Intentions of companies for health-promoting telework after the COVID-19 lockdown 2020

Background: Companies had to find quick solutions for continuing to work due to the pandemic in spring 2020. However, working conditions at home (teleworking) do not always comply with the basic principles and quality criteria of workplace health promotion (WHP). Objectives: How strongly is the approach of health-promoting telework (working at home) established in companies and what influences the strategic anchoring and the use of supporting materials? Materials and methods: Theoretically derived hypotheses were operationalised and 1858 Austrian companies were invited to participate in an online survey. The sample (n = 192) represents a broad mix of company sizes, sectors and regions. Results: Workplaces vary widely in their intention to implement health-promoting telework in the future. A part can be explained by multivariate path models, with behavioural control and social norms playing a central role. The former is determined by the degree of preparation for telework and its implementation in the company. In particular, teleworking culture, in addition to teleworking readiness, is shown to be responsible for the strength of social norms towards its implementation. Conclusions: Teleworking has so far received too little attention in the sense of holistic WHP. Such an implementation strongly depends on the health-promoting corporate structures and processes, the culture, and the decision-makers' scope for action. Companies are recommended to follow the concept of capacity building in order to build up competencies and knowledge and to enable appropriate measures.

Frequency of parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitation and attitudes and behaviors towards protection of for their children aged 5-12 from COVID-19

Objective: Aim of study's determine frequency of hesitations of parents to COVID-19 vaccinate their children and parents the behaviors of take COVID-19 public health measures(PHM) for their children who applied to a university hospital in Turkey. Methods: This descriptive study is study of parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and PHM in parents with children aged 5-12 years admitted to university hospital in Turkey, January-February 2022. Participants' sociodemographic, COVID-19 infection and vaccinations characteristics, status of parents taking PHM, COVID-19 Fear Scale are independent variables. Student's t test, ANOVA, chi-square test in univariate analyses, logistic-linear regression models in multivariate analyzes are used. Type-1 error value is 0.05. Analyzes are made using SPSS23.0. Results: Parents' mean age's 37.1+or-6.4, 68.7% of them female. Children's mean age's 8.5+or-2.3, 53.8% of them male. 17.9% of parents consider their knowledge of protection from COVID-19 and vaccines minimally sufficient/insufficient, 28.7% of them have negative attitude towards PHM for their children. 48.8% of parents have hesitations their children vaccination. As multiple analysis's result;fathers who've never been vaccinated, increase risk of hesitations 6.21 times (OR: 6.21;95%CI=2.16-17.82);parent's negative attitude towards PHM increases risk of hesitations 2.69 times (OR: 2.69;95%CI=1.35-5.35);each unit increase in mother's PHM behavior score affects hesitations 0.89 times (OR: 0.89;95%CI=0.84-0.95). While it's found that father's PHM behavior score had the most effect on parent's PHM behavior score, COVID-19 Fear Scale score had the least effect. Conclusion: Nearly one every two parents have COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for their children. Fathers are main actors for taking PHM for COVID-19, so fathers as well as mothers should be considered target persons for children COVID-19 vaccine.

Investigation on KAP and satisfaction related to COVID-19 prevention and control in urban and rural residents in Zunyi city

Objective: To investigate the knowledge,attitude, and practice(KAP)related to COVID-19 and the satisfaction with the prevention and control of COVID-19 in urban and Rural Residents in Zunyi City, and provide a reference for the health education and prevention and control of COVID-19. Methods: Through online and offline questionnaires, the stratified multistage sampling method was used to investigate the KAP and satisfaction of urban and rural residents in Zunyi City for the prevention and control of the COVID-19epidemic, and to analyze the differences and influencing factors of KAP among residents with different characteristics. Results: A total of 603 valid questionnaires were collected. The total awareness rate of COVID-19 among residents was 79.43%. There was a significant difference in the awareness of COVID-19 among different ages, educational levels, and occupations(P < 0.05). The proportion of residents with a positive attitude towards COVID-19 was 87.23%, while there was no significant difference in the attitude of residents with different characteristics(P > 0.05). Moreover,93.37% of them had good behavior in preventing the COVID-19 virus, while the differences among residents with different education and occupation were statistically significant(P < 0.05). The result of multivariate analysis showed that residents with low education levels had lower cognition of COVID-19 than those with high education levels OR = 0.647(95%CI 0.548,0.764). The residents with high cognition took better protective behavior than those with low cognition OR = 0.531(95%CI 0.328,0.860). Conclusion: Urban and rural residents have a high degree of satisfaction,a good KAP, and a high level of enthusiasm for COVID-19prevention and control. However,it is necessary to strengthen the publicity and education of COVID-19 in vulnerable groups(such as low education levels and older/younger) to better promote the precise prevention and control of COVID-19.

