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The association between park visits, outdoor play and child social-emotional competency in a multi-ethnic, urban cohort 多民族城市人群中公园游览、户外游戏与儿童社会情感能力的关系

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100293

Mark Ferguson , Alison Teyhan , Rebecca Lovell , Helen Dodd , Benedict Wheeler , Rosemary McEachan

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Exploring barriers to social cohesion in rural South African communities: A family-centred qualitative study 探索南非农村社区社会凝聚力的障碍：以家庭为中心的定性研究

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100296

Olaniyi Joshua Olabiyi, Nicolette Vanessa Roman, Fundiswa Khaile, Anja Human

{"title":"Exploring barriers to social cohesion in rural South African communities: A family-centred qualitative study","authors":"Olaniyi Joshua Olabiyi, Nicolette Vanessa Roman, Fundiswa Khaile, Anja Human","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In South Africa, the need to strengthen social cohesion has become increasingly important considering various pressing challenges, particularly within family and community structures. Addressing these issues is crucial for promoting solidarity and inclusion among all South Africans. This study explores the barriers to social cohesion in two rural South African communities using a family-centred approach. It adopts a family centred perspective to develop targeted interventions that support communities, government officials, and policymakers in tackling critical social challenges, including trust deficits, feelings of non-belonging, family instability, and economic disparities across municipalities. The study utilized a qualitative, exploratory design, drawing on data collected from two rural communities in South Africa: Lambert’s Bay in the Western Cape and Philippolis in the Free State Province. A total of 19 participants were engaged, comprising 11 parents and 8 community stakeholders. Data collection was conducted through in-depth, face-to-face interviews in participants’ preferred languages to ensure accuracy and comfort. Data analysis followed Braun and Clarke’s reflexive thematic analysis approach, supported by Atlas.ti software, to systematically interpret the findings. The results identified seven key themes: family instability and domestic violence, inequality and economic disparity, lack of trust in relationships, racial discrimination, limited access to education and skills development, feelings of non-belonging and substance abuse and violence. These findings underscore the significance of family instability as a central factor in broader social cohesion. It is recommended that interventions adopt a family-centred approach. The study concludes with high-level policy and community intervention recommendations to support these efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145048915","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}

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Strengthening community ties in South Africa: tackling food insecurity and structural challenges through community-led initiatives 加强南非的社区联系：通过社区主导的举措解决粮食不安全和结构性挑战

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100315

Lucy Khofi , Eileen Moyer , Andries Bezuidenhout , Lenore Manderson

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Cultivating a productive sense of place: Heritage experience, wellbeing, and urban preservation in historic cities 培养富有成效的地方感：历史城市的遗产体验、福祉和城市保护

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100318

Siow-Kian Tan , Phooi-Kwan Chong , Siow-Hooi Tan , Booi-Chen Tan

{"title":"Cultivating a productive sense of place: Heritage experience, wellbeing, and urban preservation in historic cities","authors":"Siow-Kian Tan , Phooi-Kwan Chong , Siow-Hooi Tan , Booi-Chen Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100318","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A strong sense of place plays an essential role in preserving heritage cities. To foster this sense among local communities, we must understand the heritage experience. However, locals do not always translate their sense of place into active preservation efforts. This study investigates the processes that cultivate a ‘productive’ sense of place. We conducted in-depth interviews and observations in Melaka and George Town, World Heritage Sites of Malaysia. Our research identified forty-eight concepts, categorized them into twenty-one sub-dimensions, and grouped these into nine overarching dimensions. We further identified three key themes—heritage place experience, sense of place, and wellbeing—and explored how they interact. A productive sense of place strengthens identity, fosters emotional attachment, and encourages a shared sense of responsibility for heritage conservation, thereby contributing to individual and collective wellbeing. This process enhances community resilience and cultural continuity. Based on these insights, we developed a model outlining how to generate a ‘productive’ sense of place. The elements of heritage place experience play a critical role in narrating the stories of a heritage city effectively. Local communities and authorities must collaborate strategically to plan and preserve heritage. This joint effort will protect the integrity of our cultural heritage and enrich the cultural landscape for future generations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145415157","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}

