Poverty, deprivation and life satisfaction among Hong Kong older persons

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
KELVIN CHI-KIN CHEUNG ◽  
KEE-LEE CHOU
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Material Deprivation ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Perceived Life Satisfaction

ABSTRACTThis investigation examines the association of four measures of poverty (income-based, expenditure-based and asset-based poverty, and material deprivation) with life satisfaction. Perceived life satisfaction was measured among 1,410 older Chinese persons aged 65 and over. Besides life satisfaction and measures of poverty, the study assessed socio-demographic variables, financial strain, health indicators, and social and community resources. Those who faced expenditure-based poverty, material deprivation and asset-based poverty reported a significantly lower level of perceived life satisfaction, while the association between expenditure-based poverty and life satisfaction was found to be the strongest. Other factors that had an impact on life satisfaction included gender, education and marital status; financial strain; social support; the number of close family members and friends; self-rated health; functional capacity; perceived memory; pain; sleep quality; neighbourhood collective efficacy; and engagement in cultural and entertainment activities. From the theoretical perspective, the findings have strong implications for the understanding of the factors that shape the perception of quality of life in old age. Our results also have important policy implications for the official measurement of poverty, monitoring of the poverty situation and the development of anti-poverty measures to help older persons living in poverty to improve the quality of their lives.

scholarly journals Predictors of Intention to Prepare for Volcanic Risks in Mt Merapi, Indonesia

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saut Sagala ◽  
Norio Okada ◽  
Douglas Paton
Keyword(s):  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Volcanic Hazards ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Merapi Volcano ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Relationship Factors

AbstractThis article is about modelling causal-relationship factors related to disaster preparedness. A model identifying the relationships between person- and community-level factors and intention to prepare for volcanic risks is tested in communities surrounding the Mt Merapi volcano, Indonesia. The analysis extends the test of a model developed by one of the authors in an individualistic culture, New Zealand, to members of a collectivistic culture. Using the data obtained from communities situated around Mt Merapi (n= 322), analysis revealed that community-level (collective efficacy and community participation) and variables describing the quality of the relationship between community members and civic agencies played significant roles in predicting intentions to prepare for volcanic hazards. The analysis also revealed that individual-level variables (outcome expectancy) were less influential compared with studies applying the model in individualistic countries. Some policy implications related to the findings are discussed.

Reducing Life Dissatisfaction by Ecological Intelligence: Psychological and Psychopathological Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Pasquale Caponnetto ◽  
Lucio Inguscio ◽  
Maria Riolo ◽  
Marilena Maglia ◽  
Carlo Lai
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Statistical Interpretation ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Perceived Life Satisfaction ◽  
Life Dissatisfaction ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Life Path ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Our planet’s recent ecologic perturbation solicited the researchers to deepen their analysis of environmental impacts. The concept of Life Satisfaction (LS) described as the degree to which a person positively evaluates the overall quality of his/her life as-a-whole. Objective: This study examined the relationship between ecological intelligence and perceived life satisfaction. Materials and Methods: 1025 adult males and females were selected for the study through an online announcement. The research was carried out in a single phase and participants completed Life Satisfaction and Ecological Intelligence questionnaires. Results: A statistically meaningful and satisfying outcome emerged from the relationship between Life Satisfaction and Ecological Intelligence. Additional important final results marked a positive relationship between Ecological Intelligence and the education level. Conclusion: The conclusions of statistical interpretation of the data highlight the urge to revitalize the citizens’ sense of respect of the environment, in order to reach two fundamental aims of mankind life: to love our own planet and to feel calm along one’s own life path.

scholarly journals Studi Fenomenologis tentang Pengalaman Kesepian dan Kesejahteraan Subjektif pada Janda Lanjut Usia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Lucky Ade Sessiani
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Perceived Life Satisfaction ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

<p>Elderly women experience loneliness related to unexpected situations of partner loss (husband's death). Loneliness can have an impact on subjective well-being, life satisfaction, quality of life, mental and physical health, and even death. The purpose of this study was to describe and understand experiences related to loneliness for elderly widows. The subjects involved were 6 (six) widows due to the death of their husbands (widowed), widows of more than 1 year, and no history of psychological disorders. Methods of data collection using interviews and observation. This study resulted in the conclusion that an elderly widow can experience loneliness due to the loss of a spouse who is taken away by death. Subjective well-being and perceived life satisfaction are the results of a religious coping strategy that is effective in over­coming loneliness experienced. When feelings of losing a spouse can be overcome by religious behavior, enthusiasm for survival and re-establishing social interaction, the elderly can feel well-being and life satisfaction.</p>

Life satisfaction among European American, African American, Chinese American, Mexican American, and Dominican American adolescents

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 385-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Bradley ◽  
Robert F. Corwyn
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
European American ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Perceived Life Satisfaction ◽  
Adolescent Health Status

This study examined contextual and personality factors and their relation to perceived life satisfaction among adolescents in five sociocultural groups. Variations in the contribution of specific predictors were noted for the five groups, but no one factor accounted for a large amount of variance in any group. Among the most consistent predictors were marital status, self-efficacy beliefs, and adolescent health status. Somewhat surprisingly, neither the amount of family conflict, adolescent academic achievement, nor observed socioemotional support from parents was strongly correlated with life satisfaction. The effect of study variables on adolescent quality of life was dependent upon other variables in the analysis. For example, considerate behaviour on the part of the adolescent was suppressed by task-orientation.

