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Contrasts or Carryover? Demands–Capabilities Fit and Task‐Level Intrinsic Motivation Across the Workday

open access: yesJournal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the course of a workday, employees attend to various tasks whose challenge might be equal to, higher than, or lower than employees' present level of capabilities. Moreover, employees encounter these tasks sequentially throughout the day with different levels of prior motivation. Investigating carryover effects in motivation from one task to
Sherry (Qiang) Fu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Help to Keep Going as Long as They Need Me: A Report on Seniors Raising Children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This report presents the data from CIR's 2005 survey of 182 Senior Caregivers of DCFS wards, examining the challenges confronting these grandparents and other senior adults as they are increasingly called upon to raise their kin.
Allison Creekmur   +5 more
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On the Transformative Nature of Luxury Consumption and Consumer Well‐Being: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Consuming luxury products and services has received little systematic attention as a potential pathway to consumer well‐being, despite sporadic evidence suggesting that luxury experiences may catalyse self‐transformational processes and happiness‐related outcomes.
Solon Magrizos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A preliminary evaluation of the Short Break Stay Program: respite care for people with dementia [PDF]

open access: yes
Recognising the need for a respite service which provides real support and reassurance for carers of people with dementia, Brotherhood of St Laurence Aged Services devised the Short Break Stay program at the Banksia Community Respite Centre.
Helen Kimberley, Monica Mercieca
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Communities actively seek nature for well‐being despite constraints: (Re)representation of nature experiences through composite narratives

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract While the physical and mental health benefits of greenspace exposure are well documented, ethnic minority communities in the United Kingdom continue to engage with these environments at disproportionately lower rates. This persistent disparity points to an oversight in existing literature, specifically regarding how these communities navigate ...
Andrew K. Palmer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review of respite care in the frail elderly

open access: yesHealth Technology Assessment, 2009
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of breaks in care in improving the well-being of informal carers of frail and disabled older people living in the community and to identify carer needs and barriers to uptake of respite ...
C Shaw   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Views of Vidigal: negotiating opportunities and risks in a gentrifying favela in Rio de Janeiro Favela avec vue : négocier opportunités et risques dans un quartier en voie de gentrification à Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
wiley   +1 more source

Complexities in the Provision of Respite Care to Family Carers of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

open access: yesDisability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 2011
PurposeRespite care is generally thought to benefit family carers of persons with intellectual disabilities and is regarded as an important component of family-centred services.
Frieda Finlay   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Grades of Recommendations and Applicability of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Green‐Top Guidelines: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Green‐top Guidelines (GTGs) provide evidence‐based recommendations in women's health. Even where evidence is considered high quality, it is uncertain whether factors known to influence maternity outcomes are reflected in study design.
Anangsha Kumar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kissing Heaven’s door: the Judas episode in the Voyage of Brendan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper discusses the Judas episode and a number of versions of the Voyage of Brendan and the Irish and Latin Vitae of Brendan, as well as the ‘Twelve Apostles of Ireland’.
Mackley, J S
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