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Item Factors Influencing the Quality of Life of Empty Nesters: Empirical Evidence from Southwest China(MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2021-03-02) Wang C; Zhang B; Oláh J; Hasan M; Appolloni AQuality of life is a widely accepted concept based on the notion that people’s lives have been subject to rapid development and industrialization. This study aims to explore the impact of different factors on the quality of life of empty nesters in Southwest China. The main factors explored are resilience and social supports (SS), highlighted here from different perspectives. Moreover, the correlations between other variables and quality of life are shown here. This study experimented with a hierarchical multiple regression model from survey data with 3583 valid responses. It argued that both resilience and social supports, including family members and friends, are significantly correlated with the Chinese empty nesters’ quality of life. Family support and friend support play a significant mediating role in the association between resilience and quality of life. However, neither government nor nongovernmental support significantly influences the quality of life. Therefore, the hypothetical recommendations of this study have been partially confirmed. The findings of this study provide a more comprehensive understanding of the overall mental and physical health of Chinese empty nesters.Item Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19(Taylor and Francis Group, 2021-01-02) Gössling S; Scott D; Hall CMThe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is challenging the world. With no vaccine and limited medical capacity to treat the disease, nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPI) are the main strategy to contain the pandemic. Unprecedented global travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders are causing the most severe disruption of the global economy since World War II. With international travel bans affecting over 90% of the world population and wide-spread restrictions on public gatherings and community mobility, tourism largely ceased in March 2020. Early evidence on impacts on air travel, cruises, and accommodations have been devastating. While highly uncertain, early projections from UNWTO for 2020 suggest international arrivals could decline by 20 to 30% relative to 2019. Tourism is especially susceptible to measures to counteract pandemics because of restricted mobility and social distancing. The paper compares the impacts of COVID-19 to previous epidemic/pandemics and other types of global crises and explores how the pandemic may change society, the economy, and tourism. It discusses why COVID-19 is an analogue to the ongoing climate crisis, and why there is a need to question the volume growth tourism model advocated by UNWTO, ICAO, CLIA, WTTC and other tourism organizations.Item Exploring CBD Retail Performance, Recovery and Resilience of a Smart City Following COVID-19(MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2023-05-19) Fieger P; Prayag G; Dyason D; Rice J; Hall CM; Basbas SThe city of Christchurch, New Zealand, incurred significant damage due to a series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. The city had, by the late 2010s, regained economic and social normalcy after a sustained period of rebuilding and economic recovery. Through the concerted rebuilding effort, a modern central business district (CBD) with redesigned infrastructure and amenities was developed. The Christchurch rebuild was underpinned by a commitment of urban planners to an open and connected city, including the use of innovative technologies to gather, use and share data. As was the case elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant disruptions to social and economic life in Christchurch. Border closures, lockdowns, trading limitations and other restrictions on movement led to changes in traditional consumer behaviors and affected the retail sector’s resilience. In this study, we used CBD pedestrian traffic data gathered from various locations to predict changes in retail spending and identify recovery implications through the lens of retail resilience. We found that the COVID-19 pandemic and its related lockdowns have driven a substantive change in the behavioral patterns of city users. The implications for resilient retail, sustainable policy and further research are explored.Item Young adolescent men’s perspectives on risks and harmful impacts of pornography use(SAGE Publications, 2025-05-01) Vertongen R; Van Ommen C; Chamberlain KPornography use is often considered harmful, but what constitutes such harm is frequently vague and driven by adult perspectives about risk. This study aimed to explore how adolescents themselves understood harm and risk from pornography use. Thirteen male adolescents, 14 to 15 years old, were interviewed using in-depth interviews to understand their perspectives of risk and harm. