Not too close, not too far: Urbanisation and life satisfaction along the urban hierarchy

Urban Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 004209802096239
Author(s):  
Camilla Lenzi ◽  
Giovanni Perucca
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Urban Economics ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
City Size ◽  
Urban Hierarchy ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The One

Empirical evidence on the effect of urbanisation on individual self-reported well-being generally points to a negative effect of urbanisation and city size, at least in most developed economies. This article aims to re-assess this conclusion by claiming that this approach overlooks the fact that a city’s positive externalities may expand well beyond the urban boundaries, as postulated in urban economics theory. Based on survey data on self-reported life satisfaction derived from different waves of Eurobarometer surveys in the period 2005–2010 covering 21 European Union member countries, the article empirically verifies the existence of a positive association between urbanisation and individual well-being, depending on the proximity to settings of higher rank in the urban hierarchy. In particular, it shows that the higher the distance from a city larger than the one of residence of the respondent, the lower the probability of being satisfied with life.

scholarly journals Sport Spectatorship and Life Satisfaction: A Multicountry Investigation

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhei Inoue ◽  
Mikihiro Sato ◽  
Kevin Filo ◽  
James Du ◽  
Daniel C. Funk
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Satisfaction Relationship

Elite and professional sport events have been recognized as potential mechanisms to enhance well-being. This multicountry study investigates how engagement in such events, behaviorally through live spectating and psychologically through team identification, is associated with life satisfaction. Data from Australia (N = 268) revealed a positive association between live spectating and life satisfaction through a two-wave design measuring live spectating and life satisfaction in separate surveys. Data from the United States (N = 564) confirmed the live spectating–life satisfaction relationship found in Study 1. Additionally, Study 2 revealed individuals with higher levels of team identification perceived greater emotional support from other fans, and this perception, in turn, predicted life satisfaction. Our findings provide sport managers with implications for positioning appeals in support of sport programs and designing events that facilitate engagement to promote life satisfaction in the community.

scholarly journals Mediating Effect of Personal Meaning in the Prediction of Life Satisfaction and Mental Health Problems Based on Coronavirus Suffering

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan ◽  
Murat Yıldırım ◽  
Mega M. Leung
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Personal Meaning ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Health And Well Being

Research Problem: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a multi-faceted crisis worldwide. Researchers and health authorities in various parts of the world echoed the dire condition of the public's mental health. This study sought to examine the mediating effect of personal meaning on the association between coronavirus (COVID-19)-related suffering, mental health problems, and life satisfaction. Participants included 231 adults (mean age = 46.65 ± 13.98; 68% female) and completed measures of suffering related to COVID-19, meaning, life satisfaction, and mental health problems online.Results: Findings from mediation analysis showed that suffering had significant associations with personal meaning, mental health, and well-being. Furthermore, personal meaning was significantly associated with adults' mental health and well-being and mediated the negative effect of suffering on mental health and well-being.Discussion: Overall, results from this study indicate that personal meaning is an important promotive factor that may help to understand the negative effect of coronavirus-related suffering on mental health and well-being amid the public health crisis.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Support and Pregnancy on Subjective Well-Being: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buyantungalag Battulga ◽  
Marc Reginald Benjamin ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Enkhmandakh Bat-Enkh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
The Impact

Background: Subjective well-being (SWB) has a protective role in mental health maintenance and is prone to change during short stressful moments, such as pregnancy. Longstanding research suggests that social support (SS) from the partner and family members of pregnant women directly or indirectly acts as a buffer against negative mental outcomes. For happier pregnancies, it is important to understand how SS and pregnancy affect the SWB.Objective: This review aims to examine the extended association of being pregnant and SS on the SWB of pregnant women.Methods: A systematic review was conducted in PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. Articles published in peer-reviewed journals were included regardless of the year and if they had assessed the impact of at least one SWB or SS outcome among healthy pregnant women. The tools of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute were used for quality assessment.Results: Thirty-four studies that assessed the domains of SWB measurements, such as happiness, quality of life (QoL), life satisfaction, positive and negative effects, and well-being, were included and its association with either pregnancy or SS was summarized. Variable results, such as life satisfaction, happiness, and mental component of QoL, were found to be high during pregnancy, but positive emotion and physical components of QoL had decreased. Almost universally, SS during pregnancy was found to have a positive association with all measurements of SWB.Conclusion: This study had found that, despite some arising trends, pregnancy itself does not necessarily have similar impacts on SWB across healthy pregnant women. However, SS had a significant effect on SWB.

