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{"title":"Wellbeing in the city: Young adults' sense of loneliness and social connection in deprived urban neighbourhoods","authors":"Gemma Moore ,&nbsp;Sam Fardghassemi ,&nbsp;Hélène Joffe","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Neighbourhood characteristics can facilitate or hinder the development of social ties, thereby influencing the loneliness of those who live in them. Most research to date has focused upon how either older adults (65+) or youth (under 19 years old) view and experience their neighbourhood, paying little attention to young adults (aged 16–24). Young adults are the loneliest age-group within the UK and other Western countries. Their loneliness is associated with living in deprived communities (e.g., areas experiencing social-economic inequalities), feeling a strong sense of disconnection from their neighbourhoods and having little trust in others within these spaces. Therefore, this study utilises social representations theory to explore how young adults (18–24 years old) from London's four most deprived boroughs view and experience their neighbourhood using a systematic, qualitative methodology. In particular, the concept of dialogical antimonies, known as themata are used. A purposive sample of forty-eight participants was asked to write and/or draw where they felt loneliest and where they felt most socially connected in their neighbourhoods. These associations were then explored via an open-ended, exploratory interview. This revealed that the experience of neighbourhood was structured around four themata: 1) having no one to talk to/being disconnected from others vs. being with family or friends, 2) feeling bored/having nothing to do vs. having shared interests, goals or activities, 3) being in an unfamiliar environment vs. seeing familiar faces/having a sense of community, 4) busy vs. peaceful environment. On this basis, suggestions and implications for the design of wellbeing-enhancing neighbourhoods are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100172"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44530030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“I don't like it, but it is nice…”: A qualitative study of Canadian young people and contemporary experiences of nature","authors":"Valerie Michaelson,&nbsp;Stephanie Wadge,&nbsp;Madi Peters,&nbsp;Safa Khan,&nbsp;Kelly A. Pilato,&nbsp;Pauli Gardner","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Youth experiences in nature are changing. This paper presents results of a qualitative study that was conducted with 74 Canadian young people (ages 10–18). Our goal was to learn from Canadian youth about how they navigate, understand, and interpret their experiences in nature. Findings demonstrate that young people experience nature in multidimensional, unpredictable, complex, and sometimes contradictory, ways. This study generates insights about the responsibility of adults to facilitate opportunities for experiences in nature that are responsive to the changing landscapes of young people, and that are not burdened by outdated tropes and constraining gender socialization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46109182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining the health and wellbeing of women sanitation workers in Ghana and Kenya","authors":"Florence Dery ,&nbsp;Elijah Bisung ,&nbsp;Bernard Abudho ,&nbsp;Ophelia Soliku ,&nbsp;George Dery","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>About 3.6 billion people worldwide lack access to safely managed sanitation service. To bridge service gaps, informal sanitation businesses have emerged as alternative service providers to meet the sanitation needs of unserved populations. Informal sanitation workers include persons who empty septic tanks, clean toilets, sewers, and manage public toilets. They provide a fundamental public service particularly in areas where access to municipal sanitation service is limited. Through qualitative methodologies, this paper explores the lived experiences and associated health risks of women working in the informal sanitation sector in urban Ghana and Kenya. Our findings show that female informal sanitation workers were exposed to injuries and infections, stigma and discrimination, emotional and psychological distress, sexual harassment, and unhealthy coping strategies. Distinctively, younger female participants were more likely to experience sexual harassment. Because of social stigma, many of the women developed unsafe work practices such as refusal to wear PPE and working at night. By paying close attention to the embodied effects of informal sanitation work, we can better comprehend the daily politics, lived experiences, and urban social infrastructure regimes that have a significant impact on the quality of life of informal sanitation workers. The results are also crucial for developing programs for women's empowerment and labour and social protection policies, especially in lowincome settings where gender norms interact with income disparities and other sociopolitical issues to affect women's participation in the labor market.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42051037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Snow-child interactions during the winter season in a temperate zone: Czech Republic","authors":"Daniel Kaplan","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The presence of children in outdoor activities has been continuously declining in recent years, which negatively impacts their mental and physical health. Research has highlighted the positive effects of nature interactions on children's manual skills, socialization, and overall well-being. However, most studies have focused on regions with stable winter snow or warm regions without snow. In this study, drawing on affordance theory, both children and snow are considered as agents to examine child-snow interactions. Data were collected during the 2017/2018, 2018/2019, and 2019/2020 winter seasons, utilizing covert observation as the primary research method. The findings demonstrate that children's presence and interactions varied with the seasons, highlighting the influence of snow on public spaces and how its temporality attracts and motivates children to previously unoccupied areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48277843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mapping the service system that supports children and families in the context of place-based-disadvantage: Potential leverage points for intervention","authors":"Jaimee Stuart ,&nbsp;Michelle A. Krahe ,&nbsp;Sara Branch ,&nbsp;Mandy