Wellbeing, Space and Society Journal
@wssjournal.bsky.social
Wellbeing, Space & Society is an interdisciplinary journal concerned with the role that space and place play in shaping wellbeing #WSS
🚽 In a world that’s constantly changing, one thing remains essential: we’ll always need the toilet.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚽 In a world that’s constantly changing, one thing remains essential: we’ll always need the toilet.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
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We have a new paper in @wssjournal.bsky.social: “Caring with: positioning social support in landscapes of care.”
It argues that social support is central to sustaining informal dementia care, reshaping how care is organised and experienced.
Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It argues that social support is central to sustaining informal dementia care, reshaping how care is organised and experienced.
Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Caring with: positioning social support in landscapes of care
Informal caring is often framed as an individualised activity, with support networks positioned as peripheral rather than integral to sustaining care.…
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August 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We have a new paper in @wssjournal.bsky.social: “Caring with: positioning social support in landscapes of care.”
It argues that social support is central to sustaining informal dementia care, reshaping how care is organised and experienced.
Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It argues that social support is central to sustaining informal dementia care, reshaping how care is organised and experienced.
Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🎉 New publication! “Relationship between subjective wellbeing, personality traits, and lifestyle migration in Japan” is out in Wellbeing, Space & Society (doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...).
Thanks to co-authors, family and WSS!
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#Wellbeing #LifestyleMigration #Personality #Japan
Thanks to co-authors, family and WSS!
@wssjournal.bsky.social
#Wellbeing #LifestyleMigration #Personality #Japan
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🎉 New publication! “Relationship between subjective wellbeing, personality traits, and lifestyle migration in Japan” is out in Wellbeing, Space & Society (doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...).
Thanks to co-authors, family and WSS!
@wssjournal.bsky.social
#Wellbeing #LifestyleMigration #Personality #Japan
Thanks to co-authors, family and WSS!
@wssjournal.bsky.social
#Wellbeing #LifestyleMigration #Personality #Japan
Drawing on ethnographic research the authors of the paper titled “Strengthening Community Ties in South Africa: Tackling Food Insecurity and Structural Challenges through Community-Led Initiatives” explore community-based initiatives that demonstrate how residents leverage social networks
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Drawing on ethnographic research the authors of the paper titled “Strengthening Community Ties in South Africa: Tackling Food Insecurity and Structural Challenges through Community-Led Initiatives” explore community-based initiatives that demonstrate how residents leverage social networks
The authors of the paper titled “Sexual consent education among youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: Findings from an arts-based and qualitative study” explored homeless youth experiences of sexual consent and violence, & the potential of arts-based approaches
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The authors of the paper titled “Sexual consent education among youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: Findings from an arts-based and qualitative study” explored homeless youth experiences of sexual consent and violence, & the potential of arts-based approaches
🌍✨ Calling all researchers! We’re seeking submissions that tackle pressing societal issues and explore the vital connections between space, society, and wellbeing.
Submit your papers (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...!
#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
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#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🌍✨ Calling all researchers! We’re seeking submissions that tackle pressing societal issues and explore the vital connections between space, society, and wellbeing.
Submit your papers (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...!
#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
Submit your papers (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...!
#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
New research published in Wellbeing, Space and Society has concluded that a third of children do not play outdoors after school, which may have implications for their health and wellbeing.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
New research published in Wellbeing, Space and Society has concluded that a third of children do not play outdoors after school, which may have implications for their health and wellbeing.
To read the full paper, click here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
To read the full paper, click here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Join us in congratulating Dr. Susan J Elliott, 2025 inductee to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join us in congratulating Dr. Susan J Elliott, 2025 inductee to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
Thank you to all for submitting your research to WSS. We have seen a substantial increase in the number of submissions and we are thrilled! And a big thank you to our reviewers, who continue to dedicate their time & expertise to ensuring the quality & integrity of the journal.
#WSS #ThankYou
#WSS #ThankYou
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Dr. Susan J Elliott, co-editor-in-chief of Wellbeing, Space and Society, will be giving a keynote lecture (titled “Women, water and wellbeing in the face of climate change: what’s violence got to do with it?”) at the International Conference on Conflict and Violence Research 2025
September 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Dr. Susan J Elliott, co-editor-in-chief of Wellbeing, Space and Society, will be giving a keynote lecture (titled “Women, water and wellbeing in the face of climate change: what’s violence got to do with it?”) at the International Conference on Conflict and Violence Research 2025
Read Dr. Bryan Smale, Dr. Jeffrey Wilson, and Nnamdi Akubueze’s paper on the determinants and mitigating factors of loneliness among older adults by clicking here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #olderadults #loneliness
#WSS #wellbeing #olderadults #loneliness
Exploring the determinants and mitigating factors of loneliness among older adults
This study presents the results of an analysis of selected risk factors associated with loneliness and the effectiveness of mitigating factors in buff…
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September 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Read Dr. Bryan Smale, Dr. Jeffrey Wilson, and Nnamdi Akubueze’s paper on the determinants and mitigating factors of loneliness among older adults by clicking here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #olderadults #loneliness
#WSS #wellbeing #olderadults #loneliness
🔬📢 Calling all health systems researchers!
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
August 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🔬📢 Calling all health systems researchers!
