Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Michael P. Scarpa, Salvatore Di Martino, Isaac Prilleltensky
Summary: Research suggests a fundamental link between fairness and well-being at individual, relational, and societal levels. Mattering, which involves feeling valued by and adding value to self and others, appears to act as a mediator between fairness and well-being, as supported by the findings.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Narasimha D. Rao, Charlie Wilson
Summary: The research proposes to bridge energy use to individual well-being by linking social sciences, energy-economic models, and climate policy analysis, aiming to reduce carbon emissions while improving human well-being.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Diana Cardenas, Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia, Gil Hardy, Juan B. Ochoa, Albert Barrocas, Regis Hankard, Isabelle Hannequart, Stephane Schneider, Charles Bermudez, Karin Papapietro, Teresa Pounds, Cristina Cuerda, Winai Ungpinitpong, Annae-Lena du Toit, Rocco Barazzoni
Summary: This paper aims to analyze the implications of nutritional care as a human right for healthcare practitioners and explore the utilization of the Human Rights Basic Approach (HRBA) in clinical practice.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. C. Fisher, M. Dallimer, K. N. Irvine, S. G. Aizlewood, G. E. Austen, R. D. Fish, P. M. King, Z. G. Davies
Summary: People depend on functioning ecosystems for essential services that support human health and well-being, making biodiversity loss a significant concern. Understanding the species and traits that contribute to well-being responses is a critical question. This study analyzes a database of species' effect traits and their impacts on various types of well-being.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Gereon Tho Pesch, Anna Kristin Einarsdottir, Kevin Joseph Dillman, Jukka Heinonen
Summary: Understanding the relationship between energy use and well-being is crucial for designing holistic energy policy. The current state of research on this topic is diverse, with varying study designs and findings. Top-down studies tend to find a positive relationship between energy use and well-being, while bottom-up studies provide more nuanced results. The choice of energy and well-being indicators in research varies significantly, and its implications are not always sufficiently discussed.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jieyu Wang, Shaojian Wang, Chunshan Zhou, Kuishuang Feng
Summary: The consumption-based carbon intensity of human well-being (CIWB) has continuously improved globally, with the gap between countries gradually narrowing. Lower income levels are associated with more significant reductions in consumption-based CIWB. Economic growth, energy intensity, and exports of goods and services have a negative impact on CIWB, while population density, urbanization, renewable energy consumption, and imports of goods and services contribute to lowering CIWB values.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chao Li, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: The study found that in Japan, urban land, water, and grassland are positively related to human well-being, while bare land is negatively associated. A 1 m2 increase in the area of urban land per capita in a city is equivalent to an about 346 USD increase in the individual annual income of all the people in the city.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Business
Faiza Malik, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq
Summary: This study examines the relationship between minimalism, financial well-being, and happiness, and also investigates the impact of age and spirituality on minimalism, happiness, and financial well-being. The results indicate that minimalism directly affects financial well-being, spirituality, and happiness, and financial well-being has a direct positive impact on happiness. Minimalism indirectly influences happiness through financial well-being. Interestingly, age and spirituality weaken the relationship between minimalism and happiness. The role of age as a moderator between minimalism and spirituality, however, is insignificant. This paper provides exciting insights into the relatively new concept of minimalism and its consequences.
JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tetsuya Tsurumi, Rintaro Yamaguchi, Kazuki Kagohashi, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: The study reveals that urban areas in Vietnam have reached saturation in terms of material consumption, while there is a negative relationship between material consumption and subjective well-being in rural areas. Additionally, a positive relationship exists between relational consumption and subjective well-being in rural areas, with a slightly positive or flat relationship in urban areas.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tommy Garling, Magnus Jansson
Summary: This paper lays the groundwork for research on sustainable investment related to psychological well-being and identifies the potential roles financial markets can play in reducing threats to global consumption levels. It also highlights barriers to ESG integration in investments.
Article
Education & Educational Research
German A. Cadenas, H. Kenny Nienhusser
Summary: The study found that college students with abject immigration status experienced worse psychosocial well-being compared to students with permanent status, highlighting the need for stronger campus supports to address their needs.
