Housing Satisfaction Among Chronically Homeless Adults: Identification of its Major Domains, Changes Over Time, and Relation to Subjective Well-being and Functional Outcomes

Seventeen patients -10 females, 7 males -mean age 52 years (range: 21–77 years), on CAPD for an average of 35 months (range 10–160 months) were studied. Mean initial dose of EPO was 114±45 U/kg/week subcutaneously (range: 59–209). The dose was adjusted to achieve and maintain a target Hb of 100 g/L and Hct 30%. Fifteen of the patients (88.2%) achieved this target within 6 months [baseline to month 6 changes: Hb 72±10 g/L to 107±12 g/L (p=0.0001); Hct 22±3% to 33±4% (p=0.0001)]. Serum total protein also increased significantly over the time of EPO use (p=0.0133); changes from baseline were significant by the fourth month [68±9 g/L to 72±9 g/L (p=0.0115)]. Serum albumin also increased significantly over time (p=0.0157). The change from the baseline result (37±4 g/L) was statistically significant by month 2 (p=0.0060) and was maintained over the following 4 months [month 6 result: 40±3 g/L (p=0.0180)]. The increase was greater for 8 patients with initial serum albumin <35 g/L (mean change 5.75 g/L) than for the 9 subjects with levels >35 g/L (mean change 0.11 g/L). In a comparison group of 17 patients (matched for age, sex, duration of CAPD, underlying disease and antihypertensive treatment), who did not receive EPO treatment, albumin and protein did not appear to increase over time. Mean body weight increased from 60.9± 14.0 kg at the start to 62.1± 13.9 kg at month 6 (p=0.281) and the absolute lymphocyte count from 1.6±0.8 x 109/L to 1.8±1.0 x 109/L (p=0.0472). Serum potassium, urea, creatinine, phosphorus, cholesterol, tri. glycerides, WBC and platelets did not show significant changes over time. Serum phosphorus increased at the end of the second and third months (from 1.6±0.5 mmol/L to 1.9±0.4 and 1.8±0.4 mmol/L and then decreased at the sixth month (1.7±0.5 mmol/L); this is probably due to an increase in phosphate binders in 9 of 17 patients. An improvement in appetite, sleep and well-being, by patients’ self-assessment, was noted during the treatment. We conclude that the treatment with EPO is associated with improvement of the nutritional status of patients on CAPD.

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Adaptation to Income over Time: A Weak Point of Subjective Well-Being

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1279423 ◽

2008 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christoph Wunder

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Weak Point ◽

Over Time

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Irrational happiness beliefs and subjective well-being of undergraduate students: A longitudinal study

Journal of Positive School Psychology ◽

10.47602/jpsp.v5i1.258 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 65-72

Author(s):

Murat Yıldırım

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Future Studies ◽

Affective Components ◽

The Impact ◽

First Time ◽

Over Time

Identifying factors that influence well-being are fruitful for improving the knowledge held about the correlates and predictors of well-being in both practice and theory. This research for the first time aimed to investigate whether irrational happiness beliefs, a newly presented construct, contribute to the affective components of subjective well-being over time. The sample included 103 undergraduate students (88 females and 15 males) whose ages varied from 18 to 29 years (M = 19.39 ±1.62). Participants completed measures of irrational happiness beliefs, positive affect, and negative affect both at Time 1 and Time 2 over three months apart. The findings showed that irrational happiness beliefs were significantly negatively related to positive affect only at Time 1. However, the research failed to provide evidence regarding the value of irrational happiness beliefs in predicting positive and negative affect over time. The results suggest that the impact of irrational happiness beliefs upon well-being may occur momentarily not over time. Implications and limitations of the findings are discussed and directions for future studies are provided.

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The influence of daily spiritual experiences and gender on subjective well-being over time in cancer survivors

Archive for the Psychology of Religion ◽

10.1177/0084672419839800 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 159-171

Author(s):

Myriam Rudaz ◽

Thomas Ledermann ◽

Joseph G. Grzywacz

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Spiritual Experiences ◽

Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽

Over Time

Cancer survivors are at risk for poor subjective well-being, but the potential beneficial effect of daily spiritual experiences is unknown. Using data from the second and third wave of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, we examined the extent to which daily spiritual experiences at baseline moderate the association between subjective well-being at baseline and approximately 10 years later in cancer survivors ( n = 288). Regression analyses, controlled for age, educational attainment, and religious/spiritual coping, showed that daily spiritual experiences moderated the association between life satisfaction at baseline and follow-up. Specifically, high spiritual experiences enhanced life satisfaction over time in cancer survivors with low life satisfaction at baseline. Also, daily spiritual experiences moderated the association between positive affect at baseline and follow-up, though this moderating effect was different for women and men. No moderating effect emerged for negative affect.

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LIFE AFTER 100: IS GOD THE SECRET TO A SATISFYING AND PURPOSEFUL LIFE?

