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Jorge Castellá Sarriera Daniel Abs Ferran Casas Lívia Maria Bedin 《Social indicators research》2012,106(3):545-561
This paper’s main objective is to show relations between interest in media, perceived social support and adolescents’ personal
well-being. For this purpose, 1,589 Brazilian adolescents answered a questionnaire containing Cummins’ Personal Well-Being,
Vaux’s Social Support Appraisals and Casas’ interest in media scales. The media in study are: The Internet, computer games,
video games, computer, cell phone and television. For the data analysis this research used Structural Equation Modeling, a
statistical methodology based on the confirmation of hypotheses previously established by theoretical frameworks on data.
A final model of relations between media, support and well-being was obtained with a fit considered satisfactory by the literature.
Implications of media on adolescents’ well-being based on this model are considered. 相似文献
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This paper aims to provide an assessment of urban quality of life (QoL) of European cities from the perspective of qualified human resources. The competitiveness of cities relies increasingly in their capacity to attract highly educated workers, as they are important assets for firms when choosing a location. Qualified human resources, on the other hand, tend to value QoL over other urban features. This is why policymakers and urban planners need to evaluate QoL of cities and be provided with tools that can guide action to improvements in this area. We assess urban QoL by means of a composite indicator constructed using data envelopment analysis, based on Urban Audit data and Mercer’s framework of analysis, to give account of 246 European cities. Besides presenting a ranking of the best and the worst scores of QoL, this methodology allows benchmarking strategies. 相似文献
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Asher Ben-Arieh John Gal Lenna Nepomnyaschy Irwin Garfinkel 《Social indicators research》2007,80(1):223-248
This article presents a comparative study in which social indicators were employed as a means to examine differences in living
conditions and family and children outcomes on a local level. The study obtained household-level data on the well-being of
children and families in two cities: New York (NYC) and Tel Aviv (TLV). Data were collected using computer assisted telephone
interview (CATI) technology and random digit dialing (RDD). Telephone interviews were conducted with the randomly selected
adults in English, Spanish and Chinese in NYC and in Hebrew in TLV. The study reported here documented differences in family
and child well-being between the two cities. It further documented that family size and caregiver level of education play
a similar role in both cities and their importance in regard to child and family outcomes. The significant differences found
in adults’ and especially children’s outcomes were analyzed by the caregiver’s level of education and further support the
need for policies that alleviate the burden of less educated caregivers and aim to improve the well-being of them and their
families. The study demonstrates the relevance of social indicators at the local level, not only for measuring outcomes among
specific populations, but also in regard to their possible implications for social policies, a most timely task in an era
of social services devolution. 相似文献
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Chang-Ming Hsieh 《Social indicators research》2008,87(1):127-137
This article seeks to extend Michalos’ [Social indicators research and health-related quality of life (QoL) research. Social Indicators Research, 65, 27–72, 2004] discussion on bridging social indicators research and health-related QoL (HRQoL) research through an examination
of (1) the relative importance of satisfaction with one’s own health to another common measure of QoL—Life satisfaction, and
(2) the relative importance of health in relation to other major life domains. Using data from two surveys, this article found
that individuals may perceive health as most important in relation to other major life domains but satisfaction with one’s
own health may not necessarily be the most important determining factor (in relation to satisfaction with other major life
domains) of QoL as measured by life satisfaction. These findings support Michalos’ (Social indicators research and HRQoL research.
Social Indicators Research, 65, 27–72, 2004) call for caution regarding the interpretation of research results on HRQoL since many HRQoL measures are measures
of satisfaction with one’s own health and should not be considered as measures of QoL. 相似文献
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Jessica De Maeyer Wouter Vanderplasschen Eric Broekaert 《Social indicators research》2009,90(1):107-126
In drug treatment outcome literature, a focus on objective and socially desirable indicators of change (e.g. no drug use)
has predominated, while outcome indicators that are important for drug users themselves (e.g. quality of life, satisfaction
with treatment) have largely been neglected. Nonetheless, Quality of Life (QoL) has become an important concept to evaluate
effectiveness of treatment in mental health care research and disability studies. Given the almost exclusive focus on Health-related
Quality of Life (HRQOL) in substance abuse research and the neglect of clients’ perspectives in this field, we explore in
this study the concept of QoL as perceived by drug users. Focus group discussions (n = 9) were organised in various treatment settings and community services for drug users in the region of Ghent, Belgium to
identify important dimensions of QoL and their interpretation by drug users. Data were clustered and analysed based on the
theoretical framework of Robert Schalock (Quality of life. Volume 1: Conceptualization and measurement, 1996). The domains
‘personal relationships’, ‘social inclusion’ and ‘self-determination’ were discussed most frequently by the participants.