Anthropause and Human Behaviour: Contributions from a Situated Educational Neuroscience

Objective: We develop a theoretical discussion from our perspective of the situated educational neuroscience, based on the relational anthropology point of view, to generate ambits of discussion in which the educational neuroscience can contribute into the context of COVID-19 pandemic and pospandemic. Subject: The context of the COVID-19 pandemic has made it possible to put in tension issues that were pending on the global agenda. Among these issues, the importance of the human being as part of the ecosystem with which they maintain co-construction relationships is not minor. Situated educational neuroscience is a tool that can bring valuable contributions to the discussion to collaborate in addressing this tension. Development: We organize de argumentation in four sections: 1. The opportunity the anthropause posts to the humankind and its relations with their environment, 2. The role that studies on behaviour and evolution have on this opportunity, 3. The contribution of a situated educational neuroscience as a framework and transdiscipline which works on translational research in this context of pandemics and anthropause, and 4. The succinct presentation of two examples where we argue that a situated educational neuroscience has tools to contribute. Conclusions: We propose conclusions open to discussion where we return to the idea of a situated educational neuroscience which is committed with its context. As an approach or as a transdiscipline with translational research functions, we consider that a situated educational neuroscience contains tools that can contribute to the conversation with other sciences and disciplines and with the empirical knowledge of communities, in order to join efforts to overcome social injustices and move forward as humankind from this current pandemic situa- tion, having acquired strategies of resilience that can serve to deal with other persistent and future situations.

The clinical trial of patients improved from COVID-19: the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on mental health and life expectancy (single-subject study)

Background & Aims: In early January 2020, a new corona virus called corona was identified as an infectious agent by the World Health Organization and caused a viral pneumonia outbreak, the first of which was reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The virus has so far infected most countries in the world and has become a global problem. By this time in December 2021, about 265 million people in the world have been infected with this virus and 5 million 270 thousand people have died from this disease. According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of this disease is still increasing and will become the third leading cause of death in the world by 2030. This disease has a special complexity and has multiple dimensions and consequences that have caused many problems in the field of health, social and economic as well as psychological for people. The emergence of this disease is now a public health crisis. According to this research, exposure to news and restrictions caused by this disease can lead to many mental health problems. In fact, one of the situations that puts a lot of stress on people during the outbreak of covid 19 disease is the inability to predict and uncertainty about the control and end of the disease. Mental health is defined as a harmonious and harmonious behavior with society, recognizing and accepting social realities, the power to adapt to them and meeting one's balanced needs and is an important factor for the health of society. The prevalence of the disease can also increase feelings of loneliness, decrease social support, feelings of fear and anxiety to clinical stress and anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with the disease, and decreased life expectancy. One of the hopeful factors is health and the disease can cause despair, fear and even despair of the patient. The outbreak of a disease has a much deeper and wider impact and affects not only the affected community and relatives, but the entire community. Because everyone finds themselves at risk, and therefore people's feel of safe and healthy changes, and this situation causes people to despair. Hope is the capacity to imagine the ability to create paths to desirable goals and to imagine the motivation to move in those paths. Hope predicts physical and mental health such as positive response to medical interventions, mental health, effective getting along, and health-promoting behaviors. Covid 19 disease can also lead to psychological problems due to its infectious nature and unpredictable nature. In this regard, various researchers consider the implementation of public health policies, including areas related to individual and collective mental health in accordance with the different stages of the epidemic of this disease is very necessary. Mindfulness can be an effective tool for achieving peace of mind and body that helps people become aware of their current feelings. Mindfulness-based interventions are considered as one of the third generation or third wave cognitive-behavioral therapies. Mindfulness is a form of meditation rooted in Eastern religious teachings and rituals, especially Buddhism. Segal has defined mindfulness as paying attention to specific and purposeful ways, in the present time, without judgment or prejudice. Linhan stressed for the first time the need to pay attention to mindfulness as one of the essential components of psychological therapy. Mindfulness requires the development of three components: judgment avoidance, purposeful awareness, and focus on the present moment. Focusing on the present and processing all aspects of the above experience makes one aware of the daily activities and automatic functioning of the mind in the past and future world and he controls emotions, thoughts, and physical states through moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts. As a result, it is released from the everyday and automatic mind focused on the past and the future. Although general vaccination has reduced the virus in some countries, including Iran, and reduced the number of infected people, a large num

