Asugyafoɔ (Unmarried) and Akunafoɔ (Widows) in 1 Corinthians 7:8-9, 39-40: An Akan Christian Perspective

Objectives: While there is a plethora of women’s studies conducted on psychosocial variables such as mental health, quality of life, and burden of care, there is a dearth of studies on the dimension of “wellness,” particularly from the Arabian Gulf population. This study was designed to investigate perceptions of personal wellness among women residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using six dimensions of wellness, namely; Spiritual, Emotional, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, and Social. The related aim was to examine the relationship between perceived wellness and socio-demographic characteristics. Methods: This online cross-sectional study was carried out from August 2021 to October 2021 among women residing in the UAE. The outcome measure included the National Wellness Institute’s Wellness Focus Survey Tool, which was adapted to suit local dialect and social modesty. The newly adapted questionnaire was translated into Arabic. The study also included pertinent socio-demographic variables. Results: A total of 325 women living in Al Ain, UAE participated in the study. Out of the participants, 60.8% were Emiratis, aged between 31 and 40 years (37.3%) and married (57.8%). The participants were mainly employed (59.7%) and most of them lived in private (61.5%) accommodation. The analysis reveals the following ranking order of the six dimensions of wellness; Spiritual (mean = 4.30, SD = 0.84), followed by Social (mean = 4.05, SD = 0.85), Occupational (mean = 3.93, SD = 1.05), Emotional (mean = 3.76, SD = 0.91), Intellectual (mean = 3.73, SD = 1.01), and Physical (mean = 2.41, SD = 1.04). Among the women’s characteristics, age and marital status were found to be significantly associated with the Emotional Dimension. Moreover, nationality and accommodation were significantly associated with the Intellectual Dimension. Overall, using factor analysis of the instrument, we found that only one component was sufficient to adequately explain either the Occupational or Spiritual Dimensions, while two components were needed to explain each of the following; Intellectual, Emotional, Social, and Physical dimensions of wellness. Conclusion: Wellness is of great importance to UAE women, with significant associations with some socio-demographic characteristics. The Spiritual Dimension, in particular, was perceived to be of highest importance, closely followed by Social, Occupational, Emotional, Intellectual, and Physical dimensions. In particular, age and marital status had significant association with the Emotional Dimension, while nationality and accommodation were significantly associated with the Intellectual Dimension. These findings are of importance to future endeavors that are aimed towards the betterment of the quality of life of women in the UAE, by indicating which spheres of wellness are prioritized and which ones require further scrutiny.

The study examines the impact of viewing COVID-19-related information on participants' physical, intellectual, emotional, environmental, occupational, social, financial, and spiritual dimensions on Facebook. Regardless of quarantine experience, most participants believed in the information they viewed, regardless of classification. The effects of viewing on spiritual, environmental, and occupational dimensions were alarming. Participants with ailments and those who experienced quarantine were similar to those who spent 1-12 hours daily on Facebook. The physical dimensions were similar for both those with and without ailments. The belief in the information and classification of belief had a significant relationship with the physical, intellectual, emotional, environmental, occupational, social, and financial dimensions but not with the spiritual dimension.

The aims of this study is to describe Civic Education as a vehicle for the development of Civic Intelligence, examine Civic Intelligence in the young generation. This study uses descriptive qualitative. The results showed that Civic Education has a role as a facilitator in the development of civic intelligence in the generation seen from the spiritual, rational, emotional, and social dimensions. In detail, the development of civic intelligence in students includes the rational dimension that is finding cause and effect, and being able to make plans. The emotional dimension is being able to interact with their environment, and show empathy. The social dimension is deliberation in solving problems, the ability to understand others. The practical implications of this research is to give contribution to the universities in the form of ideas for the development of civic intelligence among young generation. While the theoretical implication of this research is to provide foundation for further research on Civic Education in the development of civic intelligence.

PurposeThe authors applied a multidimensional conceptual lens that incorporated physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual health dimensions to explore pre-adolescent children's understanding of health and what it means to be healthy.Design/methodology/approachForty-six children aged 9–11 years old completed a short questionnaire about their understanding of health and what it means to be healthy. Data analysis was completed through a deductive analysis applying a multidimensional conceptual lens and an inductive thematic analysis of the content of children's responses to each question.FindingsThe analysis of children's understandings of health and being healthy both revealed five common themes: Being well, physically active, fit and healthy; Healthy eating and body composition; Physical activity examples; Physical activity characteristics; and Unsure or ambiguous. Across both questions the majority of responses reflected the physical dimension of health, with only a few references to the social and emotional dimensions. There was no evidence of the intellectual or spiritual dimensions of health in children's responses to either question.Practical implicationsThe authors’ data suggest that the plateau in adolescent UK children's trajectory of understandings originates earlier in childhood, with children aged 9–11 showing a similarly limited understanding of health and being healthy as UK adolescents. Moreover, this focus on the physical dimension is narrower than previously considered as it is restricted to the movement category of this dimension only.Originality/valueThe authors’ findings have implications for the timing and focus of health education interventions for children.