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Samson Adeniyi Aladejare
Summary: This study extends the existing literature by examining the relationship between human well-being and environmental degradation in African countries. The findings suggest that globalization, life expectancy, and human capital development have positive effects on the environment, while income growth and natural resource rent have negative effects. Urbanization has a long-term negative impact on the environment with no significant short-term effect. Therefore, resource management policies in African countries play a crucial role in balancing the environment and human well-being.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Arjun Srivathsa, Divya Vasudev, Tanaya Nair, Stotra Chakrabarti, Pranav Chanchani, Ruth DeFries, Arpit Deomurari, Sutirtha Dutta, Dipankar Ghose, Varun R. Goswami, Rajat Nayak, Amrita Neelakantan, Prachi Thatte, Srinivas Vaidyanathan, Madhu Verma, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Mahesh Sankaran, Uma Ramakrishnan
Summary: Biodiversity conservation and human well-being are closely linked, but the mismatch in planning and implementing these priorities has led to biodiversity loss and declining quality of life. India, with a large population, has very little land effectively protected for conservation. Landscape-level conservation planning, combining land-sharing and land-sparing approaches, is necessary.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Jinnan Xiao, Ka Ming Chow, Kai Chow Choi, S. N. Marques Ng, Chongmei Huang, Jinfeng Ding, W. H. Carmen Chan
Summary: This study confirms the positive effects of family-oriented dignity therapy in alleviating existential distress and depression symptoms, as well as improving spiritual well-being in lung cancer patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Lisbeth Loft, Jane Waldfogel
Summary: In the relatively equal Danish context, children from more educated and higher-income families experienced greater satisfaction with school and higher social and psychological well-being at school than their less advantaged peers.
Article
Management
Fang Lee Cooke, Geoffrey Wood, Stephen Saunders
Summary: Despite the lack of research, findings suggest that employment relations in small Chinese migrant businesses in South Africa are mainly transactional and adversarial, with occasional symbiotic accommodations with third-country undocumented immigrant workers and pockets of responsible autonomy. Material imbalances of power are somewhat alleviated by workers' local language skills and cultural familiarity, allowing them to act as intermediaries with clients and other stakeholders. However, this autonomy is limited due to the precarious nature of employment and workers' immigration status.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Mark William Love, Cara Beal, Diana Gonzalez, Joe Hagabore, Collin Benjamin, Hugo Bugoro, Nixon Panda, Jael O'oi, Carol Offer, Regina Souter
Summary: This article examines the attributes and activities of rural water management groups in Solomon Islands and finds that while inclusivity has improved for women, they are still often excluded from decision-making. Young people are rarely formal members of water committees. Most water committees lack sustainability and fail community expectations. The study highlights the importance of recognizing smaller social units within villages and their stronger social cohesion for more inclusive and effective water management outcomes.
DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW
(2022)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sophie Budge, Argaw Ambelu, Jamie Bartram, Joe Brown, Paul Hutchings
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adam Biran, Rosie Sanderson, Diana Gonzalez, Hugo Bugoro, Mohammad Kadir, David Gegeo, Jamesford Keboy, Clement Lifoia, Sheilla Funubo, Hellenda Honimae, Lanique Naolina Pitasua, Joanna Tatalu, Patishadel Jonah, Regina Souter
Summary: Unsafe child faeces management can have negative effects on children's health. There is a need for further research on CFM practices, habits, and settings in rural villages in Solomon Islands, in order to promote safe behaviors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Mark Love, C. Beal, S. Pene, Rt. T. Rarokolutu, A. Whippy, S. Taivoce, S. Shrestha, R. T. Souter
Summary: Pacific Island countries have limited access to improved drinking water sources and sanitation services due to geography, climate, disasters, transportation difficulties, and resource constraints. However, the region's unique demographic characteristics allow support to flow from urban centers and overseas through social networks based on reciprocity, self-help, and obligation. This paper focuses on Fiji and explores how social networks, including kinship connections, customary norms, and common interest associations, are used to improve rural water and sanitation outcomes. Leveraging these existing social networks can be an effective strategy for governments and non-government organizations to strengthen rural water and sanitation services in the Pacific Islands.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sara Sanchez Lopez, Dani Jennifer Barrington, Rocio Poveda Bautista, Santiago Moll Lopez
