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Experiences of transgender individuals with medical care in southern New Mexico: An argument for a diverse and intersectional trans informed care

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100245

Sophia Sangwanthong , Lore Falls , Jessica López-Harder , Miranda Saenz , Kris Hua

Access to and experiences with healthcare, both gender affirming and non-trans related, are not equitable for all transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. This is particularly true in southern New Mexico (NM), a geographic location with unique contexts and barriers as a borderlands region that is absent from current TGD health equity literature. It is, therefore, tantamount to create solutions that center the voices and experiences of TGD people while also keeping in mind the multiplicity and complexity of intersectional backgrounds and barriers inclusive of race, ability, class, age, sexuality, and gender, and beyond. This work examines the medical experiences of 20 diverse transgender individuals in southern NM in their own words as presented from semi-structured focus groups and interviews designed to elicit experiences seeking and receiving care and to suggest improvements to healthcare in the region. Participants reported a variety of experiences including difficulties accessing care because of finances, insurance and transportation; hesitation based on previous negative experiences including misgendering, harassment and discrimination, negative experiences shared by others, and more. Participant solutions included trans-informed care, rigorous inclusion trainings, better signage in clinics, and the suggestion of trans and LGBT+ specific clinics. These experiences, suggestions, and analysis will hopefully contribute to material change and inspire continuing research into TGD health equity in this region.

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Intersecting vulnerabilities: Health and wellbeing of older adults in Uganda during a global health crisis

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-02-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100243

Cynthia Itbo Musah , Susan J. Elliott , Isaiah Omondi , Elijah Bisung , Sarah Dickin , Andrea Rishworth

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated vulnerabilities among older adults, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where structural inequities shape access to essential resources. Older adults are among the most vulnerable populations globally, yet their experiences during the pandemic remain understudied in resource-limited settings. Drawing on feminist political ecology of health and necropolitics, this research examined how pre-existing disadvantages, pandemic-induced disruptions, and structural inequities shaped health and wellbeing. We analyzed a cross-sectional survey (n = 288) of adults aged ≥60 years in rural Uganda in the acute phase of the pandemic (late 2021-early 2022), which documented access to essential resources to meet daily needs along with psychosocial health and wellbeing. Findings indicate some of the highest reported emotional distress (87 %) and low wellbeing (33). Contrary to expectations, being partnered or self-employed correlated with greater emotional distress, while WASH access indicators had limited influence on health outcomes. These patterns reflect how pandemic restrictions amplified household stresses and economic pressures, particularly for those with established social and economic resources, while limited WASH influence suggests acute pandemic stressors overshadowed chronic inadequacies. Satisfaction with government response also showed paradoxical effects, correlating with better psychosocial health but lower wellbeing, reflecting how interventions alleviated immediate anxieties while undermining economic stability. Overall, this research demonstrates how chronic structural inequities, rather than just acute emergencies, shape health outcomes among vulnerable populations. Aligned with the UN Research Roadmap, these findings suggest that addressing health inequities requires moving beyond emergency response toward systemic changes that enhance social protection and infrastructure access for older adults in resource limited settings.

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Exploring the impact of demographic, architectural, and well-being factors on health outcomes in informal settlements: The role of daylight, window depth, and building orientation

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100242

Emal Ahmad Hussainzad, Zhonghua Gou

Inhabitants of informal settlements face socio-economic difficulties and suboptimal living conditions, where demographic, architectural, and well-being factors interrelate to determine quality of life (QoL). This paper explores how these interactions occur and how architectural interventions can shape these environments in ways that contribute to improved health outcomes. We conducted a demographic and architectural study, with a focus on daylighting among selected inhabitants. We also investigated well-being by utilizing the SF-36 and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) surveys to measure health and sleep quality. The results clearly showed that older age and lower education are strongly related to poor health, while natural light exposure and better building orientation are strongly related to improvement in sleeping quality and, hence, good health. Distinct clusters emerged from this population; for instance, the employed and better-educated people presented higher well-being. Interaction effects also showed how age, education, and daylight exposure are interactively determining health and sleep outcomes. The health of the less educated elderly decreases at a much greater rate; accessibility to daylight moderates this. Such findings hint at targeted interventions that might involve optimal window placement, coupled with improvements in building orientation and social support measures to enhance general well-being among vulnerable groups. Merging these architectonic and socio-economic factors, the interventions could contribute a lot to people living a better life in such informal settlements.

