The promotion of wellbeing: A primer for policymakers [PDF]
There is growing international interest among policymakers in the promotion of wellbeing as an objective of public policy. Recent advances in the definition and measurement of wellbeing are giving rise to an increasingly detailed picture of the factors
Rablen, MD
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Using the Perceptual Experience Laboratory (PEL) to simulate tourism environments for hedonic wellbeing [PDF]
AbstractMeasuring the relationship between stress, mood and tourism in natural settings is problematic in terms of the ability to undertake detailed, systematic and accurate monitoring. This paper presents the results of a preliminary investigation into the use of an immersive simulated tourism environment to measure tourisms’ potential to alleviate ...
Joe Baldwin +4 more
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The Dark Triad Traits and the Prediction of Eudaimonic Wellbeing
Although numerous studies have focused on personality traits related to well-being, the relationship between the Dark Triad Traits and eudaimonic well-being is still unclear. The purpose of the present study was to explore how the Dark Triad Traits (i.e.,
Yaqian Liu, Na Zhao, Min Ma
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The relationship between greenspace and the mental wellbeing of adults: A systematic review. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION:The view that interacting with nature enhances mental wellbeing is commonplace, despite a dearth of evidence or even agreed definitions of 'nature'.
Victoria Houlden +4 more
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Tourist Wellbeing: Re-Thinking Hedonic and Eudaimonic Dimensions
Research on tourists’ eudaimonic and hedonic wellbeing has grown exponentially in the tourism literature. The paper re-examines the conceptualization of psychological tourist wellbeing. While there is agreement that tourist wellbeing is multidimensional in nature, it is unclear what specific dimensions, or psychological domains, underpin tourists ...
Sebastian Filep +2 more
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The differential impact of major life events on cognitive and affective wellbeing
Major life events affect our wellbeing. However the comparative impact of different events, which often co-occur, has not been systematically evaluated, or studies assumed that the impacts are equivalent in both amplitude and duration, that different ...
Nathan Kettlewell +5 more
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Narratives and media entertainment are central sources of meaningful experiences in everyday life and provide role models and learning opportunities for coping with adversity and life challenges. Though a growing body of research demonstrates beneficial short-term effects of entertainment use on recovery and stress coping, a test of longitudinal ...
Reinecke, Leonard +1 more
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Understanding Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stressors of Distinctive Roles in Zoos and Aquariums
For professionals caring for humans or non-human animals, many joys are to be found in working towards what an individual believes to be their calling, especially as they contribute to purposeful, meaningful work consistent with and intrinsic to their ...
Sabrina Brando +3 more
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Workplace wellbeing on Maungataturi Mountain: The connection between ecological restoration and workplace happiness [PDF]
This study reports on findings from the restoration of Maungatautari Ecological Island Reserve, New Zealand. Twenty-one farming workplaces were affected by the restoration process. Findings highlight how an enhanced workplace context, via the restoration
Roche, Maree, Rolley, Carollyn
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Moments, not minutes: The nature-wellbeing relationship [PDF]
A wealth of literature has evidenced the important role that the greater-than-human natural environment plays in our mental health and wellbeing (reviews by Bratman et al., 2019; Capaldi et al., 2014, 2015; Pritchard et al., 2019).
Richardson, Miles +4 more
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