{"title":"On placemaking and wellbeing: Practitioner perspectives on third sector support for refugees and asylum seekers","authors":"Emma Soye, Charles Watters","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100205","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Migration studies foreground ‘placemaking’ as key to the wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers. In the absence of state support, third sector organisations play a significant role in supporting refugee placemaking and wellbeing. Yet very little is known about how third sector practitioners themselves conceptualise and support refugee placemaking and wellbeing on the basis of their own experiences in the field. This article responds to the gap in the literature by drawing on five semi-structured interviews with third sector practitioners who work with refugees and asylum seekers in southeast England. The research found that third sector practitioners conceptualise (and support) refugee placemaking and wellbeing in terms of ‘belonging’, ‘knowing’, ‘contributing’, ‘connecting’, and ‘remembering’. In sharing the perspectives of third sector practitioners, this research makes an original contribution to scholarship on placemaking and wellbeing in contexts of forced displacement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266655812400023X/pdfft?md5=6ba32d684f53b3b83af4c9d63dc9dd5a&pid=1-s2.0-S266655812400023X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141249840","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":"Exploring the relationships between worry about climate change, belief about personal responsibility, and mental wellbeing among adolescents and young adults","authors":"Gina Martin , Tasha Roswell , Alina Cosma","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100198","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Today's adolescents and young adults experience high levels of media coverage, public opinion, and formal education about climate change. The young people of today are also projected to experience more climate change related extreme events than previous generations. Although adolescents and young adults may worry about the impacts of climate change and feel personal responsibility to reduce climate change, there is little known about how this relates to their mental wellbeing. This study used data from the 2016/17 European Social Survey Round 8 to examine relationships between climate change worry and beliefs about personal responsibility to reduce climate change with mental wellbeing (happiness and life satisfaction) among adolescents and young adults. Worry about climate change was negatively associated with both happiness and life satisfaction. Belief of a personal responsibility to reduce climate change was positively associated with both happiness and life satisfaction. Frequency of thoughts about climate change moderated the relationships between belief about personal responsibility and happiness. Belief in a personal responsibility to reduce climate change moderated the relationship between worry about climate change and both mental wellbeing outcomes. These findings suggest that young people who feel personally responsible for climate change reduction report on average better wellbeing, which means that holding such beliefs could be a promotive factor for positive mental health among adolescents and young adults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000162/pdfft?md5=55bd01ca876622421b8ad6e07055377c&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000162-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140823879","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 wellbeing in and of place","authors":"Jennifer Dean , Sara Edge","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100199","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000174/pdfft?md5=bb508407b569a7d9ea754cbdfa641c1f&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000174-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141023423","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":"Erratum regarding missing Declaration of Competing Interest statements in previously published articles","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2022.100091","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2022.100091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100091"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9767443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10423295","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}
Kathleen Clapham , Kate Senior , Marlene Longbottom , Valerie Harwood , Bronwyn Fredericks , Dawn Bessarab , Peter Kelly , Bronte Haynes , Fiona Sheppeard , Kaitlen Wellington
{"title":"Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW","authors":"Kathleen Clapham , Kate Senior , Marlene Longbottom , Valerie Harwood , Bronwyn Fredericks , Dawn Bessarab , Peter Kelly , Bronte Haynes , Fiona Sheppeard , Kaitlen Wellington","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100191","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100191","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The relationship between health and place is often difficult to articulate. This paper explores the use of community mapping to understand the meaning of place for members of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation on the South Coast of NSW. The paper demonstrates that engagement in this arts-based method allows people to think deeply about place to construct a multilayered visual narrative which encompasses history, current experience, and future hopes and in doing so contributes to a critical understanding of place.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000095/pdfft?md5=1b49befb3dca818155c46f4fe93de302&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000095-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140089245","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}
Helen Pineo , Ben Clifford , Max Eyre , Robert W. Aldridge
{"title":"Health and wellbeing impacts of housing converted from non-residential buildings: A mixed-methods exploratory study in London, UK","authors":"Helen Pineo , Ben Clifford , Max Eyre , Robert W. Aldridge","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100192","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100192","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Housing quality is a determinant of health, wellbeing and inequities. Since 2013, changes to Permitted Development Rights (PDR) allow conversions of non-residential buildings into housing without planning permission in England. We explored the potential health and wellbeing impacts of such ‘PDR housing’ through an online survey and semi-structured interviews in four London boroughs. We found an association between low wellbeing and lack of residential space and accommodation cooling options, fewer local amenities and lower perceived safety. Participants highlighted problems with windows and outdoor space. Poor quality PDR conversions may pose health and wellbeing risks that could be avoided through regulation and enforcement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100192"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000101/pdfft?md5=e4b2565de17951eb32b7791b9c36d806&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000101-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140283630","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}