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“I want to see more of this, where our stories are told”: Exploring iwi cultural landscapes through photovoice

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100241

Kimiora Raerino , Rau Hoskins , Kara Beckford , Aneta Cram

Indigenous photovoice was utilised to explore the iwi cultural landscapes of Ngā Hau Māngere, Aotearoa New Zealand, through the unique perspectives of ten Mana Whenua photographers. This study demonstrates how iwi cultural landscapes, such as signage, buildings, artworks, and ‘nature’ features, function as vital expressions and facilitators of iwi identity, history, and values. By employing Te Aranga Design Principles as an analytic tool, the research provides insights into the significance of iwi cultural landscapes, their meanings, and their role in evoking emotional and cultural connections. The findings highlight the importance of these landscapes in reinforcing Indigenous identity and sovereignty, strengthening community resilience, and promoting wellbeing. Advocating for Mana Whenua co-design and collaboration, this study underscores the urgent need for genuine engagement to create more inclusive and culturally responsive urban spaces while contributing to global discussions on integrating and grounding Indigenous knowledge into urban design and planning.

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Foundational community factors: A local look at what and how neighborhoods matter for early childhood development in Quebec city, Canada

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100238

Alexandra Matte-Landry , Anne-Marie Rouillier , Nicolas R-Turgeon

A comprehensive understanding of the influences of community-level factors on early childhood development (ECD), as well as the processes at play in local context, may aid to identify leverages points to enhance the wellbeing of young children. This short communication describes a small-scale local initiative in Quebec City (Canada) aiming to explore associations between community-level factors and ECD, as well as the mechanism underlying these associations. The exploratory comparative case design involved four urban disadvantaged neighborhoods, each exhibiting different ECD outcomes despite similar socio-economic status (SES). We employed mixed methods to document five categories of community-level factors: neighborhoods’ physical environment, social environment, services, governance, and SES. Quantitative data included administrative, survey, and monitoring data, while qualitative data involved field observations and interviews with 21 key stakeholders or service providers. The triangulation of data led to the identification of 19 Foundational Community Factors (FCFs) spanning the five categories of community-level factors. These FCFs highlight leverage points and potential areas of action in the local context, as well as more broadly. This study, though exploratory, contributes to the understanding of neighborhood effects by focusing on what and how neighborhoods matter for ECD. Moreover, it provides preliminary insights to inform interventions aimed at reducing risk factors and promoting protective factors, fostering systemic changes to support the wellbeing of young children.

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Mobilising knowledge with nurses practicing during the Covid-19 pandemic: Prioritising strategies for enhancing nurses’ psychological wellbeing in the workplace

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100237

E. Rowland , A. Conolly , R. Abrams , R. Harris , J. Maben

The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated pressures on an already strained nursing workforce, heightening poor psychological and emotional wellbeing. A two-year qualitative longitudinal study with nurses (n = 50) examined these impacts. Following study completion, efforts focused on mobilising knowledge through the development strategies (outputs) to better support nurses’ psychological wellbeing during future pandemics and inform healthcare policy (outcome) that over time, could potentially lead to real-world impact from our research.

In healthcare, demonstrating research impact is important yet complex. Knowledge mobilisation activities are crucial for developing impact pathways by collaborating with key stakeholders to share knowledges and find solutions to workplace challenges. This paper documents the early stages of our impact journey, where a subsample of nurses (n = 10) participated in a workshop designed to mobilise knowledge through reflective discussions that would prioritise strategies to enhance nurses’ psychological wellbeing.

The workshop included four knowledge mobilisation activities: a film preview, sharing biographical objects, a world ‘strategy’ café, and a celebratory event. The film resonated with nurses, uniting them through a collective narrative while biographical objects enriched reflective discussions by focussing on personal lived experiences. The world ‘strategy’ café activity was effective in facilitating reflective discussions which prioritised workplace strategies that could inform health care guidance and policy. The celebratory event allowed nurses to reflect on their participation in both the study and the workshop and indicated that knowledge mobilisation activities can demonstrate ‘soft’ impact from the study. When considering research impact, researchers could be more attentive to soft impact as one facet of knowledge mobilisation.

