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Wayfinding in a hospital environment: proposing a methodology to positively impact the well-being of patients, visitors, and staff Hasselt University
When in a hospital environment, whether for medical consultation, visiting a loved one, or even starting a new job, many people might experience stress and frustration. Those negative feelings and emotions impact well-being and are not necessarily or solely the consequence of the reason people go to the hospital. The experience of people needing help finding their way through the hospital campus or buildings instigates those feelings. Although ...
Impact of the citizen science project COLLECT on ocean literacy and well-being within a north/west African and south-east Asian context Flanders Marine Institute Ghent University KU Leuven
Plastic pollution is both a societal and environmental problem and citizen science has shown to be a useful tool to engage both the public and professionals in addressing it. However, knowledge on the educational and behavioral impacts of citizen science projects focusing on marine litter remains limited. Our preregistered study investigates the impact of the citizen science project Citizen Observation of Local Litter in coastal ECosysTems ...
Interventions to improve the mental health or mental well-being of migrants and ethnic minority groups in Europe: a scoping review Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
In Europe, migrants and ethnic minority groups are at greater risk for mental disorders compared to the general population. However, little is known about which interventions improve their mental health and well-being and about their underlying mechanisms that reduce existing mental health inequities. To fill this gap, the aim of this scoping review was to synthesise the available evidence on health promotion, prevention, and non-medical ...
Embodied Cognition: A Strength for Adolescents’ Academic Achievement and Well-Being in the Classroom? Hasselt University
Background: Positive effects of embodied cognition and physical activity on executive functions, well-being and learning outcomes, have been found in toddlers and elementary school children. So far, embodied cognition in adolescents has not received much research attention. The aim of this study was to examine whether embodied cognition within a classroom context positively affects executive functioning, academic well-being and learning outcomes ...
Precarious employment and the well-being of Belgian employees. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In recent decades, labor markets of high-income countries such as Belgium, have been subject to a process of de-standardization. This meant that the number of people with standard, full-time jobs was decreasing while at the same time there was an increase in de-standardized jobs. De-standardized jobs are often associated with adverse health and well-being outcomes. The notion of ‘precariousness’, which pays attention to the quality of the ...
Digital well-being in an age of mobile connectivity : an introduction to the Special Issue Ghent University
Although the ubiquitous connectivity afforded by mobile media brings benefits to people’s work, social, and leisure lives, these benefits are sometimes overshadowed by the burdens of 24/7 connectivity, which challenge the well-being of individuals and society. Digital well-being is an emerging concept that refers to how people experience these benefits and burdens. This Special Issue brings together five articles that push the boundaries of ...
Which factors contribute to sexual well-being? A comparative study among 17 to 20 year old boys and girls in Belgium and Ecuador Ghent University KU Leuven
Despite recognition that sexual well-being is an important part of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, a clear description of adolescent sexual well-being does not yet exist. Through six in-depth interviews and four focus group discussions with 56 young people in two distinct contexts (Belgium and Ecuador), we used the social-ecological framework to identify factors influencing adolescent sexual well-being. According to respondents, the ...
Side effects of academic engagement? How boys’ and girls’ well-being is related to their engagement and motivational regulation Ghent University
HCI and worker well-being in manufacturing industry Hasselt University
Operators' well-being is a key factor for the success of industrial production processes. Even though research has studied the wellbeing aspects of the industry, such as support and improvement of ergonomics, there is still a long way to go to achieve a sustainable and healthy work context for manufacturing industry. We believe the Human-Computer Interaction community can contribute by developing research on worker well-being in real-life ...