scholarly journals Rethinking Tourist Wellbeing through the Concept of Slow Adventure

Sports ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Farkić ◽  
Steve Taylor
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
General Health ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Outdoor Experience ◽  
Meaningful Experiences

The necessity for humans inhabiting the 21st century to slow down and take time to carry out daily practices frames the discourse of this research note. We suggest reconceptualising tourist wellbeing through the concept of slow adventure, as a response to the cult of speed and as a vehicle for engaging in deep, immersive and more meaningful experiences during journeys in the outdoors. We suggest that slow adventure has the potential to improve people’s general health and wellbeing through mindful enjoyment and consumption of the outdoor experience and thus bring people back to a state of mental and physical equilibrium. In so doing, we argue that extending the concept to include discussions around the psychological and social aspects of slow adventure is needed.

The Theory of Accounting in the Context of Modern Paradigm of Scientific Knowledge

2017 ◽  
pp. 325-334
Author(s):  
Vita Semanyuk
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Practical Activity ◽  
The World ◽  
World Level

Accounting as a practical activity was being developed during millennia but the final forming of accounting science is impossible without the development of its modern theory, which is correspondent to the requirements of scientific doctrines of the 21st century. The existing theory, in many cases, is not good at all and, in general, it is the set of technical approaches of realization of double record. The results of economic investigations of the world level show the impossibility of modern accounting science to fulfill its functions because of its conservative character and it was not changed during many years. All these investigations have a direct impact on economy and show that the understanding of the basic postulates changes and the stress is made on psychological and social aspects and avoiding of material ruling.

Social aspects of ‘climate change communication’ in the 21st century: a bibliometric view

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (14) ◽  
pp. 2393-2417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahad Asmi ◽  
Muhammad Azfar Anwar ◽  
Rongting Zhou ◽  
Dong Wang ◽  
Aqsa Sajjad
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
Change Communication

NEGATIVE/DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF FASHION ON HEALTH

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
AFA ANSARI ◽  
PRERNA THAKUR ◽  
TAMAR PESHKOVA ◽  
SOPHIO BERIDZE ◽  
SALOME GLONTI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
General Health ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Set Up

People are surrounded with unrealistic images that are altered and manipulated to appear "perfect" and when they compare themselves with such images, they develop feelings of Self-doubt and believe they should change certain physical aspects to be considered attractive. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the influence of unrealistic beauty standards set up by the Fashion industry and its effects on a person's physical and mental Wellbeing. We conducted a survey questionnaire targeted at approximately 224 young adults with a mean age of 20-30 years. As a result, 95.6% of our survey respondents agreed that the fashion industry has set up unrealistic beauty standards that deleteriously affect a person's general health and Wellbeing.

scholarly journals Do work beliefs moderate the relationship between work interruptions, wellbeing and psychosomatic symptoms?

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoi(e) Zoupanou ◽  
Leif W. Rydstedt
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
General Health ◽  
Delay Of Gratification ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychosomatic Symptoms ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Work Interruptions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to explore the moderating effects of work beliefs in the relationship between work interruptions and general health, wellbeing and reports of psychosomatic symptoms. Self-report data were gathered from 310 employees from different occupational sectors. Results revealed that beliefs in hard work and morality ethic moderated the positive appraisal of work interruptions and acted as protective factors on impaired general health and wellbeing. The relationship was stronger among employees who endorsed strong beliefs in hard work and did not have regard for morality/ethics as a value. Likewise, beliefs in delay of gratification and morality/ethics moderated positive appraisal of work interruptions and reduced psychosomatic complaints. More specifically, the relationship was stronger among employees who had strong belief in the values of delayed gratification and weaker morality/ethics. These findings indicate that organisations should adopt work ideology or practices focused on work values particularly of hard work, delay of gratification and conformity to morality as protective factors that reduce the impact of work interruptions on employees’ general health and wellbeing.