Taking on the "new normal”: emerging psychologists' reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic

PurposeCoronavirus (COVID-19) rapidly became the "new normal” with profound implications for everyone's daily life. In this paper, emerging psychologists from diverse cultural backgrounds discuss four main ways in which COVID-19 impacted diverse psychological populations.Design/methodology/approachThis paper was written as a reflection on how COVID-19 has impacted diverse psychological populations using authors' academic and personal experiences.FindingsFirst, the authors explore inaccessible populations with a focus on domestic violence victims living in rural areas. Second, the authors consider consequences of social isolation with a focus on remote workers. Third, the authors investigate the consequences of public (dis)trust in the pandemic with a focus on migrant worker communities. Finally, the authors discuss pandemic-relevant subcultures with a focus on "anti-vaxxers”.Social implicationsThe paper concludes with a discussion of negative implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on diverse psychological populations, both for the present and the future, and ends with an action plan of possible interventions to overcome these limitations.Originality/valueOverall, the current paper provides a broad overview of how the pandemic has shaped and will continue to shape diverse psychological populations.

Evaluation of the level of satisfaction of patients hospitalized in the COVID-19 wards of the affiliated hospitals of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in the years 2020-2021, a cross-sectional study

Introduction: Today, the coronavirus has covered the whole world and has affected not only the body of the patients but also their psyche. Patient satisfaction is one of the quality indicators of health care in medical centers in all countries. The present study investigated the level of patients hospitalized in the wards of Covid-19 hospitals affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences from December 21, 2020, to June 21, 2021. Materials and Methods: The present study was cross-sectional-analytical and included the evaluation of the level of satisfaction with the services provided to 194 patients with covid-19 hospitalized in affiliated hospitals of Zahedan city from December 21, 2020, to June 21, 2021. The sampling method was easy and accessible. To collect information, a questionnaire including questions to measure the level of satisfaction of the patients was prepared and provided to the patients. The questionnaire consisted of two parts;one part included personal information, including age, gender, marital status, level of education, and the department and hospital where the people were admitted. The second part included questions about the patient's level of satisfaction with the services and conditions of the hospital and the department where they were admitted. Statistical analysis was done using an independent t-test, Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, or Kruskal-Wallis Statistical analysis was done using IMB SPSS V20.0 software, and an alpha error value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: A total of 194 people were included in the study. The highest level of satisfaction was related to the speed of file filing and the guidance of the receptionist (78.9%), the lighting of the room (77.3%), the behavior and attitude of the nurses (69.1%), and the quality of the hospital food (60.3%). Also, the lowest level of satisfaction was related to the cooling and heating system of the room (13.9%), facilities and facilities of the room (6.7%), and hygiene and cleanliness of different parts of the department (2.6%). Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between insurance, marriage, and gender with the level of patient satisfaction. But a meaningful relationship between education, ward, and hospital with the level of patient satisfaction has been observed. Considering the average level of patient satisfaction, to reach a high level of happiness, it is possible to take steps to improve the quality of medical and non-medical services and increase the satisfaction of patients by strengthening the positive points and also analyzing cases of patient dissatisfaction.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreaks, Vaccination, Politics and Society: The Continuing Challenge

This books comprises of 24 chapters by experts from developed and developing countries. The book cover Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK and England, USA, West Africa, and Zambia. © TheEditor(s) (ifapplicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021, 2022.

