What does the pursuit of a high quality of life entail?: Grounding a theoretical model in lived experience |
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| Authors: | Amy E Mickel Elise J Dallimore Carolyn Nelson |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Business Administration , California State University , Sacramento, USA;2. Communication Studies , Northeastern University , USA;3. Psychology Department , California State University , Sacramento, USA |
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| Abstract: | In response to calls for a better understanding of quality of life, we draw upon working professionals’ perspectives and experiences to introduce a theoretical model that emerged from an inductive analysis of respondents’ language. A key element of this model includes a collective picture of factors representing quality of life. Further, this model suggests interrelatedness among these factors with pursuit of a high quality of life emerging as a dynamic process with a tensional nature. Our proposed model extends existing research by more fully capturing the complex ways in which people from the United States describe quality of life and its pursuit. |
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| Keywords: | quality of life qualitative methods work–life issues |
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