scholarly journals The Role of Space in the Creation of the Social Capital of Sofia Students Before the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-156
Author(s):  
Lucien Peters
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

The paper starts from the notion that the social capital of young persons is an essential part of their well-being and an individual's success in life and society. It presents ethnographic re-search of the role of urban and regional space as one of the factors relevant to the creation of young people’s social capital. The period of research is 2014-2020, until the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic in late February 2020. The principal research method is longitu-dinal ethnographic participant observation in a higher education setting in Sofia, comple-mented by semi-structured interviews and life histories of informants, gathered in informal settings, with members of the post-1980 generations. Informants were aged 19-36, of both genders, and all were known to the enquirer for periods ranging between two and seven years. Their socialization and education took place largely in post-Communist times. The ethno-graphic observation examines the geographical environment of students’ lives, as the space where life takes place is a key factor for the quality of youth people's lives and well-being. Their homes, hometowns, educational institution, leisure pursuits; their potential contacts with other cultures, and other factors which may have emerged during observation, and which may have contributed to the formation of students’ social circles and their attitudes towards civic life, have been examined.

scholarly journals Maternal Adverse Childhood Experience Exposure and Resilience During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942110023
Author(s):  
Catherine A. LaBrenz ◽  
Philip Baiden ◽  
Erin Findley ◽  
Patrick S. Tennant ◽  
Sreyashi Chakravarty
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Impact

Since March 2020, families across the United States have faced challenges due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its subsequent restrictions. Although some experts have voiced concern over the impact of COVID-19 on family well-being, few studies have been conducted thus far. This study utilized n = 250 responses from an online survey that was administered between May and June 2020 to gauge family stress and resilience among mothers of children ages 0 to 5 during the pandemic. Adverse childhood experiences were negatively associated with parental resilience among this sample. Furthermore, frequency of child care was positively linked to protective factors and resilience. Implications for practice, policy, and research are discussed, with a particular focus on the role of child care and school openings during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Ethical dilemmas faced by frontline support nurses fighting COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 096973302110152
Author(s):  
Xinyi Liu ◽  
Yingying Xu ◽  
Yuanyuan Chen ◽  
Chen chen ◽  
Qiwei Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Background: In 2019, an outbreak of COVID-19 broke out in Hubei, China. Medical workers from all over the country rushed to Hubei and participated in the treatment and care of COVID-19 patients. These nurses, dedicated to their professional practice, volunteered to provide compassion and expert clinical care during the pandemic. As with other acts of heroism, the ethical dilemmas associated with working on the front line must be considered for future practice. Purpose: To explore the ethical dilemmas of frontline nurses of Jiangsu Province in China during deployment to Wuhan to fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia, and to provide a basis for developing strategies to help nursing staff address personal and practice concerns in order to work more effectively during this pandemic and other disasters in the future. Research design and method: Using the phenomenological research method and the purpose sampling method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 nurses, post-deployment to Wuhan, who had worked on the front line to fight the novel coronavirus. Ethical considerations: The research proposal was approved by the Research Ethic Committee of Yangzhou University, China. Findings: From the analysis of the interviews of the 10 participants, three main themes were identified: ethical dilemmas in clinical nursing, ethical dilemmas in interpersonal relationships, and ethical dilemmas in nursing management. Conclusion: During a quick response to public health emergencies, where nurses are deployed immediately as a call to action, the issues surrounding ethical dilemmas from several perspectives must be considered. This research suggests that a team approach to proactive planning and open communication during the emergency is an efficient and productive strategy to improve the nurses’ experience and sense of well-being.

scholarly journals Flow in the Time of COVID-19: Findings from China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Sweeny ◽  
Kyla Rankin ◽  
Xiaorong Cheng ◽  
Lulu Hou ◽  
Fangfang Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The World ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In February 2020, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was raging in Wuhan, China and quickly spreading to the rest of the world. This period was fraught with uncertainty for those in the affected areas. The present investigation examined the role of two potential coping resources during this stressful period of uncertainty: flow and mindfulness. Participants in Wuhan and other major cities affected by COVID-19 (N = 5115) completed an online survey assessing experiences of flow, mindfulness, and well-being. Longer quarantine was associated with poorer well-being; flow and mindfulness predicted better well-being on some measures. However, flow—but not mindfulness—moderated the link between quarantine length and well-being, such that people who experienced high levels flow showed little or no association between quarantine length and poorer well-being. These findings suggest that engaging in flow-inducing activities may be a particularly effective way to protect against the deleterious effects of a period of quarantine.

STIL I JEZIK KNEŽEVOG DNEVNIKA U ROMANU „BEZDNO“ SVETLANE VELMAR-JANKOVIĆ

Lipar ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (75) ◽  
pp. 229-239
Author(s):  
Ivana Živančev
Keyword(s):  
The Novel ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

