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Being Active in Working Life at Age 60, 66, and 72

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
This study examines associations between participation in working life and sociodemographic, health, and work environment factors among people aged 60, 66, and 72 years.
Marie Bjuhr, Maria Engström, Anna-Karin Welmer, Sölve Elmståhl, Britt-Marie Sjölund   +4 more
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Participation for mental health service development in China: Conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma, Yu Fan, Xiyuan Chen, Lindsay Sheehan, Sang Qin, Aoxuan Cao, Liang Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work-related wellbeing in UK prison officers: a benchmarking approach [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the well-being of UK prison officers by utilising a benchmarking approach. Design/methodology/approach-The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Stress Indicator Tool is widely used in the UK to assess key ...
Andrew James Clements, Gail Kinman, House of Commons Justice Committee, Jacqui Hart   +3 more
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Is the frequency of breakfast consumption associated with life satisfaction in children and adolescents? A cross-sectional study with 154,151 participants from 42 countries

Nutrition Journal
Background The promotion of daily breakfast consumption and the importance of making appropriate breakfast choices have been underscored as significant public health messages.
José Francisco López-Gil, Mark A. Tully, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Anelise Reis Gaya, Joaquín Calatayud, Rubén López-Bueno, Lee Smith   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workarounds in the Danish Health Sector – from Tacit to Explicit Innovation

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2018
Drawing on actor-network theory (ANT) and science and technology studies (STS) and on ethnographic research in Denmark, we argue that how health care workers work around technologies can be conceptualized as tacit innovation – that is, practical ...
Katia Dupret, Bjarke Friborg
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Lessons learnt during COVID-19: making sense of Australian and Swedish university lecturers’ experience

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2023
This article reports on a study analysing changes in the use of digital technologies and working from home during the COVID-19 crisis and the impact of these changes on the wellbeing of five female university lecturers from Australia and Sweden. Applying
Kristina Turner, Siobhan O’Brien, Helena Wallström, Katarina Samuelsson, Sirkka-Liisa Marjatta Uusimäki   +4 more
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Impacts of gender and location on the psychological wellbeing of Agricultural Science and Education Academic Staff

International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education, 2022
There is a paucity of literature on the impacts of gender and location on the psychological well-being of agricultural science academic staff. This condition necessitated the use of an ex-post facto study with a sample of 46 University of Nigerian ...
Marvin Ebot Kedinga, Christian Sunday Ugwuanyi   +1 more
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Motivated Shield From Chronic Noise Environment: Moderation of the Relationship Between Noise Sensitivity and Work Wellbeing by Need for Closure [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Several studies have underlined how chronic exposure to environmental noise may have negative effects on performance, wellbeing, and social relations. The present study (N = 90 employees of a motor factory who are chronically exposed to environmental noise) investigated whether the negative effects of chronic exposure of noise-sensitive individuals to ...
Livi, Stefano, Pica, Gennaro, Carrus, Giuseppe, Rullo, Marika, GENTILE, MARTA   +4 more
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Neighborhood social environments and mental health among youth and adults in public housing

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Neighborhoods influence health in part through social processes. However, little is known about how multiple neighborhood social processes co‐occur, or about within (vs. between) neighborhood variation in social processes and health. This study asked how residents of a large public housing development describe their neighborhood and used ...
Jane Leer, Lindsay Lanteri, Rebekah Levine Coley, Samantha Teixeira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The personal health and wellbeing of adults who work in early childhood education in New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2006
This research is a descriptive study of the personal health and wellbeing of early childhood workers in New Zealand and describes the health status, behaviours and concerns of adults working in three early childhood education settings.
McGrath, Belinda
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