scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF FAMILY ASSESSMENT BY SPOUSES WHO DO NOT TAKE PARENTAL ROLES DURING EARLY ADULTHOOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicja Kalus ◽  
◽  
Joanna Szymańska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Family Assessment ◽  
Parental Roles ◽  
Voluntary Childlessness ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
And Gender

The article is a report on our own research concerning how spouses who do not take over parental roles assess their family. The study aimed to search for a relationship between evaluating one’s family and life/marital satisfaction and attitudes towards children among spouses who do not undertake parenting. The study was carried out from a developmental perspective. The research group consisted of 76 married persons in their early adulthood. The participants postponed taking on parental roles for a specified time or declared voluntary childlessness. The analysis showed that significant relationships exist between family assessment and: life satisfaction (in men), marital satisfaction (in women), and attitudes towards children (in both genders). The research revealed that both the quality of family relationships and gender play an important role in shaping procreative attitudes of spouses who do not take parental roles. Key words: life satisfaction, family, parenting, childlessness, early adulthood

scholarly journals A Survey of Factors Related to Marital Satisfaction among Married Women in Taft City, Iran

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akbar Zare Shahabadi ◽  
Marzieh Montazeri
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family

Background: The foundation of a healthy community is based on the healthy communication between family members. In this regard, marital satisfaction is one of the important factors in strengthening the family relationships, which can be affected by the type of marriage as well as the family demographic and cultural components. Methods: This study was conducted on 120 married women in Taft. Participants were selected by systematic sampling method using Cochran formula. The research tools were Enrique Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (1998) and a researcher-made questionnaire. Validity of the latter questionnaire was assessed using face validity and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha. Results: According to the results, the marital satisfaction of married women was in moderate level. Moreover, marital satisfaction was higher among the villagers (P-value = 0.006), non-familial marriages (P-value = 0.006), and housewives (P-value = 0.042) than other groups. Considering the type of marriage, forced marriage (P-value ≤ 0.50) showed a significant relationship with lack of life satisfaction; in other words, a higher degree of satisfaction was observed in unforced marriages. According to the regression analysis, four variables of couple’s age differences, education level differences, duration of marriage, and type of marriage (forced and unforced) explained about 43.5 percent of the dependent variable variations. Conclusion: Eventually, increase in the education level of couples decreased their life satisfaction; whereas, marital satisfaction increased by increase of age, duration of marriage, number of children. Moreover, marital satisfaction was lower in forded marriages.

scholarly journals The Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Denture Wearing Associated Oral Lesions Among Dental Patients Attending College Of Dentistry Clinics In Aljouf University

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Abdalwhab M. A. Zwiri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Oral Lesions ◽  
Denture Stomatitis ◽  
Dental Patients ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Papillary Hyperplasia ◽  
One Way Anova

Background: oral lesions can be induced by wearing dentures and have been associated with impacting the quality of life of dental patients. Study objectives: to determine the prevalence of denture associated oral lesions and their associated possible factors in college of dentistry clinics, Aljouf University. Methods and subjects: this was a retrospective study to collect data from files of patients who wear dentures. The study included 344 patients. All files were reviewed and the extracted data were further analyzed using SPSS version 20. The relationships between variables were tested using One Way Anova and Pearson correlation. Data were presented as frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviation. Significance was examined at alpha < 0.05. Results: a total of 344 files were reviewed. The following oral lesions were found: denture stomatitis (48.8%), papillary hyperplasia (39.8%), traumatic keratosis (22.1%), angular cheilitis (16.9%), and erythematous candidiasis (10.2%). No significant relationships were found between oral lesions and both age and gender bases on One Way Anova test. Pearson correlation showed a significant positive correlation between traumatic keratosis and age (r=0.110, p=0.042), and a negative correlation between traumatic keratosis and erythematous candidiasis (r=-0.110, p=0.039). Conclusions: The present studies showed that oral lesions associated with wearing denture are prevalent and create health problems that impact the quality of life of dental patients

My Gain or Your Loss? Changes in within-Couple Relative Wealth and Partners’ Life Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daria Tisch
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Relative Wealth ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relative Resources ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This article studies the relationship between partner’s wealth share and their life satisfaction in different-sex couples using the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017). Resource-based theories and gender ideology are two prominent approaches to explain the effects of within-couple relative resources on various outcomes. Recently, scholars have argued that not relative but absolute personal resources are the crucial factor (autonomy perspective). Testing these different approaches is challenging because relative wealth mathematically perfectly depends on both partners’ absolute wealth, meaning the effects of relative and absolute wealth are hard to disentangle. To accurately test the theoretical approaches, this study analyses the relationship between relative wealth and life satisfaction under different conditions, such as whether relative wealth increases due to an increase in one’s own absolute wealth or a decrease in one’s partner’s absolute wealth. Individual fixed effects regressions show no statistically significant relationships between relative wealth and life satisfaction for men. In contrast, for women the relationship between their relative wealth and life satisfaction is significantly positive, in line with resource-based theories and the autonomy perspective. Further analyses reveal that this relationship is driven rather by changes in women’s own than in their partner’s absolute wealth.

