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Better than Nothing? A scoping review on tiny homes and sleeping cabins as a response to homelessness in high-income countries 聊胜于无？对高收入国家应对无家可归问题的小房子和睡木屋的范围审查

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-12-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100339

Carrie Anne Marshall , Julia Holmes , Corinna Easton , Brooklyn Ward , Shauna Perez , Roxanne Isard , Nick Kerman , Cheryl Forchuk , Rebecca Gewurtz

Tiny homes and sleeping cabins are often touted as a quick and efficient solution to providing shelter or housing for unhoused individuals. No known knowledge syntheses have amalgamated this body of literature, and this is needed to inform future research, practice and policy. To address this gap, we conducted a scoping review using the framework advanced by Arksey and O’Malley. We searched seven databases supplemented by a search of grey literature. We included studies that were empirical, non-empirical, of any design, and both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literature. This search yielded 116 unique articles following the removal of duplicates. Over half of the included articles were empirical (n = 65; 56 %) and less than half were peer-reviewed (n = 43; 37.1 %). The majority of articles represented literature pertaining to the United States (n = 89; 76.7) and Canada (n = 14; 12.1 %). We generated four themes in our narrative synthesis: 1) Tiny homes and sleeping cabins as a viable component of a broader solution to homelessness; 2) How to make it happen; 3) Critical perspectives on the use of tiny homes and sleeping cabins as a response to homelessness; and 4) It’s better than nothing. We conclude that a range of articles on this topic have been published, yet this literature remains under-developed with few empirical studies providing evidence for the effectiveness of tiny homes and sleeping cabins over other interventions. More empirical research is needed to warrant the use of tiny homes and sleeping cabins as a response to homelessness in light of literature on alternative approaches.

小房子和小木屋经常被吹捧为为无家可归的人提供住所或住房的快速有效的解决方案。没有已知的知识综合已经合并了这些文献，这是需要为未来的研究，实践和政策提供信息。为了解决这一差距，我们使用Arksey和O 'Malley提出的框架进行了范围审查。我们检索了七个数据库，并检索了灰色文献。我们纳入了经验性的、非经验性的、任何设计的研究，以及同行评议和非同行评议的文献。在删除重复条目后，这次搜索产生了116篇独特的文章。超过一半的纳入文章是经验性的（n = 65; 56%），不到一半是同行评议的（n = 43; 37.1%）。大多数文献来自美国（n = 89, 76.7%）和加拿大（n = 14, 12.1%）。我们在叙述合成中产生了四个主题：1)作为解决无家可归问题的可行组成部分的小房子和睡眠小屋；2)如何实现；3)关于使用微型房屋和睡眠小屋作为对无家可归者的回应的批判性观点；4)聊胜于无。我们得出的结论是，关于这一主题的一系列文章已经发表，但这些文献仍然不够发达，很少有实证研究提供证据证明小房子和睡小屋比其他干预措施有效。需要更多的实证研究来保证使用小房子和睡小屋作为对替代方法的文献的回应。

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Caught in a machine that de-emphasizes human potential: Using Goffman’s theory of the total institution to understand service provider perspectives on boredom among unhoused persons 陷入一台不强调人的潜力的机器：利用戈夫曼的总体制度理论来理解服务提供者对无家可归者无聊的看法

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Pub Date : 2025-12-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100338

Carrie Anne Marshall (Principal Investigator, Associate Professor) , Rebecca Gewurtz (Associate Professor) , Abrial Cooke (Research Assistant) , Caleigh Inman (Research Assistant) , Jordana Bengall (Research Assistant) , Suliman Aryobi (Research Assistant)

