scholarly journals Correction to: Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link between fertility and subjective well-being

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Priebe
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals Gratitude Letter: An Effort to Increase Subjective Well-Being in College

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-168
Author(s):  
Stefanus Arista Christanto ◽  
Dea Brenda ◽  
Clara Assisiansi ◽  
Maria Jessica Pangestu ◽  
Ignatia Sarita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
College Life ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Psychology Faculty ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Experimental Group

A preliminary study of students of a psychology faculty, revealed the fact that there are some students with low life satisfaction and negative affect during their college life. Low subjective well-being (SWB) was associated with decreased productivity and cognitive flexibility, which are important elements for studying. Previous researchers found a significant correlation between gratitude and SWB. The aim of this study is to enhance student SWB through an intervention of gratitude letter. We use two stages in this study: first a descriptive method (N = 282) to have an accurate description of the level of their SWB. Then, we select 60 students with the lowest SWB to participate in the next stage, a quasi-experimental method with multiple group design, consisting of two experimental group and one control group. Measurements were conducted with modified SLS, SPANE, and GQ6. Data a-nalysis revealed significant differences in gratitude and positive affect level that are differrent in each group. Significant improvement in gratitude and subjective well-being based on the pre-test, post-test 1, post-test 2 were only found in the group that writes and expresses the gratitude letter.

scholarly journals Subjective Well-Being and Psychosocial Adjustment: Examining the Effects of an Intervention Based on the Sport Education Model on Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4570
Author(s):  
Pablo Luna ◽  
Alba Rodríguez-Donaire ◽  
Débora Rodrigo-Ruiz ◽  
Javier Cejudo
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sport Education ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention based on the Sport Education model, compared to an intervention based on the traditional model of Direct Instruction in children. The intervention was carried out during school hours for 18 sessions of 50-min each. The sample was made up of 146 children aged 10–12 years (M = 10.78 years; SD = 1.07 years). Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 87) and a control group (n = 59). A quasi-experimental design with repeated pretest and posttest evaluations with the control group was implemented. The Positive and Negative Affect Scale for children and adolescents (PANASN) was used to assess the affective component of subjective well-being. The Child and Adolescent Behavior Assessment System (BASC) was used to assess psychosocial adjustment. The results showed significant improvements in the affective component of subjective well-being and a reduction in anxiety in favor of the experimental group. Our current results show the methodological and practical efficacy of a Sport Education intervention.

scholarly journals Biological and clinical insights from genetics of insomnia symptoms

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M Lane ◽  
Samuel Jones ◽  
Hassan S Dashti ◽  
Andrew R Wood ◽  
Krishna Aragam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Development ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Genomic Regions ◽  
Insomnia Symptoms

ABSTRACTInsomnia is a common disorder linked with adverse long-term medical and psychiatric outcomes, but underlying pathophysiological processes and causal relationships with disease are poorly understood. Here we identify 57 loci for self-reported insomnia symptoms in the UK Biobank (n=453,379) and confirm their impact on self-reported insomnia symptoms in the HUNT study (n=14,923 cases, 47,610 controls), physician diagnosed insomnia in Partners Biobank (n=2,217 cases, 14,240 controls), and accelerometer-derived measures of sleep efficiency and sleep duration in the UK Biobank (n=83,726). Our results suggest enrichment of genes involved in ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, phototransduction and muscle development pathways and of genes expressed in multiple brain regions, skeletal muscle and adrenal gland. Evidence of shared genetic factors is found between frequent insomnia symptoms and restless legs syndrome, aging, cardio-metabolic, behavioral, psychiatric and reproductive traits. Evidence is found for a possible causal link between insomnia symptoms and coronary heart disease, depressive symptoms and subjective well-being.One Sentence SummaryWe identify 57 genomic regions associated with insomnia pointing to the involvement of phototransduction and ubiquitination and potential causal links to CAD and depression.

PENERAPAN LOGOTERAPI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING PADA WARIA LANJUT USIA DI YAYASAN SRIKANDI SEJATI JAKARTA TIMUR

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Cempaka Putrie Dimala
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Method ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject

This study aims to determine the description of subjective well-being in elderly transgender and to find out the results of the application of logotherapy in improving subjective well-being in elderly transgender. The research sample is an elderly transsexual who experiences low subjective well-being characterized by feeling helpless and useless, feeling anxious about his condition continuously, unable to control his worries, feeling afraid of something bad befalling him, feeling despair, feel guilty and guilty and always feel lonely in Jakarta. This study uses a quasi-experimental method by providing a logotherapy intervention. The results of the study are, after being given an intervention with Logotherapy, the subject is not easily discouraged, feels the current condition is very good, feels satisfied with his life, can be grateful and accept himself with his current situation. The results of the analysis of the development of interventions are supported by the results of pre-test and post-test with Subjective Well-Being Scale (SWS). The pre-test score of 16 is included in the low category, while the post-test score of 24 is included in the moderate category. Keywords: Subjective well-being, logotherapy, elderlt transsexual. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran subjective well-being pada waria lanjut usia lanjut dan untuk mengetahui hasil penerapan logoterapi dalam meningkatkan subjective well-being pada waria lanjut usia. Sampel penelitian adalah satu orang waria lanjut usia yang mengalami subjective well-being rendah ditandai dengan merasa diri tak berdaya dan tak berguna, merasa cemas akan kondisi dirinya terus menerus, tidak dapat mengontrol rasa khawatirnya, merasa takut akan suatu hal yang buruk menimpa dirinya, merasa putus asa, merasa berdosa dan bersalah serta selalu merasa kesepian di kota Jakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi eksperimen dengan memberikan intervensi Logoterapi. Hasil penelitian adalah, setelah diberikan intervensi dengan Logoterapi, subjek tidak mudah putus asa, merasa kondisi saat ini baik sekali, merasa puas dengan kehidupannya, dapat bersyukur dan menerima diri dengan keadaannya saat ini. Hasil analisa perkembangan intervensi didukung dengan hasil pre-test dan post-test dengan Subjective Well-Being Scale (SWS). Skor pada pre-test yaitu 16 termasuk kedalam kategori rendah, sedangkan skor post-test yaitu 24 termasuk kedalam kategori sedang   Kata Kunci: Subjective well-being, logoterapi, waria lanjut usia.