E. Sofija, N. Reyes Bernard, N. Wiseman, N. Harris
{"title":"Co-designing a nature play program for culturally and linguistically diverse children and primary carers: Implications for practice","authors":"E. Sofija, N. Reyes Bernard, N. Wiseman, N. Harris","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100197","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nature play can significantly benefit children's development, health and well-being, however, limited literature on the considerations needed to deliver such programs for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities exists. Co-design methods in health promotion program design are gaining popularity, yet practical guidance is lacking. Using a synthesised operational co-design framework, engaging industry experts and CALD children's primary carers, a series of workshops were undertaken to develop a population-acceptable nature play program. The findings highlight the importance of providing culturally appropriate information and messaging, promoting social connectedness and cultural awareness, incorporating learning and education and addressing fears and judgments. This research contributes to varying bodies of literature and offers practical insights for programs aiming to improve the health and well-being of CALD communities through nature play, warranting further research to evaluate their impacts and long-term effects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100197"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000150/pdfft?md5=56d859197ce407a1b765e7f0d9ffa8e2&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000150-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140649805","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":"Participatory and co-design approaches for migrant girls’ wellbeing: A study in an urban informal settlement of Delhi","authors":"Anandini Dar, Divya Chopra","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Children constitute almost 30 % of India's total population, of which there are approximately 63 million migrant children, with almost 50.6 % of this population being female (Census of India, 2011). Being one of the most vulnerable groups, young migrant girls, particularly those living in urban informal settlements, largely remain invisible from the public realm due to lack of safe and accessible open play spaces within their neighbourhoods. Set against this context, this paper examines the challenges faced by migrant girls in accessing play spaces. The participants of this study include migrant girls between the ages of 9–16 years living in an informal settlement, Jai Hind Camp in Delhi, India. This paper draws upon data from a cross-disciplinary study that uses participatory learning and action research and co-design methods, and demonstrates a bottom-up approach for co-producing play spaces for children. It argues that participatory and experience-led interventions with children are important to understand their needs and requirements in contexts of displacement, and demonstrates marginalised girls’ agency and ability to express requirements for designing their everyday play spaces, which in turn can contribute to their own wellbeing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000198/pdfft?md5=d8f2ae9133f7794e4434ecc06eace330&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000198-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141049870","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":"Feeling good in People's House Absalon, Copenhagen: An enabling neighborhood gathering place","authors":"Xiaobo Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100190","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper focuses on urban micro public space and examines the intricate indoor environment through users’ experiences. Although studies have revealed the role of public spaces in facilitating social encounters and relationships, further empirical work and place-specific analyses are required for an in-depth understanding of how everyday places work in the context of wellbeing. Grounding in assemblage thinking, this study employs participant observation and 18 semi-structured interviews to explore the socio-material setting and enabling properties of the former church-turned neighborhood gathering place, People's House Absalon (<em>Folkehuset Absalon</em>) in Copenhagen. Though privately owned, rich public life takes place there every day, which shapes positive human experiences. The unique combination of price strategy, opening hours, and interior material setting appeals to wider generations and allows people to conduct everyday tasks in attendance with others. Simple co-presence in the shared context is considered the most valuable experience by the daytime users. It is associated with gentle feel-good moments, from which various levels of restorative benefits are attained at the user's own pace. However, personal preferences, geographical distance, and free time-related conditions signify a complex pathway to be “in” the place to exploit its wellbeing value. Therefore, further empirical work is encouraged to see beyond neighborhood enabling places as a single entity isolated from people's routinized practices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000083/pdfft?md5=791c716d063ed60acf6e31da76e5efc8&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000083-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139936711","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":"Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Czech version of the temporal satisfaction with life scale","authors":"Radka Hanzlová","doi":"10.1016/j.wss.2024.100194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this study was to validate the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS; Pavot et al., 1998) in the Czech language, including the examination of its psychometric properties and measurement invariance by gender and age. The TSWLS is a 15-item instrument for measuring life satisfaction (LS) from a temporal perspective allowing the comparison of the level of life satisfaction in the past, present, and future. The analysis was based on a representative research sample (<em>N</em> = 427) of Czech people older than 18 years. The results confirmed the psychometric quality of the original three-factor structure of the TSWLS as very good in terms of reliability and validity; however, according to the confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit was poor. Some items were identified as problematic and were excluded, resulting in a 12-item version of the TSWLS (without the past1, present1, and future1 items) with correlated residuals between similar items from each subscale. This version provides an acceptable model fit and is recommended for use in future research. The findings from the measurement invariance indicated that the TSWLS allows meaningful comparison across gender and age, since scalar invariance was achieved.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52616,"journal":{"name":"Wellbeing Space and Society","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000125/pdfft?md5=a21dc3b9c5f7ab8a3d3cca64f073b084&pid=1-s2.0-S2666558124000125-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140350589","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}