Perceived Discrimination, Ethnic Identity, and Psychological Well-Being Among Arab Americans

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 899-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rawan Atari ◽  
Suejung Han
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Arab Americans ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Identity Resolution ◽  
Negative Effect

In this study, we examined associations among perceived discrimination, ethnic identity dimensions (exploration, resolution, affirmation), and psychological well-being (self-esteem, life satisfaction, flourishing) among 156 Arab Americans. Multiple moderated regression analyses revealed that perceived discrimination was negatively associated, and ethnic identity resolution and affirmation were positively associated, with psychological well-being. Ethnic identity affirmation moderated the association between perceived discrimination and flourishing by buffering the negative effect of perceived discrimination. Ethnic identity resolution and exploration did not moderate the associations between perceived discrimination and psychological well-being. Affirmation both promoted and protected well-being, resolution promoted well-being, and exploration was not associated with promoting or protecting well-being. We discuss implications to help Arab American clients develop and capitalize on their ethnic identity, promote their well-being, and buffer against perceived discrimination.

Technology use during couples’ bedtime routines, bedtime satisfaction, and associations with individual and relational well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1329-1349
Author(s):  
Michelle Drouin ◽  
Brandon T. McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Relationship ◽  
Emotional Intimacy ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Physical Intimacy ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk

In this study, we examined the typical and ideal bedtime routines of 289 Americans in cohabiting relationships who were recruited from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Participants described their bedtime routines, indicated their frequency of sex with their partner, and completed surveys measuring their bedtime, sexual, relationship, and life satisfaction. There were some incongruencies between ideal and typical scenarios, with joint activities (both technological and non-technological) featured more often in the ideal scenarios, and more time alone featured in typical scenarios. Incongruence between the presence of physical intimacy in ideal and typical scenarios was predictive of bedtime satisfaction, as were the presence of emotional intimacy, going to bed together, and shared technology use (e.g., watching television together) during their typical time together. In turn, bedtime satisfaction predicted frequency of sex, and sexual, relationship, and life satisfaction. However, shared time together not engaged in technology and time apart (using technology or not) was not predictive of bedtime satisfaction. As bedtime is an opportunity for leisure together for many couples, going to bed together and engaging in activities that promote emotional intimacy (e.g., conversations) may be beneficial to couples. Additionally, discussions and compromise related to the presence of physical intimacy at bedtime may help couples experience greater bedtime satisfaction. Finally, in contrast to suggestions that technology use has a negative effect on relationships, shared technology use before bed may have a positive impact on individual and relational well-being.

scholarly journals Dampak kepemimpinan transformasional dan pelatihan terhadap employee well-being: Keadilan organisasional sebagai mediator

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Mei Ie ◽  
Henny Henny ◽  
Atalya Fransiska ◽  
Viny Angellika ◽  
Zefanya Salsabilla
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Company ◽  
Positive Effect

The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the effect of transformational leadership and human resources training on employee well-being with organizational justice as a mediating variable. This study used purposive sampling. The sample consisted of 54 respondents who were employees, and the research data were analyzed using the SmartPLS version 3.3.2 software program. The results of this study indicated that transformational leadership and human resources training at the company have a significant and positive effect on employee well-being. This means that the better the transformational leadership is realized in the company, the higher the employee well-being in the company. However, based on the research results, organizational justice did not have a significant and negative effect on employee well-being. So that organizational justice cannot mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and human resources training for employee well-being. The implication of this research for companies in general is that companies can maintain and improve their employee well-being. Suggestions for the company, it is hoped that it can maintain and improve transformational leadership and conduct human resources training regularly and with good procedures to improve employee well-being in a company, because human capital is the one of the main capitals that it is important to be managed by the company.