Boredom has been identified as a factor affecting the lives of individuals during and following homelessness, yet no known studies have explored this experience from the perspectives of service providers. To address this gap, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 20 service providers working in shelters, drop-in programs, and housing services in two communities in Ontario, Canada. We analyzed our data using reflexive thematic analysis, guided by Goffman’s theory of the ‘staff world’ in his concept of the ‘total institution.’ The central essence characterizing our analysis was: Caught in a machine that de-emphasizes human potential. This essence is expressed through three themes: 1) “I think boredom is huge;” 2) “we just keep going back, and keep trying, and keep trying, and keep trying;” and 3) Housing is “…a shell that you could, with encouragement…potentially flourish in.” We conclude that the profound and pervasive boredom described in this research and in previous studies is symptomatic of broader structural problems created through inadequate responses to supporting individuals living with mental illness in our communities, contributing to rising and chronic homelessness. We argue that institutionalization of persons living with mental illness, which ended due to the neglect observed in such settings, has been replaced by an equally neglectful system of service provision taking the form of housing and homelessness services. We advocate for a system that not only provides basic resources for survival but also supports thriving through the provision of housing and opportunities for mitigating boredom through access to meaningful activities.

无聊已被确定为影响无家可归期间和之后个人生活的一个因素，但没有已知的研究从服务提供者的角度探讨这种经历。为了解决这一差距，我们对加拿大安大略省两个社区的收容所、收容项目和住房服务的20名服务提供者进行了半结构化的定性访谈。在Goffman的“总机构”概念中的“员工世界”理论的指导下，我们使用反身性主题分析来分析我们的数据。“我们分析的核心特征是：陷入一台不强调人类潜力的机器。这个本质通过三个主题来表达：1)“我认为无聊是巨大的；”2)“我们只是不断地往回走，不断地尝试，不断地尝试，不断地尝试；”3)住房是“一个壳，在鼓励下，你可能会在其中蓬勃发展。”我们的结论是，这项研究和之前的研究中所描述的深刻而普遍的无聊是更广泛的结构性问题的症状，这些问题是由我们社区对精神疾病患者的支持反应不足造成的，导致了无家可归现象的增加和长期存在。我们认为，由于在这种环境中观察到的忽视，精神疾病患者的制度化已经结束，取而代之的是同样被忽视的服务提供系统，以住房和无家可归者服务的形式。我们提倡一个系统，不仅为生存提供基本资源，而且通过提供住房和通过获得有意义的活动来减轻无聊的机会来支持繁荣。

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Stakeholder perspectives on needs and priorities in home-based stroke rehabilitation: A concept mapping study 利益相关者对家庭卒中康复需求和优先事项的看法：一项概念映射研究

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Pub Date : 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100335

Marie Elf , Laila de Vries , Frida Smith , Hélène Pessah-Rasmussen , Charlotte Ytterberg , Maya Kylén

Despite growing emphasis on home-based rehabilitation following stroke, there remains limited understanding of how to effectively tailor services to individual needs. This study employed concept mapping to explore diverse stakeholder perspectives on adapting home-based rehabilitation to better support the recovery process after stroke. Through this mixed-methods participatory approach, we engaged 89 stakeholders, including stroke survivors, significant others, healthcare professionals, managers, and architects. Participants generated, sorted, and rated statements about what matters most in home-based stroke rehabilitation. A hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted to organize the data into concepts. Five clusters were identified: 1) social support at home and beyond; 2) professional competence; 3) supportive home environment; 4) teamwork and resources; and 5) patient involvement. Patient involvement was rated highest for importance and feasibility, followed by professional competence. Specifically, stakeholders emphasized that rehabilitation should feel meaningful and be tailored to the patient's needs. No generated ideas from the cluster “supportive home environment” were found in the go-zone, and adapting rehabilitation to diverse home environments was recognized as crucial but hard to implement. The findings underscore the need for individualized, context-sensitive approaches and suggest that strengthening professional competence, particularly in navigating diverse environments and engaging support networks, will be essential to translating person-centered principles into everyday rehabilitation practice.

