Scientific publications
Latest scientific publications from the Oxford Human-Nature Health Research Platform, University of Oxford
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Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing): a framework to guide innovation and research
Converging ecological and social crises have exposed the limits of prevailing models of human progress, highlighting the need for more inclusive and interdisciplinary approaches to advancing wellbeing and flourishing across human and non-human life. In this Personal View, we propose an ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) approach, whereby one’s own human flourishing is pursued along with that of natural ecosystems and their collective and individual constituents.
Mechanisms underpinning flourishing at the interface of humans and other natural entities: an umbrella review
Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) describes the interconnected flourishing of human and non-human natural entities. Despite existing conceptual frameworks, translation into practice remains inadequate owing to insufficient synthesis of empirically tested mechanisms driving change across human and ecological systems. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews examining mechanisms at the e-co-flourishing interface.
Merging Minds: The Conceptual and Ethical Impacts of Emerging Technologies for Collective Minds
A growing number of technologies are currently being developed to improve and distribute thinking and decision-making.
Young people’s sense of agency and responsibility towards promoting mental health in Brazil: a reflexive thematic analysis
This study investigated how Brazilian young people perceive their role in promoting and supporting their peer community’s mental health and well-being, and the conditions and contexts influencing their engagement.
Cadê o Kauê? Co-design and acceptability testing of a chat-story aimed at enhancing youth participation in the promotion of mental health in Brazil
Adolescent mental health is vital for public health, yet many interventions fail to recognise adolescents as proactive community contributors.
Flourishing, Mental Health Professionals and the Role of Normative Dialogue
This paper explores the dilemma faced by mental healthcare professionals in balancing treatment of mental disorders with promoting patient well-being and flourishing.
Integrating the multiple perspectives of people and nature in place-based marine spatial planning
Marine spatial planning (MSP) has emerged as a tool to enable marine ecosystem-based management that seeks to balance human demands for ocean space with environmental protection.
Online peer-led intervention to improve adolescent wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomised controlled trial
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures have posed a major risk to young people’s wellbeing, which might be ameliorated by peer-led programmes.
Tracing Tomorrow: young people’s preferences and values related to use of personal sensing to predict mental health, using a digital game methodology
Use of personal sensing to predict mental health risk has sparked interest in adolescent psychiatry, offering a potential tool for targeted early intervention.
Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review
Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) and practices have demonstrated effects in mental health and well-being, yet questions regarding the target mechanisms that drive change across the population remain unresolved.
Employee well-being outcomes from individual-level mental health interventions: Cross-sectional evidence from the United Kingdom
Initiatives that promote mental well-being are formally recommended for all British workers, with many practices targeting change in individual workers' resources.