scholarly journals Tangible or Intangible Ways to Happiness? Consumption Related Values Among Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
János Debreceni
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Material Consumption ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Depth Interviews

In recent years a large number of consumer studies focused on happiness, subjective well-being and satisfaction with life in relationship with material or experimental consumption. Most of the studies applied statistically reliable validated scales and measurements involving large numbers of respondents. There are only a few study that aimed to answer the meaning of happiness or satisfaction and their reflections in adolescents’ consumer behaviour at the present time. Due to the less represented academic literature in that area and the controversial results of our previous quantitative research on materialism we decided to conduct a qualitative research to investigate the meaning of happiness among adolescents in Hungary. Our non-representative sample consisted of students from 5 different high schools in 3 cities including Budapest. Respondents took part in in-depth interviews, peer interviews and worked in groups in associative experiments. According to our findings physical goods and material consumption contribute less to the individuals’ sense of happiness and interpersonal relationships are more appreciated. The teenagers of our sample showed signs of material emptiness, since possessing things were unimportant for them Family, stable personal relationships and safety were very significant among their values. Their consumer behaviour was influenced mostly by the need for gaining experiences rather than need for acquisition and possession of tangible goods.

scholarly journals The Pandemic of Productivity: A Narrative Inquiry into the Value of Leisure Time

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6271
Author(s):  
Jessica S. Klaver ◽  
Wim Lambrechts
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Social ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

This study explored narratives derived from in-depth interviews to demonstrate how an increase in leisure time could positively affect both our subjective well-being, through a better balance of work and “self”, and the environment, through a change in consumption practices. Firstly, the analysis of the interviews provided insight into the social function of work. Work creates feelings of connection and belonging; however, it can also create the opposite, negatively affecting our experience of leisure time, our productivity, and our well-being. Participants described how paid work provided structure and routine, which resulted in an increased feeling of subjective well-being. However, a lack of structure and routine during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected feelings of “usefulness” and “productivity”. Secondly, an increase in leisure time created more opportunities for autonomy, leading to more unforced leisure activities and a better balance between work and self. Moreover, an increase in autonomy could be achieved through both increased work flexibility and a shorter working week. Lastly, this study aimed to demonstrate that more leisure time during lockdown periods can change how we spend our free time, therefore resulting in more pro-environmental consumer behaviour. This study intended to contribute to a gap in the literature: effects of leisure time on the balance between work and the “self”. The research setting offered limited opportunities for researching intentional, sustainable consumer behaviour, which provides an opportunity for further research.

scholarly journals Interpersonal Relationships and Subjective Well-being among Older Adults in Sheltered Housing

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniël Johannes Herbers ◽  
Louise Meijering
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sheltered Housing ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Residential Care Facility ◽  
The Social ◽  
Residential Context ◽  
Depth Interviews

<div><p>The aim of this article is to examine how experiences with interpersonal relationships contribute to older adults’ well-being in the residential context of sheltered housing. We draw on data collected from sixteen in-depth interviews with older adults living in sheltered housing in a small town in northern Netherlands. Our participants experienced the interaction with their children as of primary importance among their interpersonal relationships, while interactions with other residents were rather superficial. Their children offered emotional support as well as instrumental support and were found to play essential roles in our participants’ wellbeing. Moreover, participants expressed that the social and physical activities organized by the residential care-facility offered them the opportunity to remain physically and mentally active. The help received from housekeepers and caregivers was found to be another important element of interpersonal relationships and so was the reciprocal nature of support exchanged with other sheltered housing residents. We conclude that the benefits of interpersonal relationships in sheltered housing should be considered when designing policy for the well-being of older adults ageing in place.</p></div>

scholarly journals BAGAIMANA KESEJAHTERAAN SUPIR BIS TERGANTUNG DUKUNGAN KELUARGA?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Muhammad Dudih Fadilah Hamdi ◽  
Gemala Nurendah
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Life Scale

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of family support perception on fatigue and subjective well-being of the bus drivers.  The research method used was a quantitative research with 125 bus driver participants. The instrument were Perceived Social Support from family or PSS-Fa (Procidano Heller, 1983) to measure family support, Fatigue Measurement Scale or SPK to measure fatigue, Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) instrument and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) to measure subjective well-being. Technique of data analysis was used simple regression. The results of this study indicated that family support affected fatigue with a significance level of 0.000; and family support influenced subjective well-being with  significance level of 0.01

scholarly journals Factors Favoring and Hindering Volunteering by Older Adults and Their Relationship with Subjective Well-Being: A Mixed-Method Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6704
Author(s):  
Eva Serrat-Graboleda ◽  
Mònica González-Carrasco ◽  
Ferran Casas Aznar ◽  
Sara Malo Cerrato ◽  
David Cámara Liebana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Method Approach

A mixed methodology was used through the triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data to determine older adults’ perspectives regarding volunteering and identify what factors can contribute to promoting it, with special emphasis on the role that their own well-being plays in this behavior. The results reveal that satisfaction with life as a whole contributes positively to volunteer behavior and satisfaction with the groups one belongs to contributes negatively. The volunteers were less satisfied than non-volunteers with interpersonal relationships and with the groups they belong to. Knowing the opinion of the older adults with regard to volunteering and understanding how this prosocial behavior relates to their own well-being is very useful for developing strategic plans that allow future volunteers to be captured.

