scholarly journals International Rankings of Macro-Social Dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 252-266
Author(s):  
Vladimir Petrovich Vasiliev
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
The State ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Social Risks

The implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Lisbon Strategy sets the task of a comprehensive study of the citizens` well-being, determining the state and trends in the level and quality of life not only by traditional methods of social statistics, but also through comprehensive sociological research. This approach has significant advantages since it allows us to generalize the state of social development of a society based on the population`s opinions, to study the emerging social risks that concern the population, to determine the differentiation of countries by indicators of well-being. The foundations of the new approach to the analysis of social processes were laid by the scientific achievements of the 60s of the last century. The dominant paradigm was the economic goals and parameters of statistically measured national income, household income, wages and their differentiation. The environmental risks that threaten the future of civilization were identified and analyzed in the 70s of the XX century. The production contradiction, which raised the question of measuring the quality of life in a new way, was articulated. The economic component (economic growth) was mixed and replaced with the welfare parameter. The sustainable development, including the indicators of well-being, the fight against poverty, and the environment were declared to be the goals of the society. The tasks of monitoring the solution of these problems are solved by sociological research, whose mathematical formalization can become a structural element of economic and mathematical modeling of social processes.

Poverty in Russia’s territorial entities: assessment of the state and measures to reduce it

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
Ramil Midkhatovich Sadykov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Official Statistics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Its Regions

The article deals with the problems of poverty in modern Russia, assessment of the state and measures to reduce its scale. The main threats to the social development of territorial entities are the low standard of living of the population and the spread of poverty. The main indicators that characterize the level of poverty in Russia and its regions are analyzed: the share of the population with monetary incomes below the subsistence rate, credit debts of Russians and their social well-being. Official statistics and the results of sociological research confirm the low indicators of the quality of life of the population of the territorial entities.

scholarly journals National Project “Demography” and the Prospects of Demographic Growth Through the Eyes of the Expert Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Natalia M. Velikaya ◽  
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Galina V. Tartygasheva ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Expert Community

The processes of strengthening the country’s security are inextricably linked with ensuring demographic security, preserving and supporting the population, improving the quality of life, and this direction of state and civil efforts is one of the most important for modern Russia. Within the framework of the concept of overcoming the most pressing demographic threats – depopulation and unregulated migration processes, in addition to the pro-natalist policy of the state, the creation of economic conditions for improving the quality of life in general, the most popular and at the same time controversial tool for solving demographic problems is the migration policy aimed at attracting migrants from foreign countries. countries that must solve both the demographic and economic problems of the state. The article presents the results of expert polls of sociological research in 2019 and 2021. “Monitoring of public opinion of the population regarding current socio-cultural threats”, “Image of the future of Russia” conducted by the Center for Sociological Research of the Russian State Humanitarian University using a similar method, which analyzes the public opinion of experts on trends in Russia’s demographic development and possible sociocultural threats associated with them

scholarly journals Experiences and the quality of life of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of COVID-19 restrictive measures in Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-231
Author(s):  
Tamara Džamonja-Ignjatović ◽  
Biljana Stanković ◽  
Tamara Klikovac
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
The State ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Restrictive Measures

This paper is part of a broader qualitative study examining the experience of people during the first wave of the pandemic in Serbia when the state of emergency was proclaimed, and the effects of this situation on the quality of life and mental health of specific age groups. The paper presents the results of interviews conducted with people over 65, who were particularly affected by the introduced restrictive measures, due to which many senior citizens felt a significant decline in the quality of life, accompanied by the risk of developing various emotional problems. In order to understand better their specific experiences during the pandemic and the related measures introduced, we conducted a qualitative study taking into account the characteristics of previous life contexts, the changes in daily life and life quality during the pandemic, emotional reactions and coping strategies, as well as their expectations of the future. During April and early May 2020, sixteen people of both sexes (4 male) were interviewed, aged 65 to 87 (M = 71.19 years). The transcripts of the semi-structured interviews were processed in Maxqda qualitative analysis software and analysed by the principle of thematic analysis. The general conclusion is that the elderly from our sample adapted without major difficulties and managed to maintain a satisfactory level of their subjective well-being despite the pandemic and restrictive measures, with the help and support of their immediate social environment and in the context of the former general quality of life. This resulted in good adaptive strategies and outcomes, even in the situation of the restricted need satisfaction. However, the findings of the research indicate that, in the elderly, reactions to the pandemic are different from the reactions to the introduced measures - the tolerance of the elderly to the endangerment of personal needs is greater than the tolerance to the endangerment of personal rights and dignity. While the concern about one's own health was not explicitly expressed, the citizens older than 65 felt more affected by the introduction of the state of emergency and, especially, by the restrictive measures. The introduced measures of isolation resulted in increased negative feelings and a decline in the quality of life, as well as perceiving the threat to one's personal dignity.

scholarly journals Development of domestic tourism in the context of a pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
E.G. Efimova ◽  
N.A. Levochkina ◽  
B.E. Khabibullina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
State Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
High Level

