The perceived stress of time‐pressures related to modern life in Western nations has
heightened public interest in how lifestyles can be balanced. Conditions of apparent …

Background The surgical mind is geared to make important decisions and perform highly
skilled tasks. The aim of this review is to explore the cognitive processes that link these …

Participation or involvement in everyday occupations is vital for all humans. As described by
the World Health Organization, participation has a positive influence on health and well …

This article presents a view of occupation as the principal means through which people
develop and express their personal identities. Based on a review of theory and research, it …

Occupational deprivation is a relatively new term which describes a state in which people
are precluded from opportunities to engage in occupations of meaning due to factors outside …

The concept of lifestyle balance seems to have widespread acceptance in the popular press.
The notion that certain lifestyle configurations might lend to better health, higher levels of life …

Personal Project Pursuit is the first book to feature Brian Little's highly respected personal
projects analysis (PPA), one of the pioneering theories in contemporary personality and …

This article presents the results from a longitudinal study of retirement. Data were collected
through interviews with 12 Swedish participants over a 7-year period, beginning when they …

Conventional research on gratitude has focused on the benefits of expressing or
experiencing gratitude for the individual. However, recent theory and research have …

There is growing interest in developing a conceptual understanding of the experience of
balance in everyday life, from an occupational perspective. The purpose of this study was to …