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AI Companions and Loneliness: Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Synthetic Mindfulness and Exploring Its Role in Alleviating Loneliness

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of AI companions has sparked interest in their potential to alleviate the growing social problem of loneliness, yet evidence of their effectiveness remains unsettled. Drawing on social surrogacy theory with a theories‐in‐use approach, this research introduces synthetic mindfulness, defined as consumers' judgment of an AI companion's ...
Varqa Shamsi Bahar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tehranian Elderly People’s Experiences About Leisure Time Activities and Recreations

open access: yesSālmand, 2010
Objectives: The aim of this study was to explain the various style of leisure activity and recreation of elderly people in Tehran. Methods & Materials: To achieve this purpose, 17 older participants within the age range of 65-86 years who were selected ...
Abolfazl Rahimi   +3 more
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Interplay of the drivers and deterrents of leisure counterfeit purchase intentions

open access: yesJournal of Business Economics and Management, 2016
Drawing on complementary theoretical perspectives, in this study we empirically investigate the drivers and deterrents underlying the formation of attitudes to leisure counterfeits and purchase intentions, and examine rationalization as a moderator of ...
Mateja Kos Koklic, Irena Vida
doaj   +1 more source

A study on The Relation among Elementary School Teachers’ Leisure Involvement,Leisure Benefit and well-being in Tainan city

open access: yes, 2010
[[abstract]]The purpose of this study was to inguire into the relationships among the leisure involvement, leisure benefits and well-being from elementary school teachers’ perspective.The themes of this scale all used to do it.
Chin-Hsing, Chen
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How Perceived Economic Inequality Shapes Consumers' Preferences for Self‐Improvement Consumption

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the increasing prevalence of self‐improvement products and services, what encourages consumers to choose such products requires further exploration. Drawing from tournament theory, which suggests that individuals exert greater effort when reward differentials across levels are large (vs.
Yu Qin, Kiyohiro Oki, Kosuke Motoki
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Serious Leisure and Leisure Benefit for School Volunteers

open access: yes, 2010
[[abstract]]Volunteers from the school system to promote the spirit of volunteerism, in order to play a greater effectiveness of voluntary service, continued to increase willingness to participate, and their continued participation in the power derived ...
Liao Wen-Chen
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Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor in Denmark: Results After 1 Year of Follow‐Up

open access: yesMovement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Essential tremor (ET) is the most common hyperkinetic movement disorder. Magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy (MRgFUSTh) has become an established therapy in drug‐refractory tremor as one treatment option. Here, we present the results of a large cohort of MRgFUSTh‐treated ET patients followed‐up 1 year post ...
Victor Hvingelby   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caring for forests between attitude and platitude. Social relationships with nature in industrial forestry in Äänekoski, Finland

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Forests play a pivotal role in sustainability transitions. This article explores how people's relationships with forests, particularly how they care for or take care of them, shape and reflect broader tendencies and tensions in forest utilization and governance.
Jana Rebecca Holz
wiley   +1 more source

Test-retest reliability of self-report instruments for measuring leisure activities in adults

open access: yesActa Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica
Leisure activities contribute to the preservation of physical and mental capabilities in aging. Measuring leisure pursuits with psychometrically sound instruments is essential to understand the specific relationships between different activities and ...
Melisa Schneiderová   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Research on Leisure Activities Participation of Intermediate Level Students in Pingtung Fangliao Elementary School

open access: yes, 2009
[[abstract]]This study attempts to explore and comprehend the situation and the relation about the leisure activity participation, cognition and attitude of intermediate level students in Pingtung Fangliao Elementary School.
Po-Chi Lin
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