尽管人们越来越重视中风后的家庭康复，但对如何有效地根据个人需求定制服务的了解仍然有限。本研究采用概念图的方法探讨不同利益相关者的观点，以适应家庭康复，以更好地支持中风后的康复过程。通过这种混合方法的参与式方法，我们与89名利益相关者进行了接触，包括中风幸存者、重要他人、医疗保健专业人员、管理人员和建筑师。参与者对家庭中风康复中最重要的因素进行生成、分类和评分。通过层次聚类分析将数据组织成概念。确定了五个类别：1)家庭内外的社会支持；2)专业能力；3)支持性家庭环境；4)团队合作与资源；5)病人参与。患者参与的重要性和可行性被评为最高，其次是专业能力。具体而言，利益相关者强调，康复应该感觉有意义，并根据患者的需要量身定制。在go-zone中没有发现来自集群“支持性家庭环境”的想法，并且将康复适应不同的家庭环境被认为是至关重要的，但很难实施。研究结果强调了个性化、环境敏感方法的必要性，并建议加强专业能力，特别是在驾驭不同环境和参与支持网络方面，将以人为本的原则转化为日常康复实践至关重要。

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Student perceptions of people and places in their school that are influential for mental health and emotional wellbeing, and implications for wellbeing policies in Wales 学生对学校中对心理健康和情感健康有影响的人和地方的看法，以及对威尔士福利政策的影响

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Pub Date : 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100333

Rachel Brown , Jessica Lennon , Caitlyn Donaldson , Rebecca Anthony , Abbey Rowe , Graham Moore

There have been reported increases in mental health challenges among young people in the UK, including since the Covid-19 pandemic. There is increasing interest in the role of school environment as both a potential contributing factor to these challenges and as a site for intervention. In Wales, this is embodied in 2021 government legislation which mandates schools to take a whole school approach to emotional and mental wellbeing. This research interviewed pupils in a range of school sites across Wales to discuss aspects of the social and physical environment in school that are perceived as more and less conducive to mental wellbeing. Twelve case study schools were recruited as part of a wider evaluation of the whole school approach in Wales and, within these, twenty-two group interviews took place with pupils of both primary and secondary age. This involved discussion of people and places in the school environment and a draw-write task. Findings highlighted differences between age groups on which adults in school were considered as key in supporting mental wellbeing, although all age groups reflected similarly on the qualities of supportive adults and on the role of peers. There were also overlaps in terms of spaces in school that were most challenging, with noise, crowding and lack of supervision key. Findings suggest that approaches aimed at tackling multiple aspects of both the social and physical school environment may be supportive of positive mental wellbeing, however not all of these aspects are equally amenable to change or under school control.

据报道，自2019冠状病毒病大流行以来，英国年轻人的心理健康挑战有所增加。人们对学校环境的作用越来越感兴趣，因为它既是造成这些挑战的潜在因素，也是进行干预的场所。在威尔士，这体现在2021年的政府立法中，该立法要求学校采取全校的方法来实现情感和心理健康。这项研究采访了威尔士各地的一系列学校的学生，讨论学校的社会和物理环境的各个方面，这些方面被认为是或多或少有利于心理健康。作为对威尔士整个学校方法进行更广泛评估的一部分，招募了12所案例研究学校，在这些学校中，对小学和中学年龄的学生进行了22次小组访谈。这包括讨论学校环境中的人和地点，以及画写任务。研究结果强调了不同年龄组之间的差异，认为学校里的成年人是支持心理健康的关键，尽管所有年龄组在支持成年人的品质和同伴的作用方面反映相似。在学校空间方面也有重叠，这是最具挑战性的，噪音，拥挤和缺乏监督。研究结果表明，旨在解决学校社会和物理环境的多个方面的方法可能有助于积极的心理健康，但并非所有这些方面都同样可以改变或在学校控制之下。

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“Like a family without being a family”: Social connectedness between social housing tenants in Aotearoa New Zealand “像一个家庭，但不是一个家庭”：新西兰奥特罗阿社会住房租户之间的社会联系

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Pub Date : 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100334

Elinor Chisholm , Amber Logan , Karen Witten , Crystal Victoria Olin , Ed Randal , Lori Leigh , Philippa Howden-Chapman

