Sökning: "temporal well-being"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade orden temporal well-being.
1. The Good, the Bad, and the Dead : An Essay on Well-Being and Death
Sammanfattning : This book examines some central arguments in the debate about the value of death. The first main chapter, Chapter 2, begins with an introduction to the debate and a clarification of Epicureanism, i.e. the view that it is not bad to die. LÄS MER
2. Mapping social-ecological systems and human well-being : A spatial exploration of the links between people and the environment in South Africa
Sammanfattning : It has become increasingly clear that dealing with present day environmental crises requires a holistic view that takes into account the interactions of social and ecological factors across multiple spatial and temporal scales. An example of where this new paradigm is being operationalized is the study of social-ecological systems. LÄS MER
3. Healthy Offices: Conceptualizing Healthy Activity-based Offices
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the interrelations between the design characteristics of activity-based offices, users’ perceptions of them, and users’ sense of coherence. The goal is twofold: (i) contribute to conceptualizations of healthy activity-based offices and (ii) facilitate practical use of the sense of coherence theory for office designers. LÄS MER
4. Temporal patterns of daily occupations and personal projects relevant for older persons’ subjective health : a health promotive perspective
Sammanfattning : Engagement in daily occupations has been shown to positively influence subjective health of older persons, but there is little knowledge of how such daily occupations should be temporally structured. This thesis is guided by two concepts to explore the temporal structure of daily occupations. LÄS MER
5. The long and winding road : A life course approach to retirement behaviour
Sammanfattning : Background: This thesis explores the retirement behaviour of older people approaching retirement decisions. The research questions in focus deal with the attitudes toward work, the retirement preferences and the subjective well-being of the "youngest old", i.e. people aged 55–64. LÄS MER