Le Corbusier’s Four Compositions’Promotion of Wellbeing and Meaning

The architect Le Corbusier’s“Four Compositions”outlined in his Oeuvre Complete provides a flexible platform that allows for a range of design options to promote wellbeing.Like a biological stem cell,his compositions can advance multiple wellbeing elements found in the emerging field of Positive Psychology where positive emotions,engagement,relationships,and meaning play a critical role.Using the visual analysis method,this paper examines his compositions for their relevance in today’s more complex demands for wellbeing.Three of four of Le Corbusier’s preferred compositions provide a flexible system to foster healthy outdoor and near-outdoor spaces that can generate:(1)greater levels of thermal and visual comfort,(2)higher qualities of daylight and fresh air,(3)more opportunities to engage with stress-reducing nature,(4)more opportunities for social engagements and,(5)more opportunities for the building to express a virtuous meaning.For these reasons,this may explain why three of his preferred compositions keep expressing themselves in today’s designs.The author will examine a selection of Corbus’s late architecture in the 1950’s and 1960’s and more recent buildings that utilized Corbu’s“Four Compositions”to promote overall wellbeing for which virtuous meaning plays a critical part.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental-Emotional Wellbeing of Primary Healthcare Professionals: A Descriptive Correlational Study

The present study aimed to examine work environment related factors and frontline primary healthcare profes-sionals’mental-emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in school communities of Hong Kong.A total of 61(20%)school health nurses(frontline primary healthcare professionals)participated in a cross-sec-tional online survey from March to June 2020.Outcomes of mental-emotional health were measured using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form(14-item scale with three subscales related to emotional,social and psychological wellbeing);the Perceived Stress Scale(10-item scale with two subscales related to perceived help-lessness and lack of self-efficacy);and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory(Brief COPE),a 28-item inventory with two subscales related to adaptive and maladaptive strategies.Almost half(42.6%)of par-ticipants experienced mental health problems.Those employed in government subsidized schools had signifi-cantly lower scores in mental health wellbeing than those who worked in private schools.Factors relating to increased mental health problems included lack of emotional support,inadequate training relating to infection prevention and control measures,disengagement and self-blame.A variety of factors influencing school health nurses’social,emotional and psychological wellbeing in their work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic were also reported.The mental-emotional wellbeing of school nurses may relate to their subjective feeling of lone-liness as participants were the sole frontline primary healthcare professional working in the school community during the COVID-19 pandemic.Studyfindings provide relevant evidence for management teams to build a cul-ture of psychological and social support into workplace policies and procedures.Continuous staff development and adequate social support are important to promote the mental-emotional wellbeing of primary healthcare pro-fessionals in school communities as they play a significant role in safeguarding resources during pandemics.

Factors influencing spiritual wellbeing among pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients receiving chemotherapy

BACKGROUND Spiritual wellbeing emphasizes optimistic and positive attitudes while selfregulating negative emotions when coping with stress.However,there have only been a few small studies of spiritual wellbeing of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)patients undergoing chemotherapy.The core factors influencing spiritual wellbeing in this clinical population are still unclear.AIM To identify factors influencing spiritual wellbeing among patients with PDAC receiving chemotherapy.METHODS A total of 143 PDAC patients receiving chemotherapy were enrolled from January to December 2022.Patients completed general information questionnaires including:Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being 12 Item Scale(FACIT-Sp-12),European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30(EORTC QLQ-C30)and Zung’s Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS).Independent sample t-test,one-way analysis of variance,Pearson’s correlation analysis,and multiple linear regression analysis were adopted for statistical analyses.P<0.05(two-tailed)was considered statistically significant for all tests.RESULTS Total spiritual wellbeing(FACIT-Sp-12)score was 32.16±10.06 points,while dimension sub-scores were 10.85±3.76 for faith,10.55±3.42 for meaning,and 10.76±4.00 for peace.Total spiritual wellbeing score was negatively correlated with SAS score for anxiety and with the symptom domain of EORTC QLC-C30.Conversely,spiritual wellbeing score was positively correlated with global health status and EORTC QLQ-C30 role functioning domain score.Multivariate regression analysis identified educational level,health insurance category,symptom domain,functional role domain,and global health status as significant independent factors influencing spiritual wellbeing among PDAC patients undergoing chemotherapy(R2=0.502,P<0.05).CONCLUSION Individualized spiritual support is needed for PDAC patients.Health,daily functioning,emotional,cognitive,and social function status should be taken into account to promote implementation of spirituality in nursing practice.

