Perceive Well-being Research Articles

Role of Personality on Psychological Well-being in Public Services: Theorizing the Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Public services constitute an important aspect in government functioning. The well-being of such employees becomes increasingly important, as they play a crucial role in national level decisionmaking. The study is focused on two objectives, that is whether individual resources lead to positive organizational outcomes and whether the organizational outcomes lead to creating positive workplaces. In order to explore the above objectives, two hypotheses are drawn: (a) Individual personality variables (individual resources) will lead to a positive impact on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and (b) OCB will mediate the relationship between personality and perceived well- being (PWB) (conceptualized as primary component to happy workplaces). Data were collected on 399 employees from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The results showed that OCB fully mediated the relationship between agreeableness, conscientiousness and intellect, with PWB, while OCB partially mediated the relationship between extraversion and neuroticism, with PWB. The results are explained in juxtaposition with Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to provide a new theoretical perspective of eudemonic well-being in the public sector. The study highlights the importance of personality of the employees to be considered for selection in public services, which is an important determinant for their discretionary behaviour towards organization and their well-being.

Being active and sharing happy moments: exploring the relationship of political participation and subjective well-being

In my thesis, I provide a relational approach on how political participation in rural Japan is linked to the activists’ well-being. While existing research has not come to a clear conclusion, this study uses an iterative qualitative research design that identifies six dimensions of how to link the two phenomena. Based on anthropological approaches to the topic, I demonstrate how my respondents emphasize the reciprocity of well-being in the process of political action. In Japanese regions characterized by demographic decline and aging, well-being is interpreted primarily as a relational phenomenon whose meaning unfolds against the backdrop of a specifically rural context, but is also one situated in the everyday lives of the interviewees. I perceive well-being as something that is not only linked to the natural landscape in that particular area, but is above all connected to the enjoyment of other people.

A Multilevel Modeling Investigation of Hotel Activity Recovery: Scale Development of Workplace Health Measures Post-COVID-19

ABSTRACT Underpinned by health belief model and service recovery theory, this paper investigates the role of workplace health measures (WHMs) in hotel activity recovery (i.e. service recovery performance and financial performance). This paper also explores the mediation roles of perceived self-efficacy (PSE), perceived well-being (PWB), and internal service quality (ISQ). Multilevel data was collected from 766 respondents at the individual level and 532 respondents at the organizational level in Egyptian five-star hotels. WarpPLS findings show that WHMs significantly affect PSE and PWB. Moreover, PSE, PWB, and ISQ were partially mediated. Lastly, this paper’s theoretical and practical implications in the hotel context are discussed.

‘Survival of the fittest’? Perceptions of wellbeing at The Bar of Northern Ireland

This article, based on a qualitative study conducted in June–July 2019, assesses how barristers at the Bar of Northern Ireland perceive wellbeing and mental ill-health within their profession. It will argue that the Bar can be a competitive and potentially hostile workplace environment, leading to detrimental impacts on wellbeing. It will also contend that being a barrister in Northern Ireland provides its own unique challenges for practitioners due to the self-employed independent nature of the role, where practitioners do not work in chambers or stables like their counterparts in England & Wales and Scotland. At the same time, barristers spoke positively about the flexibility of their roles and beneficial forms of collegiality, as well as an evolving culture which places greater emphasis on wellbeing. This article will argue, using the ‘job demands and resources’ model, that efforts should be made to decrease job demands and increase the job resources of barristers of the Bar of Northern Ireland to improve levels of wellbeing. This model could also be applied to the Bar in other jurisdictions to assess the impact of both shared and unique challenges and opportunities.

What Matters 2 Adults: a study protocol to develop a new preference-based wellbeing measure with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults (WM2Adults)

BackgroundUnderstandings of health and wellbeing are culturally bound. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people perceive wellbeing and quality of life (QOL) differently from the Western biomedical models of health underpinning existing QOL instruments. Any instrument to measure the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be culturally appropriate and safe, include relevant dimensions, and be informed by their own values and preferences. Existing QOL instruments do not meet these standards. This study will generate a new preference-based wellbeing measure, WM2Adults, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, underpinned by their values and preferences.MethodsA mixed methods approach will be used; we will employ decolonising methodologies, privilege Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices and perspectives, and adopt a strengths-based approach rather than a deficit lens. Yarning Circles will be conducted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. A candidate item pool will be developed from these data, on which psychometric analysis and validity testing will be undertaken to develop a descriptive system. Following finalisation of the descriptive system, wellbeing states will be valued using a quantitative preference-based approach (best-worst scaling) with a diverse sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults (n = 1000). A multinomial (conditional) logit framework will be used to analyse responses and generate a scoring algorithm for the new preference-based WM2Adults measure.DiscussionThe new wellbeing measure will have wide applicability in assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new programs and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Results will be disseminated through journals, conferences and policy forums, and will be shared with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and research participants.