The association of isolation and loneliness with early death and a range of poor mental and physical outcomes has resulted in the World Health Organization’s recent call to recognise social connectedness as a global health priority. This article explores what supports and constrains social connectedness for social housing tenants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Here, as in various countries, social housing is targeted at low-income, high-needs people who find it difficult to access housing on the private market. Our study is framed around the concept of social infrastructure and draws on 54 in-depth interviews with tenants, the majority of whom were aged 55+ and lived alone. We show that living in medium- and high-density multi-unit housing complexes with common and shared spaces enables people to form social connections. For many people, these connections develop into relationships of mutual support and provide a sense of collective efficacy. Finally, we identify barriers to people forming social connections. Our findings suggest policies, interventions and design decisions to encourage social connectedness.

孤立和孤独与早逝以及一系列不良的精神和身体后果之间存在关联，因此世界卫生组织最近呼吁将社会联系视为全球卫生的优先事项。本文探讨了新西兰奥特罗阿社会住房租户的社会联系的支持和制约因素。与许多国家一样，这里的社会住房针对的是那些难以在私人市场上获得住房的低收入、高需求人群。我们的研究围绕社会基础设施的概念进行，并对54名租户进行了深入访谈，其中大多数租户年龄在55岁以上，独居。我们表明，生活在具有公共和共享空间的中高密度多单元住宅综合体中，人们可以形成社会联系。对许多人来说，这些联系发展成相互支持的关系，并提供一种集体效能感。最后，我们确定了阻碍人们形成社会联系的障碍。我们的研究结果为鼓励社会联系的政策、干预和设计决策提供了建议。

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Germany Ahr Valley flood 2021: a social and mental health perspective of older adults (65+) experiences 德国Ahr谷洪水2021：老年人（65岁以上）经历的社会和心理健康视角

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Pub Date : 2025-12-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100332

Chen Song, Funda Atun, Justine I. Blanford, Carmen Anthonj

This study investigates the social and mental health impacts of the 2021 Ahr Valley flood in Germany on older adults (aged 65+).

We used a mixed-methods approach, combining household surveys, spatial GIS analysis, qualitative in-depth interviews, and group discussions with older adults, physicians, nurses, and social service providers. Mental health was assessed using the PHQ-4 and PC-PTSD-5, while social health was measured through adapted Likert scales on belonging, social support, and information access. Spatial analysis in ArcGIS Pro used self-reported flood depth data and secondary sources, applying inverse distance weighting and kernel density estimation to map perceived flooding and related health outcomes.

Three years after the flood, 47% of older adults screened positive for anxiety, 38% for depression, and 39% for PTSD. Women reported slightly greater flood exposure than men. Social health scores were not statistically significant, but indicated strong place attachment and social support, and insufficient information flow during the disaster. Spatial analysis revealed clear hotspots of mental and social health challenges in severely affected areas like Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler and Dernau, and captured indoor flood water heights.

For many, the Ahr Valley was not merely a geographic space but a social and emotional anchor that embodied their identity and life history. The study bridges environmental, social, and mental dimensions of disaster impact, providing evidence for more context-sensitive, community-based interventions. The findings contribute to European flood research by addressing knowledge gaps.

We suggest a future need for longitudinal, interdisciplinary designs that capture older adults’ vulnerability and resilience after climate-related disasters.