They stressed the importance of a supportive social network in particular. It can be concluded that QoL is not primarily associated
by drug users with health and it involves much more than the aspects typically represented in measures of HRQOL. 相似文献
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J.A. Dalton D.L. Rodger M. Wilmore A.J. Skuse S. Humphreys M. Flabouris V.L. Clifton 《Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives》2014,27(3):168-173
BackgroundUsage rates for information and communication technologies (ICTs) in healthcare have been increasing in recent years, but often lag behind general usage rates for populations as a whole. Research into such differential rates of ICT use across different segments of the population has identified a number of possible causal factors that limit usage.AimThe research investigated midwives’ attitudes and experiences of ICT use to identify potential causal factors that encourage or inhibit their usage in antenatal care.MethodsSemi-structured interviews, focus groups and short surveys were conducted with midwives who provide antenatal education at an Australian metropolitan hospital. Thematic and statistical analyses were used to interpret the data.FindingsAlthough midwives recognised the potential benefits of using ICTs to deliver pregnancy-related health information many had reservations about their use in everyday work. These reservations centred on lack of training in use of ICTs, the perceived legal risks associated with social media, potential violations of patient privacy, misdiagnosis and misunderstandings between midwife and client.ConclusionMidwives face a number of barriers to effective use of ICTs in healthcare including material access, skills access, usage access and motivational access. Motivational access appears to be a key concern due to the high perception of risk associated with social media in particular. Reducing the motivational barriers through a range of interventions with midwifery staff may assist in overcoming other barriers to ICT use in antenatal care. Further research is required to determine whether these findings are generalisable to other healthcare contexts. 相似文献
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Paul S. N. Lee Louis Leung Venhwei Lo Chengyu Xiong Tingjun Wu 《Social indicators research》2011,100(3):375-389
This study seeks to understand the role of the Internet in quality of life (QoL). Specifically, it examines the question of
whether Internet communication serves, like face-to-face interactions, to enhance quality of life. It is hypothesized that
the use of the Internet for interpersonal communication can improve quality of life among Internet users, just like face-to-face
communication in everyday life. Sample survey data were collected in four Chinese cities, namely Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing,
and Wuhan, to serve as replicates to test the hypothesis. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) of Diener (1984) was used to measure quality of life in the four cities. It was found that contrary to our expectation, Internet communication
cannot predict quality of life while face-to-face communication with friends and family members can. The result was the same
across the four Chinese cities. Possible reasons for this finding are examined and discussed. 相似文献
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Chiara Pronzato 《Journal of population economics》2012,25(2):591-608
More educated parents are observed to have better educated children. However, previous research has found conflicting results
regarding the role of fathers and mothers: in most cases, a strong positive paternal effect was found with a negligible maternal
effect; in fewer cases, opposite results were found. In this paper, I use a sample of Norwegian twins to evaluate the impact
of sample size and sample selection on the estimates’ robustness: results concerning the effect of mother’s education are
very sensitive to the sample size, while the selection of the sample seems to be a key to reconciling previous results. 相似文献
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Gavin W. Jones 《Journal of Population Research》2006,23(2):243-265
A demographic perspective is relevant to understanding the position of Muslims in today’s world. This paper examines the size
and growth of Muslim populations, and whether most Muslims live in overwhelmingly Muslim countries. It also examines indices
of poverty and human development for Muslimmajority countries, and the growth of the youth population; finally, it examines
the key components of population growth: mortality and fertility. Mortality has declined sharply over the past 15 years in
many Muslim countries, though not in all, and Muslim countries are no longer prominent among the ‘outliers’ with higher mortality
than expected on the basis of their income levels. Fertility rates are also declining sharply in a number of major Muslim-majority
countries, raising interesting issues about attitudes of different schools of Islamic jurisprudence, village-level religious
leaders and ordinary Muslims towards contraception and abortion, as well as the role of socio-economic development and family
planning programs in fertility declines. Despite these declines, past high fertility in many Muslim-majority countries leaves
as a legacy a rapidly growing adolescent population and a burgeoning, inadequately educated labour force. 相似文献
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Elise K. Eifert Michael Hall Paige Hall Smith Laurie Wideman 《Journal of women & aging》2019,31(3):248-268
Despite consistent evidence to suggest that participating in leisure is associated with perceived health status among older adults, there have been few attempts to determine the possible underlying mechanisms in this relationship, including the role of quality of life (QoL). This study examined the role of perceived quality of life in the relationship between leisure and perceived health in older women. Correlations, regression, and mediation analysis were conducted on data from the Woman’s College Alumnae Women’s Health Study. Results indicate that QoL partially mediates the relationship between leisure and perceived health in older women. Findings further establish the link between leisure and perceived health with QoL playing an important role in the relationship. 相似文献
