The study has investigated the loneliness facts influencing the foreign workers in Taiwan, and has discovered the relationship between loneliness and the mediating effects of social support by demographic variables. The target of the study were foreign workers who had came from Thailand, Vietname, and the Philippines. The questionnaires were collected by a hospital and there were 725 valid returns within 35.55% married samples and 64.45% single samples. Using hierarchical regression and path analysis to test the mediating effects of social support, the findings are: 1. work support and health care support were mediating effective for loneliness; 2. native country contact support have direct effects, but the most significant effect was by group support. Regarding the implementation of foreign worker management, it can enforce the already lacking work and health care support of the foreign workers might reduce the negative effect of loneliness, and thus improves the heart, mind and healthy of these workers.

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The purpose of this study was to explore specific types of informal social relationships- family or friends formed in nursing homes and to determine how each affected the health of the elderly, especially in the areas of loneliness and depression. A face-to-face interview using four structured questionnaires was adopted for this descriptive study design. The main outcomes of depression and loneliness were measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and University of California Loneliness Scale (UCLA). The Duke Inventory Social Support Scale, measuring both family and friend support separately, measured predictor variables of family and friend support. Eighty-seven percent of participants completed the study. The results indicate that friend support was a more reliable factor for predicting the levels of loneliness and depression after controlling for all other co-founding variables. The findings will help nurses and other health care personnel when assessing the social support networks, beliefs and preferences of older adults to plan and implement the best practices. This will also offer health care facilities suggested ways to reduce or combat loneliness and depression among the elderly people. / Thesis (Master, Nursing) -- Queen's University, 2010-09-16 20:34:22.965

Most theoretical and methodological research addressing victimization, social support, and loneliness has focused on early childhood and adulthood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the link between victimizing behavior and lack of social support that may lead to loneliness in adolescents. / A cross sectional survey with 152 students ages 12-16 years from grades 8-10 was conducted in a Montreal public secondary school in September 2004. Three empirically validated tools were used: the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell et al., 1980), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988), and the Bullying - Fighting and Victimization Scale (Espelage and Holt, 2001). Results of regression analysis indicated that absence of family and friends' support and victimization are highly significant predictors of adolescent loneliness (p ≤ .001). / There remains a need to increase support available for victimized and lonely adolescents at school, at home, and in the community.

Thesis (M Nursing)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2008. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Clarann Weinert. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-55).

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

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Architectural solution takes into account the existing shape of objects and functional use of objects. Largely focuses on the completion of the museum interior and obovenie jestvujúcih exposure. Using architectural elements to be linked to the existing condition of the building and its character as national cultural monument and therefore were significantly architectural elements used in a limited range. The main focus was on functional objects and art commissioning. Existing facilities have been made-the insertion of separate objects, more or less dependent on the original space.

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Having lived in apartments in densely populated cities most of my life, I felt this stark difference between my experiences in India and residing in the United States for the last several years. The silence, hiding neighbors, smiles consumed by KN 95 respirators, deserted ground plane, long narrow corridors, disconnection from the rest of the city, all this prevented me from seeing a home in the apartment I had rented in the United States. Philosopher Lars Svendsen's analysis and understanding of this feeling of perceived disconnection has made me to give it a name – Loneliness. One may reasonably hold the global pandemic accountable for this feeling. It can be true; the pandemic has forced a lot of us to spend all of our time at home, and be socially distant from other human beings. But surveys and studies suggest that the pandemic has only accelerated this feeling and is not the only causal factor. This thesis explores the widespread feeling of loneliness and how it relates to the design of physical space. As we continue to spend a lot of time at home, I have chosen to rethink the conception of a multifamily residential complex keeping in mind the opportunities architecture can create for people to redefine the space they occupy, connect with neighbors and retain the option of solitude as they choose. If there is something we think that we never have enough is time. We spend a lot of our time in cars commuting to and from work during the week and to the grocery store over the weekend. In a time when we are slowly moving towards normalcy, if normalcy still is physically going to places, I wanted to take into account some factors to help me identify a suitable site - access to public transportation, walkability, property prices, access to a grocery store, census data on demographics, household income, and car ownership. These factors are considered to motivate residents to interact with the street and provide flexibility for people of different age groups to live together. / Master of Architecture / This thesis explores the feeling of loneliness and how architecture can contribute towards creating better living spaces that can help overcome this feeling. Philosopher Lars Svendsen describes loneliness as "an emotional response to the fact that a person's need for connection to others is not satisfied"¹ My experience of living in apartment complexes for the past several years in India has got me thinking about what is preventing me from seeing a home in the apartment I live in the United States. The disconnection I experienced within the apartment, with neighbors, and the rest of the city has motivated me to investigate this invisible tie between the feeling of loneliness and the design of physical space. The United States census data and other studies over the years indicate a significant number of the US population living alone, increasing rates of divorce, childlessness, cultural detachment and smaller family size. These indicators exemplify social disconnection or isolation, a causal factor to this feeling of loneliness, as psychologist Julianne Holt-Lunstad suggests "has a significant and equivalent effect on risk of mortality, which exceeds the risk associated with obesity."² There are many factors that have contributed to this social isolation over the past several years, the most recent one being the global pandemic. As we continue to spend a lot of time at home, I have chosen to rethink the conception of a multifamily residential complex keeping in mind the opportunities architecture can create for people to feel a sense of belonging and community, connect with neighbors and retain the option of solitude as they choose. I have identified three different personas to help conceive the design of this residential complex. This method has helped me think about the organization of spaces within the unit, interaction with the public realm outside the building, and how this project ties to the rest of the city. The feeling of loneliness may be subjective but this thesis reinforces the fact that architecture can create opportunities to help overcome this feeling through self-reflection and social interaction.