China's low-carbon competitiveness and its effect decomposition from the perspective of wellbeing performance of ecological input

From the perspective of wellbeing performance of ecological input,this paper constructs a low-carbon competitiveness evaluation model with wellbeing performance of carbon emissions as the measurement standard,and uses the LMDI factor decomposition method to decompose the total effect of low-carbon competitiveness changes into technology effect and service effect.And then it conducts positive analysis and comparison of the low-carbon competitiveness and its effect contribution of G20 countries from1990 to 2018.The results are as follows:Firstly,in 2018,the UK,France,Argentina,Brazil,and Germany had higher low-carbon competitiveness.From 1990 to 2018,the low-carbon competitiveness of the UK,Turkey,Germany,Italy,and Brazil increase rapidly.Secondly,from 1990 to 2018,the total effect of low-carbon competitiveness of G20 member states was all positive,that is to say,the overall wellbeing performance of carbon emissions increased,technology effect and service effect are positive in 17 countries and negative in 2 countries respectively.Thirdly,China's low-carbon competitiveness is low,lacking static and dynamic advantages,although the technology effect is the highest,but the service effect is the lowest,resulting in a low total effect,which indicates that the wellbeing performance of economic growth is the main bottleneck of China's low-carbon development.Finally,the policy recommendations for China's future low-carbon transition and sustainable development are put forward.

生命的悲剧意识:关于“苦”的符号学漫谈

从符号学的视角看,悲剧意识赋予生命中的种种痛苦以意义,由此将这些苦“识别为”并“创造成”悲剧经验。悲剧现象可以从“历苦”(经验)、“知苦”(理解/阐释)、“述苦”(表征/再现)三个方面加以理解。这三个方面的划分,是以悲剧现象作为意义生成的具体例子而做出的。举凡意义生成,均发生在相对独立的个体身上,个体作为意义的主体和生成场而存在。“苦”与“消苦”的努力,也只能在主体上完成。因为符号活动,主体在意义生成的过程中,面临着“双重符号悖论”。但符号活动并非生命唯一必要的标准属性。对这一问题的反思,能够为理解生命的悲剧意识提供一个独特的切入点。

照片呈现图式对旅游幸福感的影响研究——基于存在本真性的中介作用和社交媒体强度的调节作用

分享旅游照片是一种普遍的游后行为,是游客自我景观化呈现的方式之一。但鲜有文献探究旅游照片分享对旅游幸福感的影响。文章以自我知觉理论为指导,旨在探讨游客在社交媒体分享的风景图式和自我景观化图式旅游照片如何通过存在本真性的中介作用影响旅游幸福感(享乐主义和实现主义幸福感),以及社交媒体强度的调节作用。文章设计了3个实验,揭示了内省框架下不同游客照片呈现图式对旅游幸福感的影响机制。结果显示:风景图式会带来更好的享乐主义幸福感,自我景观化图式预示着更高的实现主义幸福感,存在本真性在以上关系中发挥中介作用,社交媒体强度调节上述两条中介路径。文章深化了自我知觉理论,丰富了旅游照片呈现和社交媒体支持对旅游体验影响的相关研究。

