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Item Restricted ENABLING THIRD PLACES OF HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE POST PANDEMIC ERA(University of Florida, 2024-05-12) Alfowzan, Nurah; Valipoor, Shabboo; Portillo, MargaretThird places refer to communal venues that facilitate social engagement and community cohesion, bridging the gap between home and work environments. These locales encompass diverse settings like coffee shops, libraries, and parks. Today, third places have evolved to accommodate various contexts, offering advantages to specific user groups. Within healthcare environments, merged third places (e.g., lobbies; gardens; cafes; staff lounges; and staff breakrooms) are distinct from psychologically hard clinical settings. Research shows that these in-between spaces are vital in enhancing social support, reducing stress, and promoting the overall well-being of healthcare workers. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these in-between spaces became significantly restricted to mitigate virus transmission. This research aimed to redefine third places in healthcare design, and advance interior design approaches that can balance social interaction and infection-prevention requirements. The study adopted a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design. The initial phase involved a comprehensive scoping review, mapping key design concepts that shape our built environments and human experiences through times of disease outbreaks. Subsequently, semi-structured interviews were conducted with design experts specializing in healthcare projects, exploring the challenges they faced, and the strategies employed to adapt healthcare spaces, particularly third places, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings from the scoping review and interviews yielded multiple design approaches with the potential to enhance the resilience of third places within healthcare environments. Three of these approaches aligned with attributes of flexibility. To delve deeper into these attributes, the following phase of the research involved a design charrette. This collaborative session engaged senior interior design students to generate innovative ideas for social spaces within healthcare environments. Design scenarios incorporating flexibility attributes were developed, refined, and integrated into the final research phase: a survey. The survey aimed to assess the perceived social support of healthcare workers in the design scenarios informed by prior phases. Results showed an inclination of users towards versatile third places that feature indoor-outdoor options. The outcomes can inform the creation of safe third places within healthcare facilities. Facilitating social support while ensuring safety in these environments can contribute to the overall well-being of individuals in healthcare settings.9 0Item Restricted EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCULTURATIVE STRESS AND DEPRESSION AMONG SAUDI INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE USA(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-08) Shawly, Alaa; Delmonico, DavidThis quantitative study explored Saudi international students’ acculturation processes through an examination of the relationship between acculturative stress and depression among Saudi international students in the U.S. Moreover, the study also examined the role of social resources—social support and the use of counseling services—in mediating this relationship. Data was collected through an online survey from 103 Saudi international students enrolled at universities across the U.S. The survey included three scales: the Acculturative Stress Scale for Saudi International Students (ASSSIS) (Bashir & Khalid, 2020), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (Beck et al., 1996), and LEVEL 2–Depression–Adult (PROMIS Emotional Distress– Depression–Short Form) (Nolte et al., 2019). To answer the research questions, several analyses were conducted. A correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between acculturative stress and depression. In addition, a path analysis was conducted to explore the role of mediator variables—social support and the use of counseling services—in the relationship between acculturative stress and depression. Results reveal a significant relationship between acculturative stress and depression among Saudi international students in the U.S. It was also found that social support and the use of counseling services do not function as mediators for the association between acculturative stress and depression. The results emphasize the importance of the acculturation process for Saudi international students and its impact on depression. Implications for the field of counseling are provided as well as limitations of the current study and potential directions for future research. acculturative stress, depression, Saudi international students, social support, counseling services11 0