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Casebeer, Homer David (1886-1948)
No full textHomer Casebeer served as a missionary in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic prior to 25 years as director of the Spanish Division in the Bureau of Home Missions of the General Conference
Chinghai Mission (1933-1942)
No full textThe Chinghai (later Qinghai) Mission, 青海区会, was a component of the Northwest China Union Mission and encompassed all the territory in Qinghai province. It was largely inhabited by friendly nomadic Tibetans, and the road to Lhasa, capital of Tibet, led through their grazing lands and mountains. It was called Kokonor by the Tibetans and Chinghai by the Chinese. China had assumed control of Kokonor in accordance with its policy of expansion
Hainan Mission (1935-1951)
No full textThe Hainan Mission 海南区会 covered the territory of Hainan Island, off the southern coast of China, and the lower portion of the Leizhou 雷州 Peninsula, Guangdong Province. It was a sub-division of the South China Union Mission
West Kweichow Mission (1927-1945)
No full textThe West Kweichou Mission 贵(黔)西区会 originated in 1927 when a reorganization of territory took place involving the Kweichow 贵州 (later Guizhou) Province. Church leaders redrew the boundaries of the West Kweichow Mission to span portions of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan Provinces That is, the mission now included the part of Guizhou Province west of Zunyi 遵义 and Guiyang 贵阳 plus the northeast portion of neighboring Yunnan Province and the land south of the Yangztse River in Sichuan Province. The headquarters were located in the south of the newly-formed territory at Pichieh 毕节 (Bijie). The new administrative organization represented a further development in mission advance in central China, extending southwest into East Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces on the road to Yunnan Province in the extreme south
Efficacy of a Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention (The Lift Project) for Improving the Mental Health of Individuals with an Affective Mood Disorder Living in South Africa
No full textBackground: Affective disorders are becoming more pervasive worldwide, including in Southern Africa, where treating patients with these conditions is challenging due to social and financial constraints. A variety of non-pharmacological approaches including lifestyle medicine (e.g., exercise, nutrition, sleep) and positive psychology practices (e.g., gratitude, service), are effective for treating mental health (MH) conditions.
Methods: Twenty-six individuals from South Africa with a diagnosed MH condition participated in a 10-week multimodal intervention incorporating a diverse range of non-pharmacological strategies for improving MH. MH metrics were assessed pre-and post-intervention, including general MH, vitality/energy (VIT), depression, anxiety, stress, and satisfaction with life. MH and VIT were also measured weekly.
Results: Improvements were observed in all mental metrics from pre-to post-intervention: MH (59%, p \u3c 0.001, Cohen’s D = 1.36), VIT (110%, p \u3c 0.001, Cohen’s D = 1.71), depression (−46%, p \u3c 0.001, Cohen’s D = −1.06), anxiety (−48%, p \u3c 0.001, Cohen’s D = −1.21), stress (−36%, p \u3c 0.001, Cohen’s D = −1.08) and life satisfaction (23%, p \u3c 0.001, Cohen’s D = 0.66). Significant improvements in MH and VIT were observed after only 1 week of the intervention and progressively increased until the seventh week, after which further improvements were not statistically significant.
Conclusion: The findings of this cohort study indicate that a multimodal intervention that incorporates lifestyle and positive psychology practices may benefit individuals living with an affective disorder. Non-pharmacological, multimodal interventions might offer a stigma-free way of providing MH promotion and treatment at a population level
An Exploration into the Factors that Influence Parents When Choosing a Faith-Based School for Their Children: An Australian Faith-based School System Case Study
No full textThis research was borne out of curiosity concerning the reasons why more and more parents are choosing to send their children to faith-based schools in Australia’s secular society. This research aimed to shed light on this question by examining the reasons for parental school choice in four Seventh-day Adventist faith-based schools, two of which were urban, and two rural. It also sought to identify school choice differences between urban and rural, and also school choices by parents with faith affiliations and those without any faith affiliation. The literature revealed that although there is national research into school choice, there is limited research into factors that influence parents to choose faith-based schools in Australia and certainly a dearth of research that specifically relates to reasons for choosing Seventh-day Adventist faith-based schools.
This study used a mixed methods approach in its exploration of the research question. The convergent parallel design was adopted that incorporated concurrent yet separate phases of quantitative and qualitative data collection. Firstly, a survey was sent to all parents of the four schools asking them to rate the importance of items relating to school choice. Secondly, semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with twenty-one parent volunteers from the four schools. The social identity theory and secular good theory were two lenses that provided a useful theoretical framework for the research.
