The current study, based on the PERMA model, proposed and examined a hypothetical model exploring the effects of academic self-efficacy, positive relationships, and psychological resilience on university students’ life satisfaction. We collected data from a large sample of 1,089 university students in southwest China. The participants completed a battery of self-report questionnaire items measuring academic self-efficacy, positive relationships, psychological resilience, and life satisfaction. The results of the structural equation modeling analysis demonstrated a good fit for our data, suggesting that academic self-efficacy positively predicted university students’ life satisfaction through two independent mediators: positive relationships and psychological resilience. Findings yielded from the empirically validated hypothetical model add value to and enrich the PERMA model within a group of Chinese university students. The implications and practical suggestions for improving university students’ life satisfaction are discussed in light of these findings.

Through the lens of social identity theory, this work aims to investigate the impact of servant leadership on employee resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore their underlying mechanisms through two types of social identity: organizational identification and professional identity. To test our hypotheses, an online survey was conducted via a large number of 703 employees working in public organizations in southwest China. Results yielded from the structural equation modeling analysis via AMOS (24.0) indicated that the effect of servant leadership on employee resilience was fully mediated by organizational identification and professional identity, respectively. Besides, the association between servant leadership and employee resilience was sequentially mediated from organizational identification to professional identity, and from professional identity to organizational identification. This study provides the first evidence of the predictive effect of servant leadership on employee resilience through organizational identification and professional identity, highlighting the significance of social identity for building and maintaining employees’ resilience in coping with challenges posed by COVID-19.

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the day-to-day within-person associations between employees' flow experience and organizational identification within the rarely studied context of construction engineering project organizations.Design/methodology/approach: In this daily diary design, the authors surveyed 204 (M_age = 28.3, SD = 5.69) employees of a state-owned construction engineering project organization in southwest China via the online questionnaires comprising flow and organizational identification scales once daily on each workday for three consecutive weeks, which yielded 3,060 data entries. The authors then tested the temporal directionality between flow and organizational identification with multilevel time-series cross-lagged path analysis using Mplus 8.3.Findings: Daily flow experience was linked positively with same-day organizational identification. Importantly, flow experience on the previous day predicted organizational identification on a subsequent day, but not vice versa.Practical implications: This study suggests that construction engineering project managers should implement interventions fostering the employees' flow experience to promote organizational identification, with important implications for organizations aiming at flourishing workforces by facilitating organizational identification through implementing flow strategies.Originality/value: There is a dearth of diary studies on flow and organizational identification specific to construction engineering project employees. The authors’ findings provide concrete evidence of the fluctuant nature of daily flow experience and organizational identification as well as their dynamic predictive pathway relationship.

This review provides a comprehensive analysis and develops an integrated framework for incorporating Fengshui principles into modern architectural design, focusing on their multidimensional impact on occupant well-being. In ancient China, Fengshui is a sophisticated practice integrating spatial layout and environmental optimization, drawing from natural sciences such as geography, geology, meteorology, and environmental studies. Its core objective is to harmonize the natural and built environments, creating optimal living conditions that support a harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. By regulating the flow of spatial energy, Fengshui fosters livable and balanced spaces, enhancing thermal comfort, aesthetic appeal, cultural and spiritual significance, and environmental sustainability. These benefits underscore Fengshui’s contemporary relevance in modern architectural practices, showcasing its unique potential to create spaces that promote holistic well-being. This study systematically identifies four key advantages of Fengshui and explores its reintegration into modern design, emphasizing its historical wisdom in respecting and harmonizing with nature. Despite facing obstacles related to scientific validation and cultural adaptability, Fengshui is proposed as a significant theoretical framework and practical resource for architects and urban planners. It can be utilized to design environments that promote human well-being, enrich cultural significance, and support sustainability.