WORK AND WELL-BEING: THE GOOD NEWS

2017 ◽  
pp. 267-268
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Good News

Losing Champions

2021 ◽  
pp. 243-268
Author(s):  
Nadine Akkerman
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Good News ◽  
Roman Emperor ◽  
Mixed Emotions ◽  
Fervent Supporter ◽  
A Minor

This chapter discusses how 1626 was to be a dangerous year for those wedded to Elizabeth Stuart's cause. The first casualty was a minor Protestant polemicist and fervent supporter of hers named Thomas Scott. Then the Duke of Brunswick died at Wolfenbüttel; Brunwick's death damaged not only Elizabeth's cause, but also her well-being. Meanwhile, in November, Gabor agreed terms with the Holy Roman Emperor, signing the Peace of Pressburg in December. With Gabor making peace, Elizabeth had lost yet another champion. The chapter then looks at how Buckingham's invasion of the Isle of Rhé started the Franco-Stuart war of 1627–1629. Frederick V and Elizabeth were fully committed to two complementary struggles: regaining the Palatinate and keeping up appearances. Just when nothing seemed to be going right for Frederick and Elizabeth, the good news that the Swedish king's army had landed at Usedom in July of 1630 arrived. Gustavus Adolphus died on the battlefield on November 16, 1632, shortly after the taking of Frankenthal. His death was presumably received with mixed emotions by Elizabeth, as while she may have joined in the general mourning of a lost Protestant champion, his passing must also have seemed timely, not least because of the disrespect that he had accorded her husband and his stance on the Palatinate.

scholarly journals EXPLORATION OF EURASIAN PRISON CHAPLAINS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING TO RAISE THEIR JOB SATISFACTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 342-356
Author(s):  
Jan Ignatsson ◽  
Indra Odiņa
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good News ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Solution Strategies ◽  
Prison Ministry ◽  
Prison Chaplains

The article aims to attract the attention of policymakers, educators, business-affiliated bodies, and community to the psychological well-being of such prison staff members as chaplains whose job satisfaction will directly influence inmates’ rehabilitation and the health of the society in general. A phenomenological research was carried out in a non-profit organization Good News Jail and Prison Ministry whose mission is to provide spiritually mature, equipped, and motivated chaplains serving in 22 states, one American territory and 25 countries. The research sample was the participants of six Eurasian regions. The data were collected using interviews, diary notes and reports of stakeholder and problem tree analysis. The literature review and the gained data reveal a clear profile of what and who prison chaplains should be to guide prisoners towards their integration into society. It exposes both sides of the same system, known as penitentiary, as well as indicates problem solution strategies as well as requirements to maintain the work in line with trends in the branch. The research has brought repeatedly proved evidence that the complicity of “state of the art” calls for more attention from policymakers, educators, business-affiliated bodies, and states clearly that more research is necessary.

scholarly journals Climate sensitivity uncertainty: when is good news bad?

2015 ◽  
Vol 373 (2055) ◽  
pp. 20150092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Freeman ◽  
Gernot Wagner ◽  
Richard J. Zeckhauser
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Sensitivity ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Best Estimate ◽  
Ipcc Report

Climate change is real and dangerous. Exactly how bad it will get, however, is uncertain. Uncertainty is particularly relevant for estimates of one of the key parameters: equilibrium climate sensitivity—how eventual temperatures will react as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations double. Despite significant advances in climate science and increased confidence in the accuracy of the range itself, the ‘likely’ range has been 1.5–4.5°C for over three decades. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) narrowed it to 2–4.5°C, only to reverse its decision in 2013, reinstating the prior range. In addition, the 2013 IPCC report removed prior mention of 3°C as the ‘best estimate’. We interpret the implications of the 2013 IPCC decision to lower the bottom of the range and excise a best estimate. Intuitively, it might seem that a lower bottom would be good news. Here we ask: when might apparently good news about climate sensitivity in fact be bad news in the sense that it lowers societal well-being? The lowered bottom value also implies higher uncertainty about the temperature increase, definitely bad news. Under reasonable assumptions, both the lowering of the lower bound and the removal of the ‘best estimate’ may well be bad news.