The researchers sought to investigate the effect of a designed exercise programme on the quality of life (QOL) in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. Regarding the destructive effects of breast cancer and chemotherapy on women's lifestyle and well-being, health-care providers have the responsibility of searching for effective and safe programmes in order to bring an improvement to the patients' QOL. In a quasi-experimental design, 56 women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy in an Iranian cancer institution were chosen; and then divided into two control and experiment groups consisting of 28 participants each. The patients in the experiment group followed a designed exercise programme characterized with daily physical exercises, 3-5 days per week, which lasted for 9 weeks. The Quality of Life-Breast Cancer (QOL-BC) questionnaire was employed to measure the participants' QOL in physical, emotional and social dimensions before and after the intervention. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized for data analysis. No significant differences were found in the QOL dimensions between two groups before the manipulation; but significant differences in physical (p = 0.004), emotional (p = 0.01), social (p = 0.02) and spiritual (p = 0.45) dimensions as well as the total QOL (p = 0.003) after the intervention, were indicative of the effectiveness of the programme. Based on the study findings, it is recommended that this programme can be employed as an effective means of improving the QOL among patients with breast cancer.

Procrastination, Stress and Coping among Primary School Teachers

ContextIn palliative care, caregivers often lack words and competences to discuss patients' needs in social and spiritual dimensions. The Utrecht Symptom Diary-4 Dimensional (USD-4D) is an instrument that can be used to monitor symptoms and needs in the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions and to optimize communication between patients and caregivers. ObjectiveTo assess the content validity of the USD-4D items related to the social and spiritual dimensions from a patient's perspective, measured in terms of comprehensibility, relevance, and comprehensiveness. MethodsAn explorative qualitative study was conducted using in-depth semistructured interviews and thematic analysis. Twelve participants (male N = 7, 53–87 years old) with an estimated life expectancy of less than one year were recruited in two home care services: a general hospital and a hospice. ResultsThe instructions, items, and response options were comprehensible for almost all participants. The meaning that was provided to the items was expressed in themes: maintaining personal identity and autonomy, resilience, letting go, perceived balance in one's life, and death and afterlife. This corresponds with the intended meaning. The items were relevant at some points in time. Not all participants had needs for personal care during the interviews. Participants found the USD-4D comprehensive, no key concepts related to the social or spiritual dimensions appeared to be missing. ConclusionsThe USD-4D constitutes a content valid PROM from the patient's perspective. The items support patients in identifying needs in the social and spiritual dimensions and in the conversation to further explore these needs.

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the role of spiritual, psychological and social dimensions of business taxpayer compliance in micro small and medium enterprises. Tax compliance is an ideal condition for taxpayers who meet tax regulations and report income accurately and honestly. However, the reality in Indonesia shows the voluntary compliance level to the community is still low. This is reflected in the amount of state tax revenue compared to gross domestic product. Design/methodology/approach The location of the study was conducted on taxpayers of micro small and medium enterprises in Bali Province. The type of data used in this study is quantitative data with primary data sources in the form of questionnaires to 100 business taxpayers. Data analysis uses multiple linear regression. Findings The results showed that money ethics (as a psychological dimension) and tax socialization (as a social dimension), did not significantly influence tax compliance. Karma phala (as a spiritual dimension) has a positive and significant effect on business taxpayers’ compliance. When an individual's behavior has reflected commitment in their religion philosophy, it is expected to be a control of deviant behavior and good behavior in taxation obligations. In the future, it will be able to prevent deviations from perversion and universal undesirable. Research limitations/implications Research is only limited to entrepreneurs who are in the micro small and medium business sector, so it is still lacking in representing the public opinions, especially business people in businesses whose scope is wider. In addition, the variables used in this study are still not maximized, one can add more variables, one of which is tax modernization. Originality/value Consideration of spirituality dimension use because it is part of individual character formation in attitude and behavior. The psychological and spiritual dimensions include the human behavior theories development that integrate aspects of spirituality to shape human behavior as a whole with a comprehensive perspective, especially religious philosophy through the enforcement of karma phala laws to realize compliance and fulfillment of tax obligations with full responsibility.