基于健康照护视角的优逝量表编制及信效度测评

目的编制符合我国社会文化特点的优逝量表,为我国患者的死亡质量测评提供科学工具。方法以本土化优逝内涵为基本框架,通过文献回顾和质性访谈形成基于健康照护视角的优逝量表维度和条目池。通过专家函询、预调查形成测试版量表。采用方便取样法,邀请742名离世患者亲属对量表信效度进行测评。结果探索性因子分析提取7个公因子,累积方差贡献率为63.03%;验证性因子分析构建一阶模型,χ^(2)/df=2.353,RMSEA=0.056,IFI=0.900,GFI=0.847,NFI=0.838,CFI=0.899。总量表的Cronbach′sα系数为0.937,除躯体安适维度[Cronbach′sα系数为0.412,组合信度为0.443,平均提取方差值(AVE)为0.215]外,其他6个维度Cronbach′sα系数为0.738~0.919,组合信度为0.757~0.912,AVE为0.445~0.635。结论优逝量表总体上具备较好的信效度,可用于测量我国患者的死亡质量,但躯体安适维度仍需进行进一步完善。

数学幸福感:内涵、价值与理论框架

学生对数学课程的消极体验不仅会影响学生在数学学习时的感受,还会影响学生的数学表现.因此,发展学生的数学幸福感应该成为学校教学的重要工作之一,但与此同时当前研究还存有不足.为了帮助教育工作者更好地理解数学幸福感,从数学幸福感的内涵分析、价值分析和理论框架3个方面展开了讨论,并得出如下启示:一是要在不同的文化背景中开展数学幸福感的研究;二是教育工作者应该注重培养学生积极的数学幸福感;三是应该进一步探索数学幸福感的实现路径.

The Experience and Impact of a Fitbit-Based Physical Activity and Sleep Hygiene Intervention for Older Adults Experiencing Cognitive Decline

Objectives: This study aimed to understand the experience and impact of a physical activity and sleep wrist-worn tracker (Fitbit)-based healthy lifestyle intervention for older patients attending a memory assessment service, who are experiencing cognitive impairment but do not receive a dementia diagnosis. Methods: A qualitative design was employed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of thirteen participants recruited from a memory assessment service. Thematic analysis, that was data driven and inductive, was undertaken to analyse the data. Results: Two global themes were developed. “Understanding exercise and sleep as part of my lifestyle” was made up of themes representing how participants viewed exercise and sleep as part of their lifestyles in terms of acknowledging the positive impacts and the barriers to exercise and sleep. The second global theme “Understanding my experience of the healthy lifestyle intervention” was made up of themes that identified the positive impact of the intervention regarding improving health and wellbeing, enabling validation of proactive behaviours and motivation to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviours, so promoting positive behaviour change. Conclusion: Patients experiencing age-related cognitive impairment, applied and benefited from a healthy lifestyle Fitbit-based intervention to facilitate and promote physical activity, better sleep hygiene and healthy lifestyles.

基于消费者幸福感的顾客融入行为促进策略对价值共创意愿的影响:信息处理模式的调节作用

本文以目标框架理论、幸福感理论为基础,分别引入消费者幸福感作为中介变量和信息处理模式作为调节变量,探究顾客融入行为促进策略(收益目标促进策略、规范目标促进策略和享乐目标促进策略)对顾客价值共创意愿的影响机制和作用边界。通过一项三阶段的时间滞后研究设计,获取246份有效调查数据进行实证分析。研究发现:顾客融入行为促进策略显著正向影响顾客价值共创意愿;消费者幸福感部分中介顾客融入行为促进策略对顾客价值共创意愿的影响;在情感处理模式下,顾客融入行为促进策略更显著正向影响消费者幸福感;在情感处理模式下,顾客融入行为促进策略通过消费者幸福感对顾客价值共创意愿的正向效应会增强。研究结论有助于企业进一步拉近与消费者之间的距离并促进长期合作关系的建立,为其制定更加有效的市场营销策略提供决策支持。

