Finding an existential place to rest: enabling well-being in young adults
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022 What enables well-being when experiencing existential concerns as a young adult is an under-explored area of research. In order to address young adults’ existential concerns and provide caring support that builds their resilience to meet life challenges,
Maria Lundvall +4 more
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Existential isolation and well-being in justice-involved populations
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Much work in psychology has focused on feelings of social isolation and/or loneliness. Only recently have psychologists begun to explore the concept of existential isolation (EI).
Thomas B. Sease +2 more
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“Dwelling-mobility”: An existential theory of well-being
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2010 In this article we offer an existential theory of well-being that is guided by Heidegger's later writings on “homecoming”. We approach the question of what it is about the essence of well-being that makes all kinds of well-being ...
Les Todres, Kathleen Galvin
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Existential Well-being, Mental Health, and COVID-19: Reconsidering the Impact of Lockdown Stressors in Moscow [PDF]
Psychology in Russia: State of Art, 2022 Background. Initial psychological papers on COVID-19, mental health and wellbeing mostly focus on the aftermath lockdown-related stress and stress related to the disease itself.
Anastasia Y. Klimochkina +2 more
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Development and Validation of a Self-Report Measure of Existential Well-Being. [PDF]
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment HealthBackground Research in the field of existential psychotherapy has mainly relied on measures of spiritual well-being and existential quality of life, and has been hindered by the lack of instruments specifically assessing existential distress and wellbeing.
Picardi A, Filastro A.
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Existential well-being and meaning making in the context of primary brain tumor: Conceptualisation and implications for intervention [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2015 When faced with a significant threat to life people tend to reflect more intensely upon existential issues, such as the meaning and purpose of one’s life. Brain tumor poses a serious threat to a person’s life, functioning and personhood.
Tamara eOwnsworth, Kimberley eNash
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Existential Factors of Subjective Well-Being Among Student’s Youth
Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія: Психологія, 2021 The article examines different approaches to the study of subjective well-being, with a focus on existential aspects, namely the role of existential content for the emotional and cognitive components of subjective well-being. The empirical study was performed on a sample of student youth. 64 students of Kharkiv National University by V.N. Karazin, aged
Natalia Levenets
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A comparative study of spiritual health in HIV-positive patients and healthy individuals [PDF]
Scientific ReportsGiven the role and importance of spiritual well-being in individuals living with AIDS and the role of psychological interventions on the spiritual components of these patients, the present study was conducted to study and examine the spiritual well-being
Maryam Ansari Aval +3 more
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Existential Well-Being in Nature: A Cross-Cultural and Descriptive Phenomenological Approach. [PDF]
J Med HumanitAbstractExploring the putative role of nature in human well-being has typically been operationalized and measured within a quantitative paradigm of research. However, such approaches are limited in the extent to which they can capture the full range of how natural experiences support well-being.
Baklien B, Marthoenis M, Thurston M.
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Well-being support in the Finnish university community: staff reflections on emerging existential dimensions [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-BeingPurpose Contemporary university communities have been reshaped by changing societal expectations, the COVID-19 pandemic, and structural reforms, increasing the pace, complexity, and demands of academic work for both staff and students.
Anu Pauliina Morikawa +1 more
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