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There is ongoing discussion in the scientific literature about the need for a more theoretical foundation to underpin quality
of life (QoL) measurement. This paper applied Keyes et al.’s [J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 82 (2002) 1007] model of well-being as a framework to assess whether respondents (n = 136 students) focus on elements of subjective well-being (SWB), such as satisfaction and happiness, or on elements of psychological
well-being (PWB), such as meaning and personal growth, when making individual QoL (IQoL) judgments using the Schedue of the
Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL). The Keyes et al.’s model was confirmed and explained 41% of the variance
in SEIQoL scores. Both SWB and PWB were correlated with the SEIQoL Index Score and SWB was found to be an important mediating
variable in the relationship between PWB and SEIQoL. When analyzing different well-being combinations, respondents with high
SWB/high PWB had significantly higher SEIQoL scores than did those with low SWB/low PWB. Respondents with high PWB/high SWB
had higher SEIQoL scores than did those with high PWB/low SWB. Longitudinal studies in different patient groups are needed
to explore the dynamic relationship between IQoL and well-being. Further investigation of the relationship between PWB and
SWB with other instruments purporting to measure QoL would contribute to an enhanced understanding of the underlying nature
of QoL. 相似文献
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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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This study examines the link between divorced nonresident fathers’ proximity and children’s long-run outcomes, using high-quality
data from Norwegian population registers. We follow (from birth to young adulthood) each of 15,992 children born into married
households in Norway in the years 1975–1979 whose parents divorced during his or her childhood. We observe the proximity of
the child to his or her father in each year following the divorce and link proximity to educational and economic outcomes
for the child in young adulthood, controlling for a wide range of observable characteristics of the parents and the child.
Our results show that closer proximity to the father following a divorce has, on average, a modest negative association with
offspring’s outcomes in young adulthood. The negative associations are stronger among children of highly educated fathers.
Complementary Norwegian survey data show that highly educated fathers report more post-divorce conflict with their ex-wives
as well as more contact with their children (measured in terms of the number of nights that the child spends at the father’s
house). Consequently, the father’s relocation to a more distant location following the divorce may shelter the child from
disruptions in the structure of the child’s life as they split time between households and/or from post-divorce interparental
conflict. 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of the Thai-version of WHOQOL-BREF in assessing the quality of life
(QoL) among Thai college students. The psychometric properties of WHOQOL-BREF were assessed in this study. The self-administered
WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied. A total of 407 Thai college students (male age = 20.5 ± 1.2; female age = 20.5 ± 1.2)
participated in this study. Item-response distributions, internal consistency reliability, discriminant validity, criterion-related
validity and construct validity through confirmatory analysis were analyzed. The findings indicate that the WHOQOL-BREF had
acceptable internal consistency (α = 0.73–0.83 across four domains), all items highly correlated with corresponding domain
scores (r = 0.53–0.80), the indices of a two-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrate that the data fit the model well
with allowing covary of error variances of some items, all items had good property of criterion-related validity and item
discrimination and, all three domain scores except the social relationship domain had significant associations with overall
QoL or general health. The results suggest that the WHOQOL-BREF was reliable and valid to health professionals in the assessment
of the QoL of college-based Thai youth, but some unsuitable items may be deleted in future studies. 相似文献
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Hunter LM 《Population research and policy review》2006,25(2):157-174
In many developing regions, women and young girls spend several hours daily in the collection of natural resources. Still the link between these household resource strategies and stakeholder perceptions of development priorities remains unexplored. This project examines this association with survey data representative of the adult population from Ghana’s Coastal Region. Although natural resource scarcity and the sustainability of resource use represent key development challenges, there are others (e.g., energy, sanitation, employment, and educational opportunities). As such, even in the face of natural resource scarcity, individuals may place greater importance on other dimensions of development, especially if household resource strategies are perceived as relatively efficient. The analytical focus here is on water and the results suggest that gender roles shape household water collection strategies, while also shaping these strategies’ perceived opportunity costs. Specifically, Ghanian adults more often see drinking water provision as their primary development need when water sources are distant and/or when male household members collect water (particularly male heads). In the end, I argue that social science inquiry benefits by contextualizing social dynamics within environmental context, particularly within cultural settings in which human subsistence is intimately tied to the state of the natural environment. 相似文献
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Dirk J. van de Kaa 《Journal of Population Research》1997,14(1):1-29
It is argued in this lecture that Ryder’s approach to the study of the role of the cohort in social change is too narrow.
