of Landscape Features Implemented in Egyptian Parks on Satisfying the Human Needs and Well-being

2022 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 100-113
Author(s):  
Marianne Nabil Guirguis ◽  
Rania Rushdy Moussa ◽  
Khaled M. Dewidar ◽  
Naglaa Mohamed Yossif
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Landscape Features ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The Impact

Recently, parks have been recognized as one of the main contributors in the strategic objectives of urban projects, since they provide job opportunities, place attractiveness, increase the real estate market and property values, tourist development, increase the since of social belonging between the residents, improving the public health and the quality of the residents’ life. The presented research is aiming to investigate the effect of Landscape features on the quality of life (QOL) inside Egyptian parks. This study has been inspired by early theorists like “Maslow” and other theorists who have followed Maslow’s footsteps. They analysed and measured the concept of quality of life (QOL)into two well-known terms “human needs” and “well-being”. The study explores the impact of landscape features towards “human needs and well-being”. Lately, Egypt is suffering from inflation and economic crisis which affect the Egyptians life style. Most of the Egyptian society is living a stressful life; this study will examine whether the Egyptian parks help Egyptians as an escape way where all the negative vibes are going to meet with nature resulting in a positive outcome. This research used qualitative investigation method to measure the impact of implementing landscape features in Egyptian parks on enhancing the quality of the Egyptian life by measuring the (QOL) with regards to “human needs and well-being”. The presented research investigated the impact of landscape elements implemented in Al-Azhar Park and Family Park on “human needs and well-being”. That shall pave the way to investors, policymakers, architecture and civil practitioners to realize the potentials of designing and constructing parks in Egyptian urban environment, as an efficient tool to improve the quality of Egyptian life.

scholarly journals Selected Geographical and Tourist Aspects in the Assessment of the Quality and Standard of Living of Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (3 (181)) ◽  
pp. 79-100
Author(s):  
Kamila Ziółkowska-Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
The City

The quality of life is commonly referred to as a determinant of well-being, contentment, happiness or a sense of satisfaction with one’s own existence. Often used interchangeably with the level, conditions or standard of living. Quality of life is the satisfaction of meeting all human needs. The main aim of this research is to determine the level and quality of life in terms of tourism by the Polish community living in the Greater Toronto Area, which includes the city of Toronto and four regions: Halton, Peel, York and Durham.The article will present its own model of objective factors (standard of living) and subjective factors (life quality) interacting with each other with a particular emphasis on geographic and tourism aspects. The main aim of this article is to show how the Polish community living in the Greater Toronto Area assesses the aspects related to tourism management in the city. The results of the study will be presented on the basis of a survey questionnaire conducted on 583 respondents. The respondents assessed, among other things, whether they were satisfied with the conditions of rest and relaxation in this city, public transport and the environmental quality. Respondents were also asked to evaluate the activity of Polish travel agencies operating in the Greater Toronto Area. The study will also address matters related to improving the quality of life and tourism development in the city. As indicated by the respondents, such activities as supporting existing tourist activities, expansion of bicycle paths or increasing sports and recreational infrastructure (i.e. construction projects of swimming pools, tennis courts) are the main needs in the city, which could contribute to the higher rated aspects of Toronto related to tourism. Data will be presented showing that in the Polish community in the last twelve months their household had enough income to cover the costs related to leisure, vacations, holidays or school breaks.

scholarly journals Social Connection is Essential in Long-Term Care Homes: Considerations During COVID-19 and Beyond

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-153
Author(s):  
Jennifer Bethell ◽  
Hannah M. O'Rourke ◽  
Heather Eagleson ◽  
Daniel Gaetano ◽  
Wayne Hykaway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Health And Well Being

COVID-19 has had a profound impact on long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada. But the measures put in place to control infection within LTC homes have also had devastating impacts on the health and well-being of residents through the effects on social connection. Here, we offer guiding principles to enable social connection and promote health and quality of life for LTC residents during COVID-19 and beyond. These principles were generated by a working group of the CO­VID-19 and Dementia Task Force, convened by the Alzheimer Society of Canada to identify the urgent and emerging issues raised by COVID-19 for Canadians with dementia.

The Concept of Well-Being

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mozaffar Qizilbash
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
John Rawls ◽  
Moral Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Subject

The concept of well-being is central to the subject matter of moral philosophy as well as economics. According to some moral theorists (particularly utilitarians) morality is about the maximization of social well-being. According to others, notably John Rawls (1972) we ought to give particular priority to the worst off members in society. Both these and other moral positions, whatever the priority they attach to different members of society in arriving at moral judgements, require an account of well-being or advantage. The concern with well-being is thus of foundational importance in moral philosophy, even if well-being is not thought of as all that matters. Furthermore, those who want to distinguish ‘morality’ from ‘self-interest’ must furnish us with an account of human interests, so that we can distinguish the moral realm from that of self-interest or prudence. The concerns of moral philosophers, here, clearly overlap with those of economists. Economists (particularly in welfare and development economics) are much concerned with questions of how well people are doing, with their ‘standard of living’ or ‘quality of life’. However, there are very different ways of thinking about each of these ideas. Indeed, we need to discriminate between different views of the quality of life and to decide which is the most appropriate for the purposes of moral theory and the normative parts of economics.

Well-being, health-related quality of life and cardiovascular disease risk profile in women with subclinical thyroid disease ? a community-based study

2007 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 070210034307001-??? ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin J. Bell ◽  
Livia Rivera-Woll ◽  
Sonia L. Davison ◽  
Duncan J. Topliss ◽  
Susan Donath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Housing Human Needs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Saskia Simpson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Housing Crisis ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Human Psyche

<p>An ever-increasing population calls for more housing at higher densities. New Zealand is struggling to keep up with the demand for housing, and consequently, the country is experiencing a housing crisis. In addressing this demand, developer-led projects are becoming more frequent. However, the focus of developer-led construction is often on costs and profits, not its future occupants’ well-being. Many studies have shown that the physical environment, especially the quality of housing, affects the human psyche. New Zealand’s current situation offers the opportunity to alter the way housing is designed to benefit society. This design-led research portfolio informs architects and designers of human psychological needs and the importance of facilitating them through the design of housing. The study develops a framework based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs, which assists architects and designers in creating housing at higher densities, more holistically. Finally, the introduction of a specific site allows the framework to be tested and evaluated through an iterative process of architectural design in an appropriate situation; Christchurch, New Zealand.</p>

scholarly journals Nature’s Services and Contributions: The Relational Value of Childhood Nature Experience and the Importance of Reciprocity

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas H. Beery ◽  
Kristi S. Lekies
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Perception And Action ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Relational Value ◽  
Ecosystem Valuation ◽  
Child Experience ◽  
Ecosystem Service Valuation ◽  
Nature Experience

People depend on functioning ecosystems to meet human needs and support well-being across the life span. This article considers the interest in ecosystem service valuation, the growing interest in the benefits of nature experience for children, and ways to bridge these perspectives. We focus on embodied childhood nature experiences: the physical and multisensory experiences that intertwine child and nature. Additionally, we highlight the reciprocal quality of nature and child experience relationship as an example of how this relationship goes beyond the instrumental and demonstrates relational value. Underlying this perspective is the belief that children need to be better represented in the perception and action of ecosystem valuation in environmental policy.

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