资源配置视角下长三角城市群生态福利绩效评价及其空间溢出效应

长三角城市群是我国经济发展的重要引擎,探究该区域的生态福利绩效对我国的高质量发展具有重要的现实意义。为此,从资源配置视角和多维评价指标体系出发,改进了生态福利绩效的两阶段链式转化结构模型,并据此构建了考虑非期望中间产出弱可处置性的两阶段链式超效率DEA模型,测度长三角城市群2011—2021年的全局生态福利绩效及分阶段效率,并利用双固定效应下的空间杜宾模型揭示长三角城市群生态福利绩效空间溢出效应,探究长三角城市群生态福利绩效的提升路径。研究结果表明:(1)长三角城市群全局生态福利绩效的平均水平维持在0.8左右,但有68.3%的城市处于非有效状态,且城市之间存在较为显著的差距。(2)分阶段来看,生态-经济效率为0.685,经济-福利效率为0.863,差异主要来自三省一市内部,组内贡献率分别为77.39%与77.14%,发展较不均衡。(3)长三角城市群生态福利绩效具有较强的空间正相关性,而建成区绿化覆盖率、生活垃圾无害化处理率、人均GDP、城市人均每年消费额、政府干预对长三角城市群生态福利绩效提高具有正向促进效应,且建成区绿化覆盖率和生活垃圾无害化处理率有一定空间溢出效应。(4)“低经济-高福利”、“低经济-低福利”和“高经济-高福利”这三类城市最多,且分布较为均匀,而属于“高经济-低福利”类的城市最少。从提升路径来看,单边突破式是绝大多数城市弥补自身低效率阶段的最佳途径。

“Flow” Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Depression Treatment in a Primary Healthcare General Practice—An Open-Label Cohort Study Measuring Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S) Outcomes

Background: Flow FL-100 is a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) device self-administered by a patient at home in combination with a software application delivered wellbeing behaviour therapy training. tDCS has evidence of effectiveness in treating symptoms of depression. Purpose/Aim: This post marketing study evaluated the effect of Flow on depression for primary care general practice patients with depression symptoms. Methods: Open-label patient cohort design with no control group. Inclusion criteria were aged 18 years or over and reporting depression symptoms. Participants self-administered five 30 minute tDCS sessions per week for the first three weeks, and then 3 sessions per week following this. Three, six and ten week assessment with participant self-report measure: Montgomery- Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S). Results: MADRS-S remission rates were between 29% - 30% at three weeks, 33% - 34% at six-weeks and 50% at 10-weeks treatment. There was a significant improvement in MADRS-S with large effect sizes at all time points. Conclusions: Flow tDCS can be delivered through a primary healthcare general practice service and patients will choose to use. Flow tDCS provides an effective depression treatment in addition and as an alternative to antidepressants and psychotherapy. tDCS has evidence as an effective depression treatment, and the widespread availability of tDCS in primary care general practice should be considered.

Sleep quality in middle-aged and elderly hemodialysis patients:Impact of a structured nursing intervention program

BACKGROUND Poor sleep quality is common among hemodialysis patients and can significantly impact their well-being.This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured nursing intervention program in improving sleep quality in middleaged and elderly hemodialysis patients.AIM To evaluate the impact of nursing intervention on sleep quality in hemodialysis patients.METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary hospital,the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University,in 2023.This study included 105 middle-aged and elderly hemodialysis patients aged≥45 years who underwent maintenance hemodialysis for at least 3 mo,utilizing the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)to identify poor sleepers.Those identified underwent a 12-wk nursing intervention program focusing on education,relaxation techniques,and counseling.Post-intervention,sleep quality was reassessed using the PSQI.RESULTS The study found that 68.6%of hemodialysis patients were poor sleepers.Following the 12-wk nursing intervention program,there was a significant decrease in the mean global PSQI score from 8.9±3.2 to 5.1±2.7(P<0.001),indicating improved sleep quality.This demonstrated the effectiveness of the structured nursing intervention in enhancing sleep quality for middle-aged and elderly hemodialysis patients.CONCLUSION The structured nursing intervention program focusing on sleep hygiene education,relaxation techniques,and counseling effectively improved sleep quality among middle-aged and elderly hemodialysis patients.The significant decrease in the mean global PSQI score post-intervention indicates the positive impact of tailored nursing interventions in addressing poor sleep quality in this patient population.These findings emphasize the importance of implementing targeted nursing interventions to enhance the quality of life for hemodialysis patients by addressing the prevalent issue of poor sleep quality.

