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Chong-Min Park 《Social indicators research》2009,92(2):263-294
The AsiaBarometer survey of 1,023 respondents shows Life in Korea is highly modernized and digitalized without being much
globalized. Despite the modernization and digitalization of their lifestyles, ordinary citizens still prioritize materialistic
values more than post-materialistic values, and they remain least satisfied in the material life sphere. A multivariate analysis
of the Korean survey reveals that their positive assessments of their standard of living and marriage are the most powerful
influences on the quality of life they experience. Remarkable improvements in the objective conditions of life for the past
three decades have failed to transform Korea into a nation of well-being.
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Chong-Min ParkEmail: |
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Suzanne L. Slocum-Gori Bruno D. Zumbo Alex C. Michalos Ed Diener 《Social indicators research》2009,92(3):489-496
A case is made that measures used in quality of life and happiness research will be essentially unidimensional: inherently
tapping minor dimensions. This is illustrated using Diener’s Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). It is shown that the SWLS
does not meet the standard of strict unidimensionality, but that the interpretation of the total scale score is not compromised
because the additional dimensions are relatively minor. In the context of the example, a multi-step strategy is described
that allows researchers to test for essential unidimensionality. Throughout the article, essential unidimensionality is contrasted
with the received view of strict unidimensionality and confirmatory factor analysis methods.
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Bruno D. ZumboEmail: |
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The AsiaBarometer of 1,000 respondents shows that Hong Kong people have a great desire for materialistic attainment, and such
an emphasis on materialism bodes ill for their quality of life. Negative assessments of the public life sphere, which encompasses
the natural environment, the social welfare system, and the democratic system, also detract from the experiences of happiness,
enjoyment, and accomplishment in Hong Kong. Surprisingly, access to digital communication devices helps Hong Kong people to
experience a greater quality of life.
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Ming SingEmail: |
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Esfandiar Zebardast 《Social indicators research》2009,90(2):307-324
The aim of this article is to survey the spontaneous settlements on the Tehran Metropolitan Fringe (TMF), to determine the
different housing sub-domains of quality of life (QOL), to survey overall life satisfaction and to determine the extent to
which overall life satisfaction is explained by the components of the housing domain of QOL in these spontaneous settlements.
Three spontaneous settlements on the TMF were selected by stratified random sampling method. Household interviews were conducted
to gather the needed data. Nineteen indicators were selected to reflect the housing sub-domains of QOL. A factor analysis
identified seven housing sub-domains of QOL: housing consolidation, housing amenities, housing space, housing quality, housing
basic services, housing durability and security of tenure. In all three settlements surveyed, an inverse relationship was
found between satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Very few residents expressed a neutral view about life satisfaction in the
settlements surveyed. In all three settlements surveyed, respondents felt they were more satisfied with their life in their
previous settlements. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the extent to which overall life satisfaction
is explained by the seven extracted components of the housing domain of QOL. The results indicated that there is a direct
relationship between the main reasons for migration to these settlements and the housing sub-domains of QOL.
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Esfandiar ZebardastEmail: |
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This study used data from a sample of 444 homeless adolescents to determine whether thoughts of death and suicide form one
construct (unidimensionality) or two distinct but correlated constructs (multi-dimensionality). Thoughts of death and suicide
were common in the sample; over two-thirds of the adolescents positively endorsed at least one of the eight death- or suicide-related
items. Evidence regarding dimensionality was mixed. Exploratory factor analysis results and similarity coefficients supported
one construct; confirmatory factor analysis and external consistency results provided evidence for two constructs. The results
were reconciled by considering suicidality as a continuum from thoughts of death to suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and
completed suicide.
