Life satisfaction by degree of urbanisation, income group and gender

Purpose. In Korea, it has been estimated that the number of the single-household elderly increased 45% from 2005 to 2010. This research was conducted to provide empirical resources for development of a community mental health program by an explorative investigation on depression, coping mechanism, and life satisfaction of a single-household elderly population.Design and Methods. This research applied a descriptive survey research design. Participants were 225 single-household elderlies residing in Seoul, Korea. The geriatric depression scale and the satisfaction with life scale were used to check the level of depression and life satisfaction of the participants.Results. Results showed that 46.3 percent of the participants were categorized as having light-to-severe level of depression, and 80.5 percent of the participants responded that they were dissatisfied with their lives. This research demonstrated that the level of depression and life satisfaction of the Korean single-household elderly is statistically significantly related to age and gender as well as coping resources and human resources.Implications. Current public health services in Korea for the single-household elderly are still lacking and require active support, intervention, and research to provide effective programs and services. Case management, counseling, and various programs based on Korean culture including support from family members and community-based assistance are recommended to help the vulnerable population.

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The Life Satisfaction Advantage of Being Married and Gender Specialization

Journal of Marriage and Family ◽

10.1111/jomf.12290 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 78 (3) ◽

pp. 759-779 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Małgorzata Mikucka

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

And Gender

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THE IMPACT OF COLLECTIVISM ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND LIFE SATISFACTION RELATIONSHIP: A UK – SPAIN COMPARISON

Journal of Management and Business Education ◽

10.35564/jmbe.2021.0004 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Irene Valero Pizarro ◽

Gamze Arman

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Gender Identity ◽

Work Life ◽

Work Life Balance ◽

Full Time ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Life Balance ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact ◽

Satisfaction Relationship

Difficulties in balancing work and non-work roles have a negative impact on an individual’s life satisfaction. This study investigates the relationship between work-life balance and life satisfaction across the United Kingdom and Spain. It also explores the moderating effects of individual orientations of collectivism and gender identity. The used scales measured Work-life Balance (WLB), Life Satisfaction (LS), Collectivism vs. Individualism orientations, and Gender identity. Collectivism/Individualism was measured and analysed at individual-level rather than at cultural-level. Data was collected from 52 British and 69 Spanish full-time employed women through an online survey. Correlational analyses and hierarchical multiple regression were conducted. Findings indicated that work-life balance had positive effects on life satisfaction across two different cultures. Those effects were stronger for British than Spanish women. Moderating effects were not found. Although, work-life balance, collectivism individual-orientation, and feminine identity predicted life satisfaction in the UK and only work-life balance predicted life satisfaction in Spain. This study extends the literature on work-life balance and life satisfaction relationship and the influence of culture, whilst also contributing to the under-researched area of the influence of gender identity on that relationship. The results might contribute to developing better strategies for promoting work-life balance

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The educational, racial and gender crossovers in life satisfaction: Findings from the longitudinal Health and Retirement Study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/j.archger.2017.07.014 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. 60-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Wei Zhang ◽

Kathryn L. Braun ◽

Yan Yan Wu

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Health And Retirement Study ◽

And Gender ◽

Retirement Study

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

European Sociological Review ◽

10.1093/esr/jcaa052 ◽

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.

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Life Satisfaction Predicts Perceived Social Justice: The Lower Your Life Satisfaction, the Less Just You Perceive Society to Be

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.540835 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Qifan Jia ◽

Jie Zhou ◽

Mingquan Huang

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Social Justice ◽

Low Income ◽

Group Analysis ◽

Income Group ◽

Income Level ◽

Moderation Effect ◽

Multiple Group ◽

Random Intercept ◽

Lagged Effect

It has been well established that life satisfaction is related to perceived social justice. However, current theories provide contrary assumptions on the direction of the influence. In this research, we use data from two longitudinal surveys collected in China to test the reciprocal relations between life satisfaction and perceived social justice over time. With a random intercept cross-lagged panel model, we disaggregate the between-person effect and the within-person effect of the relationship. To specify the conditions of the effect, we consider income levels as the moderator. Study 1 (N = 119) showed that on the between-person level, life satisfaction, and perceived social justice are positively correlated. On the within-person level, cross-lagged effect results showed that an individuals’ deviations from their expected score in life satisfaction predict deviations from their expected perceived social justice at the next time point, while deviations from expected perceived social justice does not predict subsequent deviations from expected life satisfaction. In study 2 (N = 637), we divided participants into three groups based on their household income and conducted a multiple group analysis to test its moderation effect. We found that the between-person correlation of life satisfaction and perceived social justice is not moderated by income level, and it is significant in all the three groups. However, the within-person cross-lagged effect is moderated by income level, and the effect of life satisfaction on perceived social justice only exists in the low income group. This research confirms the unidirectional relationship between life satisfaction and perceived social justice across time, and clarifies the effect in different levels and income groups, providing new insights on the formation of justice perception. It is recommended that future studies apply experimental designs to reach causal effects and explore more possible moderators and mediators.

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