本研究调查了2021年德国Ahr谷洪水对老年人（65岁以上）的社会和心理健康影响。我们采用了混合方法，结合了家庭调查、空间GIS分析、定性深度访谈以及与老年人、医生、护士和社会服务提供者的小组讨论。心理健康采用PHQ-4和PC-PTSD-5进行评估，社会健康采用李克特归属、社会支持和信息获取量表进行评估。ArcGIS Pro中的空间分析使用自我报告的洪水深度数据和辅助来源，应用逆距离加权和核密度估计来绘制感知的洪水和相关的健康结果。洪水发生三年后，47%的老年人焦虑症筛查呈阳性，38%的老年人抑郁症筛查呈阳性，39%的老年人PTSD筛查呈阳性。女性报告的洪水暴露程度略高于男性。社会健康得分无统计学意义，但表明灾害期间有较强的地方依恋和社会支持，信息流动不足。空间分析揭示了Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler和Dernau等严重受灾地区的心理和社会健康挑战热点，并捕获了室内洪水高度。对许多人来说，Ahr山谷不仅仅是一个地理空间，而且是一个社会和情感的锚，体现了他们的身份和生活史。该研究将灾害影响的环境、社会和心理层面联系起来，为更加注重环境、基于社区的干预措施提供了证据。这些发现通过解决知识差距为欧洲的洪水研究做出了贡献。我们建议未来需要纵向、跨学科的设计，以捕捉老年人在气候相关灾害后的脆弱性和复原力。

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Social well-being of Canadian adolescents: A national socioecological analysis of individual, household, and living area correlates 加拿大青少年的社会福利：对个人、家庭和生活区域相关因素的国家社会生态学分析

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-12-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100331

Kiana Javaheri , Nancy A. Ross , Kevin Manaugh , Mylene Riva

In an era of widespread online socializing, little is known about the conditions that shape adolescent social well-being, a key aspect of their overall well-being. Using a socioecological approach, this study examines the social well-being (SoWB) of Canadian adolescents and its individual, household, and living area correlates. SoWB is conceptualized as an individual-level outcome reflecting adolescents' appraisal of their social connections and how these relate to their overall well-being. High SoWB is operationalized as the intersection of strong community belonging and high life satisfaction. Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015–2020; n = 23,980) were analyzed for adolescents aged 12–17. Environmental measures were developed using 2016 Census data to capture living area differences based on population density, housing characteristics, and transportation modes, as well as the proportion of youth in local populations. Individual data and environmental data were linked using geographic identifiers. Results showed that adolescents with higher odds of high SoWB were significantly more likely to report better general and mental health, be younger, live in larger households, and belong to middle- or high-income groups. Living area characteristics were also significantly associated with SoWB: adolescents living in Atlantic Canada, in rural or small-town areas with weak metropolitan influence, and in youth-dense areas had higher odds of high SoWB, even after adjusting for individual and household factors.

在一个网络社交广泛传播的时代，人们对影响青少年社会福祉的条件知之甚少，而社会福祉是青少年整体福祉的一个关键方面。使用社会生态学方法，本研究考察了加拿大青少年的社会福祉（SoWB）及其个人，家庭和生活区域相关因素。SoWB的概念是个体层面的结果，反映了青少年对其社会关系的评价以及这些关系如何与他们的整体福祉相关。高SoWB是强烈的社区归属感和高生活满意度的交集。分析了加拿大社区卫生调查（2015-2020;n = 23,980）中12-17岁青少年的数据。利用2016年人口普查数据制定了环境措施，以捕捉基于人口密度、住房特征、交通方式以及青年在当地人口中所占比例的居住面积差异。使用地理标识符将个人数据和环境数据联系起来。结果显示，高SoWB发生率较高的青少年更有可能报告更好的一般和心理健康，更年轻，生活在更大的家庭中，属于中等或高收入群体。生活区域特征也与SoWB显著相关：即使在调整了个人和家庭因素之后，生活在加拿大大西洋地区、农村或大都市影响较弱的小城镇地区以及青年密集地区的青少年也有更高的高SoWB几率。

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Concern about the health effects of climate change according to experiences of climate events: International comparison of UK and Australian adults 根据气候事件的经验关注气候变化对健康的影响：英国和澳大利亚成年人的国际比较

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100324

Jonathan R Olsen , Claire Niedzwiedz , Mark Robinson , Lisa McDaid , Jonathan Corcoran , Anne Cleary , Fiona Charlson , Jill P Pell

Climate change is now recognised as a global public health emergency, characterised by increasing frequency and severity of climate hazards worldwide. There is limited evidence on the proportion of the population that has directly experienced climate events, how this varies between countries, and the subsequent micro (focused on oneself) and macro (focused on wider society) perceived impact on health.