Psychological factors influencing pro-enviromental attitudes in children

One of the main requirements of modern society, and for the sake of its survival, is the formation of socially responsible behavior towards the greatly endangered environment. Every day we are faced with the problems of pollution, global warming, depletion of the ozone layer and many others. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to influence the youngest generations to develop attitudes that will develop a high awareness of the need to protect nature and how to treat it. In this sense, today, and for the sake of the future, we must actively work on the development of pro-environmental attitudes in children, which would manifest themselves in pro-environmental behavior tomorrow. The development of this cognitive component, that is, the attitude requires the society to instil in the child knowledge about nature, its benefits, but also its demands and the inseparability of man from it, which affects the child's affective relationship towards it, the feeling of attachment to the environment that becomes an integral part of values. With their conative component, attitudes also initiate individuals to act. This especially necessary during the current COVID-19 pandemic and the unresolved question of the origin of the virus. Was it created artificially in laboratories or is it of natural origin, as nature's response to man's relationship to it. Some studies show that children in the first grades of elementary school understand the phenomenon of environmental pollution, they even know about different types of pollution, but they still do not understand the causes of these events. Therefore, although there is not much research dealing with this problem, we consider it important to analyse current knowledge about the psychological factors influencing the development of pro-environmental attitudes in children.

Investigating the behavioral adaptation model of tourism business owners in Kermanshah province facing COVID-19 outbreak

It is obvious that the Covid-19 virus outbreak crisis has had many negative effects on tourism businesses worldwide;Therefore, it is necessary to study the adaptation behaviors to this crisis in order to reduce its adverse effects leading to manage the adaptive behaviors of this crisis by sharing experiences and to ensure the continuity of tourism businesses in times of crisis. The current study aims to investigate the behavioral adaptation model of tourism business owners in Kermanshah Province facing COVID-19 crisis. The population of this study includes business owners in the field of tourism in Kermanshah Province. Purposeful snowball sampling was used to select the interviewees. Sampling was continued until theoretical saturation was reached. In this study, theoretical saturation was obtained by examining 38 samples from the mentioned population. Data collection was done through open (unstructured) questionnaires, in-depth individual interviews, note-taking, document review, or often a combination of these methods. The results obtained from the research data in the open, axial and selective coding process were extracted and classified in the form of concepts. Based on the data;a "model of behavioral adaptation of tourism business owners in the face of the Covid-19 crisis" was designed and presented. In general, the results showed that the behaviors included two categories of reactive adaptive behaviors and planned adaptive behaviors that reactive adaptive behaviors are the basis for the destruction of businesses in the long run and planned adaptive behaviors paves the way for the growth and development of businesses in the long run. It is suggested that policymakers try to reduce reactive behaviors and improve planned behaviors in order to grow and develop businesses in the long run by adopting correct and principled policies.

Investigation the factors affecting risk-taking behavior in the forest products sector (TR42 level 2 region)

Since the forest products industry is a labor-intensive that should be considered important in terms of occupational accidents and diseases. In the forest products industry sector, there is a high potential for the emergence of negativities in terms of occupational health and safety due to the working environment's mechanical, physical, and environmental factors. It will be possible to prevent occupational accidents and diseases by taking the necessary precautions for occupational health and safety in working environments. This study is aimed to examine the factors affecting risk-taking behavior from the perspective of blue-collar (employee) and white-collar (manager) workers in forest products industry sectors operating in the TR42 Level 2 region. For this purpose, 148 different enterprises with 10 or more employees for the forest products industry in the study region and 10835 employees with the number of employees in these enterprises consisted of the universe of the study. Due to the pandemic (Covid-19) process in 2020, 687 participants from a total of 64 different businesses, 36 and 28 of them from furniture and wood & cork products businesses, respectively, were reached through face-to-face interviews. Questionnaires were used as a data collection tool in the study. As a result, white-collar workers think that blue-collar workers tend to take more risks, more importance is given to security-related issues within the enterprise, and working conditions are better within the enterprise. This study will provide guiding information to understand the factors affecting the risk-taking behavior of both white-collar and blue-collar workers.

