* A well-being manifesto for a flourishing society1

Marks, Nic; Shah, Hetan

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“…The MWIA as a pre- post-measure encourages reflection on potential impacts the intervention may have upon the factors assessed, thereby suggesting areas where feedback loops may be being established. It has been suggested that emotions are a critical component of these feedback loops, with positive emotions acting to signify the benefits of continuing a behaviour and negative emotions the advantage of stopping it [ 77 , 78 ]. In addition, both the MWIA and the Five Ways explore individual wellbeing from two broad directions: external material and social conditions (i.e.…”

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A haven of green space: learning from a pilot pre-post evaluation of a school-based social and therapeutic horticulture intervention with children

Chiumento¹,

Mukherjee²,

Chandna³

et al. 2018

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundResearch suggests outdoor activity in green spaces is important for children’s mental, emotional and social wellbeing. A recognised green space intervention is “Social and Therapeutic Horticulture” (STH). We discuss findings from a pilot STH intervention, “A Haven of Green Space” conducted in North West England. The target group were school children aged 9–15 years experiencing behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. This exploratory study aims to assess the mental wellbeing of the children pre- and post-intervention, and assess the value of the evaluation methods and “Five Ways to Wellbeing” evaluation framework.MethodsThe intervention involved 6 monthly sessions with two horticulturists and a psychotherapist. Sessions were participatory with the development of selected greenspaces at each school directed by the children. Evaluation was situated in the “Five Ways to Wellbeing” framework, using a mixed-methods pre- post-evaluation design. Existing public mental health evaluation methodologies were adapted for use with school children: Mental Well Being Impact Assessment (MWIA) and Wellbeing Check Cards. The MWIA was analysed qualitatively identifying over-arching themes. The quantitative wellbeing check cards were analysed by mean score comparison.ResultsResults were collected from 36 children across the three participating schools, and suggest that the Haven Green Space intervention was associated with improved mental wellbeing. MWIA factors relating to mental wellbeing (“emotional wellbeing” and “self-help”) were positively impacted in all three schools. However, findings from the wellbeing check cards challenge this, with worsening scores across many domains.ConclusionsA key study limitation is the pilot nature of the intervention and challenges in adapting evaluation methods to context and age-range. However, results indicate that group based socially interactive horticulture activities facilitated by trained therapists are associated with positive impacts upon the mental and emotional wellbeing of children experiencing behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Further research is needed to verify this, and to support using the “Five Ways” in intervention development and evaluation. Finally, we recommend continued efforts to develop age-appropriate evaluation methods.

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A haven of green space: learning from a pilot pre-post evaluation of a school-based social and therapeutic horticulture intervention with children

Chiumento¹,

Mukherjee²,

Chandna³

et al. 2018

BMC Public Health

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“…It does, however, indicate new possibilities for developing measures of well-being, as well as suggest the kinds of indicators we might look for in existing research -perhaps especially proxies for self-esteem. NEF themselves recommend testing multivariate models on a larger scale, over a longer period of time, across all age groups and in specific settings (Marks et al, 2004).…”

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The multidimensional analysis of social exclusion

Bailey,

Fahmy,

Bradshaw

2017

Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK

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Chapter One Background and Introduction Chapter Two Concepts and Definitions of Social Exclusion conceptualising social exclusion deep exclusion Chapter Three From Concepts to Indicators 32 single indicator sets children young people working age adults later life additional indicator sets Chapter Four Survey Analyses of Social Exclusion Millennium Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion British Household Panel Survey Families and Children Study English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Chapter Five Devising and Applying the Bristol Social Exclusion Matrix (B-SEM) the matrix applying the B-SEM to survey data sets administrative sources Chapter Six Conclusions and Recommendations further research survey data administrative data specialist research on non-household and under-represented population groups List of tables and figures Tables 2.1 Definitions of social exclusion or inclusion 3.1 Harmonised indicators of social exclusion adopted by the EU in 2001 3.2 Proposed European indicators of social exclusion (Atkinson indicators) 4.1 Association between social exclusion and other dimensions of exclusion 4.2 Percentage of young people excluded using the PSE approach, on a selected number of indicators 4.3 Percentage of pensioner households excluded using the PSE approach 5.1 Major cross-sectional surveys used in the application of B-SEM 5.2 Major panel/cohort surveys used in the application of B-SEM

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The State of Wellbeing Science

Huppert

2014

Wellbeing

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In this introductory chapter, some of the fundamental questions concerning the nature and importance of subjective wellbeing are addressed, and how wellbeing concepts and measures can be effectively integrated into interventions and policy. The chapter begins by asking what wellbeing is, and differentiating the concepts of positive mental health or flourishing from the absence of illbeing. It then tackles the issue of whether positive mental health and mental disorders should be regarded as lying along a single continuum. There follows a critical analysis of the measurement of wellbeing, which makes it clear that simple global evaluations, such as measures of life satisfaction or happiness, cannot adequately cover the wellbeing construct because it needs to go beyond hedonic and evaluative considerations. The development of effective interventions requires an understanding of the determinants of wellbeing. This chapter provides a comprehensive summary of what is known about the drivers of wellbeing, both external circumstances and psychosocial characteristics and behaviors. It also briefly examines the role of genetic factors and gene–environment interactions. Some general principals of wellbeing interventions are then explored. Finally, the implications for policy makers of the findings from wellbeing science and intervention strategies are discussed. It is concluded that policy should encourage a multiplicity of intervention approaches at this early stage in our knowledge. However, for the science and policy of wellbeing to progress, it is essential to evaluate programs using a common core of multidimensional measures of wellbeing. In this way, the benefits of different programs can be directly compared and optimal programs can be put in place in the future.

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* A well-being manifesto for a flourishing society1

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A haven of green space: learning from a pilot pre-post evaluation of a school-based social and therapeutic horticulture intervention with children

A haven of green space: learning from a pilot pre-post evaluation of a school-based social and therapeutic horticulture intervention with children

The multidimensional analysis of social exclusion

The State of Wellbeing Science

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