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Anagnostopoulos, Fotios; Griva, Fay – Social Indicators Research, 2012
In this article we examine the factorial structure of the Greek version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI; Zimbardo and Boyd in "J Personal Soc Psychol" 77:1271-1288, 1999), in a sample of 337 university students, using principal axis factoring (PAF) with oblique rotation, and its dimensionality using parallel analysis.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Test Validity, Factor Structure
Ventegodt, Soren; Omar, Hatim A.; Merrick, Joav – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This paper reviews the medical (salutogenic) effect of interventions that aim to improve quality of life. Review of studies where the global quality of life in chronically ill patients was improved independently of subjective and objective factors (like physical and mental health, yearly income, education, social network, self-esteem, sexual…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pain, Heart Disorders, Mental Disorders
Gray, Rossarin Soottipong; Chamratrithirong, Aphichat; Pattaravanich, Umaporn; Prasartkul, Pramote – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This paper explores family and non-family factors contributing to happiness among students aged 15-18 in Thailand. Data come from the Social and Cultural Situation and Mental Health Survey (n = 905). Based on regression analysis, family factors are more important than non- family factors in explaining the variations in adolescents' happiness.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Psychological Patterns, Adolescents, Extracurricular Activities
Huppert, Felicia A.; So, Timothy T. C. – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Governments around the world are recognising the importance of measuring subjective well-being as an indicator of progress. But how should well-being be measured? A conceptual framework is offered which equates high well-being with positive mental health. Well-being is seen as lying at the opposite end of a spectrum to the common mental disorders…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Esteem, Psychometrics, Life Satisfaction
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Lee, Jik Joen – Social Indicators Research, 2005
This study successfully interviewed 109 randomly selected Chinese people aged 60 and over living alone in two public housing estates in an urban area of Hong Kong. The results show that mental health status, number of days staying in hospital, life satisfaction, age, and self-esteem are significant factors in predicting the life quality of older…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Predictor Variables, Health Conditions
Teichmann, Mare; Murdvee, Mart; Saks, Kai – Social Indicators Research, 2006
This paper reports on three field studies using the WHOQOL-100 and WHOQOL-BREF instruments that utilized three different samples (N = 1,801) to get a better understanding of how important the person's spiritual needs are for quality of life. The most striking negative difference between the Estonian and World Health Organization samples was in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Religious Factors, Field Studies
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Shek, Daniel T. L. – Social Indicators Research, 2005
The relationships between perceived economic stress (current economic hardship and future economic worry) and emotional quality of life (existential well-being, life satisfaction, self-esteem, sense of mastery, psychological morbidity) as well as problem behavior (substance abuse and delinquency) were examined in 1519 Chinese adolescents with and…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction, Adolescents, Behavior Problems