Special Issue: Motorcycle tourism. (Special Issue: Motorcycle tourism.)

This special issue consists of eight articles addressing different aspects of motorcycle tourism, including: the role of the psychological construct of flow in shaping motorcycle tourism behaviour;the holiday preferences and travel behaviour of motorcyclists;the adventure character of motorcycle tourism;the influence of motorcycle group membership on travel motivators;and e-scooter usage and mobility behaviour during the COVID-19 crisis and their implication for tourism.

A 1:1 ratio case-control study on coronavirus disease 2019

Objective: To compare the characteristics of COVID-19 patients and healthy people, including living habits, living environment etc. so as to provide evidence for policy making in disease control.

Psychometric development and validation of ostracism experience scale (OES): across sample of young adults from Pakistan

Purpose: Ostracism is being socially ignored or excluded by others. Ostracism leads to serious psychological distress and health issues in the young adults being ostracized. However, there are no psychometrically designed instruments to measure this phenomenon in young adults. This study aims to develop a scale that measures ostracism efficiently and establishes the scale's psychometric properties. Design/methodology/approach: The research design used for the study is "a mixed-method study using non-experimental research with an exploratory sequential approach and instrument development design." For the formation of the item pool, theoretical evidence was collected and focus group discussions were conducted. Afterward, content validity was established with the help of subject matter experts, followed by Velicer's minimum average partial method and maximum likelihood factor analysis to form the instrument's factorial structure. Findings: Velicer's minimum average partial method and maximum likelihood factor analysis made two factors as follows: ostracism experience and psychological effect. The instrument developed has a high value of alpha reliability i.e. a = 0.97 and a = 0.96, a = 0.92 for the subscales, respectively. Research limitations/implications: The sample used for the research was enough to run the analysis, but future studies can go for a more extensive and more diverse sample. The sample was based solely on university students. The current research focused only on the target of the phenomenon, and the whole research process was conducted online because of the Covid-19 pandemic going on. The scale developed can be used in several settings to find out if the individual is being ostracized or not. Practical implications: The scale's most important implication is in the colleges and universities where young adults are found and face this problem daily. Likewise, psychologists can also use it in clinical settings. The other important implication of this scale is that it is opening a route to future research as different variables can be studied in ostracism such as depression, physical health and anxiety. Social implications: Ostracism is a hidden evil in societies that is not usually talked about. When people are not given equal importance in groups or settings, it leads to serious psychological issues in those individuals. This scale will in the identification of the problem that will lead to a proper solution to this evil. Originality/value: This work is original and not copied from anywhere. The research was conducted with the sole purpose of developing a scale on the ostracism experiences in young adults. The data is collected in the form of online surveys. The current scale is an attempt at developing a more reliable and valid scale that can be used in social settings.

Fear of COVID-19 and alienation in sports: a study on hockey athletes

The Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the whole world in the same time period, also deeply affected the perception and behavior patterns of sports participants. People have been subjected to great anxiety and fear with the epidemic. This situation has caused people to become alienated from each other and their surroundings. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between fear of Covid-19 and alienation in sports. The universe of the research consists of hockey athletes participating in the U15 Women-Men Democracy and National Union Turkey Hockey Championship, which is in the annual activity program of the Turkish Hockey. The sample group consists of a total of 165 hockey athletes, including 68 women and 97 men, who have agreed to participate in the study entirely on a voluntary basis from among these athletes. Descriptive statistics were conducted to determine the level of fear of Covid-19 and alienation of hockey athletes in sports. The homogeneity of the data was checked, the Independent Samples t test was used for binary comparisons, One-Way Anova was used for multiple comparisons, and the Tukey tests were used to determine the source of the difference. In the context of the relational model, the correlation method was applied We express the findings reached as a result of the research.;It was found that there were no significant differences between the fear of Covid-19 and alienation in sports according to age and sports experience variables, there were significant changes in the level of fear of Covid-19 in the gender variable of hockey players and athletes had an average score near the intermediate level on both scales. As a result, it has been determined that there is no correlation dec fear of Covid-19 and alienation in sports in this research.