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify three pertinent themes: pornography is risky and harmful, especially to naïve consumers; pornography is not harmful to me, because strategies of control can be used; and generational disparity, where differences between adult claims of harm and personal experiences were questioned. We propose adolescents’ concern for others’ wellbeing over their personal risks be considered as showing compassion. We conclude that adolescent perceptions of risk and harm are nuanced and insightful, and that adolescents can engage critically with pornography content to manage potential risks and harm.Item Understanding the role of spirituality during COVID-19: A cross-cultural qualitative analysis(Taylor and Francis Group, 2024-08-01) Waila K; Lindsay NThe novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in 2019 brought widespread disruptions to normal daily functioning. The current qualitative phenomenological study explored the role of spirituality during the pandemic across two divergent cultural contexts; India and New Zealand. Inductive thematic analysis of results revealed that spirituality was found to entail a range of convergent health and wellbeing effects that were categorised into four major themes; hope, meaning amidst chaos, strengthened mental fortitude, and inner transformation. Overall, spirituality provided individuals a range of tools to navigate the crisis, building individual resilience and providing courage to face the pandemic’s most difficult challenges. Moreover, the inner-transformative effects of spirituality fostered significant post-traumatic growth above and beyond the immediate impacts of the event, providing evidence for the therapeutic potential inherent within spirituality.Item Evaluating Te Reo Tuakiri : acceptance and commitment therapy in a schools-based resilience programme in Aotearoa : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand(Massey University, 2024-08-08) Burt, ReganThe mental health of Aotearoa’s (New Zealand) rangatahi (young people) has received considerable attention in recent years due to increasing rates of psychological distress and suicidality. Evidence shows these difficulties are greater for Māori and Pacific rangatahi and those living in low socioeconomic areas. The New Zealand government’s 2018 inquiry into mental health recommended implementing early intervention programmes in schools to help rangatahi learn about mental health and develop skills to build their resilience. One such intervention is Te Reo Tuakiri, a new resilience programme offered to rangatahi in secondary schools across Aotearoa. Run by the bi-lingual social impact organisation M3, the content of Te Reo Tuakiri is informed by Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview) models of wellbeing and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The programme utilises a tuakana-teina (relationship between an older person and a younger person) approach, whereby the rangatahi learn resilience skills and pūrākau (Māori legends) which they then go on to teach to tamariki (children) at a nearby kindergarten. This thesis evaluated the Te Reo Tuakiri programme’s inaugural offerings in two secondary schools in Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland). The aims of this evaluation were to investigate the effect the Te Reo Tuakiri programme was having on participant resilience and psychological flexibility and to investigate participants’ experiences, understandings, and practices of ACT processes as taught in the programme, alongside their cultural applicability. To achieve these aims this research took a mixed-methods approach to evaluation and involved the quantitative analysis of measures of resilience and psychological flexibility at three time points, alongside thematic analysis of focus groups with students and facilitators following completion of the programmes. The main findings of this study showed improvement in participants resilience from pre- to post-programme with a medium effect size. However, the participants did not see a significant difference in their psychological flexibility across the programme (pre to post), though there was a medium effect size from pre- to mid-programme. Further, no significant correlation was found between measures of resilience and psychological flexibility at any of the three time points. The qualitative portion of this study helped to provide some context to these findings. The themes generated highlighted instances where students provided evidence of several ACT-congruent perspectives that were beneficial in helping rangatahi better manage their private experiences and act on these newly developed skills. However, there were also instances where students expressed ACT-incongruent perspectives. The qualitative analysis also provided support for the programmes cultural applicability and demonstrated the successful adaptation of ACT processes for a Māori cultural context. Taken together, these findings demonstrate support for the Te Reo Tuakiri programme as an effective resilience intervention and adds to a small pool of research indicating ACT may be an appropriate intervention for addressing the mental health needs of rangatahi in Aotearoa. Limitations of the present study as well as recommendations for Te Reo Tuakiri and areas of future research are also presented.Item Stayability in Simmental cattle as affected by muscularity and body condition score between calvings.