scholarly journals Policies and Programs Critical for Greater Energy Efficiency

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-167
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good News ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Many

In 2018 businesses, households and government enterprises throughout the global economy spent an estimated €7.4 trillion to meet the many demands for various energy services. Current projec­tions suggest that the present scale of annual expenditures may increase by more than 60 per­cent to €12.0 trillion by 2050 (with all costs expressed in real 2018 values). Although the global economy derives important benefits from the purchase of many energy services, the inefficient use of energy also creates an array of costs and constraints that burden our social and economic well-being. Among these costs or constraints are increased health costs, air pollution, climate change and a less productive economy—especially over the long term. Yet there is good news within the countless energy markets throughout the global economy. Whether improved lighting in homes and schools, transporting people and goods more efficiently, or powering the many industrial processes within any given nation, there are huge opportunities to improve the productive use of energy in ways that reduce total economic costs. And those same energy efficiency upgrades can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change, as well as lessen other impacts on both people and the global environment. However, as this manuscript suggests, it will take an adequately funded set of smart policies and effective programs, including a skilled work force, to drive the optimal scale of energy efficiency investments.

scholarly journals A dyadic study of depression, capitalization patterns, and leisure activities in retirement

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 753-754
Author(s):  
Ksenya Shulyaev ◽  
Dikla Segel-Karpas ◽  
Nurit Gur-Yaish
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good News ◽  
Actual Problem ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Depression Level ◽  
Couple Dynamics

Abstract Late-life relationships, and specifically spousal relations, are increasingly recognized as an important factor shaping the wellbeing, health, social and emotional health of older people. Therefore, a better understanding of the health and well-being trajectories of older adults requires considering the characteristics of their spouses and couple dynamics. This study focused on the actual problem of engagement of recently retired older adults in the community and various leisure activities and examined how both older adults' and spouses’ depression level influence their activities. We also consider the quality of relationships in a couple: how a partner generally responds when the participant discloses good news (capitalization). Fifty-three Israeli couples participated in the current study with one member of the couple 60 or older and retired within the last five years. Recently retired spouses rated their engagement in leisure activities, both spouses reported their level of depression, and partners of retired persons completed the Perceived Responses to Capitalization Attempts Scale. Results show that depression level of recently retired spouses had a direct negative effect (b(SE)=-7.8(3.38), CI(-14.65,-1.04), p=0.02) on their engagement in leisure activities, while the level of their partners' depression had no significant direct effect on retired persons' leisure activities. However, partners’ depression associated (p=0.001) with negative capitalization patterns and mediation analysis showed an indirect effect of partners’ depression via the capitalization (b(SE)=-2.77(1.7), CI(-6.41,-0.04), p=0.03). These results indicate that in encouraging newly retired people to participate in leisure activities it is important to consider both spouses' depression level and capitalization patterns in the couple.

scholarly journals Influence on Student Academic Behaviour through Motivation Self-Efficacy and Value-Expectation: An Action Research Project to Improve Learning

10.28945/3356 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hallgeir Nilsen
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Good News ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Pedagogic Research

Pedagogic research has found that motivation, self-efficacy and value-expectancy are the most influencing factors on student academic behaviour (Bandura, 1997; Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002), which again are heavily influenced by how students experience success, confidence and well-being, lecturers motivation and enthusiasm, and how theory and practice is tied together. Universities will increase, maintain, or decrease motivation, self-efficacy, and value-expectancy. The author believes that in order to increase student learning universities need more focus on and more use of pedagogical knowledge, to even more positively influence student academic behaviour. Through implemented actions and interviews of bachelor students in IT and information systems, valuable information is collected on what influences motivation, self-efficacy, and value-expectations. The good news is that by simple means we can more likely have students that experience success, are confident and well-being, and who see the value in what they work on, which in turn will influence academic behaviour and academic success.