Preventive behaviors along the rural-urban continuum in Utah during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Special Issue: Space, place, and COVID-19.)

Rural individuals and places face major vulnerabilities in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet how and why rural residents adopted preventive behaviors as a result is not well understood. Using cross-sectional data from an online panel survey of Utahans along the rural-urban continuum collected in June of 2020, we find that, overall, rural Utahans were less likely than their more urban counterparts to adopt preventive behaviors. Those who perceived less risk, knew someone sick with COVID-19, thought former President Trump was doing a good job handling the pandemic, had false optimism about the pandemic, had less formal education, and belonged to a lower economic class, were also less likely to adjust some of their behaviors. Given that COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread, and because other viral outbreaks are likely, a better understanding of preventive behavior along the rural-urban continuum and what shapes it is essential for health-related policymaking including encouraging vaccine uptake.

SAHM 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, 10-12 March 2021

This proceedings contains 112 s that discuss the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults, highlighting the need for strategic information for future global initiatives in adolescent health, behavioral sciences to public health and policy, with a particular focus adverse effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics on adolescent health.

Changes in post-pandemic travelling behaviour. What are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' travelling interests?

The novel Coronavirus has led to devastating tragedies, creating a worldwide crisis upon economy and society. Starting from people suffering from illness, deaths, unemployment up until poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic can be considered one of the darkest periods of the world's history. More broadly, the virus has transformed our everyday lifestyles, inter-human interactions, dynamics of life and last but not least, perceptions upon travelling. The tourism sector has been tremendously affected by the expansion of the virus, with hundreds of countries closing borders, introduction of numerous travel restrictions and suspended flights. Restrictions, regulations and the fear of not getting infected with the new virus have created chaos and considerably changed the way individuals currently perceive travelling. Our study takes a demand-side perspective in order to determine changes in travelling behaviours of individuals, by focusing on students, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study acts as a pilot test and aims at offering guidance for the tourism sector in elaborating and adapting to changing demands on the market. For this purpose, we have collected primary data by distributing a survey among students studying at Universities in Romania. Results have been analysed and compared with relevant literature research. Findings reveal the importance of rate of infection, possible occurring restrictions and costs as being critical when choosing travel destinations during pandemic. Conclusions demonstrate that there is a high need for strong collaboration and cooperation between governments and tourism agencies and businesses. We propose tourism organisations to direct their promotions upon relaxing and safe destinations, at a domestic level in a first phase, followed by international alternatives. We consider that competition can take a backseat during these tough periods and make room for collaborative behaviours and partnerships for the industry to survive.

Evaluation of oral hygiene habits and periodontal disease according to the COVID-19 history by teledentistry: a cross-sectional study

Objective: To evaluate oral hygiene habits and periodontal disease status with teledentistry and to compare oral hygiene and periodontal disease status according to the COVID-19 history. Materials and Methods: Patients who had applied to our faculty before the pandemic and were reached via teledentistry were included. A questionnaire consisting of 4 sections and 25 questions was administered through telephone conversation. Demographic information, medical history, smoking habits, and COVID-19 history (with [COVID(+)] or without COVID-19 [COVID(-)]) were questioned in the first section, while dental hygiene (DH), environmental dental hygiene (EH), history of periodontal disease (PH) were evaluated in the next three sections. The answers were scored in a way that increased values symbolize negative attitude. Taking into account the minimum and maximum values that can be obtained from the sum of the scores;DH, EH and PH scales with low, medium and high value ranges were created. The groups were compared in terms of the mean value from the scales and the distribution in the scale ranges.