Why the block is the block

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. David Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Simulation Theory ◽  
Community Safety ◽  
Urban Neighborhood ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Perceptual Simulation ◽  
Diverse Community

This study combines Discourse Dynamics (Cameron, 2007) with Perceptual Simulation Theory (Barsalou, 2007; Gibbs, 2006), to analyze a sample of talk among residents of an urban neighborhood about topics related to community safety and the quality of life in their community. The results demonstrate the role of casual conversation in structuring complex social relationships, and the usefulness of close attention to metaphors, story-telling, and humor. By their use, re-use, and development of metaphors and stories the participants in this conversation express and reinforce the patterns of sociability and mutual watchfulness that contribute to a feeling of safety and comfort in their neighborhood, resolve contradictions inherent in life in a diverse community, and cultivate mutual commitment to maintaining the neighborhood as a pleasant community in which to live and raise children.

Factors associated with health-related quality of life: the role of social relationships among the elderly in an Italian region

Public Health ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 122 (8) ◽  
pp. 784-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.G. de Belvis ◽  
M. Avolio ◽  
A. Spagnolo ◽  
G. Damiani ◽  
L. Sicuro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Italian Region ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Curiosity and Interest: The Benefits of Thriving on Novelty and Challenge

2009 ◽  
pp. 366-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd B. Kashdan ◽  
Paul J. Silvia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Scientific Attention

An imbalance exists between the role of curiosity as a motivational force in nearly all human endeavors and the lack of scientific attention given to the topic. In recent years, however, there has been a proliferation of concepts that capture the essence of curiosity—recognizing, seeking out, and showing a preference for the new. In this chapter, we combine this work to address the nature of curiosity, where it fits in the larger scheme of positive emotions, the advantages of being curious in social relationships, links between curiosity and elements of well-being, and how it has been used in interventions to improve people's quality of life. Our emphasis is on methodologically sophisticated findings that show how curiosity operates in the laboratory and everyday life, and how, under certain conditions, curiosity can be a profound source of strength or a liability. People who are regularly curious and willing to embrace the novelty, uncertainty, and challenges that are inevitable as we navigate the shoals of everyday life are at an advantage in creating a fulfilling existence compared with their less curious peers. Our brief review is designed to bring further attention to this neglected, underappreciated, human universal.

Relationship between Hope and Quality of Life in Primary Care Patients: Vitality as a Mechanism

Social Work ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-241
Author(s):  
Abigael G Lucas ◽  
Edward C Chang ◽  
Lily E Morris ◽  
Harrison D Angoff ◽  
Olivia D Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Dispositional Hope ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The present study examined the role of vitality as a mediator of the association between dispositional hope and quality of life (QoL) (namely, physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment) in a sample of 101 adult primary care patients. Vitality was found to fully mediate the relationship between hope and physical health, social relationships, and environment. In addition, vitality was found to partially mediate the association between hope and psychological health. The present findings are consistent with a model in which vitality represents an important mechanism through which hope affects QoL in adults. Accordingly, these findings point to the importance of fostering both hope and vitality in efforts to promote positive QoL in adults.

scholarly journals Well-being of Polish university students after the first year of the coronavirus pandemic: The role of core self-evaluations, social support and fear of COVID-19

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259296
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Turska ◽  
Natalia Stępień-Lampa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
University Students ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Core Self

Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic represents an unprecedented situation in the most recent history. It has had a number of negative consequences for individuals and for whole societies. Individual effects of the pandemic include not only loss of life and of physical health, but also deteriorated quality of life. Objective This study examines the effect of core self-evaluations (CSE), social support and fear of COVID-19 on the well-being of university students in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We conducted an online survey on a nationwide group of 1,000 students of Polish universities. The survey was carried out between 1 and 15 March 2021. The respondents filled out the following set of tools: World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale, Core Self-Evaluations Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and The Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Results The findings showed that core self-evaluations (CSE) were significantly positively associated with well-being in each of the four domains studied: physical health (r = 0.519), psychological (r = 0.763), social relationships (r = 0.465) and environment (r = 0.496). Similarly, social support correlated positively with physical health (r = 0.277), psychological health (r = 0.306), social relationships (r = 0.552) and environment (r = 0.496). Fear of COVID-19 correlated negatively with well-being in the domain of physical health (r = 0.188), in social relationships (r = 0.042) and with regard to the environment (r = 0.071), the correlations were weak. However, the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and well-being in the psychological domain was not confirmed. Conclusion The findings point to the significant role of CSE and the role of social support in the perceived quality of life of young people during the pandemic. They provide valuable data concerning individuals who are particularly vulnerable to the adverse psychological effects at the time of the pandemic. They also prove that research conducted to explore other factors protecting individual well-being in difficult situations, including that of the pandemic, should be continued.

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