Gibson","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100165","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100165","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There is strong evidence to suggest that children are negatively impacted by growing up in places where there are high levels of disadvantage present. However, these children can reap substantial developmental benefits (even more so than those who do not experience disadvantage) from access to and engagement with community and social services supporting health, education, and wellbeing. Yet, due to the complexity of service provision, access, and outcomes for children and families living in disadvantaged places, the service system in these contexts often is found to be ineffective in meeting the needs of the community. This study utilises a participatory approach, engaging service providers working with children and families in a disadvantaged place to identify key leverage points that have the potential to promote systems reform. Using participatory systems mapping, the findings illustrate aspirations (or the ideal state) of the service system that are characterised by early intervention, high levels of service coverage, and interconnected services, all of which enable wellbeing for children and families. User orientated and service orientated factors that act as barriers or enablers are also identified and key levers of service reform are discussed, particularly increasing accessibility of services and reducing vulnerability of service users.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42584848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Therapeutic landscapes and networks in restricted lives: Constructing restorative experiences among Indonesian female domestic workers in Hong Kong","authors":"Fikriyah Winata ,&nbsp;Sara L. McLafferty","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This research explores the connections between therapeutic landscapes (TLs) and therapeutic networks (TNs) among women who work in domestic employment and experience severe space-time constraints in their everyday lives. Although these connections are often recognized, the links between TL and TN have not been widely investigated. Based on an online survey of 190 Indonesian female domestic workers (FDWs) in Hong Kong, therapeutic landscape locations were identified. Open-ended quotes describing characteristics and benefits of TL were analyzed via MAXQDA and incorporated in qualitative mapping in ArcGIS Pro 2.6. Results showed four types of therapeutic landscape (green spaces, blue spaces, religious sites, and built environment) that were crucial in enhancing FDWs’ wellbeing on their rest day. FDWs’ relationships with health-promoting places and efforts in creating restorative experiences were tied to their social interactions, as TNs and TLs were created synergistically. For the understudied population of FDWs, our findings highlight the importance of both the mandated rest day and public spaces including parks, beaches, and buildings, for sustaining FDWs wellbeing despite their highly restricted daily lives.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48439426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Caring in crisis: The experiences of local religious leaders meeting community food needs in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Shoshannah Joanna Speers ,&nbsp;Lincoln Leehang Lau ,&nbsp;Hannah Tait Neufeld ,&nbsp;Danilo Servano Jr. ,&nbsp;Daryn Joy Go ,&nbsp;Amy Kipp ,&nbsp;Laura Jane Brubacher ,&nbsp;Warren Dodd","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100154","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100154","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To respond to the unintended consequences of prevention measures to reduce COVID-19<span>¹</span> transmission, individuals and groups, including religious leaders, have collaborated to provide care to those negatively impacted by these measures. Amid these various efforts and interventions, there is a need to deepen our understanding of diverse expressions of care across various geographical and social contexts. To address this need, the objective of this study was to investigate how religious leaders in the Philippines practiced care for their communities by meeting emergency food needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Guided by an ethics of care theoretical orientation, we conducted 25 remote semi-structured interviews with Filipino religious leaders who partnered with a Philippines-based non-governmental organization (NGO) to mobilize essential food aid to their local communities. Through defining the efforts and activities of these religious leaders as care work, we found that religious leader experiences revolved around navigating care responsibilities, caring alongside others, and engaging holistically with the care work. Additionally, we observed how contextual factors such as the humanitarian settings where religious leaders worked, the partnership with an NGO, and the positionality of local religious leaders within their communities, fundamentally shaped the care work. This study expands our understanding of how care is practiced and experienced and also brings greater visibility to the experiences and efforts of local religious leaders in responding to humanitarian emergencies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278461/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9769891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Migration and integration of middle-class Venezuelans in Costa Rica: Drivers, capitals, and livelihoods","authors":"Sophie McManus ,&nbsp;Clara Irazábal","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100151","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100151","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The current Venezuelan crisis has spurred one of the largest mass migrations in Latin American history, with estimates of more than 7 million migrants leaving Venezuela (UNHCR, 2023). Most Venezuelans leaving the country are economically disenfranchised migrants fleeing to neighboring countries with limited economic resources. However, there are upper- and middle-class well-educated Venezuelans migrating to other parts of Latin America whose socio-economic status allows for a different migration experience. This paper draws on qualitative research conducted in 2020–2022 which investigated the dynamics of the upper- and middle-class Venezuelan diaspora settled in the suburbs of San José, Costa Rica. Specifically, the research focused on the migration and integration experiences of Venezuelans in Escazú and Santa Ana, modern, upscale suburbs, due to their