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Kevin A. YoderEmail: |
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Employing data from a mailed survey of a sample of ecologically and spiritually aware respondents (N = 829), the study tests
the hypothesized relationship between ecologically sustainable behavior (ESB) and subjective well-being (SWB). The proposed
link between ESB and SWB is the spiritual practice of mindfulness meditation (MM). In multiple regression equations ESB and
MM independently explain statistically significant amounts of variance in SWB, indicating, for at least the study’s sample,
that there can be a relationship between personal and planetary well-being. The inter-relationships among SWB, ESB and MM
suggest that for specific segments of the general population (e.g., the spiritually inclined) there may not necessarily be
an insurmountable conflict between an environmentally responsible lifestyle and personal quality of life. The research reported
here also points to the potential for meditative/mindful experiences to play a prominent role in the explanation of variance
in SWB, a direction in QoL studies recently highlighted by several researchers (Layard 2005, pp. 189–192; Nettle 2005, pp.
153–160; Haidt 2006).
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Jeffrey JacobEmail: |
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The purpose of this paper is to use socioeconomic indicators for analyzing convergence within Greece at regional (NUTS II)
and prefecture levels (NUTS III) since 1960. We use two alternative approaches. The first one is based on the coefficient
of variation and the second one on quality of life rankings. We confirm the decline of regional inequalities in Greece, with
the exclusion of the 1980s. Regions with increased tourist and trade activity are also regions with high quality of life.
Border regions are usually the laggards of social and economic development.
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Georgios FotopoulosEmail: |
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This study reviewed three philosophical accounts of happiness, and then tested those accounts with the Asiabarometer surveys
conducted in six Confucian societies during the summer of 2006. Statistical analyses of these surveys reveal that East Asians
tend to experience happiness to a greater extent when they experience enjoyment together with achievement and/or satisfaction.
The preponderance of such multi-dimensional conceptions in all those societies poses a direct challenge to a single dimensional
account of happiness in the West. The analyses also reveal that positive assessments of interpersonal relationships matter
more than the amount of knowledge or wealth in living a happy life in Confucian societies.
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Doh Chull Shin (Corresponding author)Email: |
Takashi InoguchiEmail: |
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Michael A. Shields Stephen Wheatley Price Mark Wooden 《Journal of population economics》2009,22(2):421-443
This paper uses data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to investigate the association
between neighbourhood effects and life satisfaction. We find that neighbourhood measures of social support and interaction
and the absence of socio-economic deprivation are positively and significantly correlated with individual life satisfaction.
Neighbourhood fixed effects, however, explain only an additional 1.5 to 2.5% of the variance in life satisfaction over the
14% explained by individual characteristics.
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Mark WoodenEmail: |
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Pei-shan Liao 《Social indicators research》2009,91(1):99-114
This study explores the consistency between objective indicators and subjective perceptions of quality of life in a ranking
of survey data for cities and counties in Taiwan. Data used for analysis included the Statistical Yearbook of Hsiens and Municipalities
and the Survey on Living Conditions of Citizens in Taiwan, both given for the year 2000. The Quality of life was examined
in seven domains: medical services, domestic finances, work, education, leisure, public safety, and environmental quality.
Subjective and objective rankings for each domain of quality of life for 23 areas (some areas are cities and some are counties)
are compared. Analysis by means of nonparametric correlation coefficients indicates that there is no significant correlation
between objective indicators and subjective perceptions, except in Education and Environmental Quality. Objective indicators
of Environmental Quality (air pollution and garbage) are positively correlated with subjective satisfaction with residential
environment. But inexplicably, higher levels of literacy and educational achievement are negatively correlated with satisfaction
with the educational system. It may be considered that disparity in either average objective conditions or in average subjective
perceptions may not adequately depict quality of life differences.
