Motivation and emotion/Book/2024/Hygiene motivation

Hygiene motivation:
What motivates maintenance of personal hygiene?

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Overview

Case Study John, is a 30 yr old office worker who works from home. Initially John kept a regular hygiene routine such as daily showers, brushing his teeth twice a day and keeping a clean apartment, but due to increased stresses in his life his hygiene standards started to drop as he spent his energy dealing with immediate problems and letting his personal hygiene standards start to slip, slowly with brushing his teeth every second day and showering every third. As new stressors came and old stresses lingered his standards grew worse. (Consider adding more details about how this impacted John's well-being or relationships.)

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1. What does hygiene relate to? Showering and brushing your teeth Washing sheets and towels Cleaning the kitchen All of the above

Focus questions: What is Hygiene and Hygiene standards? What are the consequences of bad hygiene standards? How is motivation involved in personal hygiene? What are motivational methods of improving hygiene standards? What are motivational methods of maintaining hygiene standards?

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Focus on Psychology: Since the chapter deals with motivation, be sure to connect psychological theories of motivation (e.g., Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Self-Determination Theory) with personal hygiene. This will ground the chapter in psychological science and provide a more structured foundation.

Introduction to Hygiene standards:

What is hygiene?

Figure 1. Example of washing hands

Hygiene is the act of taking care of one's body through washing hands (see figure 1.) or showering to remove dirt and germs from the body in an attempt to keep it clean or brushing your teeth to keep them healthy. Other forms of hygiene include keeping a clean living environment, such as throwing rubbish in bins and regularly washing clothes, sheets and towels. (Consider expanding the definition of hygiene by including mental and social aspects of cleanliness, not just physical.)

What are hygiene standards?

 Could include a clear definition of hygiene standards and possibly examples of different cultural or professional standards.

What causes bad hygiene standards?

 Could explore factors such as stress, mental health, socioeconomic conditions, etc.

Consequences of not maintaining hygiene

Short term consequences

 Could add short-term effects like body odor, visible uncleanliness, or immediate discomfort from poor hygiene.

Long term consequences

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 Expand on long-term effects such as increased risk of illness, dental problems, and social isolation due to prolonged poor hygiene.

Motivations role in personal hygiene

How motivation applies to personal hygiene

Disgust

Disgust plays a motivational role in personal hygiene as shown in the Book Chapter in Disgust and Disease avoidance (4.3).

Anxiety

 You could can elaborate on how anxiety about social judgments or health risks can motivate hygiene behavior.

Comfort

 Could discuss how the desire for comfort, both physically and mentally, influences hygiene practices.

Identifying signs of bad personal hygiene maintenance

 This section could cover visible signs of poor hygiene and behavioral signs, such as avoidance of social situations.

Ways to increase motivation for personal hygiene

Motivation in maintaining personal hygiene standards

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See also

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• Light triad (Book chapter, 2021)
• Collaborative authoring using wiki (Wikiversity)
• Self determination theory (Wikipedia)
• Disgust and hygiene (Book chapter, 2024)

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References

Healthy lifestyle/Hygiene. (2024, January 15). Wikiversity.  from https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=Healthy_lifestyle/Hygiene&oldid=2598812.

Personal hygiene. (2004). [Publisher not identified],. https://online.clickview.com.au/libraries/videos/3714437/personal-hygiene

Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2018). A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do not read this article. Motivation Science, 4(4), 281–300. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000091

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