Other-Contingent Extraversion and Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jason L. Huang ◽  
Dongyuan Wu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Implicit Theory ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
College Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Research

Abstract. We conceptualize other-contingent extraversion as an individual difference in the tendency to elevate one’s state extraversion when interacting with friendly others. Using experience sampling data from 75 college students, we assessed other-contingent extraversion to predict subjective well-being, and further examined whether implicit theory of personality would moderate such a prediction. Results indicate that, despite a general positive association between others’ friendliness and one’s state extraversion, individuals differed in the degree to which they manifested state extraversion in response to others’ friendliness, allowing us to model this individual difference as other-contingent extraversion. Other-contingent extraversion interacted with implicit theory to predict college satisfaction but not life satisfaction. Specifically, other-contingent extraversion had a more positive association with college satisfaction for respondents with a stronger incremental perspective (malleable view) of personality. Our study contributes to personality research by introducing other-contingent extraversion as a unit of personality.

Unraveling the Nexuses of Tourism, Terrorism, and Well-Being: Evidence from Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 974-1001
Author(s):  
Asif Khan ◽  
Sughra Bibi ◽  
Jiaying Lyu ◽  
Asad Raza ◽  
Hizar Hayat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Economies ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Distributed Lag Model ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Lag Model

This study attempts to highlight the role of tourism and terrorism in shaping well-being measures and, to address the mechanism of how tourism and well-being measures can lead to terrorism in developing economies. Thus, it examines the causal relationship between well-being measures (overall well-being, social well-being, health well-being, and material well-being), tourism, terrorism, and inequality by focusing on Pakistan as a case study. We applied several time series techniques and procedures that include the bounds test, autoregressive distributed lag model mechanism, and Granger causality to analyze the relationships between the aforementioned variables. The findings suggest significant positive relationships between tourism and well-being measures. However, terrorism has a significant negative effect on well-being measures. Inequalities in the distributions of income and facilities have substantial negative effects on well-being measures and tourism; besides, it shows a significant positive association with terrorism. This study indicates that through effective tourism planning, policy makers can improve well-being measures, hence, leading to a reduction in terrorism. However, along with progress in well-being dimensions, policies, and long-term planning should be developed to ensure the equal distribution of income and facilities.

scholarly journals Investigation of urban regularities for Croatia in the period from 1857 to 2011

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-330
Author(s):  
Hrvoje Jošić ◽  
Berislav Žmuk
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Unit Root ◽  
Urban Economics ◽  
Unit Roots ◽  
City Size ◽  
Zipf’S Law ◽  
Urban Hierarchy ◽  
Zipf's Law ◽  
Gibrat’S Law ◽  
Gibrat's Law

Two main regularities in the field of urban economics are Zipf’s law and Gibrat’s law. Zipf’s law states that distribution of largest cities should obey the Pareto rank-size distribution while Gibrat’s law states that proportionate growth of cities is independent of its size. These two laws are interconnected and therefore are often considered together. The objective of this paper is the investigation of urban regularities for Croatia in the period from 1857 to 2011. In order to estimate and evaluate the structure of Croatian urban hierarchy, Pareto or Zipf’s coefficients are calculated. The results have shown that the coefficient values for the largest settlements in different years are close to one, indicating that the Croatian urban hierarchy system follows the rank-size distribution and therefore obeys Zipf's law. The independence of city growth regarding the city size is tested using penal unit roots. Results for Gibrat's law testing using panel unit root tests have shown that there is a presence of unit root in growth of settlements therefore leading to the acceptance of Gibrat’s law.

scholarly journals Debt and Subjective Well-Being: Does the Type of Debt Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-465
Author(s):  
Tristan Coste ◽  
Caroline Henchoz ◽  
Boris Wernli
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Financial Satisfaction ◽  
Longitudinal Analyses ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Payment Arrears ◽  
Over Time

AbstractBased on longitudinal analyses of data from the Swiss Household Panel, this paper investigates the effect of different types of debt on two evaluative measures of subjective well-being: financial satisfaction and life satisfaction. Payment arrears reduce financial satisfaction more than loans or the accumulation of different types of debt (arrears and loans). This negative effect is stable over time. Conversely, each additional year with arrears decreases life satisfaction, confirming the overall and general negative effect of arrears on all domains of daily life, especially for the elderly.

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