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Quality of Life
Published in David E. Orlinsky, How Psychotherapists Live, 2022
D. E. Orlinsky, M. H. Rønnestad, H. A. Nissen-Lie
Other experiences that contributed to therapists’ current life satisfaction were “a sense of belonging to a personally meaningful community” (r =.37), “being able to freely express your private thoughts and feelings” (r =.33), and “taking opportunities to relax and refresh yourself” (r =.33).
Why happiness studies ought to include qualitative research components
Published in Paul M.W. Hackett, Christopher M. Hayre, Handbook of Ethnography in Healthcare Research, 2020
Cathrine V. Jansson-Boyd, Anke Plagnol
In the following, we will focus on happiness as one component of subjective well-being; however, we acknowledge that many of the researchers cited in this chapter conflate happiness with subjective well-being. Some researchers believe that happiness means the same thing to all individuals (e.g., Layard, 2005; Myers & Diener, 1995), whilst others suggest that happiness is highly subjective. Thus, postulating that happiness means different things to each individual (Gilbert, 2006) and people might reflect on different aspects of their lives when they answer happiness questions in surveys. Because definitions of the word “happiness” are inconsistent and can be perceived as ambiguous, many researchers prefer more clearly defined research concepts such as “life satisfaction”. However, it is important to note that life satisfaction and happiness, though they are two evaluative well-being components, are two distinct measures of subjective well-being.
Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Filipina Domestic Workers in Singapore
Published in J.-C. Lasry, J. Adair, K. Dion, Latest Contributions to Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2020
Colleen A. Ward, Weining C. Chang, Susan Lopez-Nerney
In many instances work conditions may also directly impact on psychological well-being (Church, 1982). Work-related variables such as income and occupation have been shown to affect immigrants’ psychological adjustment (Aycan & Berry, 1994), and job satisfaction has been found to relate negatively to acculturative stress in sojourners (Lance & Richardson, 1988; Kealey, 1989; Pilcher, 1994). As such, it is hypothesized that favorable work conditions will be inversely related to symptoms of depression. Finally, the level and fluctuation of general life satisfaction is likely to influence psychological adjustment of acculturating individuals as documented by the significant negative relationship reported between life satisfaction and indices of psychological and psychosomatic stress (Kealey, 1989). This study, however, considers the discrepancy between previous and current life satisfaction. In this context it is hypothesized that reported improvement in satisfaction between life in the Philippines and life in Singapore would be associated with less psychological distress and lower levels of depression.
A research on the effects of successful aging on the acceptance and use of technology of the elderly
Published in Assistive Technology, 2022
Basic activity preferences are relevant to providing health care and social relations (Åberg et al., 2005). In a study conducted with 893 elderly people who had very low-income, it was determined that differences in gender and marital status significantly affected life satisfaction above poverty level but did not significantly affect life satisfaction below poverty level (Hutchison, 1975). These studies show that life satisfaction affects the factors such as socio-economic, health, and social support. Economic, social, and health status are crucial to get an idea with successful aging and play a decisive role in life satisfaction. Studies showed that the levels of hedonic motivation and happiness were increased via high-income (Lipovcan, Brkljacic, & Sakic, 2007), the physical health problems constituted a significant obstacle in the relationships of the individuals with their friends and families (Stolar, MacEntee, & Hill, 1992), loneliness and depression were negatively associated with life satisfaction (Swami et al., 2007), decrease of social support reduced life satisfaction level (Blazer, Hughes, & George, 1992; Newsom & Schulz, 1996), the elderly people who live in the empty nest were faced with mental problems (empty nest syndrome) and their life satisfaction levels were decreased (Liu & Guo, 2008). These studies show that successful aging is multifaceted. When all these results are considered together, quality of life is an important factor in successful aging as well as life satisfaction.
A systematic review of interventions for adults with social communication impairments due to an acquired brain injury: Significant other reports
Published in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2020
Leah Paice, Annalle Aleligay, Martin Checklin
The consequences of a social communication impairment following an ABI can be devastating. Deficits in this area have been recognised as a main contributor to poor psychosocial outcomes (Douglas, 2010a; Kalpakjian, Lam, Toussaint, & Merbitz, 2004) and numerous studies have discussed the challenges of maintaining meaningful relationships, as well as social isolation and loneliness, which can result from impaired social communication skills (Shorland & Douglas, 2010; Ylvisaker & Feeney, 2001). Additionally, social isolation has been reported to be associated with a significant decrease in life satisfaction (Fleminger & Ponsford, 2005; Koskinen, 1998; Salas, Casassus, Rowlands, Pimm, & Flanagan, 2018). Impaired social communication skills have also been found to have a negative impact on an individual’s ability to participate successfully in their rehabilitation, education, employment and social integration (Doctor et al., 2005; McDonald, Code, & Togher, 2016).
Women’s successful aging
Published in Health Care for Women International, 2020
Income was an important determinant of life satisfaction in this study. Elderly life satisfaction has been found to increase with increasing income (Adebowale, et al. 2012; Asiyanbola, 2009; Delle Fave et al., 2016; Kabir, Nilsson, & Parker, 2004). According to our results, women with high monthly income were more satisfied with life than women with moderate income, who in turn were more satisfied than women with low income (md = −.87905; p = .000). Hutchison (1975) found that differences in gender and marital status were significantly associated with life satisfaction in a study of 893 low-income elderly people. It has also been shown that high levels of happiness and hedonic motivation in high-income elderly increases life satisfaction (Lipovcan et al., 2007), while social support insufficiency decreases life satisfaction (Newsom & Schulz, 1996) in the aging process.