中国式现代化对人类美好生活形态的立体重塑

实现人民对美好生活的向往,是中国共产党始终不渝的奋斗目标。在马克思主义经典作家看来,实现人类美好生活:一是要摆脱资本逻辑、被支配的社会关系和人与自然对立关系的束缚,实现“人的世界”的回归;二是要实现与人的本质和长期发展需要相适应的精神世界的建构。在中国共产党坚强领导下,中国人民走出了一条具有鲜明特色的中国式现代化道路。中国式现代化,通过有效驾驭资本逻辑不断夯实人民美好生活的物质基础,通过构建良好社会关系不断促进国家长治久安,通过推动绿色发展不断实现人与自然和谐共生,通过繁荣社会主义文化不断丰富人民精神世界,通过推动构建人类命运共同体不断彰显全人类共同价值,从而使人类美好生活形态得到立体重塑。

工作场所智能技术使用对员工工作幸福感的影响研究

基于JD-R模型,采用问卷调查方式检验智能技术使用对员工工作幸福感的影响,以及工作重塑在两者之间的中介作用和威权型领导的调节作用。结果发现:智能技术使用正向影响员工工作幸福感,工作重塑在智能技术使用与员工工作幸福感的关系中起中介作用,威权型领导负向调节智能技术使用与工作重塑的关系。研究结论为企业培育员工工作幸福感提供了新的视角。

From insulin detemir to glargine: Effect on glycemic control and psychological wellbeing in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in daily practice

The success of a specific treatment is traditionally judged according to parameters such as HbA1c. However, other, patient-reported outcomes (PRO) of (insulin) therapy, become increasingly more important. The introduction of (basal) insulin-analogues could possibly improve PRO, particularly “quality of life”. Direct comparative studies between once daily insulin glargine and once to twice or twice daily insulin detemir have previously shown differences in insulin dosage, dosing frequency and weight gain. Whether this leads to a difference in quality of life in patients who are transferred from insulin detemir to insulin glargine remains to be determined. To establish the effect of insulin glargine on quality of life and patient satisfaction in patients with DM2 who are in poor metabolic control with a (human) basal insulin, a large prospective, observational study in Dutch daily practice was performed. The results of the patient population switched from NPH-insulin to insulin glargine have been published previously. In this article the results of the group of patients treated with insulin detemir before the observation period are described. The results of this observational study show that changing basal insulin therapy to insulin glargine in patients with DM2 who are in poor glycemic control with insulin detemir leads to a clinically significant improvement of glycemic control as well as emotional wellbeing, despite a small increase in weight. Whether other factors such as decreased dosing frequency play a role remains to be determined by future studies.

Effects of Academic Stress and Perceived Social Support on the Psychological Wellbeing of Adolescents in Ghana

The purpose of this study was to examine how academic stress and perceived social support influence the psychological wellbeing of Senior High School students in Ghana. Two hundred and twenty six male and female students participated. The general health questionnaire, student life-stress inventory and perceived social support from family and friends scales were used to assess psychological wellbeing, academic stress and perceived social support respectively. The results indicated that perceived social support buffered the effects of academic stress on psychological wellbeing. Girls reported higher scores on perceived social support but reported more depression. Boys reported higher academic stress and better psychological wellbeing, and these have been attributed partly to the socialisation role of gender. These results have policy implications in respect of the creation of a cordial school environment as well as encouraging a healthy interpersonal relationship between adolescents and their family and friends with the aim of reducing academic stress appraisal which is inimical to the psychological wellbeing of adolescents.

