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Cardinali, M. (author)This doctoral thesis critically examines green space characteristics and their proximity to residents in their ability to help reduce the global disease burden of non-communicable diseases. By dissecting three pivotal pathways of theorized green space health effects through increased physical activity, increased social cohesion, and reduced air...doctoral thesis 2024
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Vollebregt, Madeleine (author), Mugge, R. (author), Thürridl, Carina (author), van Dolen, Willemijn (author)Consumption is often considered important for achieving and maintaining well-being, particularly in current market societies. However, overconsumption is a significant driver of climate issues as it results in material scarcity and carbon emissions. Reduced consumption is one possible solution to environmental problems associated with climate...review 2024
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Cardinali, M. (author), Beenackers, Mariëlle A. (author), Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane (author), Bodénan, Philippe (author), Petrova, Milena Tasheva (author), van Timmeren, A. (author), Pottgiesser, U. (author)Introduction: In recent decades, there has been a rise in mental illnesses. Community infrastructures are increasingly acknowledged as important for sustaining good mental health. Moreover, green spaces are anticipated to offer advantages for both mental health and social cohesion. However, the mediating pathway between green space, social...journal article 2024
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Tao, Y. (author), van Ham, M. (author), Petrović, A. (author)Emerging longitudinal research on the relationship between commuting mode and psychological wellbeing draws exclusively from cities in developed countries and the findings are not consistent. Our study contributes to the evidence base from urban China, where rapid urban growth has raised great concerns for urbanites’ commuting problems and...journal article 2024
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Demant, Daniel (author), Byron, Paul (author), Oviedo-Trespalacios, O. (author), Saliba, Bernard (author), Newton, James D.A. (author)The digital age has amplified exposure to pornography, particularly among gay and bisexual men, intensifying the ongoing research debate surrounding its impact on well-being. We recruited 632 Australian gay and bisexual men to participate in an online survey to examine the relationship between porn use and their psychosocial/psychosexual well...journal article 2024
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Colenberg, S.E. (author)Positive social interactions and feeling connected with people around us are fundamental human needs and crucial to our well-being. This dissertation explores how interior office design could foster workers’ social well-being. The research indicates that to enhance social interactions and a sense of belonging, factors like atmosphere, diversity,...doctoral thesis 2023
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van der Lugt, P. (author)The latest generation of timber products enable complete multi storey neighbourhoods to be built from sustainably sourced softwood.<br/>This chapter explores how a large-scale transition to timber building in urban environments could contribute to solving the three major global crises we are currently facing with climate, natural resources, and...book chapter 2023
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Psyllidis, A. (author)Can planning and design influence health and well-being in urban settings? Even though it was the public health issues faced by industrial cities that originally gave rise to the field of city planning, their paths have diverged over the years.However, how human settlements are planned, designed, and built can drastically improve or harm human...book chapter 2023
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Korenhof, Sophie A. (author), Fang, Yuan (author), Luo, Jie (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author), Raat, Hein (author), van Grieken, Amy (author)Background: Due to the aging population, there is a need for monitoring well-being and safety while living independently. A low-intrusive monitoring system is based on a person’s use of energy or water. Objective: The study's objective was to provide a systematic overview of studies that monitor the health and well-being of older people using...review 2023
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Hajdu, E. (author), Ertürkan, H. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)This paper explores the traditional distinction between problem- and possibility-driven design for promoting user well-being. Problem-driven design identifies and addresses unfulfilled needs to reduce ill-being (i.e., the first space of design for well-being), while possibility-driven design seeks to enhance well-being without addressing...conference paper 2023
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Peng, Z. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Xue, H. (author)This article presents a comprehensive review of existing literature covering the topic of mood-focused design. It delves into how designers and design researchers currently address mood in the context of experience-driven design. Using a scoping review methodology, we identified and thematically analyzed sixty-six highly relevant articles. Our...review 2023
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Tao, Y. (author), van Ham, M. (author), Petrović, A. (author), Ta, Na (author)Research on the experienced utility of commuting time is dominated by an individualistic view of choice concerning the trade-offs between long commutes and job- or housing-related benefits. The widely discussed phenomenon of the commuting paradox shows that individuals systematically report worse subjective wellbeing as commuting time...journal article 2023
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Cardinali, M. (author), Beenackers, Mariëlle A. (author), van Timmeren, A. (author), Pottgiesser, U. (author)The relationship between green spaces and health is attracting more and more societal and research interest. The research field is however still suffering from its differing monodisciplinary origins. Now in a multidisciplinary environment on its way to a truly interdisciplinary field, there is a need for a common understanding, precision in...review 2023
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Tao, Y. (author), Petrović, A. (author), van Ham, M. (author)Working from home (WFH) was prevalent among previous daily commuters during the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to continue in post-COVID-19 society. By using WFH enforced by the UK government during the pandemic as a real-world experiment, our study investigates the relationship between switching from commuting to WFH, and subjective...journal article 2023
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Barbour, N.M. (author), van Meggelen, Daphne (author)Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, student well-being was highlighted as an important public health issue. The study aims to gain insights into the exact factors that bachelor and master students from engineering fields at Delft University of Technology are impacted by. Multiple interviews were performed to identify the key areas of impact and...review 2023
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Liu, Wei (author), Lu, Hairong (author), Li, Peikai (author), van der Linden, Dimitri (author), Bakker, A.B. (author)Flow is an optimal state that contributes positively to individual well-being and performance. Despite growing evidence of its antecedents and outcomes at work, few efforts have been made to systematically examine and synthesize the extant findings to advance the theoretical and empirical development of flow. Combining different perspectives ...journal article 2023
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Schneegass, C. (author), Wilson, Max L. (author), Maior, Horia A. (author), Chiossi, Francesco (author), Cox, Anna L. (author), Wiese, Jason (author)While Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has contributed to demonstrating that physiological measures can be used to detect cognitive changes, engineering and machine learning will bring these to application in consumer wearable technology. For HCI, many open questions remain, such as: What happens when this becomes a cognitive form of personal...conference paper 2023
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Kimhur, Boram (author)Housing inequality is a growing concern in our society. In recent decades, this inequality has been exacerbated by the phenomenon of housing being financialized and commodified as a means for wealth accumulation. Management of financial institutions and housing markets has become the centre of attention in policy discussion. The questions of how...doctoral thesis 2022
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Orçun, S.E. (author)The covid-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide health crisis with a major negative impact on the subjective well-being oflarge populations. over time, people, including non-vulnerable groups such as healthy young adults, were found to entera state of languishing: neither depressed nor flourishing, but stuck in between. the current manuscript...journal article 2022
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Louwers, G.L.M. (author), Ozcan Vieira, E. (author), Van Bommel, Jasper (author), Pont, S.C. (author)Psychological needs of users as a basis for design are at the core of design practice, yet the importance of fundamental human needs when designing soundscapes has not been studied specifically. This paper investigates the relationship between nine fundamental human needs and the affective qualities and categories of soundscapes. In a free...conference paper 2022