Cohorts do not only permit change; they actively create the options succeeding cohorts have to choose from. Through its own
choice from amongst the options perceived, each cohort both limits and enriches the options of the next. It is through the
choice people make with regard to life shaping demographic events that they group themselves into ‘mental’ cohorts. The course
of demographic events in Western Europe in the postwar period is difficult to understand if one does not appreciate that these
events form a sequence. A sequence generated by the quite specific option(s) each ‘mental’ cohort, through its own choice,
created for the next. Current demographic patterns in Europe have to be interpreted in terms of differences in social and
cultural heritage of the countries concerned, and in terms of the differences in options perceived and selected. 相似文献
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David Matarrita-Cascante 《Social indicators research》2010,98(1):105-127
The relationship between a community’s services and conditions, satisfaction, and overall quality of life were examined in
this study. As these relationships respond to specific contextual and cultural settings, qualitative methods were used to
account for their complexity and depth. Key informant interviews were conducted in two rural communities experiencing changes
in their living conditions as they shifted to a tourism-driven economy. The study allowed a better understanding of how residents
contextualized the abovementioned relationships. Findings suggest the need to account for pre-existing social arrangements,
and current community interactional and organizational conditions to better understand resident’s perceived living conditions,
community satisfaction and quality of life. 相似文献
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In the context of decades of successful economic reforms in Ghana, this study investigates whether ethnicity influences economic
well-being (perceived and actual) among Ghanaians at the micro-level. Drawing on Afro-barometer 2008 data, the authors employs
logistic and multiple regression techniques to explore the relative effect of ethnicity on economic well-being. Results demonstrate
that ethnicity is an important determinant of both measures of people’s economic well-being (perceived and actual) in Ghana.
Ethnicity tends to have both negative and positive effect on economic well-being among different ethnic groups and different
sub-sample. For instance, for three ethnic groups (Akans, Ga-Adangbes and Ewe/Anglo), ethnicity predicts lower level of economic
well-being for rural residents, whereas for Akans, it minimizes the risk of deprivation in the urban setting. Findings from
this study do not support the idea that ethnicity may be less relevant in shaping people’s well-being in an era of economic
reforms in a society like that of Ghana. Detailed policy implications of the study are discussed emphasizing the need to develop
ethnic-specific development programs to complement the on-going reforms as part of the country’s decentralization efforts. 相似文献
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Maslow’s hierarchy-of-needs theory has been used to predict development of Quality of Life (QOL) in countries over time. In
this paper an attempt has been taken to derive a methodological validation of quality of life questionnaire which have been
prepared for the study area. The objective of the study is to standardize a questionnaire tool to assess the QoL of residents
in a problem area in India. From a pre tested 16 parameter questionnaire tool factorial validity were established to extract
three domains and were mapped in accordance to Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory. Out of these 16 parameters 13 were
found relevant. Then a new tool was conceptualized with 13 pre selected parameters and other parameters were pooled from existing
tool and reviews to form a 36 parameter tool. Factor analysis was done to extract the domains. Reliability of the tool was
also tested to find the relation between the domains of QoL. Then the quality of life of the study area was interpreted to
find the distribution of respondents among the categories of QoL. 70% of respondents reported to have average quality of life.
The tool was found to be highly reliable and valid. 相似文献
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Maria-Eugenia Prieto-Flores Antonio Moreno-Jiménez Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas Fermina Rojo-Perez Maria Jo?o Forjaz 《Social indicators research》2012,106(1):27-39
To analyze the influence of different health status dimensions and quality of life (QoL) domains on older adults’ subjective
health, and to assess the role that residential satisfaction plays in these relationships. A QoL survey was conducted on a
representative sample of the community-dwelling older adult population in Madrid province (Spain). Logistic regression models
were applied to studying: the health status dimensions associated with satisfaction with health; the relationship between
satisfaction with health and other QoL domains; and, the influence of these domains on satisfaction with life. Sociodemographic
and residential characteristics were included in all the models. The determinants of satisfaction with health in the first
model were: mobility, usual activities, morbidity, and satisfaction with neighborhood. QoL domains associated with health
were: leisure activities, neighborhood, and finances. Satisfaction with life was explained by these three domains, along with
age, family and health. In sum, leisure, neighborhood, and finances showed a positive effect on satisfaction with health and
with life. 相似文献