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“Cold turkey meds again”: Access to community HIV/AIDS services during public health emergencies “突然停止用药”：在突发公共卫生事件期间获得社区艾滋病毒/艾滋病服务

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100280

Darby Whittaker , Erynn Monette , Miesha Polintan , Elijah Bisung

{"title":"“Cold turkey meds again”: Access to community HIV/AIDS services during public health emergencies","authors":"Darby Whittaker , Erynn Monette , Miesha Polintan , Elijah Bisung","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100280","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100280","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper works to explore the experiences of people living with HIV (PLWH) in relation to the closure of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) in Ontario, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic and offers recommendations on how to ensure a continuum of care for PLWH during public health emergencies like COVID-19. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with PLWH (<em>n</em> = 8) and ASO service providers (<em>n</em> = 8). Participants discussed their experiences with HIV services throughout the pandemic. Of the PLWH interviewed, individuals shared experiences of worsening mental health outcomes, difficulties accessing resources, disruption in medical care, and increased feelings of isolation. ASO service providers identified changes in their functions, increased barriers in service provision, and staff fatigue as challenges to their work. The results of this study demonstrate the need for reimagining HIV/AIDS and other service provisions during pandemics to ensure that resources remain accessible for PLWH and other marginalized populations. Essential ASO services to maintain a continuum of care during pandemic circumstances include prioritizing mental health supports, regular access to nutritious food, clothing, and financial support, and consistent check-ins between clients and service providers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144580057","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}

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A survey on understanding factors that influence accessibility in national and provincial parks for adults with disabilities and caregivers 影响国家和省级公园成人残疾人及照顾者可达性的因素调查

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100292

Alison Whiting , Yashoda Sharma , Hannah Dudney , Waqas Sajid , Tilak Dutta

{"title":"A survey on understanding factors that influence accessibility in national and provincial parks for adults with disabilities and caregivers","authors":"Alison Whiting , Yashoda Sharma , Hannah Dudney , Waqas Sajid , Tilak Dutta","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Over 8 million Canadians have a disability, and many develop secondary health conditions. Access to nature through national and provincial parks has benefits for wellbeing which can improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and minimize the impacts of related health conditions.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To facilitate equitable access to parks and park activities, we captured the perspectives of people with disabilities and their caregivers to uncover the factors that influence park accessibility.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We developed a Canada-wide online survey with open and closed-ended questions, which were organized in relation to the four stages of a park visit: (1) planning a trip to the park, (2) traveling to the park, (3) facilities and activities at the park, and (4) feelings post-visit. Closed ended questions were summarized using descriptive statistics and open-ended questions were analyzed using a summative content analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 210 (136 people with disabilities and 74 caregivers) participants completed this study. We found that four key factors impacted park accessibility: access to information at the planning stage, accessible transportation at the traveling stage, built environment while interacting with park facilities and activities, and inclusivity of the park when reflecting post-visit.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Many barriers to accessing parks still exist for people with disabilities and caregivers. Future research could explore topics such as park information, crowding, implementation of adaptive technologies in parks, and representation of people with disabilities in park governance. Research should consider persons experiencing environmental sensitivities, both vision and hearing loss, and people with hidden disabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100292"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145018968","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}

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Community influences on trust in Swedish healthcare 社区对瑞典医疗保健信任的影响

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100285

Anna Mankell

{"title":"Community influences on trust in Swedish healthcare","authors":"Anna Mankell","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100285","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100285","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A lack of trust in healthcare, often stemming from alienation or suspicion toward public institutions, may result in citizens forgoing essential support and treatments to which they are entitled and avoiding participation in preventive measures that benefit society as a whole. While the links between community characteristics and health are well established, this study aims to explore the influence of communities on trust in healthcare. Although trust in healthcare is generally high among the Swedish population, increasing diversity and segregation among neighborhoods make it relevant to examine variations in trust across local communities. Utilizing social capital theory, this study combines survey data from over 13,000 respondents with register data, linking individual data to local community characteristics through multi-level regression analyses. The findings reveal that individuals’ perceptions of their community have a stronger association with healthcare trust than the objective characteristics measured in the study, with community pessimism emerging as a significant factor, particularly for residents with a migrant background. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of understanding and distinguishing between community-level determinants of trust and how they differ between groups. Ultimately, this research will help identify neighborhoods with low healthcare trust and highlight the characteristics that correlate with diminishing trust, guiding targeted interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100285"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144588780","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}

