A Preliminary Study of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Among Deaf/Hard of Hearing Youth Across Environmental Settings

Author(s):  
Rich Gilman ◽  
Susan R. Easterbrooks ◽  
Michele Frey
Author(s):  
Elisa Coli ◽  
Marinella Paciello ◽  
Rino Falcone ◽  
Giorgia Saleri ◽  
Maria Pepe ◽  
...  

La confianza interpersonal es un elemento clave en el desarrollo y mantenimiento de interacciones sociales positivas y se ha asociado positivamente con la satisfacción con la vida (Putnam, 2000). Específicamente, es un factor promotor de la salud física y el funcionamiento psicosocial durante la lactancia y la adolescencia (Rotenberg, 2010). A pesar de la importancia de la confianza en la vida cotidiana, no hay consenso sobre su definición y, a su vez, sobre su evaluación. Además, aún se desconoce el papel de la confianza en un entorno en línea. Puede ser importante explorarlo, ya que hoy en día los adolescentes pasan cada vez más tiempo en Internet, un entorno donde tienen lugar muchas relaciones sociales. Por lo tanto, la confianza en línea podría identificarse como un elemento que puede garantizar el éxito de estas interacciones (Stratford, 2000). Partiendo de la perspectiva teórica de Falcone y Castelfranchi (2001), quienes definieron la confianza como una construcción compleja y dinámica, el presente estudio piloto tiene como objetivo investigar la confianza en línea / fuera de línea de los adolescentes y su influencia en la satisfacción con la vida. En particular, operacionalizamos la confianza según la teoría de los autores mencionados anteriormente y en base a dos ingredientes mentales esenciales, que son los objetivos y las creencias sobre el fideicomitente y el administrador y el comportamiento del administrador. Además, tomamos en cuenta las interacciones sociales tanto en línea como fuera de línea. La investigación, llevada a cabo dentro de una escuela secundaria en la provincia de Nápoles (Italia), involucró a 108 adolescentes, de edades comprendidas entre 11 y 14. Los datos se obtuvieron mediante un cuestionario ad hoc. En particular, la confianza en las interacciones en línea y fuera de línea se midió a través de una escala Likert de 5 puntos compuesta de 30 elementos; la satisfacción con la vida se investigó a través de la Escala breve de satisfacción de la vida de los estudiantes multidimensionales (BMSLSS; Huebner et al., 2004). El análisis factorial demuestra que la confianza en línea y fuera de línea son dimensiones distintas (24% y 18% de la varianza explicada, respectivamente). Además, solo la confianza fuera de línea se relaciona positivamente con la satisfacción con la vida de los adolescentes en diferentes dominios de la vida (por ejemplo, familia, escuela y pares). En general, los resultados sugieren la importancia de distinguir la confianza fuera de línea y en línea, y de explorar sus relaciones con los indicadores de ajuste para comprender cómo promover el bienestar de los adolescentes.


2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudershan Pasupuleti ◽  
Reva I. Allen ◽  
Eric G. Lambert ◽  
Terry Cluse-Tolar

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Mineiro ◽  
Patrícia Carmo ◽  
Cristina Caroça ◽  
Mara Moita ◽  
Sara Carvalho ◽  
...  

Abstract In Sao Tome and Principe there are approximately five thousand deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Until recently, these people had no language to use among them other than basic home signs used only to communicate with their families. With this communication gap in mind, a project was set up to help them come together in a common space in order to create a dedicated environment for a common sign language to emerge. In less than two years, the first cohort began to sign and to develop a newly emerging sign language – the Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language (LGSTP). Signs were elicited by means of drawings and pictures and recorded from the beginning of the project. The emergent structures of signs in this new language were compared with those reported for other emergent sign languages such as the Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language and the Lengua de Señas de Nicaragua, and several similarities were found at the first stage. In this preliminary study on the emergence of LGSTP, it was observed that, in its first stage, signs are mostly iconic and exhibit a greater involvement of the articulators and a larger signing space when compared with subsequent stages of LGSTP emergence and with other sign languages. Although holistic signs are the prevalent structure, compounding seems to be emerging. At this stage of emergence, OSV seems to be the predominant syntactic structure of LGSTP. Yet the data suggest that new signers exhibit difficulties in syntactic constructions with two arguments.


2020 ◽  
Vol XVIII (3) ◽  
pp. 561-575
Author(s):  
Marko Marinić

The aim of this paper is to explore the frequency of experiences of discrimination and violence among persons with various types of disabilities, investigate the correlation of these topics with particular sociodemographic characteristics and with the level of happiness and life satisfaction, and identify which one of the various personal well-being domains is particularly connected with discrimination and violence. The empirical study was conducted among 684 persons with various types of disabilities in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. The results indicate a high percentage of experienced discrimination and violence in all groups of respondents, especially the deaf and those hard of hearing. Both topics are negatively correlated with the level of personal happiness, life satisfaction and all domains of personal well-being. It was found that the frequency of these experiences is related to younger age, and to lower income and poor economic status. The results point to the need for a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive engagement on reducing discrimination and violence over persons with disabilities.


1979 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Barlow Soper

Male faculty of a large southeastern university were surveyed to determine the satisfaction each individual felt with his life in general (life-satisfaction) and with 15 specific life areas. Perceptions of satisfaction have been used as indicators of morale, with satisfied persons experiencing high self-esteem and feelings of personal competence. Respondents were satisfied to some degree with their lives as a whole and with most specific areas. A relatively large proportion of faculty experienced dissatisfaction with their financial situation but were satisfied with their chosen profession. Compared to representative samples of the population a relatively large proportion of male faculty reported satisfaction with their lives as a whole. Suggestions for additional research are provided.


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2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 797-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Dou ◽  
Yan-Gang Nie ◽  
Yu-Jie Wang ◽  
Yao-Zhong Liu

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