Measuring Happiness and Overall Life Satisfaction: A Danish Survey Experiment on the Impact of Language and Translation Problems

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1337-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Lauridsen Lolle ◽  
Jørgen Goul Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Danish Survey ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

scholarly journals The Impact of Sport on the Overall Standard of Satisfaction of Students with Physical Disabilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flóra Bergendiová ◽  
Dušana Čierna
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Physical Handicap ◽  
High Level ◽  
Physically Handicapped ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

SummaryLife satisfaction is the main goal that people try to achieve in their lives. This study aims to broaden the knowledge of overall life satisfaction of physically handicapped students performing sports. The Satisfaction with Life scale was used to assess the overall life satisfaction SWLS and Emotional Habitual Subjective Well-Being questionnaire SEHP. The research sample consisted of 25 physically handicapped students. Based on their performance in physical education and sport they were divided into 2 groups: regularly active in sports (36 %) and occasionally active in sports (64 %). The results showed at an interesting fact, 66 % of regularly active students in sports with a physical handicap were found on the high level of life satisfaction (44 %) and extremely high level of life satisfaction (22.2 %), comparing to occasionally active students in sports, who supported only 18.8 % of the particular category. 12.5 % of occasionally active students in sports feel physical vigour, mainly after coming from physiotherapy and after getting enough sleep. Regularly active peers in sports feel physical vigour while performing physical education and sports or after finishing the activity. His spare time is devoted to fitness activities, swimming, table tennis and shooting.

scholarly journals Social Networking Websites Usage and Life Satisfaction: A Study of Materialist Values Shared by Facebook Users

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriu Frunzaru ◽  
Mădălina Boțan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Social Networking Websites ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

<p>This paper attempts to analyze how materialist values mediate the relationship between time spent on social networking websites (SNW) and overall life satisfaction. Admittedly, younger generations spend more time on SNW compared to older generations, therefore we can anticipate that younger people are more affected by materialism and, consequently, less satisfied with their lives. The conceptual model proposed here was tested on a convenience sample of 390 Romanian adults. Using structural equation modeling, our findings validate the hypothesis that younger people spend more time on SNW; the SNW usage makes them more materialistic and, as a result, less satisfied with life. These findings raise ethical questions regarding the impact of SNW on overall life satisfaction. For example, Facebook, the most popular SNW in Romania, is a virtual social sphere where people become “friends”, give or receive “likes”, are “fans” of something or somebody, etc. Therefore, we argue that Facebook is a symbolical locus for quantitative manifestations of something intimate and private, like feelings or appreciations. Such materialist approach to friendship and relationships has a significant negative impact on life satisfaction.</p>

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on Satisfaction with Current Standard of Living and its Effects on Overall Life Satisfaction: Case of Romania, V4 and EU-15

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Vincent Šoltés ◽  
Bibiána Nováková ◽  
Zsuzsanna Katalin Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Current Standard ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> The main aim of the paper is to explore the patterns of differences in overall life satisfaction in Romania and the V4 in comparison to the EU-15.</p><p><strong>Methodology/Approach:</strong> We carried out contingence analysis and linear regression analysis in order to assess the impact of income and satisfaction with current standard of living on overall life satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Findings:</strong> The main novelty of our research, which presents a significant contribution to the body of knowledge, is that we found that life satisfaction of citizens increases with income category, but there is a more relevant relationship between subjective life satisfaction and subjective self-reported satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Research Limitation/implication:</strong> Despite several limitations of our research (data from the third wave of EQOLS, restricted number of determinants of life satisfaction, absence of effects of financial crisis), we can say that material living conditions and satisfaction with current standard of living still play an important role in life satisfaction of the citizens and the well-being of nations.</p><p><strong>Originality/Value of paper:</strong> The paper focuses on the importance of material living conditions and satisfaction with current standard of living in overall life satisfaction to explore the patterns of differences of life satisfaction in selected countries, and that results are useful for policymakers.</p>

scholarly journals A Study of the Financial Crisis and its Effect on Psychological Well-Being, Health, Satisfaction, and Financial Incapability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Capability ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

Abstract This study explores the effect of the financial crisis on the consumer and its impact on psychological well-being and life satisfaction with the core question investigating what effect the financial crisis has on United Kingdom household heads psychological well-being and life satisfaction. The reversed model approach used in the study analyzed from two perspectives before and after the financial crisis. One is to investigate the psychological well-being using the general health questionnaire and its effect on health, life satisfaction and financial incapability. Two is to investigate financial incapability and its effect on health, life satisfaction and psychological well-being based on the British Household Panel (1991 - 2009) and Understanding Society (2010) Surveys. The surveys which are two integrated large nationwide panel survey commissioned by the United Kingdom government as an instrument to measure social and economic indicators at the individual and household level. The result of the analysis indicates that overall life satisfaction and financial incapability are important determinants of psychological well-being. The paper further explored the impact of the financial crisis on a household head before and after the crash. The results suggest that satisfaction with life, health implications, psychological well-being, and financial capability were significantly lower after the financial crisis. In conclusion, the results explain why overall life satisfaction generally affects individuals psychological well-being and financial capability, and why those with high financial incapability have poor psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Investigating the impact of technostress on productivity and overall life satisfaction of managers working at a South African ferrochrome smelting company

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniël J. Le Roux ◽  
Petrus A. Botha
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
South African ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Body ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Value Add ◽  
Managerial Employees ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

Orientation: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) advances such as computers, tablets, and cell phones allow for information flow like never before, both in terms of speed and volume. But, unfortunately, this has resulted in technostress.Research purpose: To investigate the impact of technostress on the productivity and the overall life satisfaction of managers working in ferrochrome smelters.Motivation for the study: Limited research has been conducted on technostress in a South African context. Most of the researches on technostress were conducted amongst computer professionals and Information Technology (IT) consultants and they did not focus on non-ICT specialists such as managers who are exposed to ICT as a regular part of their workday.Research approach/design and method: This study was conducted within a quantitative paradigm using a correlational design.Main findings: The managers experience low levels of technostress, high levels of IT-enabled productivity, and above-average life satisfaction. No practically significant differences exist for any of the research factors between males and females, whilst techno-complexity and techno-uncertainty increase with age. Technostress does not affect productivity, but a negative relationship exists between technostress and life satisfaction.Practical/managerial implications: Techno-uncertainty and techno-complexity are present amongst older managerial employees. Techno-complexity decreases the self-reported levels of productivity. Strategies such as training and assistance to reduce the techno-complexity for older managerial employees should be considered.Contribution/value-add: This study creates an awareness of the potential negative impact of ICT on productivity and life satisfaction. It contributes to the body of knowledge by quantifying the impact of the managers’ perceived technostress on productivity and life satisfaction.

Interculturalism and the Acceptance of Minority Groups

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maykel Verkuyten ◽  
Kumar Yogeeswaran
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Situational Effect

Abstract. Multiculturalism has been criticized and rejected by an increasing number of politicians, and social psychological research has shown that it can lead to outgroup stereotyping, essentialist thinking, and negative attitudes. Interculturalism has been proposed as an alternative diversity ideology, but there is almost no systematic empirical evidence about the impact of interculturalism on the acceptance of migrants and minority groups. Using data from a survey experiment conducted in the Netherlands, we examined the situational effect of promoting interculturalism on acceptance. The results show that for liberals, but not for conservatives, interculturalism leads to more positive attitudes toward immigrant-origin groups and increased willingness to engage in contact, relative to multiculturalism.

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