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Relationship between subjective wellbeing, personality traits, and lifestyle migration: A web-based survey analysis in Japan 主观幸福感、人格特质与生活方式迁移的关系：一项基于网络的日本调查分析

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100312

Kento Katsuragawa , Ryo Saito , Anna Suzuki , Makiko Takao

{"title":"Relationship between subjective wellbeing, personality traits, and lifestyle migration: A web-based survey analysis in Japan","authors":"Kento Katsuragawa , Ryo Saito , Anna Suzuki , Makiko Takao","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lifestyle migration refers to voluntary urban-rural relocation in pursuit of self-realization and a better quality of life. Although its popularity has grown particularly in aging societies and amid the expansion of remote work, empirical evidence on its relationship with subjective wellbeing (SWB) remains limited. This study examines associations among actual lifestyle migration, SWB, and personality traits in Japan, a context paralleling European trends but features strong policy support for regional relocation. A web-based survey of 905 adults in Japan (230 lifestyle migrants and 675 urban residents [non-migrants]) assessed SWB using three indicators (Cantril’s Ladder [CL], Satisfaction With Life Scale [SWLS], Interdependent Happiness Scale [IHS]) and personality using the Japanese Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-J). Lifestyle migrants scored higher in openness and conscientiousness and lower in neuroticism, whereas no significant differences were observed for extraversion or agreeableness. Between-group differences in SWB were limited: the migration status was not significantly associated with CL or IHS and showed a small positive association with the 10 % level for SWLS after adjustment for covariates. Within the lifestyle migrants, openness was negatively associated with CL, agreeableness was positively associated with IHS and marginally with SWLS, and neuroticism was negatively associated with SWLS. Self-rated health was positively associated with all outcomes. Overall, the findings partly support the existence of a distinct migrant profile but indicate only modest adjusted SWB advantages after migration. The negative association between openness and CL may reflect friction between novelty seeking and adaptation to local norms. Receptive communities may help mitigate this friction and enhance wellbeing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145324082","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}

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“I don't take what's in[side] outside, I see it as a different environment”: Understanding the factors influencing outdoor play and learning implementation in Scotland’s early childhood education settings “我不把外面的东西放在一边，我把它看作是一个不同的环境”：了解影响苏格兰幼儿教育环境中户外游戏和学习实施的因素

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100311

Oliver Traynor, Paul McCrorie, Nai Rui Chng, Avril Johnstone, Anne Martin

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Rural and regional community stakeholder perspectives on dementia, socio-spatial rights and community participation 农村和区域社区利益攸关方对痴呆症、社会空间权利和社区参与的看法

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Wellbeing Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100289

Carmela Leone , Rachel Winterton , Irene Blackberry

{"title":"Rural and regional community stakeholder perspectives on dementia, socio-spatial rights and community participation","authors":"Carmela Leone , Rachel Winterton , Irene Blackberry","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2025.100289","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dementia-friendly communities (DFC) aim to address the socio-spatial exclusion of people living with dementia and carers. While the rights of people living with dementia and carers are often discussed in relation to DFCs, few are considered genuine rights based environments, and none specifically address socio-spatial rights. This has implications for planning policy and practice in terms of ensuring socio-spatial inclusion, social health and health equity. Drawing on Lefebvre’s (1996) ‘right to the city’ concept, this study aims to identify local government, healthcare organisation and community group perspectives on the rights of people living with dementia and carers to participation in decision-making, inclusion and access to public space and social activities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifteen representatives of community stakeholder organisations and groups from a large non-metropolitan region in Victoria, Australia. Findings identify that socio-spatial rights are addressed through a personhood approach. The facilitation of socio-spatial rights is impeded by the absence of people living with dementia from participatory processes, as well as stigma, local government priorities, and the lack of dementia awareness, dementia-inclusive legislation and policy, and recognition of dementia as a disability. Dementia education and dementia-inclusive legislation and policies are critical to establishing genuine rights-based DFCs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144864675","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}

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