Stress Management and the Motives of Restorative Events at the United States Coast Guard Academy

Siniscalchi, Jason M.; Kimmel, Karen D.; Couturier, Lynn E.; Murray, Robert

doi:10.1080/08995605.2011.570601

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“…Thus, the results support the view by Hartig et al (2014) that explains nature's stress-reducing potential through both the absence of stressors and its positive restorative qualities. Similar results were found in the study by Siniscalchi et al (2011) where motives to enjoy nature and to escape daily routines were both related to restorative experiences. Our results suggest that these motives function differently: The stress-reducing, push motives function independent of attentional focus (see discussion above), whereas the nature-experiencing motive functions indirectly via increased focus on the natural environment.…”

Section: Evidence Regarding Motives and Attentional Focus In Relation To Outcomes Of Nature Visitssupporting

confidence: 89%

“…The restorative and emotional outcome of having a stronger motive for physical activity was, on the contrary, mediated through focusing on the activity. Although the effect was small, this result agrees with the well-known positive connection between physical activity and mental well-being (for example, Penedo & Dahn, 2005) even though it is contradictory to the results by Siniscalchi et al (2011). It would have been interesting to test how physical strain functions in this relationship but unfortunately, we did not measure this.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…This is one of the main foci of the present study. A stress management study of United States Coast Guard Academy cadets, assessing all types of restorative activities, addressed this issue and found that most restorative events were associated with motives such as escaping daily routines or role overloads, achievement, teaching or sharing skills, and enjoying nature (Siniscalchi, Kimmel, Couturier, & Murray, 2011). Motives not only guide the choice of activity and environment but also the way the environment is experienced (Ittelson et al, 1976).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The health-enhancing benefits of contact with nature have become widely recognized but empirical studies that consider the motives and attentional focus of nature visits are lacking. These psychological qualities may partly determine why one visits natural environments and why some visits are more restorative than others. This study examined recent nature visits by Finnish survey respondents (n=565) via exploratory structural equation modelling. In the estimated models, motives and attentional focus explained 54-57% of post-visit restorativeness, 22% of creativity, and 33-37% of emotional well-being. Of the assessed motives, stress reduction was most strongly connected to increased restorativeness and emotional well-being. The motive to be alone showed a positive indirect-but negative direct-connection to emotional well-being. Additionally, focus on oneself, the activity, and the environment were positively associated with the outcomes. The results indicate that motives and attentional focus are strongly connected to the outcomes of nature visits.

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Korpela

2017

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“…Thus, it is unclear whether the benefits of nature generalize to genuine work settings and to individuals whose mental fatigue at the end of a workday is the by-product of work accomplished during the day rather than the artifact of a brief experimenter-driven intervention. When ART-related research has involved the workplace or an educational setting (e.g., college campus), it has relied heavily on subjective (i.e., self-reported) measures (see Felsten, 2009; Siniscalchi, Kimmel, Couturier, & Murray, 2011) under the assumption that self-reported internal states can reflect objective changes in performance, albeit the influence of social desirability on such reports is often difficult to discount.…”

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Is Viewing a Nature Video After Work Restorative? Effects on Blood Pressure, Task Performance, and Long-Term Memory

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Klein

Golem

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Can a brief exposure to nature at the end of a workday enhance sustained attention and long-term memory? Student advisors viewed a video of either a natural environment or a busy city street after work. Then they performed a tone-detection task that was intended to mimic a key feature of their job (being on the telephone). After the nature video, systolic blood pressure increased and response latencies remained stable across time. After the city video, systolic blood pressure remained unchanged from baseline, whereas response latencies increased over time. Self-reports of arousal and emotional state did not differ significantly between videos, whereas memory of the experimental setting was better after viewing the nature video. In sum, a brief contact with nature at the end of a workday may give an individual vigor to complete additional tasks but not improve his or her affect.

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Factors Influencing Work Satisfaction of Single Parents in the South African National Defence Force: An Exploratory Study

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Dyk

2020

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There has been a documented increase in single-parent families over the years. Various causes, such as divorce, death, irresponsible fathers and choice, to mention but a few, contribute to this increase. Since 2005, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been partaking in various peacekeeping missions on the continent. The deployment of the SANDF is, however, not limited to cross-border activities. The SANDF also deploys its soldiers within the country in border control operations. While some soldiers are deployed within and outside the borders of the country, others remain in the home bases to continue with daily tasks. These soldiers usually work from 08:00-16:00, Monday to Friday. There are instances, however, where they need to work beyond the normal working hours and over weekends to participate in training exercises or even as a result of being deployed. Because of their single-parent status, these soldiers face inherent military challenges as well as rolerelated ones, which may influence their work satisfaction. The research reported here aimed to investigate the relationships between stress, work-family conflict, social support and work-family enrichment (WFE) in terms of work satisfaction of single parents in the SANDF. The sample consisted of 200 regular force SANDF soldiers (comprising 101 single parents and 99 dual parents). All the questionnaires utilised in this study were found to be reliable in an African military sample. Structural model analysis conducted through PLS 3 revealed that only three of the four documented challenges influenced single-parent work satisfaction. Stress did not influence satisfaction, while a lack of social support, work-family conflict (WFC) and WFE influenced work satisfaction. Social support was found to have a moderating effect on work satisfaction while WFC and WFE had a direct influence. These results support the view that commanders need to be sensitised to allow more social support for single parents, and military psychologists could enrich single parents with support programmes.

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Stress Management and the Motives of Restorative Events at the United States Coast Guard Academy

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The Psychology of Recent Nature Visits: (How) Are Motives and Attentional Focus Related to Post-Visit Restorative Experiences, Creativity, and Emotional Well-Being?

The Psychology of Recent Nature Visits: (How) Are Motives and Attentional Focus Related to Post-Visit Restorative Experiences, Creativity, and Emotional Well-Being?

Is Viewing a Nature Video After Work Restorative? Effects on Blood Pressure, Task Performance, and Long-Term Memory

Factors Influencing Work Satisfaction of Single Parents in the South African National Defence Force: An Exploratory Study

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