Public health leadership in a disadvantaged landscape

Objectives: To explore how Arkansas public health leaders (PHLs) and resident participants (RPs) within the Delta perceive well-being and how PHLs address wicked well-being disadvantages. Methods: GIS mapping and Country Health Rankings data were used to identify areas with high levels of health disparities and social, economic, and environmental disadvantages within the Arkansas Delta. PHLs and RPs were interviewed to determine how services aligned with measured health disparities and social, economic, and environmental disadvantages. Results: Delta PHLs focused on health behavior change and clinical care, despite reporting that social, economic, and environmental challenges thwart efforts. They enlisted cross-sector collaborations to address health disparities but not for social, economic, and environmental disadvantages. Delta RPs reported that health services are adequate, but limited, and most RPs have little awareness, means, or motivation to access services and do not understand the importance of their health. Both PHLs and RPs commented well-being is rooted in deeper social, economic, and environmental issues. Conclusions: Overall, PHLs and RPs recognize the availability of basic health services, yet realize these services alone are inadequate in shaping well-being. Changing health disparities in the Delta may require PHLs and other stakeholders at the state level and in the policy arena to enlist cross-sector collaborations to target wicked social, economic, and environmental disadvantages to well-being.

Memaknai Realitas Kemiskinan Kultural di Pedesaan: Sebuah Pendekatan Partisipatoris

This article aims to reveal how the members of the poor family perceive wellbeing and poverty. This article is based on the theory of cultural poverty which sees the existence of a set of cultures that cause poor people difficult to escape from poverty. The research method used is qualitative inductive (exploratory) through phenomenology approach and data analysis uses descriptive analysis. The important finding of the study is that the poor perceived wellbeing as multiple and gradual i.e. (i) have healthy physical, (ii) a harmonic relation with others in communities and (iii) have enough money to meet the basic needs, especially, food. There is a dualistic view of poverty, between they accept as in the philosophy of "nrimo ing pandum" and they reject the conditions of their poverty although they do not know the way out.

The Impact of Pro-environmental Preference on Consumers’ Perceived Well-being: The Mediating Role of Self-Determination Need Satisfaction

This study uses a conceptual research model to explore the mediating role of need satisfaction for competence, relatedness, and autonomy in the relationship between pro-environmental preference (PEP) and consumers’ perceived well-being (PWB). The data were collected on WJX (a Chinese online recruitment platform) from a sample of 514 respondents and analyzed using Smart PLS 3. The results indicated that two need satisfactions (competence and autonomy) fully mediate the relationship between PEP and consumers’ PWB. However, surprisingly, relatedness need satisfaction has no mediation effect in the relationship between PEP and consumers’ PWB. The results demonstrate the pivotal role of self-determination theory in explaining the primary psychological needs that must be met for consumers to perceive heightened states of well-being. Moreover, the results can signify to policymakers how to translate the impact of PEP into consumers’ PWB.

Perception of Institutional Wellbeing

Based on the results of Dohms Thesis, which dealt with Institutional Welfare in a Brazilian Basic Education Marist Institution, and discussions with its advisor, this article presents data of the qualitative approach, contemplating two specific objectives: 1) Verify perceptions of teachers, students, managers and employees about the Institution of which they are part; and 2) Monitor the implementation of the National Curricular Matrix in this school and the development of actions from Strategic Planning, recording the observations as field diary notes, at the same time being a researcher who is available to the develop of didactic activities, trying to describe the perception of these participants where they work and study, regarding the institutional well-being and aspects addressed in the interventions carried out, in order to reflect and contribute to their well-being. A total of 220 participants collaborated in the study, answering the questions with open answer of the Institutional Welfare Questionnaire, complemented with the Field diary notes. To analyze the data and the content analysis technique of Bardin. The theoretical framework is based on Esteve, Jesus, Dohms, Mendes and Stobaus & Mosquera. Based on the participants’ answers, they were five categories: a) Definition of Welfare, b) Aspects that generate Welfare, c) Actions for Welfare, d) Perception of relationships in the Institution, and e) Promotion of well-being. This shows that respondents and observers, in general, perceive well-being as health and relate it to belonging (spirit of family), possibility of dialogue and positive personal relationships. More positive evaluation that the person performs of itself, better is the evaluation that he/she performs of the Institution. That is, better levels of Subjective Wellbeing also reflect in better and more positive degrees of Institutional Wellbeing. We conclude that in this institution the participants cry out for appreciation and recognition, and understand that the family spirit, coexistence and interpersonal relationships promote more their wellbeing, being group spirit and teamwork primordial. They also point out aspects related to education, improvement and continuous education as necessary to promote and maintain the wellbeing in their educational institution.