…oltre la malattia: Medicina narrativa per una terapia dell’anima

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-191
Author(s):  
Luigi Ciaccia
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Medicine ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Good News ◽  
First Year ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Group Dynamic ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Life Saving

Purpose: A patient diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is forced to reorganise his/her entire lifestyle according to the rhythm of dialysis, a life-saving therapy that becomes a life-long sentence. Slowly, the clinic becomes a prison of pain and frustration, worsening the symptoms and affecting the medical staff as well. Thus, I decided to work on the doctor-patient relationship in order to guide those under therapy in finding a new perception of themselves “beyond the disease”. Methods: In pursuing this goal, I adopted the methodology of narrative medicine, structured through three interviews: the first one on the disease; the second one on the past (i.e. emotions, fond memories, etc.); the third one on future projects. I also launched other weekly activities, such as sharing good news from the newspaper, watching movies, and organising outdoor activities. Results Throughout the project, I observed a significant improvement in the well-being of the patients, through a decrease in their stress levels and an increased response to therapy. Furthermore, I was able to establish a group dynamic among the patients as well as between them and the staff. Conclusions; At the end of the first year, the project was renewed, and its scope widened. We collected some photos and thoughts of the patients during our outdoor activities and published them in a book, which was given to the patients for Christmas, as the symbol of both the end of the first year and the start of another… beyond the disease. (narrative nephrology)

Lutheranism

2020 ◽  
pp. 140-152
Author(s):  
Kirsi Stjerna
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Johann Sebastian Bach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good News ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Christmas Trees ◽  
Northern European ◽  
The World ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Theological Foundation

Christmas for Lutherans is a celebration of light and the birth of Jesus, the son of Mary. A mixture of medieval practices, pre-Christian customs, and ethnic preferences, the Lutheran Christmas includes festivals of lights, Christmas trees and hymns, ethnic foods, and liturgical services that rhythm the twelve days of the season. Christmas proclamation addresses the revelation of the good news for humanity found in the infant Jesus in the arms of his mother, Mary. The miracle of God’s Incarnation is interpreted in light of the cross and humanity’s needs for redemption and divine compassion. The humility of Christ’s birth is understood as an invitation to Christian life oriented with that compassion. The tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas has a theological foundation in the gift of life given to humanity in Christ, and the invitation it extends to follow a Christian way of life with concern for the well-being of one’s neighbour. The sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther shaped many of the traditions that characterize Lutheran Christmases around the world theologically and liturgically. They also have some cultural customs with roots in Northern European climates. Musically, Luther also left a strong legacy in Christmas hymns, and Johann Sebastian Bach brought the Lutheran Christmas theology to church and homes beyond denominational and cultural borders.

scholarly journals Good News! Communication Findings May be Underestimated: Comparing Effect Sizes with Self-Reported and Logged Smartphone Use Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 346-363
Author(s):  
S Mo Jones-Jang ◽  
Yu-Jin Heo ◽  
Robert McKeever ◽  
Jung-Hyun Kim ◽  
Leigh Moscowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good News ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Reported Data

Abstract Despite long-standing concerns over self-reported measures of media use, media research has relied heavily on self-reported data. This study not only examined discrepancies between survey and logged smartphone data but assessed whether correlational outcomes using self-reported measures produce greater or smaller effect sizes compared to outcomes using logged measures. College students (n = 294) and MTurk workers (n = 291) provided self-reported and logged data of smartphone use over seven days. The correlations we examined involved four psychosocial contexts, including bridging, bonding, well-being, and problematic use of smartphones. The results showed that the effect sizes of correlations using self-reported data tend to be smaller compared to those using logged data. We believe that this is a hopeful message to the field. This could mean that extant survey results have not erroneously inflated communication findings and that communication researchers still have a lot to reveal with further refined measures.

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