The contribution of socio-demographic and psychosocial factors to life satisfaction

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROCÍO FERNÁNDEZ-BALLESTEROS ◽  
MARÍA DOLORES ZAMARRÓN ◽  
MIGUEL ANGEL RUÍZ
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Level Satisfaction

Life satisfaction continues to be an important construct in the psychosocial study of ageing. It is one of the commonly-accepted subjective conditions of quality of life and seems to be one of the facets of successful ageing, both of which are key concepts in ageing. Research reports that life satisfaction is strongly related to socio-demographic and psychosocial variables. These, however, are mutually dependent interactive variables, and much more attention should be paid to the study of the relative contribution of these two types of factors to life satisfaction. The purpose of the research reported in this article was to discover which socio-demographic conditions and psychosocial factors are the most important, and to decide to what extent they contribute to life satisfaction. A sample of 507 individuals aged 65 and over and representative of the Spanish population in terms of age and gender, were interviewed at home. The results indicate that two socio-demographic characteristics (income and education) influence life satisfaction both directly and also indirectly, through psychosocial factors such as activity (physical activity level, satisfaction with leisure activities, and social contacts), perceived health and physical illness. Among psychosocial factors, activity and health both contribute to explaining life satisfaction. The results are discussed from the point of view of the activity theory of ageing.

scholarly journals The relationship between marital quality, attitudes towards gender roles and life satisfaction among the married individuals

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semanur Kodan Çetinkaya ◽  
Başaran Gençdoğan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Married Individuals ◽  
And Gender

Abstract: Society imposes different roles on women and men in the family and the society, concerning their gender. “Gender Role Concept” is very important in terms of the fact that it is related all parts of life of individuals, behaviors, perceptions and attitudes of men and women (Çelik, 2008). In this perspective, gender roles, which affect individuals’ lives, cannot be isolated from the factors which affect marriage. In this context, the reflections of gender roles on marriage and also the effects of marriage, which is one of most important decisions of individuals, on quality of life were explored. For this purpose, the relationships between these three concepts were discussed. This research was a study of the relational model. The universe of this study included married individuals living in the province of Bayburt and Erzurum, and 639 individuals were participated to the research which was voluntary basis. The data were collected by using the “Marital Life Scale”, “Gender Roles Attitudes Scale” and “Life Satisfaction Scale”. These analyses were made on the data obtained from the study; t-test for independent groups, regression and correlation. According to study a positive and significant relationship was found between the marital quality, gender roles and the life satisfaction. There was found a significant differentiation; between the quality of the marriage and having children or family intervention; between the attitudes towards gender roles and gender, spouse’s employment status or having children; between the life satisfaction and gender or spouse’s employment status. La relación entre calidad marital, actitudes hacia los roles de género y satisfacción de vida entre personas casadas Resumen: La sociedad impone diferentes roles sociales a las mujeres y hombres en el seno familiar respecto a su género. El concepto de “roles de género” es muy importante dado que se relaciona con todas las partes de la vida, conductas, percepciones y actitudes de hombres y mujeres . En esta perspectiva, los roles de género, los cuales afectan a la vida de las personas, no pueden ser aislados de los factores que afectan el matrimonio. En este contexto, este artículo explora la reflexión sobre los roles de género en el matrimonio, como una de las decisiones más importantes de la persona, y también los efectos del matrimonio sobre la calidad de vida. Para este objetivo, las relaciones entre estos tres conceptos fueron discutidos. y se presenta un modelo relacional. En este estudio participaron voluntariamente 639 individuos casados que vivían en la provincial de Bayburt y Erzurum. Los datos fueron recogidos a través de la escala de vida marital, la escala de actitudes hacia los roles de género, y la escala de satisfacción con la vida. Para el análisis de los datos se realizaron pruebas t para grupos independientes, análisis de regresión y correlaciones. Los resultados indicaron una relación significativa y positiva entre la calidad marital, los roles de género y la satisfacción con la vida. Una diferencia significativa fue encontrada entre la calidad marital de acuerdo al criterio tener hijos y la intervención familiar, las actitudes hacia los roles de género basado en el género, el estatus del trabajo del cónyuge, tener hijos y la satisfacción con la vida basado en el género y el estatus laboral del cónyuge.

scholarly journals Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Quality of Life among University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Paweł F. Nowak ◽  
Agnieszka Bożek ◽  
Mateusz Blukacz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Subjective Quality ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
And Gender

The aim of our study was to explore the relation between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and the subjective and objective indicators of quality of life as well as life satisfaction among university students, whose education is related to different dimensions on health. Participants (N = 595) were invited to fill in a set of suitable questionnaires. The path analysis and linear regression were used to establish a relationship between the examined constructs. Only some types of physical activity have shown a positive relation with the quality of life; the study also revealed some age and gender regularities. Physical activity in the household was most positively correlated to the quality of life. The amount of leisure and transport physical activity decreased with age, and there were also gender differences regarding the intensity and type of physical activity. Sedentary behavior during the week related positively with the subjective quality of life and its intimacy dimension, but sedentary behavior at the weekends was negatively related to objective and subjective quality of life as well as dimensions including intimacy, safety, and communicative aspect of the quality of life. Neither physical activity nor sedentary behavior demonstrated a significant relation with the level of life satisfaction. The type of physical activity undertaken and its matching to the needs of the young person affected their objective and subjective quality of life. Those findings may have important implications for institutions responsible for promoting active lifestyle.

