Thriving through relationships

Thriving through relationships.

The specific pathways through which close relationships promote optimal well-being are not well understood. We describe a model (building on attachment theory's notion of safe haven and secure base support) that explains how close relationships promote thriving. This model defines thriving, identifies distinct contexts through which individuals may thrive (life adversity and life opportunities ...

A new look at social support: a theoretical perspective on thriving through relationships.

Close and caring relationships are undeniably linked to health and well-being at all stages in the life span. Yet the specific pathways through which close relationships promote optimal well-being are not well understood. In this article, we present a model of thriving through relationships to provide a theoretical foundation for identifying the specific interpersonal processes that underlie th...

Energizing Social Interactions at Work: An Exploration of Relationships that Generate Employee and Organizational Thriving

A company’s greatest asset is its people provided they are fully engaged. In our increasingly service-based economies, social relationships and swift coordination among employees are the means by which a lot of work gets done. Thus, whether organizations and their employees flourish or languish largely depends on the quality of the social connections they nurture. The quality of the workplace c...

Thriving On Adaptability

Medication noncompliance--a thriving problem.

A study was conducted among out-patients attending the Melaka Tengah Health Clinic to determine their compliance status towards antihypertensive, antidiabetic and antiasthmatic drugs. A total of 585 patients were enrolled in this study. Assessment of compliance was carried out using pill-counting and house-to-house interviews 14 days from the date of medication dispensed at the counter. The non...