scholarly journals Cash transfers, maternal depression and emotional well-being: Quasi-experimental evidence from India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana programme

2016 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 210-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Powell-Jackson ◽  
Shreya K. Pereira ◽  
Varun Dutt ◽  
Sarah Tougher ◽  
Kaveri Haldar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Janani Suraksha Yojana ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals Five days without a smartphone. Smartphone use and subjective well-being: Results from a study comparing normal use with a deprivation condition

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-420
Author(s):  
Susann Kohout ◽  
Christina Schumann
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Deprivation Condition ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Affective Components

The study examined the association between smartphone use and subjective well-being by comparing regular use with a deprivation condition. Subjective well-being is defined by cognitive and affective components. Regular smartphone use is studied in various situations and for different functions. Data were collected in a prolonged qualitative quasi-experimental deprivation study (n = 11) using diaries (n = 210 diary entries) and follow-up interviews (n = 11). Participants kept diaries for 10 days: five days during normal smartphone use and five days during deprivation. Afterwards, we compared well-being during normal use and deprivation. Results show that using the smartphone for infotainment was clearly associated with pleasant emotions, while social interaction apps caused both negative and positive emotions. However, results from the deprivation part of the study indicate that in sum, satisfaction with social relations clearly worsened when not using a smartphone. Moreover, participants had difficulty managing daily life. Taken together, non-usage seems to cause isolation and low subjective well-being.

scholarly journals Guiding principles for evaluating the impacts of conservation interventions on human well-being

2015 ◽  
Vol 370 (1681) ◽  
pp. 20150103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Woodhouse ◽  
Katherine M. Homewood ◽  
Emilie Beauchamp ◽  
Tom Clements ◽  
J. Terrence McCabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Institutional Processes ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Trajectories Of Change ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Current Guidance ◽  
Conservation Interventions

Measures of socio-economic impacts of conservation interventions have largely been restricted to externally defined indicators focused on income, which do not reflect people's priorities. Using a holistic, locally grounded conceptualization of human well-being instead provides a way to understand the multi-faceted impacts of conservation on aspects of people's lives that they value. Conservationists are engaging with well-being for both pragmatic and ethical reasons, yet current guidance on how to operationalize the concept is limited. We present nine guiding principles based around a well-being framework incorporating material, relational and subjective components, and focused on gaining knowledge needed for decision-making. The principles relate to four key components of an impact evaluation: (i) defining well-being indicators, giving primacy to the perceptions of those most impacted by interventions through qualitative research, and considering subjective well-being, which can affect engagement with conservation; (ii) attributing impacts to interventions through quasi-experimental designs, or alternative methods such as theory-based, case study and participatory approaches, depending on the setting and evidence required; (iii) understanding the processes of change including evidence of causal linkages, and consideration of trajectories of change and institutional processes; and (iv) data collection with methods selected and applied with sensitivity to research context, consideration of heterogeneity of impacts along relevant societal divisions, and conducted by evaluators with local expertise and independence from the intervention.

scholarly journals Subjective well-being in older adults: folate and vitamin B12 independently predict positive affect

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (8) ◽  
pp. 1321-1328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Edney ◽  
Nicholas R. Burns ◽  
Vanessa Danthiir
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Longitudinal Analyses ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Folate And Vitamin B12 ◽  
Longitudinal Relationships

AbstractVitamin B12, folate and homocysteine have long been implicated in mental illness, and growing evidence suggests that they may play a role in positive mental health. Elucidation of these relationships is confounded due to the dependence of homocysteine on available levels of vitamin B12 and folate. Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between vitamin B12, folate, homocysteine and subjective well-being were assessed in a sample of 391 older, community-living adults without clinically diagnosed depression. Levels of vitamin B12, but not folate, influenced homocysteine levels 18 months later. Vitamin B12, folate and their interaction significantly predicted levels of positive affect (PA) 18 months later, but had no impact on the levels of negative affect or life satisfaction. Cross-sectional relationships between homocysteine and PA were completely attenuated in the longitudinal analyses, suggesting that the cross-sectional relationship is driven by the dependence of homocysteine on vitamin B12 and folate. This is the first study to offer some evidence of a causal link between levels of folate and vitamin B12 on PA in a large, non-clinical population.

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