Summary: There is a growing recognition of the importance of menstrual health in achieving health, education, and gender equity. This paper analyzes the reception of formal and informal menstrual education in Spain to understand its impact on the experience of menstruation and to identify useful information for formal menstrual education. A survey with over 4000 participants of different age groups was conducted, and the results revealed a lack of sufficient information and a prevalence of negative emotions surrounding menstruation. It is recommended to integrate comprehensive menstrual education, including the management of periods, into school curricula to improve the menstrual experience in Spain.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Linda Strande, Barbara Evans, Marcos von Sperling, Jamie Bartram, Hidenori Harada, Anne Nakagiri, Viet-Anh Nguyen
Summary: Misleading terminology hinders the progress of urban sanitation, and a globally applicable new terminology is proposed to address this issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Water Resources
Tarek Jaber, Thiaba Fame, Osas Aizeyosabor Agho, Bartel van de Walle, Jamie Bartram, Eline Boelee
Summary: In 2021, Nigeria experienced a cholera outbreak affecting Borno state, where over 1,600,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were living. This study investigated the factors contributing to the recurrence of cholera outbreaks in IDP camps in Northeast Nigeria. Semi-structured interviews, transect walks, field observations, and data analysis were conducted. The findings indicated that interactions between IDPs and host communities, coupled with suboptimal WASH services and extreme weather events, facilitated the outbreak. Recommendations were made to expand WASH activities, develop site-specific interventions, and target chlorination efforts.
JOURNAL OF WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biology
Jessica Mitchell, Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Baral, Dani Barrington, Paul Cooke, Fariza Fieroze, Rumana Huque, Prudence Hamade, Helen Hawkings, Nichola Jones, Sophia Latham, Ayuska Parajuli, Md Badruddin Saify, Rebecca King
Summary: Antimicrobial resistance is a social and biological problem that requires changes in behaviors. Community engagement for antimicrobial resistance is an international network that tackles behavioral drivers of resistance through bottom-up solutions. This commentary presents seven key concepts for addressing antimicrobial resistance.
BMC RESEARCH NOTES
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joe Brown, Charisma S. Acey, Carmen Anthonj, Dani J. Barrington, Cara D. Beal, Drew Capone, Oliver Cumming, Kristi Pullen Fedinick, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Brittany Hicks, Michal Kozubik, Nikoleta Lakatosova, Karl G. Linden, Nancy G. Love, Kaitlin J. Mattos, Heather M. Murphy, Inga T. Winkler
Summary: Drinking water and sanitation services in high-income countries bring health and other benefits, but there are persistent gaps due to inequalities, racism, poverty, climate change, and poor planning. The burden of disease from these gaps is not well-defined, but case studies and data highlight the need for continued investment to realize the human rights to water and sanitation. Delivering on these rights requires a systems approach, accessible data, community-centered service provision, and policies that recognize safe water and sanitation provision as a government obligation.
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Jessica Mitchell, Helen Hawkings, Sophia Latham, Fariza Fieroze, Abriti Arjyal, Dani Jennifer Barrington, Sushil Baral, Md Badruddin Saify, Paul Cooke, Prudence Hamade, Rumana Huque, Ayuska Parajuli, Amam Zonaed Siddiki, Rebecca King
Summary: Community engagement interventions often focus on promoting behavior change around specific challenges, which requires co-producing suggestions for behavior change in partnership with the community. The framework for developing contextually appropriate behavioral objectives explores different sources of knowledge on antimicrobial resistance and involves selecting key content based on academic evidence, contextual appropriateness, and fit to the chosen community engagement approach. Academic evidence is crucial for well-informed key content, but should also involve community members to ensure their contextual knowledge is valued.
JAC-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
(2023)
Article
Water Resources
Jonathan Wilcox, Bruce Rutayisire, Nicholas Kuria, Barbara Evans, Jamie Bartram, Rachel Sklar
Summary: This study compares the emptying businesses in Kampala and Kigali, and finds that both mechanical and manual methods are necessary for emptying pit-latrines in hard-to-serve areas. It emphasizes the need for government and city authorities to support sanitation businesses and manage prices and service standards to ensure better accessibility.
