The benefits of ethnic activity group participation on older immigrant well-being and host country adjustment

Drawing on acculturation and social identity literatures, the present research extends on initial work on social group connectedness among older immigrants to examine in a quasi-experimental study the well-being benefits of participating in heritage culture groups. Older immigrant clients (N = 66) of six aged-care agencies in Australia were given diary booklets in which to complete a set of measures on selected days when they did or did not attend the agencies’ heritage culture group activities, over a 2-month period. Results showed that heritage group participation reduced loneliness and increased well-being. Future research should replicate and extend these findings to assist our understanding of how heritage culture group participation aids first-generation older immigrants with aging successfully in a foreign land.     

The effectiveness of a 17-week lifestyle intervention on health behaviors among airline pilots during COVID-19

PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a 17-week, 3-component lifestyle intervention for enhancing health behaviors during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.MethodsA parallel-group (intervention and control) study was conducted amongst 79 airline pilots over a 17-week period during the COVID-19 pandemic. The intervention group (n = 38) received a personalized sleep, dietary, and physical activity (PA) program. The control group (n = 41) received no intervention. Outcome measures for sleep, fruit and vegetable intake, PA, and subjective health were measured though an online survey before and after the 17-week period. The changes in outcome measures were used to determine the efficacy of the intervention.ResultsSignificant main effects for time × group were found for International Physical Activity Questionnaire-walk (p = 0.02) and for all other outcome measures (p < 0.01). The intervention group significantly improved in sleep duration (p < 0.01; d = 1.35), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score (p < 0.01; d = 1.14), moderate-to-vigorous PA (p < 0.01; d = 1.44), fruit and vegetable intake (p < 0.01; d = 2.09), Short Form 12v2 physical score (p < 0.01; d = 1.52), and Short Form 12v2 mental score (p < 0.01; d = 2.09). The control group showed significant negative change for sleep duration, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score, and Short Form 12v2 mental score (p < 0.01).ConclusionResults provide preliminary evidence that a 3-component healthy sleep, eating, and PA intervention elicit improvements in health behaviors and perceived subjective health in pilots and may improve quality of life during an unprecedented global pandemic.     

The trajectory of the “Third World” in early modern Chinese thought

In this essay, I trace two aspects of the thought on the “Third World” in early modern China: how to understand the world revolution, and how to create a new China. While focusing on two trendy notions at that time, i.e. “Chinese revolution” (Zhongguo geming), and “nong country” (nongguo), I argue that the thought on the “Third World” in early modern China breaks free of the shackle of fashionable theories and draws upon local circumstances and China’s own repertoire of power when exploring an ideal of a new world. While the difficulty in confronting the “Third World” consciousness in today’s China is still overwhelming, the fact that we now remember “the spirit of Bandong” signals some progress.     

大学生健康运动新模式

从增质到健身,从显性到隐性课程开发的教改实践中研究我国高校体育向着健康转移的思路、理念及其发展方向;探索改变校园体育文化与运动的成份、内核及其价值取向;创新发展健康运动的育人目标、序列及其模式,把充满生机、适应校园环境、满足体育需求的健康运动推向教学改革的繁荣市场。     

“健康中国”视域下体育的价值定位、历史使命及其实现路径——基于习近平治国理政的思想与战略

摘要：“健康中国”是习近平治国理政的思想和战略体系之一,其对体育全面承担健康治理工程做出了明确布局。鉴于此,主要采用文献资料法、制度分析法等研究方法,基于习近平治国理政新理念新思想新战略,以“健康中国”建设中的体育发展为研究对象,对“健康中国”的体育使命及其实现的路径进行了探究。研究认为：在新的历史起点,体育应主动承担起相应的使命,才能基于社会整体的健康治理构建自身的动力系统;在“健康中国”的建设过程中,体育的使命是多元、跨界和协同的,主要包括惠民使命、经济使命、文化使命、政治使命和生态使命;以上5个使命实现的关键路径有：树立中国特色社会主义的体育思想、创建和完善体育跨界发展的制度体系、重塑运动项目的健康促进体系和建立互联网的体育科技创新平台。研究目的在于为健康中国建设中的体育事业发展提供理论依据。     

“健康中国2030”背景下群众体育中“另类”健身的成因、消极影响与治理路径

运用文献资料法、访谈法、现场调查等研究方法,对群众体育发展过程中出现的"另类"健身方式进行分析,主要结论:身体健康需求与体育健身知识匮乏的矛盾、现代体育在群众体育健身活动中指导不足、中国传统文化的长期影响和学校体育工作开展不力造成群众体育中出现"另类"健身行为。造成的消极影响主要是民众身体素质的下降和异化体育的核心价值。建议:普及体育科学文化,增加民众体育素养;加强社会风气引导,培育健康生活方式;发掘传统中医中药,充实学校体育课程;保障体育活动安全,提升公共服务质量;开展体育攻坚扶贫,推动民众科学健身。     

鄂西土家族民间信仰的军事学分析

从军事学的视角,对鄂西土家族民间信仰中的巫术崇拜、白虎崇拜、英雄崇拜作分析解读,可以看出鄂西土家族文化现象中蕴含有丰富的军事斗争因素,折射出土家族崇武善战、不屈不挠的民族性格。     

论科学发展观视野下的统一战线工作

科学发展观将以人为本的发展理念与构建和谐社会以及党的先进性建设紧密联系起来,确立了发展的主题、核心与保障,从而开创了中国特色社会主义事业的新局面.科学发展观要求新时期统战工作必须围绕构建和谐社会的主题,贯彻以人为本的原则,通过加强党的先进性建设,提高党的执政能力,通过推进多党合作的制度建设,夯实发展的政治基础.     

佤族“父子连名”制考

姓氏,是人类各民族历史发展过程中形成的一种特殊的文化符号,含有多种文化要素。通过对姓氏源流演变的研究,对历史长河中至今还遗留下来的一些重大课题,如:民族识别、民族关系、民族文化特色、民族融合等问题的研究有重要意义。例如:佤族的姓氏——"父子连名"在中国56个民族中就是一个历史之谜,它是怎样形成的?它与"南诏国"时期彝语支系的先民有无亲缘关系?这些都是学术界长期关注的重要课题。对上述课题的探索,将对古代云南民族的识别和文物族属的鉴定以及人类姓氏文化的研究有着特殊的作用。     

浅析三人制篮球运动的健身价值

随着我国《全民健身计划纲要》的颁布,健身活动的普及,三人制篮球运动开始在我国蓬勃发展起来。本文从三人制篮球运动的起源、三人制篮球运动在我国的开展现状及在青少年学生中的普及状况、三人制与五人制篮球运动的比较、三人制篮球运动具有的新体育运动特征等方面分析三人制篮球运动的健身价值及其发展趋势,以求明确三人制篮球运动健身存在的现实意义,并为三人制篮球运动健身的发展提供新的思路与见解。