Organizational Justice enhances Subjective Well-being

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Anjali Sahai ◽  
Prof. (Dr). Abha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Organizational Justice has the potential to create major impact on organizations and employees alike. These include greater commitment, trust, enhanced job performance, more citizenship behaviors and less number of conflicts. It has been reported that employees seem to have a universal concern for Justice that transcends the self and that many are subject to biases at various point of time in their work life. Sometimes these biases lead to adverse outcomes including decreased level of subjective well-being. Subjective well-being is a broad category that includes life satisfaction, positive affect, and low negative affect, such as anger, sadness and fear. Thus to study the relationship between Organizational justice and subjective well-being, a sample of 88 employees working in Private Universities of NCR region were examined. For this purpose, the Organizational Justice scales consisting of Measure of Procedural & Interactional Justice and Distributive Justice Index scale by Moorman, Blakely & Niehoff (1998) and Subjective Wellbeing Scales inclusive of the Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS),Scale of Positive and Negative Experience(SPANE) and Flourishing Scale (FS) by Ed Diener (2004)were used. Results indicate significant relationship between the three types of Organizational justice and subjective well-being of employees.

scholarly journals Effect of Career Adaptability on Subjective Well-Being of Middle-Aged and Older Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2570
Author(s):  
Makiko Takao ◽  
Nobutaka Ishiyama
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Two Factors

This study aimed to elucidate how career adaptability (CA) affects subjective well-being by focusing on the psychological adjustment of middle-aged and older workers. Two web-based surveys were conducted at 1-year and 3-month intervals with 3540 workers aged 40 to 64 years, including those eligible for both position-retirement and reemployment. Factor analysis of CA in the first wave extracted two factors “control and confidence” and “concern and curiosity”. Multiple regression analysis, adjusted for important covariates, was conducted with the overall CA and the two factors of CA as the independent variables, and scores of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) as the dependent variable. For satisfaction with life, only concern and curiosity had a significant positive association, while control and confidence had no significant association. Analysis by employment stage indicated that only concern and curiosity had a significant positive association with satisfaction with life, while control and confidence had no significant association with any employment stage. The results suggest that the effect of CA on satisfaction with life remains the same, even among those who are position-retired or reemployed at the end of their vocational lives, which is a transition period in their lives.

scholarly journals The Role of Nonduality in the Relationship Between Flow States and Well-Being

Mindfulness ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianna M. Lynch ◽  
Allison S. Troy
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Flow States

Abstract Objectives The current study investigated the hypothesis that the relationship between flow states and well-being is mediated by nondual experiences. Past empirical and theoretical work suggests flow states share similarities with nondual experiences. The current study expanded upon previous work by examining the relationships between flow, nondual experiences, emotion, and well-being. Methods Students enrolled in various artistic classes (N = 104) were surveyed once a week for four weeks. Participants reported on their experiences of flow, nonduality, emotion, and psychological and subjective well-being. Results Higher scores on measures of both flow (b = 7.03, SE = 0.82, p < .001) and nondual experiences (b = 0.17, SE = 0.02, p < .001) predicted increased positive emotion immediately after class. Nondual experiences partially mediated this relationship, such that when accounting for nondual experiences, the relationship between flow and positive emotion was significantly decreased (b = 4.30, SE = 0.45, p < .001). Longitudinally, nondual experience also mediated the relationship between flow and satisfaction with life (Sobel t = 1.94, SE = 1.06, p = .05). However, while flow predicted increased psychological well-being (b = 0.32, SE = 0.14, p = .02) after the four weeks, nondual experience did not (b = −0.003, SE = 0.002, p = .13). Conclusions These findings suggest that flow states may facilitate some features of nonduality and share similarities with meditative states. Additionally, the link between flow and well-being may be explained by its similarities to meditative states, and that creative activities could be useful in fostering well-being.

scholarly journals Exploring the Perceived Positive Relationship Interactions of the Sri Lankan Adolescents and Their Teachers in the Context of Adolescent Psychosocial Well-being

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Buddhiprabha D. D. Pathirana
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Psychosocial Wellbeing ◽  
Depth Interviews

Adolescence is a time of change and transition, specifically in the context of interpersonal relationships with significant adults in their lives. Adolescence is also a period in which vastly reflects growing psychological and emotional independence from adults and proximity and dependence to peers. Therefore, adolescents often must negotiate and establish relationships with adults under less than optimal conditions. Thus, nature and quality of relationship interactions between teachers and adolescents are fundamental to understanding adolescent psychosocial wellbeing. A particular concern lies with the adolescents who do not enjoy positive, supportive relationships with their teachers. Such adolescents are often at risk for academic and psychosocial problems. The present study explores Sri Lankan adolescents’ perceived relationship interactions with their teachers and its impact on their psychosocial wellbeing, using in depth interviews. The findings provide specific components pertaining to strong positive relationships such as empathy, warmth, sense of comfort, guidance, provision of financial assistance when in need and confidentiality. However, adolescents also mentioned teachers as figures detrimental to their wellbeing.

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