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Pei-shan LiaoEmail: |
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Empirically, mental health and mental illness are not opposite ends of a single measurement continuum. In view of this fact,
Keyes (J Health Soc Behav, 43:207–202, 2002) operationalizes mental health as a syndrome of symptoms of both positive feelings (emotional well-being) and positive functioning
(psychological and social well-being) in life. In his comprehensive model, the presence of mental health is described as flourishing
in life, and the absence of mental health is characterized as languishing in life. The aim of this study was to investigate
the discriminatory power of Big Five personality traits in discriminating among the levels of mental health continuum using
an Iranian university student sample. Findings revealed that respondents with different levels of mental health differed significantly
on four of the five personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and agreeableness). All in all, the
results of this study converged with prior findings about the importance of Big Five personality traits in predicting well-being.
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Mohsen JoshanlooEmail: |
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This study is part of a collaborative project examining the quality of life in Confucian societies in Asia. Our major findings
suggest that, when our sixteen specific life domains are grouped into three life spheres, namely, material, post-material,
and public, the Japanese people tend to be most satisfied with the post-material sphere of life and least satisfied with the
public sphere of life such as the condition of environment and welfare system. In searching the direct, independent effects
of demographics, lifestyles, value priorities, and domain assessments on the quality of life, none of the public life domain
assessments shows a significant impact on the quality of life, while friendships and spiritual life in the post-material sphere
of life are an important determinant. Equally notable is the finding that neither educational attainment nor household income
contributes significantly to the experience of subjective well-being. Leading a global lifestyle also affects positively the
quality of life. Finally, being married and satisfaction with marital life appear to be powerful and prevalent influence on
the quality of life in Japan.
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Takashi InoguchiEmail: |
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Sibel Selim 《Social indicators research》2008,88(3):531-562
This research aims to investigate life satisfaction and happiness in Turkey. It extends the previous researches on subjective
well-being (SWB) for Turkey by considering both happiness and life satisfaction. The previous researches for Turkey are local
studies, and their findings cannot be generalized to the population of Turkish society. Given these facts, the factors that
shape individual happiness and life satisfaction amongst Turkish people are determined using a representative survey of sociocultural
and political change, World Values Survey (WVS). Some results obtained in this study are similar to typical findings such
as a negative age effect, positive influences of income and health status, and a negative effect of unemployment. Contrary
to the expectations, middle education has a negative direct effect on life satisfaction among females, and the upper education
level is insignificant in the life satisfaction model. By comparing the correlates of happiness and life satisfaction across
different years, this research aims to provide insights for policy makers and professionals to improve the perceived lives
of Turkish people.
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Sibel SelimEmail: |
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The current study evaluates three hypothesized models on subjective well-being, comprising life domain ratings (LDR), overall
satisfaction with life (OSWL), and overall dissatisfaction with life (ODWL), using structural equation modeling (SEM). A sample
of 1,310 volunteering students, randomly assigned to six conditions, rated their overall life (dis)satisfaction and their
(dis)satisfaction with six different life domains. Each condition used one of six response formats, differing in (1) orientation
(horizontal vs. vertical), and (2) anchoring (0 to 10, −5 to +5, and Not numbered). The results of a confirmatory factor analysis
(CFA) support a six-factor model of LDR based on satisfaction or dissatisfaction items. However, our findings indicate that
the kind of response format used to obtain satisfaction and dissatisfaction ratings can affect the factor loadings. Our results
indicate that the proposed models of OSWL, and ODWL fit the data well, and are able to predict OSWL and ODWL, respectively.
Moreover, among six life domains, which figure as the latent variables in our models, psychological well-being was found to
be the strongest predictor of both OSWL and ODWL.
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Peter TheunsEmail: |
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Changes in quality of life perceptions in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan: comparing survey results from 2001 and 2004 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Allison Williams Peter Kitchen James Randall Nazeem Muhajarine 《Social indicators research》2008,85(1):5-21
There is a growing interest in quality of life (QoL) as an integrated approach to addressing key social, environmental and
economic determinants of health. The University of Saskatchewan’s Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR)
has examined the process and results of a multi-stakeholder approach to the ongoing sustainability of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
as a healthy city with an improving and a more equitably distributed QoL. Using quantitative and qualitative analysis, this
research has examined QoL across three locales in Saskatoon—representing Low, Middle and High socio-economic status neighbourhoods.