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.1931 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S524-S525

Author(s):

Nadia Firdauysa ◽

Jyoti Bhatta ◽

Alex J Bishop ◽

Tanya Finchum ◽

James Grice

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Purpose In Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Ordinal Analysis ◽

C Value ◽

The Relationship ◽

Over Time

Abstract Data from N = 111 centenarians (M = 100.88; SD = 1.48) residing in Oklahoma was used to examine patterns in the relationship between the God oriented vs. non-God oriented longevity secrets and subjective well-being. Observational Oriented Modeling (OOM) was then used to conduct an ordinal analysis using concatenated ordering to produce degree of fitness between data and underlying patterns in life satisfaction and purpose-in-life across three time points. OOM is a data analysis method used to evaluate fitness of proposed patterns to data called PCC. Results indicated that centenarians maintaining a God-oriented longevity secret fit a decreased pattern in life satisfaction (PCC = 25.00, c-value = .09); whereas centenarians not maintaining a God-oriented longevity secret fit the same pattern (PCC = 49.18, c-value = .06). Meanwhile, centenarians having a God-oriented longevity secret fit a decreased pattern of purpose-in-life (PCC = 71.43, c-value =.12); whereas centenarians having a non-God oriented longevity secret fit the same pattern (PCC = 53.45, c-value = .28). In comparison to centenarians who acknowledged something other than God as the secret to their longevity, those who cite God as the reason for longevity tend to proportionately maintain a more satisfying view of life, yet experience a deteriorating sense of purpose over time. Results indicate that longevity secrets reflect divergent patterns in subjective well-being among persons living beyond 100 years. This has implications relative to how geriatric practitioners design interventions, services, or programs to enhance quality-of-life for long-lived adults.

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Declining well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals US social inequities

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0254114 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (7) ◽

pp. e0254114

Author(s):

Krishna C. Bathina ◽

Marijn ten Thij ◽

Danny Valdez ◽

Lauren A. Rutter ◽

Johan Bollen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Predominantly White ◽

Metropolitan Areas ◽

Negative Mood ◽

Well Being ◽

Ordinary Least Squares ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Communities Of Color ◽

The Us ◽

Over Time

Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to mental health fallout in the US; yet research about mental health and COVID-19 primarily rely on samples that may overlook variance in regional mental health. Indeed, between-city comparisons of mental health decline in the US may provide further insight into how the pandemic is disproportionately affecting at-risk groups. Purpose This study leverages social media and COVID-19-city infection data to measure the longitudinal (January 22- July 31, 2020) mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 20 metropolitan areas. Methods We used longitudinal VADER sentiment analysis of Twitter timelines (January-July 2020) for cohorts in 20 metropolitan areas to examine mood changes over time. We then conducted simple and multivariate Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions to examine the relationship between COVID-19 infection city data, population, population density, and city demographics on sentiment across those 20 cities. Results Longitudinal sentiment tracking showed mood declines over time. The univariate OLS regression highlighted a negative linear relationship between COVID-19 city data and online sentiment (β = -.017). Residing in predominantly white cities had a protective effect against COVID-19 driven negative mood (β = .0629, p < .001). Discussion Our results reveal that metropolitan areas with larger communities of color experienced a greater subjective well-being decline than predominantly white cities, which we attribute to clinical and socioeconomic correlates that place communities of color at greater risk of COVID-19. Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic is a driver of declining US mood in 20 metropolitan cities. Other factors, including social unrest and local demographics, may compound and exacerbate mental health outlook in racially diverse cities.

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Social capital, economic growth and well-being

10.36253/978-88-6655-277-2 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Francesco Sarracino

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Social Capital ◽

Social Comparisons ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Long Run ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship ◽

Over Time

In the long run economic growth does not improve people's well-being. Traditional theories – adaptation and social comparisons – explain this evidence, but they don't explain what shapes the trend of subjective well-being and its differences across countries. Recent research identified in social capital a plausible candidate to explain the trends of well-being. This dissertation adopts various econometric techniques to explore the relationship over time among social capital, economic growth and subjective well-being. The main conclusion is that social capital is a good predictor of the trend of subjective well-being, both within and across countries. Hence, policies for well-being should aim at preserving and enhancing social capital for the quality of the social environment matters.

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Trajectories of students’ well-being in secondary education in Germany and differences by social background

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz049 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 960-965 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Max Herke ◽

Katharina Rathmann ◽

Matthias Richter

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

Family Structure ◽

Low Income ◽

Parental Education ◽

Well Being ◽

School Type ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Important Indicator ◽

12Th Grade ◽

Over Time

Abstract Background Subjective well-being (SWB) is an important indicator of quality of life, but prior research mostly analyzed adolescents’ subjective well-being in cross-sectional studies. There is a lack of studies examining changes in subjective well-being throughout adolescence using longitudinal panel data. This study examined trajectories of subjective well-being of adolescents in Germany throughout secondary education and differences by socioeconomic position, gender and family structure. Methods We use the German National Educational Panel Study and combine data from annual survey waves of two of its cohorts. These were first surveyed in 2010 and cover 5th to 10th and 9th to 12th grade level. Using growth curve modelling based on multilevel models, differences in levels and trajectories of subjective well-being overall and differentiated by school type, parental education, household income, gender and family structure were identified. The analyses include 34 504 observations of 12 564 students. Results Subjective well-being decreased from 5th to 12th grade. Students attending lower track schools showed lower subjective well-being, but also a lesser decrease over time. Students living in low-income households or in single-parent or step-families showed lower subjective well-being. Female students showed higher subjective well-being than males in 5th grade, but also a higher decrease over time, leading to lower subjective well-being than males by 12th grade. Conclusion This study provides a comprehensive picture of subjective well-being throughout secondary education. Adolescents’ subjective well-being is linked to social factors regarding family and living conditions as well as school features. Overall, disadvantaged adolescents experience longer periods of lower subjective well-being, thus accumulating the effects of worse psychosocial health opportunities over time.

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