Beyond fun and friendship: the Red Hat Society as a coping resource for older women

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 979-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN L. HUTCHINSON ◽  
CAREEN M. YARNAL ◽  
JULIE STAFFORDSON ◽  
DEBORAH L. KERSTETTER
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Life Transitions ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Coping Resource ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Meaningful Experiences

ABSTRACTHow older women cope with challenges and losses in later life influences not only their physical health but also their psychological wellbeing and quality of life. The purpose of the analysis reported in this paper was to understand how participation in a women's leisure-based social group – the Red Hat Society® – serves as a coping resource for older women. The Society is an international organisation of women aged 50 or more years and has the mission to ‘celebrate the silliness of life’. The Society currently has an estimated one million members in 30 countries. To understand the ways that social group participation may contribute to older women's health and wellbeing, this paper examines the dynamics of leisure-based coping with positive emotions as the focus. Based on an analysis of responses to an open-ended question about meaningful experiences associated with being involved in the Red Hat Society, the sample of 272 members identified the main reasons for their involvement as chronic and acute stressors, challenging life transitions and daily hassles. In addition, they described four ways that participation helped them to manage these stressors: as a context for social support, emotional regulation, sustaining coping efforts, and meaning-focused coping. The results are discussed in relation to theory and previous evidence on the role of positive emotions and leisure in coping.

scholarly journals Associations of Low-Inflammatory Dietary Patterns With Psychological Health and Wellbeing During Weight Loss in Military Family Dependents

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1092-1092
Author(s):  
Rachel Silver ◽  
Sai Das ◽  
Asma Bukhari ◽  
Kenneth Chui ◽  
Adrienne Hatch-McChesney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Abstract Objectives Emerging evidence suggests that anti-inflammatory dietary patterns may improve depression, stress, and quality of life. Similar benefits are observed during weight loss interventions; however, the effect of combining these dietary patterns with weight loss is not clear. We evaluated the association between dietary inflammation and measures of psychological health in female military dependents with overweight and obesity during a behavioral weight loss intervention. Methods Participants (n = 120) received a 6-month intervention recommending dietary patterns with an anti-inflammatory profile. An energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index (DII) score was calculated from 28 food components collected using 3 interviewer-administered multiple-pass 24-hour recalls at each study time point. A negative score indicates a lower-inflammatory dietary pattern, and a positive score indicates a pro-inflammatory pattern. Self-reported symptoms of depression, stress, general health, vitality, and psychological quality of life were measured by validated questionnaires. Multivariable linear mixed models were used to assess the association between 6-month changes in DII and each outcome and were adjusted for age, ethnicity, military rank of spouse, body weight, and physical activity. Results On average, females were 42.2 ± 11.8 years old with a body mass index of 34.9 ± 6.4 kg/m2. The average DII score was 0.07 (range: −4.3, 3.0) at baseline. Six-month improvements in DII scores (i.e., for a 1-unit reduction) were associated with fewer self-reported symptoms of depression (β: −0.87; 95% confidence interval: −1.43, −0.31; P = 0.003) and stress (−0.85; −1.44, −0.26; P = 0.005), as well as higher general health (0.57; 0.23, 0.91; P = 0.001), vitality (0.45; 0.12, 0.77; P = 0.008), and psychological quality of life (0.33; 0.11, 0.55; P = 0.004). No significant associations between weight loss or physical activity and any outcome were observed in these models that included the DII. Conclusions Anti-inflammatory dietary patterns are associated with beneficial effects on a range of psychological health and wellbeing measures independent of weight loss. Funding Sources Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Doctoral Scholarship; Department of Defense (DoD) grant W81XWH-14–2-0005 (SBR). Author views do not reflect official DoD or Army policy.

scholarly journals Empathic Design as a Framework for Creating Meaningful Experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres TELLEZ F. ◽  
Juanita GONZALEZ-TOBON
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Experience Design ◽  
Traditional Design ◽  
Empathic Design ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
Human Centred Design

This paper introduces empathic design as a framework and a strategy that can be adopted by the emerging field of experience design (XD) to create meaningful experiences connected with people’s lives and needs. The paper presents the rationale behind the emergence of empathic design, the traits that characterize this approach to design, a collection of empathic design methods and practices, and a critical discussion of the limitations of empathy in design. Methodologically, this paper is based on a systematic literature review on empathic design, human-centred design, and empathy, which is synthesized and focused its application in experience design. Ultimately, this paper intends to contribute to the broader discussion of how traditional design practices are adapting and evolving to respond to new realities, and how new design paradigms are needed to address the very complex challenges that we face in the 21st century.

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