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Transportation, Stress, and Community Psychology [PDF]

open access: greenAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, 1979
Conditions of transportation were investigated as sources of psychological stress as they affect the physiology, task performance, and mood of commuters. Participants in the study were 100 employees of industrial firms. Traffic congestion was construed as a behavioral constraint in terms of the concept of impedance which is defined by the parameters of
Nocavo, Raymond W.   +3 more
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Fostering Positive Communities: A Scoping Review of Community-Level Positive Psychology Interventions

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Historically, positive psychology research and practice have focused on studying and promoting well-being among individuals. While positive psychology interventions focusing on the well-being of communities and marginalized groups have recently been ...
Corentin Montiel   +3 more
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Returning Community Psychology to the Insights of Anarchism: Fragments and Prefiguration

open access: yesJournal of Social and Political Psychology, 2023
Anarchism signifies the actions taken to bring about a fairer, more equal, non-hierarchical, and democratic society, one that exists without State coercion or domination.
Nick Malherbe
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Dolls4Peace Memorial

open access: yesVoices, 2021
This community/art based participatory research project encompassed communal art making practices (art as therapy) to build community, heal and resist systemic oppression and community violence, as well as promote self-care, empowerment, and a sense of ...
Rochele Royster
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Restorative justice and the active victim: Exploring the concept of empowerment [PDF]

open access: yesTemida, 2011
This paper departs from the observation that the victim image leading public discourse has transformed in recent years: increasingly victims reject the traditional victim label implying helplessness and dependency to adopt the image of the emancipated
Aertsen Ivo   +3 more
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Intergenerational Integration in Community Building to Improve the Mental Health of Residents—A Case Study of Public Space

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences, 2023
This study defined intergenerational integration in communities at a theoretical level and verified whether a series of measures could facilitate negotiation and communication between community residents and other stakeholders to generate a positive and ...
Jianbin Wu   +2 more
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Avian psychology and communication [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2004
The evolution of animal communication is a complex issue and one that attracts much research and debate. 'Receiver psychology' has been highlighted as a potential selective force, and we review how avian psychological processes and biases can influence the evolution and design of signals as well as the progress that has been made in testing these ideas
Candy Rowe, John Skelhorn
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Educating Youth to Civic Engagement for Social Justice: Evaluation of a Secondary School Project

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences, 2023
The positive effects of youth civic engagement can be felt both at the individual level (e.g., better emotional regulation, a greater sense of empowerment) and at the community level (e.g., a greater likelihood of participation in civic and political ...
Mara Martini   +5 more
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An exploration of personal, relational and collective well-being in nursing students during their training at a tertiary education institution

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2011
The well-being of nursing students has become crucial because of the multidimensional challenges that nursing professionals have to deal with. A community psychology framework was adopted in this study.
Kirsten D. Watkins   +2 more
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On Liberation Psychology, Hate, Hope, and Healing

open access: yesJournal of Hate Studies, 2023
Entering the third year of the COVID-19 era, the United States faces myriad problems with hate speech, misinformation, racial and politically based violence, and deep-rooted institutional abuses.
Aaron Edwards
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