Wellbeing Space and Society最新文献

Children constitute almost 30 % of India's total population, of which there are approximately 63 million migrant children, with almost 50.6 % of this population being female (Census of India, 2011). Being one of the most vulnerable groups, young migrant girls, particularly those living in urban informal settlements, largely remain invisible from the public realm due to lack of safe and accessible open play spaces within their neighbourhoods. Set against this context, this paper examines the challenges faced by migrant girls in accessing play spaces. The participants of this study include migrant girls between the ages of 9–16 years living in an informal settlement, Jai Hind Camp in Delhi, India. This paper draws upon data from a cross-disciplinary study that uses participatory learning and action research and co-design methods, and demonstrates a bottom-up approach for co-producing play spaces for children. It argues that participatory and experience-led interventions with children are important to understand their needs and requirements in contexts of displacement, and demonstrates marginalised girls’ agency and ability to express requirements for designing their everyday play spaces, which in turn can contribute to their own wellbeing.

Housing quality is a determinant of health, wellbeing and inequities. Since 2013, changes to Permitted Development Rights (PDR) allow conversions of non-residential buildings into housing without planning permission in England. We explored the potential health and wellbeing impacts of such ‘PDR housing’ through an online survey and semi-structured interviews in four London boroughs. We found an association between low wellbeing and lack of residential space and accommodation cooling options, fewer local amenities and lower perceived safety. Participants highlighted problems with windows and outdoor space. Poor quality PDR conversions may pose health and wellbeing risks that could be avoided through regulation and enforcement.

The relationship between health and place is often difficult to articulate. This paper explores the use of community mapping to understand the meaning of place for members of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation on the South Coast of NSW. The paper demonstrates that engagement in this arts-based method allows people to think deeply about place to construct a multilayered visual narrative which encompasses history, current experience, and future hopes and in doing so contributes to a critical understanding of place.

Nature play can significantly benefit children's development, health and well-being, however, limited literature on the considerations needed to deliver such programs for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities exists. Co-design methods in health promotion program design are gaining popularity, yet practical guidance is lacking. Using a synthesised operational co-design framework, engaging industry experts and CALD children's primary carers, a series of workshops were undertaken to develop a population-acceptable nature play program. The findings highlight the importance of providing culturally appropriate information and messaging, promoting social connectedness and cultural awareness, incorporating learning and education and addressing fears and judgments. This research contributes to varying bodies of literature and offers practical insights for programs aiming to improve the health and well-being of CALD communities through nature play, warranting further research to evaluate their impacts and long-term effects.

This paper focuses on urban micro public space and examines the intricate indoor environment through users’ experiences. Although studies have revealed the role of public spaces in facilitating social encounters and relationships, further empirical work and place-specific analyses are required for an in-depth understanding of how everyday places work in the context of wellbeing. Grounding in assemblage thinking, this study employs participant observation and 18 semi-structured interviews to explore the socio-material setting and enabling properties of the former church-turned neighborhood gathering place, People's House Absalon (Folkehuset Absalon) in Copenhagen. Though privately owned, rich public life takes place there every day, which shapes positive human experiences. The unique combination of price strategy, opening hours, and interior material setting appeals to wider generations and allows people to conduct everyday tasks in attendance with others. Simple co-presence in the shared context is considered the most valuable experience by the daytime users. It is associated with gentle feel-good moments, from which various levels of restorative benefits are attained at the user's own pace. However, personal preferences, geographical distance, and free time-related conditions signify a complex pathway to be “in” the place to exploit its wellbeing value. Therefore, further empirical work is encouraged to see beyond neighborhood enabling places as a single entity isolated from people's routinized practices.

The aim of this study was to validate the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS; Pavot et al., 1998) in the Czech language, including the examination of its psychometric properties and measurement invariance by gender and age. The TSWLS is a 15-item instrument for measuring life satisfaction (LS) from a temporal perspective allowing the comparison of the level of life satisfaction in the past, present, and future. The analysis was based on a representative research sample (N = 427) of Czech people older than 18 years. The results confirmed the psychometric quality of the original three-factor structure of the TSWLS as very good in terms of reliability and validity; however, according to the confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit was poor. Some items were identified as problematic and were excluded, resulting in a 12-item version of the TSWLS (without the past1, present1, and future1 items) with correlated residuals between similar items from each subscale. This version provides an acceptable model fit and is recommended for use in future research. The findings from the measurement invariance indicated that the TSWLS allows meaningful comparison across gender and age, since scalar invariance was achieved.

Little is known about longer-term changes to community participation since the COVID-19 pandemic onset and potential implications for health and wellbeing in later life. This multi-method investigation analyzes national data from the COVID-19 Coping Study. Statistical analyses of survey data (n = 1,630; mean age 67.9 years; data collected April/May 2022) identified that adults residing in the US still tended to stay inside their homes more often since the pandemic onset. Overall, participants decreased their engagement with amenities such as eateries, gyms, and arts and cultural sites. Reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured in-depth interviews (n = 57; mean age 70.7 years; data collected May-July 2021) identified altered community participation with perceived long-term impacts on physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing. The results provide novel insights about the critical nature of ‘third places’ to support later life, and policy implications to strengthen community environments. Investment in outdoor, well-ventilated, and distanced third places may support wellbeing.

Nature-based interventions represent promising candidates for supporting mothers and infants in the postnatal period, which is a vulnerable time for mothers to experience mental health difficulties. Possible mechanisms by which nature-based interventions may support postnatal health include those of a biological/physiological nature (for example natural light optimising circadian rhythm, improving microbiome health, providing opportunities for physical activity), relational/social pathways, and cognitive and creative pathways. A conceptual understanding of these possible mechanisms will aid the design and evaluation of postnatal nature-based interventions.

Accessible and high quality shared outdoor open spaces, both built and natural, can be particularly beneficial for health and wellbeing. The design and quality of shared outdoor spaces are often modifiable and the health and wellbeing-promoting potential of such spaces can, therefore, be enhanced. However, optimal modification of shared outdoor spaces requires a greater understanding of perceptions and experiences. Citizen Science projects can be particularly valuable for capturing experiences of wellbeing in different environments and shared outdoor spaces, although suitable validated scales are lacking. This paper aims to develop and conduct psychometric testing on the Perceived Wellbeing in Shared Outdoor Spaces (PWOSS) Scale. The study involves three key phases of scale development and evaluation: (i) identifying suitable domains and generating initial items for the PWOSS Scale; (ii) pre-testing the PWOSS Scale and conducting item reduction analysis and factor extraction to refine the scale items using a sample of potential users from Edinburgh, Scotland (n = 137); and (iii) evaluating the PWOSS Scale by testing for dimensionality, reliability and validity. The final PWOSS Scale consisted of nine-items. The factor analysis indicated a two-factor solution (positive and negative wellbeing. The results of the three phases suggest the PWOSS Scale is a valid and reliable scale that can aid our understanding of the link between wellbeing and shared outdoor spaces and environments. The PWOSS Scale offers significant value to Citizen Science projects and to urban planning and public health practitioners interested in modifying and adapting shared outdoor spaces to increase wellbeing.