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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"meaningful activity"”.
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The process by which combat-exposed student veterans achieve a meaningful and purposeful life
… is a lack of research investigating whether activity engagement promotes student Veterans' resilience. Objective: The purpose of this dissertation was to test a series of theoretical propositions that explain the process by which student Veterans achieve resilience. First, I investigated …
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Mental Health and Poverty During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… a study focused on psychosocial well-being and meaningful activity for persons living in poverty during COVID-19. Findings: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated inequities and brought additional challenges related to sustaining good mental health and well-being for persons experiencing poverty or …
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BETTER HEALTH THROUGH HORTICULTURE: USING HORTICULTURE TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR AND REDUCE STRESS
… opportunities to socialize and engage in a meaningful activity, which have been recognized as helpful in the treatment of common mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety. There is a lack of experimental studies based on quantitative data that focus on the effects of …
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Circles of Connection: Finding Social Connectedness and Meaning within Group Process
… Mill Valley, California, could share and develop meaningful strategies for living, and ultimately foster a sense of connectedness, which would affect quality of life. The project’s goals were to create and implement a series of process groups to benefit the well-being of the residents of The …
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Post-Dollarization Narratives of Economic Literacy in Ecuador
… daily tasks in their economy. The text refers to meaningful activity associated with the economic sphere, which is later defined as economic text. Imagination provides the medium for the people of Ecuador to realize their economic goals through entrepreneurship.</p> <p><strong> …
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Enhancing the Well-being of Older Adults and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities through Participation in an Intergenerational Community Garden: Participatory Action Research
… to identify ways to enhance purpose and meaningful activity for older adults while developing positive relationships with younger adults with DD through qualitative methods.</p> <p>Ryff and Keyes (1995) discovered that although some elements of well-being remain stable as a person ages, …
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An identification of the core variables that assist people diagnosed with mental illness in a time of transition
… in the process of transition are undertaking meaningful activity: having sufficient support systems: having access to adequately supportive social networks: possessing minimal mental health risk factors: ability to self manage mental health factors; possessing adequate self esteem and …
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Recovery in Year Two of Adults After Undergoing TKA and THA: Implications for Understanding Recovery, Care Delivery, and Referral to Community Exercise Programs
… physical function limitations and unmet physical activity expectations. Limited knowledge of physical function recovery beyond the first year post-surgery is available. To describe physical function recovery in adults during year two after undergoing TKA or THA, two studies were completed using …
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Drug use and drug dealing in the rave club culture
… encountered in undertaking a study of illegal activity is provided. The data is analysed using a macro and micro organizational framework. Broadly, drug selling is differentiated by trade in public spaces for instance in nightclubs and dance parties; and in private spaces in houses where …
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A Mixed-methods Study on Collaborative Writing in Chinese EFL Classrooms: Effectiveness, Interaction and Regulation
… collaborative writing has been regarded as a meaningful activity to encourage learners to work together and acquire related L2 knowledge. Using a mixed-methods approach, the present study aims to investigate both the effects and processes of collaborative writing in the context of L2 writing. …
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The ethics of space, secrecy, and solitude: domestic space in French sixteenth-century literature and visual culture
… public, abandoning the conceit of building as a meaningful activity. Together the texts create a sixteenth-century imaginary of the home from both the user’s and the builder’s perspective. They contribute to our understanding of how domestic space was built, lived, perceived, used, dreamed, and …
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Adult day services: experiences of occupational participation by people with early dementia and their carers
… as possibly providing opportunities for meaningful activity engagement. However, there is a paucity of research on the occupational participation needs of individuals with early stage dementia who use adult day services and their carers. Aim and significance: This study aimed to identify …
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To work or not to work in an extended working life? Factors in working and retirement decisions
… and coherence; and iv) possibilities for meaningful activities. Whether these requirements were best fulfilled in or outside working life determined the decision to continue working or to retire. Conclusion: If it is desirable for society that people will to extend their working life, both …