Социальные исследования субъективного благополучия в контексте духовности и религиозности

The transformation of religious life in Russian society, which has been occurring during the last two decades, defines the need for an academic reconsideration of the influence of religion on both the macro and micro-levels of social reality, including the influence on the quality of people’s lives. Studies of religiousness and the well-being of the people has become a traditional field for analysis in foreign humanities and social sciences since the late 1980’s. In Russian sociology, the problem of the interconnection between quality of life and individual spirituality and religiousness is characterized by a lack of studies and a lack of relevant methodological instruments. This article presents a brief review of contemporary foreign studies dedicated to the empirical exploration of life quality and the influence of individual spirituality and religiosity on subjective well-being. Said review provides an idea of the various approaches towards the operationalization of well-being in empirical studies and the scales used within them. Special attention is paid to describing the connection and dependence between variables that reflect cognitive and affective aspects of subjective well-being, as well as the factors which affect believers’ evaluation of their own life. The authors note the influence of confessed religion, inter-confessional peculiarities, values and common cultural context on how people perceive well-being and how they choose the necessary strategy for evaluating the latter. The end of the article presents conclusions in relation to the possibility of studying the influence of spirituality and religiousness on subjective well-being in the context of Russia.

The Impact of Social and Cultural Engagement and Dieting on Well-Being and Resilience in a Group of Residents in the Metropolitan Area of Naples.

Social isolation and exclusion are associated with poor health status and premature death. A number of related isolation factors, inadequate transportation system and restrictions in individuals' life space, have been associated with malnutrition in older adults. Since eating is a social event, isolation can have a negative effect on nutrition. Cultural involvement and participation in interactive activities are essential tools to fight social isolation, and they can counteract the detrimental effects of social isolation on health. To provide data supporting the hypothesis that encouraging participation might represent an innovative preventive and health promoting strategy for healthy living and aging, we developed an ad hoc questionnaire to investigate the relationship between cultural participation, well-being, and resilience in a sample of residents in the metropolitan area of Naples. The questionnaire includes a question on adherence to diet or to a special nutritional regimen; in addition, the participants are asked to mention their height and weight. We investigated the relationship between BMI, adherence to diet, and perceived well-being (PWB) and resilience in a sample of 571 subjects over 60 years of age. Here, we present evidence that engagement into social and cultural activities is associated with higher well-being and resilience, in particular in females over 60 years of age.

A New Method to Assess Perceived Well-Being among Elderly People – a Follow-Up Study

Abstract This is a follow-up study to a previous experiment that evaluated the feasibility of a simple monitoring device, Con-Dis, in assessing perceived well-being (PWB) among elderly people. Additionally, in the present study Con-Dis was used at the same time as blood pressure and heart rate monitors and pedometers to see the possible correlation between PWB, blood pressure, heart rate, and time spent on outdoor activity. The Con-Dis device proved technically functional, feasible, and informative throughout the four-week follow-up test period among elderly test subjects. In addition, PWB (measured by Con-Dis) appeared to correlate with mood, QoL, and time spent on outdoor activity.

Focus on Leisure Repertoire in the Oldest Old: The Umeå 85+ Study

This study elucidates the oldest olds’ leisure repertoire and how this repertoire varies due to gender, where they live, and cognitive status. A validated 20-item leisure interest checklist with four subscales was used to measure leisure participation and investigate the leisure repertoire among participants. The oldest old were most likely to be interested in, perform, be motivated for, and perceive well-being from social activities, cultural activities, and TV/video/movies. The respondents were least likely to be interested in, perform, be motivated for, and perceive well-being from equipment sports and ball games. Some gender, geographic differences, and differences in cognitive status were found. The oldest old were more likely to endorse the same activities across all subscales of the checklist, but the linear magnitude varied across sub-scales. The relationships between performance and the other subscales suggested that a sense of engagement or participation is related to actual performance.

Validity and reliability of self‐reported health of persons aged 70 and older

Four self‐assessed health ratings were examined for their reliability, concurrent validity, and predictive utility in women aged 70 and older. The Perceived Well‐Being (PWB) Scale and self‐rated health were two subjective measures; the two objective measures were reported number of prescription medications and a medical symptom index from the Canada Fitness Survey. Four‐week test‐retest reliabilities ranged from .51 to .86. Significant concurrent validity was obtained among all four instruments, with the strongest association between PWB and SRH (r = .569, p < .001). The best predictor of late‐life exercise was PWB, which explained 8% of the variance in involvement.