COVID-19 Personal Protective Behaviors during Large Social Events: The Value of Behavioral Observations

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 63 - 63

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

Within the context of reopening society in summer 2021, as UK moved away from ‘lockdowns’, Government Wales piloted return organized ‘mass gatherings’ people at a number test events. The current study reports behavioral observations that were made two events to inform this process. researchers particularly interested four key factors: how (1) within venue, (2) environmental design, (3) staffing and social norms, (4) time across an event, affected personal protective behaviors distancing face-covering use. Data collection was undertaken by trained observers. Adherence generally high, but there is clear evidence these shaped systematic way environment, situational cues, passage during Some instances large-scale non-adherence documented. An analysis dual-process framework suggests ways understand respond supporting target health groups where intervention deemed valuable, such complex or ambiguous contexts. This one first studies include ‘true’ measure understanding human responses COVID-19. It demonstrates can add precision granularity behavior real-world Given significant physical mental burden created acutely chronically COVID-19, work has implications for governments organizations support populations other challenges facing us today, sustainability, healthy lifestyle behaviors. individual’s intentions are not always matched their actions, so findings balanced liberal paternalistic approach system-level changes appropriate individual-level decisions engender collective responsibility action.

Language: Английский

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When resilience becomes undesirable – A cautionary note

New Ideas in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 73, P. 101076 - 101076

Published: Feb. 16, 2024

Traditionally, resilience has been viewed as a general positive adaptation to stressors. However, the hallmark of – returning previous state following perturbation may also have severe downsides, which are often overlooked. Specifically, it be unrealistic return or cause person become stuck in an undesirable state. In this article, we first call for more nuanced theoretical conceptualization resilience. To do so, draw on insights from dynamical systems theory help clearly define role stressor and idealized pathway adapt it. Then, exemplify potential downsides context trauma social adversity, learning, goal-disengagement. conclusion, researchers practitioners should cautious with term provide accounts what they mean avoid potentially harmful consequences.

Language: Английский

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Validating the distinctiveness between transilience and efficacy constructs in China

Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 4, 2024

Language: Английский

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Relational Transilience in the Garden: Plant–Human Encounters in More-than-Human Life Narratives

Open Cultural Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Whereas many indigenous and non-western cultures see plants humans as connected, western worldviews tend to disregard material commodities. Plant non-thinking of this kind is increasingly being challenged in response the environmental threats arising from human exceptionalism. This essay investigates garden narratives a form more-than-human life writing which depicts plant–human relations mutually transformative reciprocal. I argue that pioneer such rethinking win-win scenario. The positive developments writers document are consistent with concept put forward psychology: transilience. Making reference five recent show how plant encounters can help us move towards an emerging culture emphasises embeddedness embraces symbiotic over competitive relations.

Language: Английский

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