We conducted nationally representative surveys of 4378 individuals in Australia and the United Kingdom in February 2025. Participants reported climate event experiences over five years, micro and macro perceived health threats, and sociodemographic characteristics. Logistic regression models estimated the likelihood of perceiving climate change as a health threat based on experiences of climate events, while population attributable fractions examined the proportion of health concerns cases attributable to specific climate events.

Results revealed significant cross-national differences: 59% of Australian respondents experienced climate events within five years versus 29% in the UK. Heatwaves were the most common experience in both countries and showed the strongest association with perceived health threats to ‘my health’, particularly among Australians (odds ratio: 1.74, 95% CIs: 1.46–2.07). Climate event experiences accounted for 23–35% of perceived climate health threats.

Our findings demonstrate that experiencing climate events elevates health threat perceptions across contrasting geographical contexts. Mental health burden is likely to increase as climate-related events—including heatwaves, wildfires, and floods—become more frequent and severe due to accelerating global heating. This underscores an urgent need for climate change mitigation alongside targeted mental health interventions addressing climate-related psychological impacts.

气候变化现已被确认为全球突发公共卫生事件，其特点是全球气候灾害的频率和严重程度日益增加。关于直接经历过气候事件的人口比例、各国之间的差异以及随后的微观（关注个人）和宏观（关注更广泛的社会）对健康的感知影响，证据有限。我们于2025年2月在澳大利亚和英国对4378人进行了具有全国代表性的调查。参与者报告了五年来的气候事件经历、感知到的微观和宏观健康威胁以及社会人口特征。逻辑回归模型根据气候事件的经验估计了将气候变化视为健康威胁的可能性，而人口归因分数则检查了可归因于特定气候事件的健康问题病例的比例。结果显示了显著的跨国差异：59%的澳大利亚受访者在五年内经历过气候事件，而英国的这一比例为29%。热浪在这两个国家都是最常见的经历，并且与感知到的“我的健康”的健康威胁有着最强烈的联系，尤其是在澳大利亚人中（优势比：1.74,95% ci: 1.46-2.07）。气候事件经历占感知到的气候健康威胁的23-35%。我们的研究结果表明，在不同的地理背景下，经历气候事件会提高人们对健康威胁的看法。由于全球变暖的加速，与气候相关的事件——包括热浪、野火和洪水——变得更加频繁和严重，心理健康负担可能会增加。这突出表明，迫切需要减缓气候变化，同时采取有针对性的心理健康干预措施，解决与气候相关的心理影响。

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Psychometric properties of an Adapted Climate Change Coping Scale in a sample of Canadian adolescents 加拿大青少年适应气候变化应对量表的心理测量特征

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100325

Gina Martin , Matt Treble , Cerina Dubois , Maria Ojala , Violeta Faulkner , Tasha Roswell , Kiffer Card , Jason Gilliland , Alina Cosma

Climate change is a threat to the health and wellbeing of adolescents. Many adolescents express concern, worry, and anxiety about climate change. Yet, how adolescents are coping with their thoughts and feelings about climate change is not well understood. The objective of this research was to explore the psychometric properties of an Adapted Climate Change Coping Scale (CCCS-A) in a non-probabilistic sample of approximately 800 Canadian adolescents. Exploratory factor analysis was utilized. Internal reliability was assessed, and convergent validity was examined through analysis of correlations with related constructs. Correlations with wellbeing and mental health measures were also explored. The results indicated that four dimensions of coping with thoughts and feelings about climate change (de-emphasizing, distracting, problem-focused coping, and meaning-focused coping) were operationalized through a scale with 16-items. This extends prior scales in that it includes both measures of de-emphasizing and distracting coping within a single survey tool. Evidence of construct validity was found, and the internal reliability of subscales were good (ω ranged from 0.79 to 0.88). The sub-scales showed evidence of convergent validity. Additionally, all coping dimensions were positively associated with wellbeing, while associations with mental health problems were mixed across coping dimensions. The CCCS-A is a survey tool with demonstrated validity and reliability that captures a range of coping strategies adolescents use in response to climate change. This addresses a critical gap in climate change and mental wellbeing research by presenting a validated tool to assess adolescent climate change coping mechanisms.