Teaching in conflict contexts: dimensions of subjective wellbeing in Palestinian teachers living in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

Neural correlates of social and nonsocial emotions: An fMRI study

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role of well-being in mediating the relationship between workplace spirituality and job satisfaction. It also studies the role of spiritual leadership in moderating the effect of workplace spirituality on well-being.Design/methodology/approachThe study proposes a hypothesized model tested among 515 teachers from Indian higher educational institutions, selected through random sampling. Mediation and moderation analysis are used to test the hypothesized relationships.FindingsDrawn on positive organizational studies, the results indicate that inner well-being, comprising of psychological, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual dimensions, does not mediate the relationship between spiritual dimension of workplace spirituality and job satisfaction. Same effect is observed for mediation role of physical well-being. However, inner well-being and physical well-being both mediate the relationship between mindfulness and job satisfaction among teachers. Also, teachers experience higher levels of well-being in the presence of spiritual leadership at their workplaces.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper contributes to leadership and workplace spirituality literature by testing an integrated framework of mediating role of inner well-being and physical well-being.Practical implicationsThe study helps practitioners to integrate their practices and programs with workplace spirituality for improving well-being and attaining positive outcomes, which can further contribute to performance and productivity in institutions.Originality/valueThe proposed framework highlights the impact of workplace spirituality dimensions and mindfulness on inner well-being and physical well-being of teachers which lead to positive outcomes such as job satisfaction. It also enriches the spiritual leadership literature.

This study was conducted to examine the effect of gamification on brand engagement and awareness in online marketplaces. It investigated the impact of three gamification categories, namely, immersion, achievement, and social interaction, on-brand engagement's cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral dimensions. The study involved 484 survey participants. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Immersion features (avatars, account personalization, and stories) influence the behavioral, cognitive, and social dimensions. Achievement features (points, leaderboards, random prizes, badges, virtual currencies, levels, status/progress bars, tasks, and countdowns) influence brand engagement dimensions. Social features (social interaction, competition, playing with friends, and feedback) only affect the social and cognitive dimensions. Finally, the cognitive and social dimensions were not found to influence brand awareness. The findings are expected to assist online marketplace developers in evaluating the future implementation of gamification. Finally, this research provides insights into gamification features that can influence brand engagement.

ABSTRACTPreparing science and engineering students to work in interdisciplinary teams necessitates research on teaching and learning of interdisciplinary thinking. A multidimensional approach was taken to examine student interdisciplinary learning in a master course on food quality management. The collected 615 student experiences were analysed for the cognitive, emotional, and social learning dimensions using the learning theory of Illeris. Of these 615 experiences, the analysis showed that students reported 214, 194, and 207 times on, respectively, the emotional, the cognitive, and the social dimension. Per learning dimension, key learning experiences featuring interdisciplinary learning were identified such as ‘frustrations in selecting and matching disciplinary knowledge to complex problems’ (emotional), ‘understanding how to apply theoretical models or concepts to real-world situations’ (cognitive), and ‘socially engaging with peers to recognise similarities in perceptions and experiences’ (social). Furthermore, the results showed that students appreciated the cognitive dimension relatively more than the emotional and social dimensions.

Background: Developmental language disorder (DLD) leads to significant psychosocial consequences. Among them, difficulties in social relationships with peers remain unobservable in clinical practice. Aims: Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) may provide information about possible difficulties in social relationships for patients with DLD. It is expected that those with low pragmatics abilities report a low HRQOL in the social dimensions. Methods: 17 children with DLD aged 9 to 11 years completed a pragmatics assessment and answered an HRQOL questionnaire. Participants’ HRQOL scores were compared to norm data. Then the HRQOL scores of participants with low pragmatics abilities were compared to HRQOL scores of participants with good pragmatics abilities. Results: Participants reported a HRQOL globally comparable to norm data. In the social dimensions (Social support and peers and Social acceptance (bullying)), participants with low pragmatics abilities reported the same pattern of HRQOL than participants with good pragmatics abilities. Nevertheless, participants reporting a low HRQOL in the Social acceptance dimension reached low scores at the Emotion recognition task. Moreover, HRQOL scores in the Social acceptance and the Moods and emotions dimensions were highly correlated. Conclusions: Emotion recognition should be assessed and integrated into the therapeutic project for patients with DLD in order to support their social acceptance. Measuring HRQOL in SLP is of important clinical interest as it could provide clinicians with significant information in the way DLD impacts patients’ daily lives. An HRQOL instrument dedicated to children with DLD is to be developed.

Objective: To adapt a fertility care wellness model. Background: Despite availability of a range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for infertility, many do not seek care or discontinue care prior to achieving a live birth. Wellness models can inform research on patient decisions to seek and continue fertility care, as many barriers and drivers are represented within the dimensions of wellness. Methods: A mixed-methods online survey was completed by 135 people of reproductive age who experienced infertility in the USA. Outcomes included drivers and barriers to seeking or continuing fertility care. Identified factors were compared by treatment history using chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests. Themes and patterns were identified within 174 responses to 6 open-response items through conventional content analysis. Results: Thematic analysis revealed practical (environmental, financial, and physical) and affective (emotional, social and spiritual) dimensions of wellness in decisions to seek care (67%), with affective rationales more prominent in decisions to return for care (78%). Conclusion: Decisions to seek fertility care and return after failed treatment integrate practical and affective rationales from financial, physical, environmental, emotional, social and spiritual wellness dimensions. Drivers and barriers within these dimensions should be considered to encourage care seeking and improve patient retention.