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Are “desirable” cities really so desirable? City characteristics and subjective well-being in the U.S. “令人向往”的城市真的那么令人向往吗?美国城市特征与主观幸福感

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100135

Eric A. Morris

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引用次数: 1

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on carer-employees’ well-being: a twelve-country comparison COVID-19大流行对护理人员福祉的影响:12个国家的比较

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2022.100123

Jerry Wu , Allison Williams , Li Wang , Nadine Henningsen , Peter Kitchen

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引用次数: 2

“It's opened my eyes to what's out there”: How do nature-based interventions influence access to and perceptions of the natural environment? “它打开了我的眼界”:基于自然的干预如何影响对自然环境的获取和感知?

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2022.100125

Dr. Heli Gittins , Dr. Norman Dandy , Dr. Sophie Wynne-Jones , Prof. Val Morrison

引用次数: 1

The ‘environmental stewardship-health nexus’ among Indigenous peoples: A global systematic literature review 土著人民的“环境管理-健康关系”:全球系统文献综述

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2022.100121

William Nikolakis , Victoria Gay , Aimee Nygaard

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Assessing the psychometric properties of a modified global wellbeing measure in Ghana 评估加纳修改后的全球幸福测量的心理测量特性

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100141

Joseph Kangmennaang , Susan J. Elliott

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The role of urban and rural greenspaces in shaping immigrant wellbeing and settlement in place 城市和农村绿地在塑造移民福祉和就地定居方面的作用

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100127

Sara Edge , Claire Davis , Jennifer Dean , Yemisi Onilude , Andrea Rishworth , Kathi Wilson

引用次数: 2

Transnational caring in times of COVID-19: The experiences of visible minority immigrant carer-employees COVID-19时期的跨国关怀:少数族裔移民护理人员的经历

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100129

Shelley Rottenberg , Bharati Sethi , Allison Williams

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Climate anxiety as posthuman knowledge 作为后人类知识的气候焦虑

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2022.100120

Candice Boyd , Hester Parr , Christopher Philo

引用次数: 6

Distance and grief: Optimising wellbeing for transnational migrants in Tasmania 距离与悲伤：优化塔斯马尼亚跨国移民的福祉

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100149

Amelie Katczynski , Pauline Marsh , Chona Hannah , Madeleine Ball , Imo Inyang , Heather Bridgman

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The island effect: Spatial effects on mental wellbeing from residence on remote Scottish islands 岛屿效应：居住在苏格兰偏远岛屿对心理健康的空间影响

Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2022.100098

Kathryn Halliday, T. Clemens, C. Dibben

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