rapid increase of Venezuelan population. This paper draws on 14 semi-structured interviews in an effort to contribute to the theoretical understanding of the migration and integration process and answer the questions: (1) What are the factors influencing migrants’ decisions to migrate; (2) what capitals do migrants have and how do they mobilize them; and (3) what do the personal accounts of migration decisions and experiences reveal about the overall well-being of migrants? We build on the Push/Pull Plus Migration Drivers (Van Hear et al., 2018) and the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (Sen, 1981; Chambers, 1983) as analytical frameworks. Findings suggest that our composite framework provides a useful lens through which to understand the decision to migrate for upper and middle class Venezuelan migrants to Costa Rica, and sheds light on the initial stages of their integration process. The addition of cultural and political capitals as assets relevant for understanding migration livelihoods is critical in migratory contexts and shed light on the ways in which migrants navigate the formal and informal integration process. More research is needed on the roles well-being and trauma play in all phases of the migration and integration processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43757696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Housing condition and preferences of refugee immigrants in Dallas, TX","authors":"Suchismita Bhattacharjee ,&nbsp;Chie Noyori Corbett","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100150","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100150","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Refugee immigrants face unique challenges during resettlement in a new country or society, as they are often traumatized by events in their own country of origin, or through the perilous journey of escape over transit countries. They experience several obstacles in the process of cultural adaptation to community life in the US including adequate housing and therefore they can benefit from considerable support for resettlement. Several past literatures have identified various barriers including financial conditions that make the process of finding adequate housing challenging for refugee immigrants in the US. Among them are Myanmar refugees, who have faced decades of discrimination under their native government before they fled from their country, and received the least attention in academic literature focusing on their needs and issues particular to housing. The goal of this study is to explore and understand the current housing and living conditions of the Myanmar refugee immigrants and the factors leading to such conditions. Past researchers have identified the cultural and social background of refugees as influential factors behind the selection of housing. The unique contribution of this study is field level data collected from private residences of Myanmar refugee immigrants in the Vickery Meadow area of Dallas, TX, focusing on their environmental health and well-being specifically in relation to housing as a determinant of health. Dallas has been selected as the study site since it has been listed as one of the top cities with the most Myanmar refugee immigrants.</p><p>Adopting a qualitative research method strategy, data was collected using multiple approaches including survey, focus group interviews and in-home visits over a period of three months. The primary factor influencing housing desirability and affordability, as identified in this study is financial condition followed by proximity to relatives and/or friends, access to public transportation, school, neighborhood safety and cleanliness of the unit. Overall, this refugee population have shown signs of adapting their lifestyle to cope with the current housing condition, including interior aesthetical improvement, growing native food in the small available patio or balcony area, and cooking outside in backyard, balcony, or patio.</p><p>This study on the living conditions of the Myanmar refugee population is a first of its kind in the urban community of Vickery Meadow area of Dallas, TX. The results identified through this research will contribute towards the existing efforts to help with the resettlement process of this refugee population. Future studies can use the results of this research to identify and highlight some program recommendations to the local resettlement agencies in the Dallas, TX area and the state and federal government on how to address the housing affordability, need and quality issues during the resettlement process of immigrant refugees.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43362908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Young trans people's experiences of leisure and mental health: Belonging, creativity, and navigation","authors":"Anne Christina Gotfredsen,&nbsp;Ida Linander","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100139","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2023.100139","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There is a lack of research on young trans people's everyday leisure. This article analyses how leisure, defined within a broad spatial context beyond sport and physical activity, is perceived and experienced by trans youth in relation to their mental health and wellbeing. We draw upon theoretical concepts of cisnormativity and spatiality to our analysis of sixteen interviews with young trans people (16-25 years old) in Sweden. Three themes emerged. The first refers to how both queer- and non-queer-specific leisure spaces connect people with similar (and different) experiences regarding queer and trans identities and shows how these identities can shift in importance. The second highlights how creative spaces (e.g., theatre, cosplay) can offer opportunities to carve out a leisured space to explore different gender identity/ies and expressions that are often crucial and life changing. The final theme illustrates how leisure is avoided, postponed, waited for, and reclaimed by trans youth. Excluding mechanisms such as transphobia, cisnormativity, and the lack of access to gender-confirming care can hinder young people's leisure participation. Our analysis illustrates the complex connections between leisure and mental health among young people with trans experiences. Leisure can be a source of discomfort and distress but also of belongingness and affirmation of one's identity. Finding and accessing strengthening leisure spaces demands emotional investment, engagement, and navigation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46719436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}