Childhood Misfortune and Adult Health in a National Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyoung Lyu ◽  
Stefan Agrigoroaei
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
The United States ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
National Study ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health

This study investigated the relationship between childhood misfortune and 10-year change in health and whether this relationship was mediated by the quality of social relations. We used data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) national longitudinal study, 1995–1996 (Time 1) and 2005–2006 (Time 2). Childhood misfortune was measured at Time 1 using indicators of financial strain, family structure, and abuse. Self-rated physical and mental health indicators were obtained at both occasions. The measure of quality of social relations was based on items relative to social support and social strain from spouse, friends, and family at Time 1. Mediational models showed that a higher level of childhood misfortune was associated with low-quality family relations which in turn tend to account for change in mental health. These findings suggest that childhood misfortune is associated with the quality of social relations, which in turn explain individual changes in mental health in adulthood.

scholarly journals Impact of Government Support on Performing Artists’ Job and Life Satisfaction: Findings from The National Survey in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7545
Author(s):  
Hyun-Seung Park ◽  
Hyeon-Cheol Kim
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Survey Report ◽  
Form Of Government ◽  
Experimental Works

In this study, we aim to propose motives that can help increase the creative activities of Korean performing artists and discuss the policy implications for the sustainable management of Korean performing arts. First, we investigate the characteristics of Korean artists that receive subsidies as a form of government support for undertaking artistic activities. Second, we examine whether receipt of such grants influences the artists’ job and life satisfaction. Through a logistics model, we reconstructed the “2015 Survey Report on Artists & Activities” and validated the research hypothesis. We first considered subsidies that could directly impact artists’ income and activities and then verified whether subsidies influence artists’ job and life satisfaction. As a result of the research, first, art grants should be supported in order to help artists produce creative and experimental works. Second, we showed that artists’ subsidies should be expanded in order to enhance artists’ quality of life and the sustainability of artistic activities. Above all, subsidy support for artists showed that art can be legitimate as a public good, which is a common asset in society.

The Effect of Material and Social Deprivation on Well-Being of Elderly in Europe

2020 ◽  
pp. 002073142098185
Author(s):  
Marco Terraneo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Material Deprivation ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Path Models

In this work, attention is paid to 2 explanatory factors of successful aging. The first is material deprivation. There is growing evidence that poverty is associated with the onset of physical and mental disorders and, broadly, with aspects such as life satisfaction and happiness. The second factor is social deprivation. Social exclusion affects health due to lack of emotional and concrete support; moreover, participation in social activities among older people is associated with greater longevity and a lower risk of disability. The study describes the effect of material and social deprivation on depression (measured through the EURO-D scale) and quality of life (through CASP-12 scale), for individuals aged 50 and older in 14 European countries. Data is derived from Wave 5 of the SHARE project. To estimate the effect of material and social deprivation on outcomes and to determine whether it is moderated by the country in which people live, we apply 2 multi-group path models, respectively, for people aged 65 or younger and for those aged 66 years or older. Findings indicate that higher material and social deprivation is associated with greater levels of stress and worse quality of life. The effect of social deprivation would be stronger than that of material deprivation, and this result seems to be valid in all countries considered, although their intensity varies significantly between them.

The roles of parental attachment and sibling relationships on life satisfaction in emerging adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1747-1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Ponti ◽  
Martina Smorti
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Sibling Relationships ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Perceived Life Satisfaction

Most research investigating relationships during emerging adulthood has focused on the quality of friendships and romantic relationships while devoting little attention to family relationships. The present study considered the quality of attachment to both parents in a sample of 253 emerging adults, aged 20–31 ( M = 24.32; SD = 2.22), examining how these could influence the quality of sibling relationships and analyzing the link of these family relationships with the level of life satisfaction. Results showed that the attachment to both the mother and the father was linked to the quality of sibling relationships. Moreover, parental attachment to both parents and sibling relationships affected the level of perceived life satisfaction during emerging adulthood. Limitations, strengths, and theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

The impact of neighbourhood environments on quality of life of elderly people: Evidence from Nanjing, China

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 2020-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxi Feng ◽  
Shuangshuang Tang ◽  
Xiaowei Chuai
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Impact

The connections between the built environment and quality of life are major concerns in the fields of geography and urban planning. Given that some developing countries, such as China, have a rapidly aging society, elderly people have become a social group that attracts growing interest among scholars and policy makers. However, the relationship between neighbourhood environments and the quality of life of the elderly has scarcely been referenced in previous literature. Based on a recent survey in Nanjing, China, this article investigates such connections through structural equations models. It notes that population density exerts an insignificant influence on the life satisfaction of the elderly, whereas built year has the largest impact, indicating the importance of interior environment to subjective wellbeing for the elderly in China. The other built environment factors (informal space and danwei) that have Chinese features are negatively related to the quality of life of older people. Among life domains, the effects of health conditions, residential environments and transportation are stronger than those of social interaction, meaning that the elderly in China place greater emphasis on their basic needs than on higher life needs. This article has some policy implications for policy makers, including on urban form, informal spaces and style of residential communities. Relevant policies need to be carried out to promote the life satisfaction of elderly people in urban China.

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