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Showing 1 to 20 of 158 for “"psychological wellbeing"”.
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Psychological wellbeing following miscarriage from a salutogenic perspective.
Previous research into the psychological impact of miscarriage has taken a pathogenic approach, with limited research examining the factors that relate to enhanced psychological wellbeing. As a result, it is difficult to understand what predicts lower anxiety, depression and higher wellbeing. In …
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Creativity and religious orientation : an interactional study of psychological wellbeing
… and religious orientation are related to psychological wellbeing. There has also been some support for the idea that a relationship exists between creativity and religiosity. The present study sought to determine whether the interaction between creativity and religious orientation would be …
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Balancing Human Visual Comfort and Psychological Wellbeing in Private Offices
With the second-part study, the method outlines a simplified mathematical approach to determine window dimensions for a given room based on evaluating discomfort glare sensation and interior light levels simultaneously. From a procedural perspective, the study assists the quality and quantity of …
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Designing and Deploying Robotic Companions to Improve Human Psychological Wellbeing
… over time as helpful companions to improve psychological wellbeing. Two long-term deployment studies explored and evaluated how these robotic agents could improve people’s psychological wellbeing in real-world contexts. In Study 1, a robotic coach provided seven positive psychology …
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Experiences of same-sex oriented women in relation to psychological wellbeing
… issues related to same-sex oriented women's psychological wellbeing, including their experiences of same-sex partner bereavement in later life and their experiences of informal social support. The literature review explored how non-heterosexual women experience informal social support. A …
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Emergent approaches to improving psychological wellbeing in long-term physical health conditions
<b>1) Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions and Psychological Adjustment in Adult Chronic Physical Illness: A systematic review</b><br/><br/>The review examined how immersive virtual reality (VR) interventions are used and evaluated in adult chronic physical illness populations to improve …
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Psychosocial outcomes of enhanced external counterpulsation treatment : illness perceptions and psychological wellbeing
… to physiological improvement, but also effects psychological pathways, through providing hope, establishing a therapeutic relationship and increasing confidence and self-efficacy to confront positive and challenging health-behaviour changes.Paper 2 utilises a quantitative methodology to explore …
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Exploring psychological wellbeing in actors: a qualitative study of professionals and students
This thesis investigates the psychological wellbeing (PWB) of professional and student actors in Australia. The research comprised 35 in-depth interviews and used thematic analysis and qualitative content analysis to analyse the data. Various checks of methodological rigour were used throughout. …
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The role of psychological wellbeing in adolescence: Its relation to psychological symptoms/behaviors
… Rather, theoretical, empirical, and applied psychological efforts should additionally conceptualize and promote positive well-being. Notably, studies of positive wellbeing have overwhelmingly focused on adult populations, rendering a translation down to adolescence difficult. The studies …
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An exploration of treatment decision making and psychological wellbeing of men with prostate cancer
… research has been conducted looking at various psychological aspects of diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. However, the profile of both the epidemiology and treatment of prostate cancer is constantly changing. In particular, the incidence of younger men (under age 55 years) being …
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The psychological wellbeing of women operating mining machinery in a fly-in fly-out capacity
… impact of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) mining on their wellbeing. An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA) was used as a framework to explore the experiences of 19 female machine operators through in-depth interviewing at one mineral mine site in Queensland, Australia. IPA analysis revealed …
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Exploring the language of adolescent emotion and its relationship with psychological wellbeing and therapeutic experience
… use written emotional language to indicate their psychological wellbeing, identity and agency development through receipt of psychological intervention. A quantitative study was designed to measure therapeutic and non-therapeutic adolescents’ production of positive and negative emotional word …
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Adolescent Participation in Traditional Martial Arts: Effects of Training on Risk Behaviors and Psychological Wellbeing
… that have a significant impact on overall wellbeing as they transition from childhood into young adulthood. Physical activity appears to be linked to making other healthy lifestyle choices including non-engagement in risk behaviors and improvement in mood and self-concept. The current study …
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Examining the Impact of Discrimination, Shame, and Acculturation on Psychological Wellbeing of East Asian International Students
… discrimination, shame, and acculturation on the psychological wellbeing of East Asian international students in the U.S. Using the Minority Stress Theory as a framework, discrimination and shame were hypothesized to have a significant negative relationship with wellbeing while acculturation was …
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Psychological wellbeing and engagement of architects in South Africa: the role of job conditions and job security
… potentially lead to workplace stress and poor psychological health. Employees and organisations both suffer the adverse effects of stress experienced by members of the workforce. In recent years, the public has become increasingly aware of the importance of mental health and the general …
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