Drawing on survey data, the study identified that factors relating to the nurture and care of students, the behaviour and behaviour management of students, the appearance of students and the wearing of uniform had the greatest influence on parental school choice. Interview data revealed that parents also placed great importance on factors that included a school which supported and taught family values, provided for their child’s well-being and provided an opportunity for their child to reach their educational potential. Importantly, the data revealed that there is no single reason or factor for school choice but that parents chose a faith-based school due to a complexity of reasons. These factors were also not considered in isolation, but as a dynamic, interacting and synergetic process. These findings are particularly pertinent because the majority of students that are enrolled in these schools are from non-Seventh-day Adventist families and further, many parents identify as having no faith affiliation at all.
An important implication of this research is a clearer understanding of why parents choose faith-based schools. The research also suggests that parents consider a range of aspects of a school important in their decision-making process and this should drive marketing and future planning to include a broad view of the school, not just one or two features. Although this research is based on one faith-based school system, the findings may be utilised by other faith-based school systems in Australia to also enhance enrolments or retain current students
Christian Early Childhood Leadership: Relational Values and Practices
No full textUsing the tools of constructive grounded theory, this research investigated the relational values and practices implemented by Christian early childhood leaders. Data was collected through a survey-questionnaire from leaders in Christian early childhood centres in New South Wales, Australia as well as four in-depth case studies using semi-structured interviews, observations and document analysis. The findings showed that these leaders placed their relationship with God at the centre of everything they did. Based on this relationship they implemented six relational values of accepting, welcoming, loving, respecting, empathising and caring. These Christian values were then reflected in their daily relational practices, and were identified as empowering others, supporting others, modelling authenticity, providing social justice, ministering, helping and serving
Factors Predicting Alcohol Consumption in Adolescents Attending a Faith-Based School System in Australia: A Multigroup Structural Equation Analysis
No full textStructural equation modeling was used to explore the direct and indirect association of childhood experiences, attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions on the alcohol consumption of adolescents attending faith-based Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia. Data were collected on 1,266 adolescents and the structural model developed explained 48% of the variance for alcohol consumption. Intentions had the highest degree of association with Alcohol Consumption Status (ACS) (b.0.52). Attitudes were more strongly associated to ACS (btotal . 0.36) than subjective norms (btotal . 0.17). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) were associated with every variable in the model and had a combined direct and indirect association with ACS of btotal . 0.14.
Multigroup analysis found significant pathway differences in the model for gender and age with regards to the association of intentions, attitudes, ACEs, and Childhood Family Dynamics with alcohol consumption status. The study fills a gap in the alcohol literature by presenting a model describing the complex network of factors that predict alcohol consumption in a low-ACS population. The outcomes of the study highlight the importance of early intervention for children and their families to delay or minimize alcohol consumption in adolescents
Adventist Professional
No full textAdventist Professional was a journal produced by the Association of Business and Professional Men in Australia beginning in 1989
The Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of a Web and Mobile App-Based Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention Targeting Mental Health: A Randomised Comparative Study
No full textIntroduction: There is a need for efficacious lifestyle interventions that promote the mental health and emotional wellness of both healthy and clinical cohorts. Evidence regarding the usefulness of adding human support (i.e. guidance) to improve the outcomes of web- and mobile app-based psychological interventions for clinical populations is mixed,1-3 however little is known about healthy cohorts.
Methods: 458 self-selected participants registered to join a 10-week, web- and mobile app-based, multimodal lifestyle intervention. The participants were randomised into three groups, differentiated by support mode: standard, who received automated emails only (S); standard plus personalised SMS messages (S+pSMS); standard plus online group discussions (S+OGD). At pre- and post-intervention, the participants completed the following measures: the ‘mental health’ and ‘vitality’ sub-scales from the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36); Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21); Satisfaction With Life scale; and Flourishing scale.
Results: 320 participants (S, n=103; S+pSMS, n=114; S+OGD, n=103) completed the study. Significant within-group changes were recorded from pre- to post-intervention in all groups for every outcome measure (PP=0.77), vitality (P=0.65), depression (P=0.93), anxiety (P=0.25), stress (P=0.57), satisfaction with life (P=0.65) or flourishing (P=0.99). Attendance at the weekly online group discussions was poor, but those who attended seven or more of the ten sessions experienced significantly better outcomes than those who attended less than seven.
Conclusions: The web- and mobile app-based, lifestyle-focused, mental health intervention enhanced measures of mental and emotional wellbeing among a healthy cohort, irrespective of the mode of human support. Supplementing a psychological intervention with an online group discussion might improve outcomes, when attendance is optimised