JOURNAL OF WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Katherine F. Shields, Dani J. Barrington, Semisi Meo, Srinivas Sridharan, Stephen G. Saunders, Jamie Bartram, Regina T. Souter
Summary: The paper challenges the simplistic and linear view of an enabling environment that is perpetuated by checklists and frameworks. The authors argue that conceptualizing the enabling environment as a dynamic ecology of actors, relationships, and processes is crucial to supporting progress towards universal WASH access. They emphasize the importance of working within the politics of development rather than seeking technical solutions, and highlight the need for an inclusive approach that leverages the co-productive possibilities of participation.
WATER ALTERNATIVES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON WATER POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Samantha Horn, Yana Litovsky, George Loewenstein
Summary: This study suggests that curiosity can be a useful tool in increasing demand for and engagement with aversive health information. By manipulating curiosity through various methods, researchers found that participants were more likely to view and engage with information about their drinking habits, cancer risk, and the sugar content in drinks. Overall, curiosity prompts provide a simple and effective way to increase engagement with aversive health information.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sandra Gillner
Summary: Despite high expectations, the extensive and rapid adoption of AI in medical diagnostics has not been realized. This study investigates the perception and navigation of AI providers in complex healthcare systems, revealing their self-organization to increase adaptability and the practices utilized to mitigate tensions within the healthcare subsystems.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fabian Duartea, Alvaro Jimenez-Molina
Summary: This study found that violence related to social protest has a significant impact on depressive symptoms, leading to an increase in depression among the population in Chile. The effect varies by gender and age, with a stronger influence on men and young adults.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nick Graetz, Carl Gershenson, Sonya R. Porter, Danielle H. Sandler, Emily Lemmerman, Matthew Desmond
Summary: Investments in stable, affordable housing may be an important tool for improving population health. This study, using administrative data, found that high rent burden, increases in rent burden during midlife, and evictions were associated with increased mortality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wan Wei
Summary: This study explores the phenomenon of other patient participation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), uncovering the various roles that third parties can assume during medical interactions. The findings contribute to existing research on patient resistance and triadic medical interactions, providing insights into the dynamics and implications of third-party involvement in medical consultations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Harry Scarbrough, Katie Rose M. Sanfilippo, Alexandra Ziemann, Charitini Stavropoulou
Summary: This paper examines the contribution of pilot implementation studies to the wider spread and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems. Through an empirical examination of an innovation intermediary organization in the English NHS, the study finds that their work in mobilizing pilot-based evidence involves configuring to context, transitioning evidence, and managing the transition. The findings contribute to theory by showing how intermediary roles can support the effective transitioning of pilot-based evidence, leading to more widespread adoption and sustainability of innovation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marta Seiz, Leire Salazar, Tatiana Eremenko
Summary: This study examines the impact of maternal educational selection on birth outcomes during an economic recession, and finds that more educated mothers are more likely to give birth during high unemployment periods. Additionally, maternal education mitigates the adverse effects of unemployment on birth outcomes and is consistently associated with better perinatal health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jingyuan Shi, Hye Kyung Kim, Charles T. Salmon, Edson C. Tandoc Jr, Zhang Hao Goh
Summary: This study examines the influence of individual and collective norms on COVID-19 vaccination intention across eight Asian countries. The findings reveal nuanced patterns of how individual and collective social norms influence health behavioral decisions, depending on the degree of cultural tightness-looseness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elliot Friedman, Melissa Franks, Elizabeth Teas, Patricia A. Thomas
Summary: This study found that positive relations with others have a significant impact on functional limitations and longevity in aging adults, independent of social integration and social support.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhuolin Pan, Yuqi Liu, Ye Liu, Ziwen Huo, Wenchao Han
Summary: This study examines the effects of age-friendly neighbourhood environment and functional abilities on life satisfaction among older adults in urban China. The findings highlight the importance of transportation, housing, and social and physical environment factors in influencing functional abilities and life satisfaction. The study provides valuable insights for policymakers in enhancing older adults' life satisfaction in the Chinese urban context.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)