Two large telephone surveys were conducted with residents of the city in 2001 and 2004. This paper presents the major findings
from these two surveys according to four overarching research questions posed by the CUISR QoL team. The questions relate
to a number of QoL issues including the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, place related measures, aspects
influencing excellent or very good QoL in Saskatoon and feelings of a strong sense of place. The paper also assesses the changes
in the results of the four questions between 2001 and 2004.
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Nazeem MuhajarineEmail: |
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Measuring the value of statistical life: estimating compensating wage differentials among workers in India 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
S. Madheswaran 《Social indicators research》2007,84(1):83-96
Policy makers confronted with the need to introduce health and safety regulations often wonder how to value the benefits of
these regulations. One way that a monetary value could be placed on reductions in health risks, including risk of death, is
through understanding how people are compensated for the different risks they take. While there is an extensive literature
on VSL and compensating wage differentials for the developed countries, few such studies exist when it comes to developing
countries. Our study is an attempt at obtaining estimates of VSL that reflects Indian risk preferences. Based on a survey
of 550 workers in Chennai and 535 workers in Mumbai, we find the value of a statistical life in India to be approximately
Rs. 15 million. The value of statistical injury ranges from Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 9,000. Policy makers interested in programs to
decrease environmental and health risks could use these numbers as one bench-mark against which costs can be assessed.
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S. MadheswaranEmail: |
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Gregory Ponthiere 《Social indicators research》2007,84(2):203-230
Whereas period life expectancy constitutes an intuitive indicator of the survival conditions prevailing at a particular period,
this paper argues that, given the existence of welfare interdependencies, that widespread indicator is nonetheless an incomplete
measure of the longevity achievements relevant for human well-being. The central importance of coexistence for human-beings
implies that usual life expectancy measures should be complemented by joint life expectancy indicators, which measure the
average coexistence time under particular survival conditions. After a study of the theoretical foundations of ‘single’ and
‘joint’ life expectancy indicators, it is shown that joint life expectancy measures tend to enrich significantly the comparison
of longevity achievements across countries and periods. Moreover, the introduction of joint life expectancy indicators—as
a complement to conventional life expectancy measures—into multi-variable indexes such as the United Nations’ HDI is also
shown to affect international rankings of standards of living to a non negligible extent.
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Gregory PonthiereEmail: |
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We estimate the cost of droughts by matching rainfall data with individual life satisfaction. Our context is Australia over
the period 2001 to 2004, which included a particularly severe drought. Using fixed-effect models, we find that a drought in
spring has a detrimental effect on life satisfaction equivalent to an annual reduction in income of A$18,000. This effect,
however, is only found for individuals living in rural areas. Using our estimates, we calculate that the predicted doubling
of the frequency of spring droughts will lead to the equivalent loss in life satisfaction of just over 1% of GDP annually.
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Michael A. ShieldsEmail: |
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Measuring Housework Participation: The Gap between “Stylised” Questionnaire Estimates and Diary-based Estimates 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Man Yee Kan 《Social indicators research》2008,86(3):381-400
This article compares stylised (questionnaire-based) estimates and diary-based estimates of housework time collected from
the same respondents. Data come from the Home On-line Study (1999–2001), a British national household survey that contains
both types of estimates (sample size = 632 men and 666 women). It shows that the gap between the two types of estimate is
generally smaller in the case of women. But the gap between the estimates in the case of women is associated with the amount
of housework performed as secondary activities and the level of irregularity in housework hours. Presence of dependent children,
on the other hand, inflates the gap for both men and women. Men holding traditional gender-role attitudes tend to report more
housework time in surveys than in diaries, but the tendency is reversed when they undertake long hours of housework. The overall
results suggest that there are systematic errors in stylised housework time estimates.
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Man Yee KanEmail: |