In this paper, we dealt with the specific style and language of “The Diary” of the Duke Mihailo Obrenović in the novel Bezdno by Svetlana Velmar-Janković. We focused on the characteristics of the Slavonic-Serbian language. Our aim was to point out the stylistic and linguistic elements of this language and to analyze the historical and political circumstances that caused its creation. Special attention was given to numerous archaisms, which helped the writer to bring the spirit of this period to life. In order to detect and explain this style and language, we refered to the teachings of Aleksandar Mladenović. While trying to establish which version of the Cyrillic alphabet was actual at that time, we took Petar Đorđić’s book The History of the Serbian Cyrillic into consideration. We tried to explain the social circumstances which were a fruit- ful ground for the creation of this hybrid and inconsistent language thanks to Jovan Skerlić. We came to the conclusion that the Duke was fond of a specific version of the Slavonic-Serbian language – the Dositej version, which preserved the elements of the Slavonic-Serbian language primarily on its lexical level, while morfological and phonological levels remained the same. The Duke’s style and language altered during his writing. Later on, they resembled vernacular Serbian language more. In order to establish the role of archaisms in this novel, we made a list of them and noticed that Russian Church Slavonic, Slavonic-Serbian and Russian words have a dominance over Germanisms, Hungarisms and Romanisms. However, we could expect the opposite, while the Duke had spent almost two decades in the Western countries. The second place belongs to Turkisms, which are really hard to detect, because they became an integral part of the Serbian language.

scholarly journals I was a firefighter.pdf

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niamh McNamara ◽  
Neela Surangani Mühlemann ◽  
Clifford Stevenson ◽  
Catherine Haslam ◽  
Rowena Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Identity Change ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Identity Model ◽  
Socially Isolated ◽  
The Impact

Retirement can be a challenging transition for many of the working population. Research using the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) has documented the important health and well-being benefits of belonging to multiple groups when coping with this challenge. The present research focused on two aspects of the model that have been relatively unexplored in this body of work; notably, the impact on health of loss of meaningful identities central to self, and the role of group compatibility in the transition. The centrality of the firefighter identity to the self-concept makes this an ideal population with which to explore issues of loss of meaning and (in)compatibility through retirement. Thematic analysis of 20 semi-structured interviews with retired firefighters elucidated how the firefighter identity shapes the experience of retirement: 1) the centrality and intensity of the firefighter role resulted in a profound sense of loss of meaning in life among retired firefighters and 2) the demanding role hindered firefighters from engaging with other social groups, which many saw as incompatible, and left them socially isolated in retirement. Results also showed that some firefighters engaged in meaning replacement and social scaffolding to navigate these challenges. The findings are discussed in relation to developing SIMIC and providing recommendations to adequately support these and other emergency service occupations in their transition to retirement.

scholarly journals Social Portrait of a Pupil of the Simferopol Correctional Shelter for Minors (Late Xix - Early Xx Centuries)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (SPE3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Olegovich Egorov ◽  
Alla Anatolyevna Zadereychuk ◽  
Valeria Andreevna Maslennikova
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Foster Children ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Correctional Institution ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Definition Of

The article presents a multiple-criteria analysis of the composition of the Simferopol correctional shelter of the late XIX - early XX centuries. The social well-being of a child who showed elements of destructive behavior is assessed, the role of an educational institution in the life of juvenile delinquents is examined. The authors compiled a social profile of the pupil of the Simferopol correctional shelter, based on dominant indicators according to different criteria: the grounds for sending juvenile delinquents to the shelter, their age, the length of stay of juvenile offenders in the correctional institution, the family composition and literacy of the delinquent, religious and social status, place of residence, crimes committed, determining the definition of juvenile delinquents in a shelter, further life after release. The article analyzes the misconduct of foster children in a shelter and considers the system of punishment for juvenile delinquents.

scholarly journals Flow in the time of COVID-19: Findings from China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Sweeny ◽  
Kyla Rankin ◽  
Xiaorong Cheng ◽  
Lulu Hou ◽  
Fangfang Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
The World ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In February 2020, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was raging in Wuhan, China and quickly spreading to the rest of the world. This period was fraught with uncertainty for those in the affected areas. The present investigation examined the role of two potential coping resources during this stressful period of uncertainty: flow and mindfulness. Participants in Wuhan and other major cities affected by COVID-19 (N = 5115) completed an online survey assessing subjective experiences of flow, mindfulness, and well-being. Longer quarantine was associated with poorer well-being; flow and mindfulness were associated with better well-being on some measures. However, flow—but not mindfulness—moderated the link between quarantine length and well-being, such that people who experienced high levels flow showed little or no association between quarantine length and poorer well-being. These findings suggest that experiencing flow (typically by engaging in flow-inducing activities) may be a particularly effective way to protect against potentially deleterious effects of a period of quarantine.

SARS-COV2 virus and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 977-982
Author(s):  
Mohamed J. Saadh ◽  
Bashar Haj Rashid M ◽  
Roa’a Matar ◽  
Sajeda Riyad Aldibs ◽  
Hala Sbaih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Close Contact ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Fatal Disease ◽  
Mild Disease ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

SARS-COV2 virus causes Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and represents the causative agent of a potentially fatal disease that is of great global public health concern. The novel coronavirus (2019) was discovered in 2019 in Wuhan, the market of the wet animal, China with viral pneumonia cases and is life-threatening. Today, WHO announces COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. COVID-19 is likely to be zoonotic. It is transmitted from bats as intermediary animals to human. Also, the virus is transmitted from human to human who is in close contact with others. The computerized tomographic chest scan is usually abnormal even in those with no symptoms or mild disease. Treatment is nearly supportive; the role of antiviral agents is yet to be established. The SARS-COV2 virus spreads faster than its two ancestors, the SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), but has lower fatality. In this article, we aimed to summarize the transmission, symptoms, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and vaccine to control the spread of this fatal disease.

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