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
Authors Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto, Víctor Corral-Verdugo, Nadia Saraí Corral-Frías investigate the role of self-care as part of a network of behaviors that help to maintain a positive family environment and wellbeing. To read this top-cited paper:
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August 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Authors Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto, Víctor Corral-Verdugo, Nadia Saraí Corral-Frías investigate the role of self-care as part of a network of behaviors that help to maintain a positive family environment and wellbeing. To read this top-cited paper:
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Titled, “The need to change the narrative, to change the context: Urban Indigenous women surviving-or-thriving responses to stressors” this paper explores the life stressors and coping strategies used by Indigenous women.
To read the paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#WSS #research
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#WSS #research
July 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Titled, “The need to change the narrative, to change the context: Urban Indigenous women surviving-or-thriving responses to stressors” this paper explores the life stressors and coping strategies used by Indigenous women.
To read the paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#WSS #research
To read the paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#WSS #research
One of our highly cited papers, titled “Ambiguous loss of home: Syrian refugees and the process of losing and remaking home” examines social-relational dimensions of change & loss following experiences of political terror, war & forced migration
Ambiguous loss of home: Syrian refugees and the process of losing and remaking home
This constructivist-interpretive study examines social-relational dimensions of change and loss following experiences of political terror, war and for…
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July 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One of our highly cited papers, titled “Ambiguous loss of home: Syrian refugees and the process of losing and remaking home” examines social-relational dimensions of change & loss following experiences of political terror, war & forced migration
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives globally, but how did African immigrants in the U.S. navigate isolation and social distancing? To learn more, read one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s top cited papers: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
July 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives globally, but how did African immigrants in the U.S. navigate isolation and social distancing? To learn more, read one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s top cited papers: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
One of our highly cited papers focuses how young adult experience their neighbourhood & how these experiences may be linked with their sense of loneliness, or their sense of social connectedness. To read this paper, click: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
One of our highly cited papers focuses how young adult experience their neighbourhood & how these experiences may be linked with their sense of loneliness, or their sense of social connectedness. To read this paper, click: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
Meet Dr. Bower, one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s Early Career Editorial Board Member. Dr. Bower is a Senior Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney.
#WSS #editorialboard #research
#WSS #editorialboard #research
June 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Meet Dr. Bower, one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s Early Career Editorial Board Member. Dr. Bower is a Senior Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney.
#WSS #editorialboard #research
#WSS #editorialboard #research
Did you know that urban public spaces are essential for our physical and mental wellbeing? While research shows their benefits, there’s still a gap in understanding their role in rapidly growing cities of the Global South.
May 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Did you know that urban public spaces are essential for our physical and mental wellbeing? While research shows their benefits, there’s still a gap in understanding their role in rapidly growing cities of the Global South.
One of our most frequently papers, titled “Self-reported participation in outdoor and nature-based recreation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic supports psychological health and well-being,” (…)
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#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic #journal #health
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#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic #journal #health
Self-reported participation in outdoor and nature-based recreation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic supports psychological health and well-being
Restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered daily lives and affected human health and well-being. Outdoor and nature-base…
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May 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One of our most frequently papers, titled “Self-reported participation in outdoor and nature-based recreation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic supports psychological health and well-being,” (…)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic #journal #health
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#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic #journal #health
One of our highly cited papers, titled “Impact of low-cost urban green space intervention wellbeing behaviours in older adults: a natural experimental study” assesses the impact of low-cost physical changes to four urban amenity green spaces on older adults’ wellbeing behaviours in the UK
Impact of a low-cost urban green space intervention on wellbeing behaviours in older adults: A natural experimental study
This study assessed the impact of low-cost physical changes to four urban amenity green spaces on older adults’ wellbeing behaviours (people taking no…
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May 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
One of our highly cited papers, titled “Impact of low-cost urban green space intervention wellbeing behaviours in older adults: a natural experimental study” assesses the impact of low-cost physical changes to four urban amenity green spaces on older adults’ wellbeing behaviours in the UK
A highly cited publication from Wellbeing, Space and Society theorises climate anxiety as an emergent form of posthuman knowledge. To read this paper by Authors Candice Boyd, Hester Parr, Christopher Philo, click here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#research #climate #WSS #highlycited
#research #climate #WSS #highlycited
Climate anxiety as posthuman knowledge
The American Psychological Association defines ‘climate anxiety’ or ‘eco-anxiety’ as a chronic fear of environmental doom (Clayton et al., 2017, p.68 …
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April 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A highly cited publication from Wellbeing, Space and Society theorises climate anxiety as an emergent form of posthuman knowledge. To read this paper by Authors Candice Boyd, Hester Parr, Christopher Philo, click here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#research #climate #WSS #highlycited
#research #climate #WSS #highlycited
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In @wssjournal.bsky.social, Cleothia Frazier finds perceived neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased anxiety and externalized anger, suggesting older adults’ perceptions of physical neighborhood stressors can have a deleterious impact on emotional health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
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April 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In @wssjournal.bsky.social, Cleothia Frazier finds perceived neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased anxiety and externalized anger, suggesting older adults’ perceptions of physical neighborhood stressors can have a deleterious impact on emotional health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
Meet Emal Ahmad Hussainzad, a PhD student at Wuhan University. Emal’s research focuses on the intersection of architecture and well-being, particularly in informal settlements (click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws... to read Emal’s recently published paper in Wellbeing, Space and Society!).
April 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Meet Emal Ahmad Hussainzad, a PhD student at Wuhan University. Emal’s research focuses on the intersection of architecture and well-being, particularly in informal settlements (click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws... to read Emal’s recently published paper in Wellbeing, Space and Society!).