{"title":"基于优势的行动,在2019冠状病毒病期间增进福祉","authors":"Tayyab Rashid, R. McGrath","doi":"10.5502/IJW.V10I4.1441","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 is truly an unprecedented event, forcing nearly four billion people into isolation, social distancing, and requiring people to rigorously follow public health measures such as frequent hand washing and indoor face-covering People around the world have spent months staying home-bound, enduring significant financial, social, and emotional costs They have been feeling anxious, irritable, afraid, and ambivalent in the wake of an invisible, pervasive, and potent pandemic A strength focus can help us mitigate unwarranted or excessive negative emotions engendered by maintaining social distancing This paper posits that by using our strengths, we can enhance our psychological immunity through pragmatic actions to enhance our daily wellbeing More importantly, we can reframe and reappraise challenges to build perspective in dealing with global crises such as pandemics and disasters Strengths expressed through pragmatic actions can boost our coping skills as well as enhance our wellbeing Consistent with the zeitgeist of our times-equity, social justice, digital connections, the paper offers easily implemented, concrete actions using character strengths in adaptive ways to reduce the likelihood that social distancing will result in overwhelming anxiety, lack of structure or stimulation, and demoralization © 2020, International Journal of Wellbeing Charitable Trust All rights reserved","PeriodicalId":36390,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wellbeing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5502/IJW.V10I4.1441","citationCount":"28","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Strengths-based actions to enhance wellbeing in the time of COVID-19\",\"authors\":\"Tayyab Rashid, R. McGrath\",\"doi\":\"10.5502/IJW.V10I4.1441\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"COVID-19 is truly an unprecedented event, forcing nearly four billion people into isolation, social distancing, and requiring people to rigorously follow public health measures such as frequent hand washing and indoor face-covering People around the world have spent months staying home-bound, enduring significant financial, social, and emotional costs They have been feeling anxious, irritable, afraid, and ambivalent in the wake of an invisible, pervasive, and potent pandemic A strength focus can help us mitigate unwarranted or excessive negative emotions engendered by maintaining social distancing This paper posits that by using our strengths, we can enhance our psychological immunity through pragmatic actions to enhance our daily wellbeing More importantly, we can reframe and reappraise challenges to build perspective in dealing with global crises such as pandemics and disasters Strengths expressed through pragmatic actions can boost our coping skills as well as enhance our wellbeing Consistent with the zeitgeist of our times-equity, social justice, digital connections, the paper offers easily implemented, concrete actions using character strengths in adaptive ways to reduce the likelihood that social distancing will result in overwhelming anxiety, lack of structure or stimulation, and demoralization © 2020, International Journal of Wellbeing Charitable Trust All rights reserved\",\"PeriodicalId\":36390,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"International Journal of Wellbeing\",\"volume\":null,\"pages\":null},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2020-09-30\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5502/IJW.V10I4.1441\",\"citationCount\":\"28\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"International Journal of Wellbeing\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.5502/IJW.V10I4.1441\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q1\",\"JCRName\":\"Economics, Econometrics and Finance\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Wellbeing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5502/IJW.V10I4.1441","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 28
Strengths-based actions to enhance wellbeing in the time of COVID-19
COVID-19 is truly an unprecedented event, forcing nearly four billion people into isolation, social distancing, and requiring people to rigorously follow public health measures such as frequent hand washing and indoor face-covering People around the world have spent months staying home-bound, enduring significant financial, social, and emotional costs They have been feeling anxious, irritable, afraid, and ambivalent in the wake of an invisible, pervasive, and potent pandemic A strength focus can help us mitigate unwarranted or excessive negative emotions engendered by maintaining social distancing This paper posits that by using our strengths, we can enhance our psychological immunity through pragmatic actions to enhance our daily wellbeing More importantly, we can reframe and reappraise challenges to build perspective in dealing with global crises such as pandemics and disasters Strengths expressed through pragmatic actions can boost our coping skills as well as enhance our wellbeing Consistent with the zeitgeist of our times-equity, social justice, digital connections, the paper offers easily implemented, concrete actions using character strengths in adaptive ways to reduce the likelihood that social distancing will result in overwhelming anxiety, lack of structure or stimulation, and demoralization © 2020, International Journal of Wellbeing Charitable Trust All rights reserved