Being alone in later life: loneliness, social isolation and living alone

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Victor ◽  
Sasha Scambler ◽  
John Bond ◽  
Ann Bowling
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Definition Of

IntroductionThe context for the review of loneliness and social isolation in later life is that of ‘successful aging’ and ‘quality of life’. The term ‘quality of life‘ includes a broad range of areas of life and there is little agreement about the definition of the term. Models of quality of life range from identification of ‘life satisfaction’ or ‘social wellbeing’ to models based upon concepts of independence, control, and social and cognitive competence. However, regardless of how the concept of quality of life is defined, research has consistently demonstrated the importance of social and family relationships in the definition of a ‘good quality of life’.

Quality of Exit from University Sports and Life Satisfaction in Early Adulthood

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Kleiber ◽  
Susan Greendorfer ◽  
Elaine Blinde ◽  
Diane Samdahl
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Departure Point ◽  
Mixed Support ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Serious Injury

The possibility that the experience of retirement from sport may be different from one athlete to another has not been thoroughly examined. The current study offers evidence on the effect of role performance in intercollegiate basketball and football on life satisfaction in the period of adulthood immediately following. The theoretical departure point for this research comes from Kearl’s (1986) analysis of “exits” in everyday life and his assumption that the quality of role performance in the ending phases of a career will influence subsequent well-being. From a survey of recollections, orientations, and current conditions of 426 former football and basketball players, subjects were grouped according to whether they had received some kind of recognition during their last year (e.g., all-league, honorable mention), whether they had started most of the games or not, and whether their career had been cut short due to serious injury. Life satisfaction, as measured by the LSI-A, showed a significant main effect for career-ending injury but not for the other two variables, and there were no interactions. Athletes who had sustained a careerending injury before completing eligibility showed significantly lower life satisfaction than those who had not. Tests for the influence of year leaving sport and continued involvement in sport did not change the result. Thus, the evidence provides mixed support for the quality-of-exit thesis; while good endings may not affect subsequent life satisfaction, bad endings may.

Unemployed, employed & care-giving mothers: Quality of partner & family relations

Human Affairs ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Wyrobková ◽  
Petr Okrajek
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
The Family ◽  
Employed Mothers ◽  
Quality Of Family Life ◽  
And Gender

AbstractA retrospective ELSPAC study (N = 2756) compared three groups of mothers of three-year-old children: 1) employed, 2) voluntarily unemployed, and 3) involuntarily unemployed, about the quality of their partnership and family relationships. The results show that the involuntarily unemployed mothers have the lowest quality of family life. In these families there is more conflict, disagreement and hostile communication towards the woman and child. Employed mothers also experience some family problems. Overall, those most satisfied with their family lives are the voluntarily unemployed mothers. There is more positive communication between partners, including sharing and intimacy in this group. The results were interpreted as stemming from the distress caused by involuntary unemployment, the double burden of the female role and gender role models in the family.

scholarly journals KELEKATAN DAN KEPUASAN PERNIKAHAN PADA DEWASA AWAL DI KOTA BANDA ACEH

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Putri Soraiya ◽  
Maya Khairani ◽  
Risana Rachmatan ◽  
Kartika Sari ◽  
Arum Sulistyani
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Married Couple ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Banda Aceh

Any married couple willing to have satisfaction in their marriage. However, not all couples could achievesatisfaction in their marriage. The quality of marriage was determined by three attachments style; secureattachment style, avoidant attachment style, and anxiety attachments style. This study aimed to investigate therelationship between attachment and marital satisfaction for early adulthood in Banda Aceh. This study used purposive sampling technique and selected 120 subjects (27 male and 93 female), mean of age 30.75 years old, mean of age marriage was 5-7 years, mean of children is 2. Data collected using ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) which developed by Fowers and Olson (15 statements, α= .962), and attachment scale (consist of 30items) compiled by researcher based on the theory of Hazan and Shaver (secure attachment α= .864, avoidant α= .877, anxiety α= .691). The results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between secure attachment and marital satisfaction (rxy=.455; p =.000; p< .001). The result also showed that there is a negative and significant correlation between insecure attachment and marital satisfaction (rxy avoidant = - .460 ; p= .000; p< .001, rxy anxiety = - .231 ; p= .011; p< .05). Among the three attachment, secure attachment style has the highest significant relationship with marital satisfaction. It meant that the higher score of secure attachment style obtained, the higher satisfaction obtained by these couples.

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