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Mental health in the Ruhr – Links between a neighborhood's characteristics and depression

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100239

Tom Meyer, Andreas Farwick

Few empirical studies have examined the impact of neighborhood context on mental health while controlling for various relevant factors. This paper addresses this gap by analyzing data from the Heinz Nixdorf Multigenerational Study (N = 2,897, age range = 18–90 years) of residents in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Essen, and Bochum (Germany) from 2013 to 2016. Using cluster-robust logistic regression, we investigated how neighborhood factors influence the likelihood of depression, accounting for individual-level characteristics.

The findings indicate that high urbanization, perceived lack of nighttime safety, and especially neighborhood socio-economic disadvantage significantly increase the risk of depression, especially when considering length of residence. These results highlight the significant impact of socially disadvantaged neighborhoods on mental health, underscoring the need for targeted interventions to prevent extreme socio-spatial segregation.

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Greening for meaning: Sense of place in green citizen initiatives in the Netherlands

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100240

Mellany N.C. van Bommel, Marthe L. Derkzen, Lenneke Vaandrager

Increased global urbanisation has progressively disconnected humans and nature, resulting in public health challenges. Green citizen initiatives (e.g. food forests or community gardens) have the potential to reconnect people with nature and provide a source of meaning in life. This mixed methods study aimed to understand the meanings attributed to green citizen initiatives by using the concept of sense of place and to investigate which factors predict this sense of place. Surveys (n = 130) were used alongside interviews with 38 participants of ten green citizen initiatives in the Netherlands. Findings demonstrate a strong sense of place among participants in the green citizen initiatives, which was significantly predicted by meaningful experiences, sense of safety within the initiative and length of involvement. Participation in green citizen initiatives appears to create meaning across and beyond the three dimensions of sense of place – place attachment, place identity and place dependence – and, additionally, a broader societal meaning of place. Findings imply that green citizen initiatives are valuable assets for health and wellbeing.

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Changing sense of place in hybrid work environments: A systematic review of place identity and employee well-being

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100236

Meng Sun, Thomas Kraus, Roman Pauli, Cyryl Garus

The concept of "sense of place" refers to an individual's subjective perception and emotional attachment to a specific geographic location. It encompasses a multidimensional and complex experience that is influenced by various social, cultural, historical, and ecological factors. However, the increasing prevalence of hybrid and location-flexible work arrangements poses a potential challenge to this concept. The primary aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive literature review, focusing on the multifaceted nature of sense of place and the potential transformation of employees' place identity in response to hybrid work. Through a systematic search of four academic databases, fourteen empirical studies were identified and included based on predetermined inclusion criteria following established systematic review guidelines. Our content analysis revealed three key findings: (1) seven critical factors that shaped employee identity in hybrid work environments; (2) four distinct states of workplace identity adaptation—home-oriented, work-oriented, integrated, and virtual; and (3) the dual effects of identity changes on employee well-being. The findings contribute to understanding identity dynamics and their implications for employee well-being in hybrid work arrangements while providing practical insights for organizations to enhance sense of place in hybrid work environments.

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Non-farm income and household welfare: Empirical evidence from a developing economy

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Wellbeing Space and Society

Pub Date : 2024-12-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2024.100232

Joash Robert Alex Watema , Richard Kiplangat Siele , Edwin Kimitei

The drastic changes in the global economy such as population growth, and land degradation requires alternative income sources such as non-farm income to enhance household welfare. Prior attempts to enhance welfare have been directed to industrialized economies and have paid little attention on poverty status as a proxy of household welfare. The current study sought to establish how non-farm income enhances household welfare using nationally representative panel data. The study used secondary data from most recent Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS) waves of 2013 /2014, 2015/2016, 2017/2018, and 2019/2020. Fixed effects, random effects, and probit models were used to estimate the instrumented variables. The results indicate that non-farm income significantly enhances household welfare proxied by poverty status and consumption expenditure. Education level of the household head, household size and living in urban rather than rural significantly influences household welfare. To the best of the researchers' knowledge, this is the first study to establish how non-farm income enhances household welfare using empirical evidence from Ugandan economy which is transforming from an agricultural economy to a service economy and more specifically using poverty status and consumption expenditure as proxies of welfare.

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