Abstract Kant distinguishes between ‘active’ and ‘passive’ citizens holds that only the former are civilly self-sufficient possess rights of political participation. Such important, since for state institutions a necessary condition individual freedom. Thus, active entitled to contribute freedom each. I argue attributes civil self-sufficiency those who not under authority any private their surv...

Associations between self-sufficiency and advice seeking with mortality risk were examined to assess the long-term implications of individualistic and interpersonally oriented strategies. Wave 1 participants from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States ( N = 6116, 25-75 years, Mage = 46.38 years) completed questionnaires assessing demographics, self-sufficiency, advice s...

Background: Post-earthquake studies from around the world have reported that survivors relying on emergency food for prolonged periods of time experienced several dietary related health problems. The present study aimed to quantify the potential nutrient production of urban agricultural vegetables and the resulting nutritional self-sufficiency throughout the year for mitigating post-disaster si...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) often includes economic abuse as one tactic commonly used by an abuser; unfortunately, there is a lack of empirical understanding of economic abuse. Additionally, research is limited on the predictors of economic self-sufficiency in the lives of women experiencing IPV. This paper furthers our knowledge about economic abuse and its relationship with economic self-...

All countries face challenges in making sufficient supplies of blood and blood products available and sustainable, while also ensuring the quality and safety of these products in the face of known and emerging threats to public health. Since 1975, the World Health Assembly (WHA) has highlighted the global need for blood safety and availability. WHA resolutions 63·12, 58·13 and 28·72, The Melbou...

Many young people aging out of foster care struggle to achieve economic self-sufficiency during their transition to adulthood.1 However, these young people are also a heterogeneous population, and becoming economically self-sufficient can be more of challenge for some compared with others.2 Although prior research has looked at racial and ethnic differences in the self-sufficiency of young peop...