Covariates of Subjective well-being among Latin American immigrants in Spain: the role of social integration in the community

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 761-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Herrero ◽  
Asur Fuente ◽  
Enrique Gracia
2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 459-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Losada-Otalora ◽  
Carlos Augusto Valencia Garcés ◽  
Jorge Juliao-Rossi ◽  
Pedro Mario Donado ◽  
Efraín Ramírez F.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of banks in enhancing consumer knowledge aiming to increasing customer’s financial well-being. Design/methodology/approach This research applied two quantitative studies with customers of banks in a Latin American country. The literature review and the results of the data analysis founded the development of a model that relates bank information transparency and subjective financial well-being through consumer financial knowledge. Findings By being transparent banks may transform the financial well-being of their customers. Particularly, this paper shows that consumer financial knowledge mediates the relationship between bank information transparency and the subjective financial well-being of individuals. However, the mediational effect occurs by subjective but not objective financial knowledge. Research limitations/implications The mediational model of this research does not take in consideration the role that individual factors play in the exposition and processing of the information provided by banks and its final impact on the subjective well-being of individuals. Also, this paper does not explore potential moderators of the theoretical relationships neither include cultural variables in the analysis. Originality/value Firm transparency has been related to various constructs in the marketing literature; however, its impact on consumer financial well-being is under-researched. This paper shows that companies need to aim to increase the subjective financial knowledge of their customers as a way to improve ultimate well-being of their customers.


2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-143
Author(s):  
Víctor Hugo Rentería Pedraza ◽  
Andrea Lyn Spears Kirkland

ABSTRACTIn this article, we present the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the quality of life of Latin American immigrants, who reside on the east side of Los Angeles, California. In order to evaluate their quality of life, we designed an instrument based on objective, social, and subjective well-being indicators. One hundred and thirty-eight immigrants participated in the study, which obtained the following results. In the regards to the immigrants’ objective well-being, the study found that the population group enjoys an acceptable quality of life standard given that they enjoy access to basic services and household goods, and do not live in overcrowded conditions. However, the study does confirm the fact that the group in question earns much less than the average U.S. national income. With respects to their social well-being, the participants reported an acceptable degree of personal social development, family coexistence, the exercise of cultural, religious and personal beliefs and practices, and access to information, as well as free time and opportunities for recreation. Finally, the study finds that Latin American immigrants, who reside in East Los Angeles, are highly satisfied with their lives and enjoy a high degree of subjective well-being. Moreover, the migratory experience has not affected negatively their perceived quality of life.RESUMENEn este trabajo presentamos los resultados de una valoración integral de la calidad de vida de migrantes lati-noamericanos que radican en la zona este de Los Ángeles, California. Desde un enfoque cuantitativo, diseñamos un instru-mento para medir el bienestar objetivo, social y subjetivo, el cual se aplicó a 138 personas del grupo de población señalado, obteniendo los siguientes resultados. Con respecto al bienestar objetivo, los datos obtenidos demuestran la existencia de una calidad de vida aceptable en lo que corresponde a la vivienda, ya que los migrantes cuentan con los servicios y enseres básicos del hogar y no existen niveles altos de hacinamiento. Sin embargo, en lo relativo al ingreso, el estudio confirma el hecho de que los migrantes devengan salarios inferiores a la media nacional en Estados Unidos. En lo que corresponde al bienestar social, existe una aceptable percepción sobre la capacidad para desarrollarse socialmente, la convivencia fami-liar, el ejercicio de la cultura, la práctica de la religión y las creencias personales, el acceso a la información y los medios para la recreación y ocio, por lo que se concluye que el bienestar social también cumple en la conformación de una vida de calidad. Por último, los resultados del estudio, relacionados al bienestar subjetivo, indican que los migrantes latinoamerica-nos se encuentran altamente satisfechos con su vida y que la migración no ha tenido una incidencia negativa sustancial en sus valoraciones integrales en torno a la calidad de vida.


GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 156-162
Author(s):  
Dr. D. Shoba ◽  
Dr. G. Suganthi

Work-Life balance has its importance from ancient days and the concept is very old, from the day the world has been created. There was a drastic change that has occurred in the market of teachers and their personal profiles. There are tremendous changes in various families which have bartered from the ‘breadwinner’ role of traditional men to single parent families and dual earning couples. This study furnishes an insight into work life balance and job satisfaction of teachers working in School of Villupuram District. The sample comprises of 75 school teachers from Government and private schools in Villupuram District. The Study results that there is increasing mediating evidence in Work-life balance as well as Job satisfaction of teachers are not affected by the type of school in which they are working. Job satisfaction or Pleasure of life will be affected as a whole by Work life balance of an individual which is the main which can be calculated by construct of subjective well being.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuguang Sun ◽  
Ailing Huang

The intermediary effect interval of the preschool teachers' competence characteristics → positive psychological capital → the subjective well-being of the preschool teachers is (0.23—0.55), does not contain 0, and the effect amount is 0.35. The competency characteristics of preschool teachers → The direct effect interval of subjective well-being of preschool teachers is (0.05—0.36), excluding 0, and the effect quantity is 0.20, indicating that positive psychological capital as a mediator variable has the characteristics of preschool teachers and the subjective well-being of preschool teachers. Partial mediating effect, the ratio of mediating effect to total effect is 64.01%.


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