Parenting preschoolers with autism: Socioeconomic influences on wellbeing and sense of competence

BACKGROUND Previous research suggests that parents raising a child with autism experience higher levels of psychological distress than parents of typically developing children and parents of children with other developmental disorders. Little is known, however, about the intersection between the effects of socioeconomic status(SES) on the wellbeing and sense of parental competency of parents of preschoolers with autism and how it relates to child symptom severity.AIM To examine the relationship between their child's symptom severity, SES, as measured by neighbourhood advantage and occupational status, on the psychological wellbeing and perceived parenting competence among parents of preschoolers with autism.METHODS Parents of 117 preschool-aged children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder(ASD), 107 mothers and 54 fathers, completed questionnaires about their child's symptoms of ASD and functioning, their own perceptions of their wellbeing and parental competence on entry to an early intervention program in Sydney, Australia. Parents also provided demographic information pertaining to their occupation, level of education attained and address(postcode). All children were also assessed for their severity of symptoms using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. The Australian Socioeconomic Index of occupationalstatus as a measure of familial SES and the Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage as a measure of neighbourhood advantage were used to examine the impact of SES on parental sense of competence and wellbeing.RESULTS Compared to normative populations, both mothers and fathers in our sample reported significantly higher levels of parenting sense of efficacy but lower levels of interest in the parenting role. Mothers also displayed higher levels of satisfaction. Both mothers and fathers displayed higher levels of depression than normative populations with mothers also reporting greater levels of stress and anxiety. Child symptom severity was associated with maternal parenting competency with these relationships amplified among mothers with higher familial SES and who lived in areas of greater neighbourhood advantage.Increased adaptive functioning was associated with better maternal wellbeing,particularly among mothers who lived in areas of greater neighbourhood advantage. Contrastingly, paternal parenting competence was generally not influenced by child adaptive functioning or symptom severity, although for those in higher familial SES brackets, children's symptom severity and maladaptive symptoms were negatively related to paternal sense of parenting efficacy. There was a trend towards moderate relationships between lower familial SES and greater depression, stress and anxiety among fathers, but no relationship with their child's ASD symptom severity or functioning.CONCLUSION SES differentially impacts wellbeing and sense of parenting competence and its relationship to the impact of child symptoms for mothers and fathers of preschoolers with autism.

Understanding the Interrelationship Between Global Terrorist Attacks and the Citizen＇s Wellbeing.＂ The Complexity of Terrorism

Terrorism is a global phenomenon that over the last 44 years more than 140,000 terrorist events have been carried out. In the period from 1970-2001, the five countries with the largest number of terrorist attacks were Colombia, Peru, El Salvador, United Kingdom, and India. On the other hand, in the post-2001 context, the five countries with the largest number of terrorist attacks were Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Thailand. One method for measuring in an aggregate way, how many people have suffered under terrorist attacks at national level is to analyze the correlation between some national wellbeing indicators and the number of terrorist attacks. The aim of this study is to analyze empirically the correlation between the global terrorist attacks and the countries wellbeing indicators. Five indicators show a strong relationship with the number of terrorist attacks in the case of the four most attacked countries in the post-2001 context. The authors consider that their findings can support the design of new strategies for preventing terrorist activities taking into account certain socio-economic and political drivers. The authors conclude that as such drivers are socio-complex, so it is necessary to adopt the complex adaptive system （CAS） approach to provide a new way of thinking about terrorism.

Young People’s Conceptualization of Their Wellbeing: Culturally Situated Understandings in the Context of Kazakhstan

Little is known about the wellbeing of young people living in post-Soviet nation contexts such as Kazakhstan. The qualitative data reported represents the views of 309 Kazakhstani young people on their conceptualizations of wellbeing that fell broadly into three major thematic categories: external factors from one’s surroundings;relationships with others;and internal aspects of the self. The direct consequence of inadequate physical environment on health and the environment’s impact on psychological wellbeing through leisure, lifestyle, education, and employment opportunities were emphasized. Affirmative connections with others were associated with increased levels of emotional wellbeing. The importance of making independent choices as well as being actively involved in leisure, volunteering and extracurricular school activities for achieving optimal levels of wellbeing was highlighted.