Preserving the health of the population occupies a special place at the legislative level, in the socio-economic strategies for the development of regions and the country as a whole. The preservation of human health depends not only on one’s own desire to preserve it, including the current state of the state and the development of the country’s tourism industry. Recreation and recreation for modern people, who mainly live in cities and megacities characterized by a high level of pollution due to the intensity of economic activity, are of particular importance for maintaining health and life expectancy. An increase in people’s life expectancy is considered at the state level as an important indicator of people’s well-being, improving the level and quality of life. Russia has created unique conditions and opportunities for the development of domestic tourism, which, with reasonable organization, investments, including the creation of public-private partnerships, and improving the efficiency of services provided, allow us to carry out our activities in the field of preserving and maintaining public health, increasing the duration and quality of life. Domestic Russian tourism can be considered as the basis for the socio-economic development of territories at any level, as well as as an industry whose contribution to the country’s GDP can be significant.

scholarly journals A QUALIDADE DE VIDA NO TRABALHO EM UMA PERSPECTIVA CONTRA-HEGEMÔNICA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
Mateus de De Freitas Barreiro
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Organizational Efficiency ◽  
Competitive Markets ◽  
Preventive Approach ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

Este artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar como a Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho (QVT) pode ser inserida em mercados competitivos, como o das organizações de Tecnologia da informação (TI) que comumente tem dificuldades para reter talentos. Quando a QVT é trabalhada sob uma óptica preventiva, que se contrapõem as visões assistencialistas e hegemônicas, a QVT poderá ser uma ferramenta que interfere diretamente na motivação dos colaboradores, levando a uma maior eficiência e eficácia organizacional, sendo um dos diferenciais para o êxito nos negócios e no bem-estar dos colaboradores. Esta pesquisa visa focar especificamente a QVT à luz do método de Walton, a partir de um estudo de caso sobre uma microempresa de TI no interior do Estado de São Paulo.Palavras-Chave: Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho. Método de Walton. Tecnologia da informação. Abstract: This article aims to present itself as the Quality of Life at Work (QVT) can be inserted in competitive markets, such as the Information Technology (IT) organizations that commonly have difficulty retaining talent. When QVT is crafted under a preventive approach, which counteracts the paternalistic and hegemonic visions, QVT can be a tool that directly affects the motivation of employees, leading to greater organizational efficiency and effectiveness, one of the advantages for success in business and well-being of employees. This research aims to focus specifically QVT the light of Walton method, from a case study of an IT microenterprise in the state of São Paulo.Keywords: Quality of Life at Work. Walton method. Information Technology.

scholarly journals People in City: The relation of urban park and the quality of life

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Hazlina Hamdan ◽  
Nurul Shakila Khalid ◽  
Nurul Faizah Baba
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
User Group ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The City

Well-designed of an urban park is one of the best ways to achieve the city sustainable development and contributes to the quality of life in many ways. Central to this argument is the claim that the variables need to be considered and thus, this research was conducted to assess the quality of urban park by empirically evaluating through behavioral competencies and psychological well-being from the model of Lawton’s Quality of Life. A quantitative research method was employed for the research with 138 respondents in Taman Lembah Bukit SUK, Shah Alam. Results confirm that the urban park provides the potential for psychological well-being, but it often underutilized and attract the aged of 19-50 years old of a user group.

scholarly journals The influence of intensity and neuropathic component of pain syndrome on the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 628-635
Author(s):  
T. I. Nehrych ◽  
N. L. Bozhenko ◽  
M. I. Bozhenko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Average Pain

The aim of the work. To analyze the influence of intensity and neuropathic component of pain syndrome on the quality of life structure characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Materials and methods. 104 MS patients with different types of MS course and complaints of pain during the last month were examined in the Lviv Regional Multiple Sclerosis Center. The patients were interviewed using standardized questionnaires (Pain Detect, VAS, SF-36) followed by an analysis of the pain characteristics influence on the quality of life. Results. When assessing the influence of the main characteristics of MS course, the relationship between the physical component of quality of life and levels of disability (EDSS) and the total number of relapses was found (r = -0.60, P < 0.01; r = -0.34, P < 0.01, respectively). However, the mental component of quality of life had no significant relationship with the level of disability and the number of relapses. The average pain intensity within a month on the VAS scale was 5.0 [4.0; 7.0]. 24.0 % of patients had low-intensity pain, 54.8 % – moderate, 21.2 % – high. In MS patients with low-intensity pain within a month, 5 of the 11 quality of life indicators were significantly higher, in particular, the overall physical component of quality of life – 38.1 [33.8; 48.5] % in low-intensity pain against 31.8 [28.1; 38.7] %, P = 0.02 – in moderate. In MS patients, the level of both physical (r = -0.25; P = 0.01) and mental (r = -0.21; P = 0.03) component of quality of life decreased with increasing pain intensity. The most notable correlation was observed between intensity of pain and such characteristics of quality of life as energy/fatigue (r = -0.37; P ˂ 0.01) and emotional well-being (r = -0.28; P ˂ 0.01). In 30.8 % of patients, pain was neuropathic, in 47.1 % – nociceptive, in 22.1 % – undetermined. MS patients with the neuropathic type of pain had significantly lower scores, 7 out of 11 indicators of quality of life, largely the mental component, than scores in MS patients with nociceptive type (Р < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed the association between an increase in the manifestation of neuropathic pain component and a decrease in all quality of life characteristics, except in health change. In MS patients with a neuropathic component, in increasing level of its manifestation, the mental component of health decreased clearly (r = -0.36; P ˂ 0.01), namely its social functioning characteristic (r = -0.35; P < 0.01). Conclusions. In MS patients, increasing intensity of pain decreases both physical and mental components of quality of life with the most significant decrease in energy/fatigue and emotional well-being as parts of the mental component of quality of life. The neuropathic component of pain and the level of its manifestation are largely associated with a decrease in the mental component of quality of life as the overall indicator and social functioning as its structural element.

ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING THE QUALITY OF POPULATION LIFE

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-122
Author(s):  
I. Zinovieva ◽  
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N. Azarova ◽  
A. Nebesnaya ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Russian Federation

Ecological and economic indicators are a kind of indicator of the economic state of the regions, the ongoing processes, trends in the regional economy, the quality of life of population and characterize the sustainable development of the regions. These indicators should take into account the regional power structures that make management decisions for regional development. Often, these indicators are formed in isolation from each other, and the analysis of statistical reports does not allow the data to be formed up-to-date. The study identifies the reasons associated with the problems of sustainable development of the region’s economy, and notes the connection of these problems with the quality of life of the population. It is noted that ensuring a high level of economic development in the regions is often at the expense of the state and quality of the environment. It is noted that Russia is following the path of international trends in the development of the regional economy – compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is due to the support of the global strategy of economic development within the framework of the “green economy”. The article examines the components of the environmental quality indicators of the Russian regions, and also establishes a correlation between them and the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the work of the heads of regions and regional executive authorities, which ultimately reflects the level of development of the region as a whole. In the work, using the National Environmental Rating for 2020 of the subjects of the Russian Federation, leaders and outsiders among the regions of the Russian Federation are identified by the level of their environmental condition. According to the results of the ecological and economic assessment, the authors ranked the complex indicator of the state of environmental indicators in the regions, which include a list of six indicators: the level of emissions of harmful substances, the discharge of polluted wastewater, production and consumption waste, water consumption, energy consumption, and environmental protection costs. The researchers analyzed the positions of the Voronezh Region in terms of the quality of life in the region and finding a position in the environmental rating of the subjects of the Russian Federation. The authors propose a grouping of regions by the value of a complex indicator, study the indicators of the ecological state of the regions, and correlate between sustainable development and the quality of life of the population of the regions

scholarly journals Assessment of Resident Happiness under Uncertainty of Economic Policies: Empirical Evidences from China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7296
Author(s):  
Zhigang Ouyang ◽  
Fengyu Liu ◽  
Ge Zhai ◽  
Svitlana Bilan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Household Asset ◽  
Economic Policy Uncertainty

The main aim of sustainable development is to increase the quality of life and resident happiness as the latter is one of the most important indicators for the assessment of quality of life. However, due to the uncertainty of economic policies, it will not only have a direct impact on resident well-being but may also indirectly affect resident well-being through specific channels. The economic policies are aimed at the achievement of sustainable development, therefore it is very important to investigate the influences of the uncertainty of economic policies on resident happiness. This allows to assess the sustainability of policies in terms of their inputs to the quality of life. The direct impact of economic policy uncertainty on resident well-being and the mediating effects of household asset allocation and the expectation on the above influencing relationship were analyzed based on the uncertainty index of China’s economic policies and households database of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) during the period 2010–2018, so as to clarify the complete path of economic policy uncertainty affecting resident happiness. Results show that the uncertainty of economic policy significantly reduces resident happiness. In the context of the uncertainty of economic policies, families can relieve such negative impacts as an increasing proportion of financial assets in their total assets. However, decreases in asset shares for household consumer goods and future expectation obviously lower resident happiness. The research conclusions provide important input in research on the influences of the uncertainty of economic policy on the quality of life and offer new evidences for the development of “happiness economics”.

scholarly journals State regulation of the quality of life of the population of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-40
Author(s):  
I. Andreeva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Well Being ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Programs

The article deals with issues concerning the state regulation quality of life population in the Russian Federation through such state programs as "the new quality of life, "the innovative development and modernization of the economy, "the effective state", "the balanced regional development", "the national security" based on strategic federal documents and strategic development forecasts aimed at improving the level of well-being and the Russian citizens’ quality of life. The rating analyses the quality of life in different regions of Russia. Regions showing advanced socio-economic development and steadily occupying high positions in the rating are identified as well as crisis regions that close rating. The article describes the regions of the Russian Federation which increased their positions in the rating during the period under review due to the effective measures of state programmes holding on their territory. It analyses the reasons for the stable decline of positions for a number of regions in the rating. The environmental issues in the analysis of the effectiveness of public policies to regulate the quality of life are concerned. The environmental rating of the regions is analyzed according to the research compiled by specialists of the All-Russian public organization Green Patrol. The article sums up the main shortcomings of the quality of life state regulation. The guidelines of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of quality of life regulation are defined.

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