(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-24) Buonaiuto G; Lopez-Villalobos N; Costa A; Niero G; Degano L; Mammi LME; Cavallini D; Palmonari A; Formigoni A; Visentin G; Čobanović NThe present study aimed to investigate the association between stayability (STAY) traits, muscularity, and body condition score (BCS) in the Italian Simmental dual-purpose cows. Data were collected from 2,656 cows linearly scored in their first lactation from 2002 to 2020 and reared in 324 herds. The binary trait STAY, which is the ability of a cow to stay in the herd, was obtained for each cow-lactation available up to parity 5 (from STAY1-2 to STAY4-5). Analysis of STAY was carried out using logistic regression, considering the fixed effect of energy corrected milk, conception rate, somatic cell score, and muscularity or BCS predicted at different time points. The herd of linear classification and residual error were the random effects. Primiparous cows with a medium BCS and muscularity in early lactation presented a more favorable STAY across life compared to thinner ones (P < 0.05). In fact, cows with an intermediate BCS/muscularity were more likely to stay in the herd after the third lactation (STAY3-4), compared to those presenting a lower BCS/muscularity (P < 0.01). However, cows whose muscularity was high were generally less likely to start the third lactation compared to the others. A potential explanation for this could be the willing to market cows with good conformation for meat purpose. Simmental is in fact a dual-purpose breed known for the good carcass yield and meat quality. This study demonstrates how muscularity and BCS available early in life can be associated with the ability of Simmental cows to stay in the herd.Item Reinvestigating social vulnerability from the perspective of Critical Disaster Studies (CDS): directions, opportunities and challenges in Aotearoa disaster research(Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-01-29) Uekusa S; Wynyard M; Matthewman SThis article argues that resilience has been overemphasised in popular and scholarly discourse, while social vulnerability has been comparatively overlooked. We therefore need to shift the focus from resilience and adaptation towards vulnerability and the various structures that engender and maintain systemic inequality and disadvantage. This necessitates a shift from strict hazard management and resilience building to considerations of social justice. People should not have to be resilient to ongoing marginalisation and stigmatisation, and, in focusing on individual resilience, systemic disadvantage is obscured. Disaster scholars here must also reckon with the structural violence of colonisation. Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique hazard profile, and it has unique social infrastructures that can help deal with them. The best disaster mitigation and recovery programmes are inclusive and equity driven. Greater attention to Indigenous Knowledge – Mātauranga Māori – and Indigenous institutions, such as marae and the myriad relationships and connections that such institutions support, might potentially play a crucial role in future disaster mitigation and response.Item Nurse and midwife navigator resilience, well-being, burnout, and turnover intent: A multi-methods study.(Wiley Periodicals LLC, 2023-10-03) Brown JA; Harvey CL; Byrne A-L; Hegney DGPURPOSE: To explore levels of Navigator resilience, well-being, burnout, and turnover intent. DESIGN: A longitudinal, multi-methods study concurrently collected quantitative and qualitative data over three years. METHODS: A survey and Action Learning Groups. FINDINGS: No statistically significant change in resilience, well-being, burnout, or turnover intent. Supports, self-care and leaving the position, were used to maintain well-being. CONCLUSIONS: While quantitative measures did not change, qualitative data demonstrated how adaptive coping mechanisms maintain well-being. Recommendations for nurses working in Navigator, or similar community/public health roles include work-based programs targeting support, good leadership, governance systems including their impact on turnover intent. CLINICAL EVIDENCE: Job turnover intent can be used as a mechanism to monitor resilience and well-being.Item Effects of Passive Leadership in the Digital Age(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-26) Wang C-H; Liu GHW; Lee NC-A; Giménez-Espert MDCOrganizations must adapt to the trend of digitalization. Nowadays, social media engagement editors play an increasingly crucial role for organizational growth and prosperity in the digital age. Engagement editors are usually tasked to perform the functions of marketing, content production, and data analysis. They have to manage online communities on behalf of the organization, and encounter online audiences' frequent toxic and aggressive behaviors. Engagement editors thus are prone to emotional stress. Substantial literature has examined the influence of leadership style on employee performance. However, passive leadership is rarely studied. This research investigates (1) whether passive leadership would negatively affect engagement editors' performance (i.e., online interaction with audiences); and (2) how the negativity would be ameliorated by certain organizational policies (i.e., job autonomy) and their individual attributes (i.e., employee resilience) from the conservation of resource perspective. We surveyed 122 engagement editors and used the smartPLS 3.2.9 to analyze the data. This research provides important theoretical and practical implications.
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