气候变化对青少年的健康和福祉构成威胁。许多青少年对气候变化表示关注、担忧和焦虑。然而，青少年是如何处理他们对气候变化的想法和感受的，还没有得到很好的理解。本研究的目的是探讨适应气候变化应对量表（CCCS-A）在约800名加拿大青少年的非概率样本中的心理测量特性。采用探索性因子分析。评估了内部信度，并通过分析与相关构念的相关性来检验收敛效度。还探讨了与幸福和心理健康指标的相关性。结果表明，通过一个16项的量表，对应对气候变化思想和感受的四个维度（弱化、分散、问题聚焦和意义聚焦）进行了操作。这扩展了先前的尺度，因为它包括了在单一调查工具中减少强调和分散注意力的应对措施。结构效度的证据被发现，并且子量表的内部信度良好（ω范围为0.79 ~ 0.88）。量表具有趋同效度。此外，所有应对维度都与幸福感呈正相关，而与心理健康问题的关联在应对维度中是混合的。CCCS-A是一项调查工具，已证明其有效性和可靠性，它记录了青少年为应对气候变化而使用的一系列应对策略。该研究通过提供一种有效的工具来评估青少年应对气候变化的机制，解决了气候变化和心理健康研究中的一个关键空白。

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Practising wellbeing: Non-representational approaches to asylum seekers’ and refugees’ therapeutic landscape experiences 实践幸福：寻求庇护者和难民治疗景观体验的非代表性方法

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100276

Josephine Biglin

In the context of enforced marginality within the UK asylum system, exploring informal and place-based forms of wellbeing is significant. Drawing on two sensory ethnographies in urban allotments and a creative participatory project conducted in the city, this article uses non-representational theory (NRT) as a lens to explore asylum “seekers” and “refugees” therapeutic landscape experiences in Manchester, England. The contribution of NRT to the study of therapeutic landscape experiences in recent years has recognised the active, embodied, affective and performative nature of the place-wellbeing nexus. This has allowed for an exploration of the relationship beyond neoliberal, individualistic and biomedical frameworks of health and wellbeing. Through vignettes the article illuminates where participants, against a backdrop of marginalisation and oppression, carved out space and time to engage in different embodied practices that alongside materiality, time and space, power and positionality, sensory experience and incorporeality created atmospheres in flux and opened the body to be positively affected. The findings not only have implications for how we define wellbeing in therapeutic landscape research conducted with socially excluded groups, but using NRT as a lens allows us to consider what else is happening in a therapeutic landscape experience, including the potential for disrupting forms of Othering.

在英国庇护制度强制边缘化的背景下，探索非正式和基于地点的福利形式具有重要意义。本文利用城市分配中的两种感官人种学和在城市中进行的创造性参与性项目，以非代表性理论（NRT）为视角，探索英国曼彻斯特的庇护“寻求者”和“难民”治疗性景观体验。近年来，NRT对治疗性景观体验研究的贡献已经认识到场所-幸福感联系的积极、具体化、情感和表演性质。这使得探索超越新自由主义、个人主义和生物医学框架的健康和福祉的关系成为可能。通过小插曲，文章阐明了参与者在边缘化和压迫的背景下，在空间和时间上进行不同的具体化实践，与物质性、时间和空间、权力和位置性、感官体验和非物质性一起创造了不断变化的氛围，并打开了身体，使其受到积极的影响。这些发现不仅对我们如何在与社会排斥群体进行的治疗性景观研究中定义健康有影响，而且使用NRT作为透镜使我们能够考虑在治疗性景观体验中还发生了什么，包括破坏其他形式的可能性。

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