scholarly journals Course of pregnancy, labor, and women’s satisfaction with life in the early postpartum period.

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Magdalena Dziurka ◽  
Marzena Bucholtz ◽  
Anna Pilewska-Kozak ◽  
Beata Dobrowolska
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Early Postpartum Period ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Early Postpartum ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
High Level

Background: The postpartum period, including hospitalization after a birth, requires the woman in puerperium to adjust to her new social role. The subject of satisfaction with life (SWL) in women in the early postpartum period has been rarely addressed in the literature and requires up-to-date, thorough research. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to evaluate the level of SWL among women after delivery according to selected characteristics concerning the course of pregnancy and labor. Material and methods: The study included 128 females who after delivery were hospitalized at maternity units in Lublin, Poland. The participants were administered the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and a questionnaire to collect data on the course of pregnancy and labor. Results: It was found that 88 (68.75%) women had a high level of life satisfaction after childbirth, 27 (21.09%) had an average level, and 13 (10.16%) had a low level. Among the analyzed variables, a marginally significant increase in SWL was found for women in the early postpartum period that experienced skin-to-skin contact with the newborn immediately after delivery (p=0.054). The strength of the observed effect, as measured by Cohen’s d coefficient, was low (0.37). Conclusion: The current research contributes to the identification of factors occurring during pregnancy and labor that determine postpartum SWL. These results may enable the early elimination of variables that negatively affect postpartum SWL and place a focus on factors with a positive impact. The use of preventive measures designed to improve SWL are likely to aid in reducing the risk of mood disorders in the later postpartum period.

scholarly journals The Investigation of the Relationship between Happiness Levels of the Faculty of Sports Sciences and the Levels of Life Satisfaction and Optimism

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Kenan Koç ◽  
Osman Pepe
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Coaching Education ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
High Level ◽  
Sports Sciences ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between happiness levels of university students with levels oflife satisfaction and optimism. The study sample consists of 318 freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior studentsrandomly selected from the departments of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Coaching Education, SportsManagement, and Recreation Education of Faculty of Sports Sciences, Erciyes University, Turkey.Happiness Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Life Orientation Scale, as well as “Personal Information Form”prepared by the researcher were used as the data collection tools for the purpose of this research.The data obtained from Personal Information Form, Happiness Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and LifeOrientation Scale was analyzed statistically with SPSS 20.0 package program. Personal information and inventorytotal scores, as well as factor scores for the candidates, are given by determining the frequency (f) and percentage (%)values. To determine the relationship between the scores obtained from the scales, Pearson Product MomentCorrelation Analysis (r), and to determine whether obtained scores are predicting each other or not, multipleregression analysis (β) were applied.As a result, happiness was found to have a high-level positive relation with life satisfaction and optimism.Considering the psychological aspects of the curriculum applied to prospective teachers, increasing the level ofhappiness will contribute to educating more qualified teachers.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy and psychological well-being of teachers

e-mentor ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Lipińska-Grobelny ◽  
◽  
Marta Narska
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Introduction: The aim of the presented research was to check whether there is a connection between teachers’ self-efficacy and their psychological well-being from a holistic (hedonic and eudaimonic) perspective. Method: The study involved 100 teachers who were asked to fill in the following research tools with proven psychometric properties: the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Psychological Well-being Scale. Results: The obtained data confirm that there is a connection between self-efficacy belief, and hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. The degree of professional promotion grades modifies the relationships considered. Conclusions: The psychological well-being of teachers is significantly associated with their evaluation of efficacy, which may have a positive impact on the effectiveness of teachers’ professional functioning and the achievements of their students.

scholarly journals Optimism, Social Identity, Mental Health: Findings Form Tibetan College Students in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongyong Chen ◽  
Jing Su ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Wenfan Yan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
A Value ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Survival And Development

Social identity runs through the whole life of an individual, and it provides a framework to help individuals form a value guide adapted to their survival and development in different social situations and multiple roles. This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of social identity on the relationship between optimism and mental health among 659 Tibetan college students in China. We used the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Positive Affect Scale and developed a tool to assess optimism, which included three subscales measuring optimistic tendency, pessimistic tendency, and self-efficacy optimism. In addition, we have developed a social identity scale for Tibetan college students in China. Results indicated that the optimism of Tibetan college students in China had a significant positive impact on their mental health and that social identity can affect their optimism to further improve their mental health. These findings provide guidance for implementing psychological interventions aimed at enhancing undergraduates’ mental health.

scholarly journals Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-314
Author(s):  
Maria Turosz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Value Crisis

Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in WarsawIntroduction. The aim of the paper was to determine the level of diversity in selected personal resources and deficits of students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (FPES) of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw, who exhibit diversity in the level of their quality of life. Material and methods. 205 persons participated in the study. By means of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the level of the respondents' quality of life was determined. Next, the diversity of personal resources level and deficits in relation to the diverse level of life were defined. Personal resources and deficits were determined by means of the following research methods: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI), Hope for Success Questionnaire (KNS), Generalised Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Value Crisis Questionnaire (KKW). Results. High level of the quality of life was determined in one out of four students. The academic youth characterised by high level of the quality of life were more extrovert, optimistic, success driven and self-assured. On the other hand, they exhibited low level of neuroticism, value crisis and depressive disorders. Conclusions. The academic youth ought to be supported in their search for values and the meaning of life by modifications in curricula so as to actively stimulate the development of students' personal resources co-determining their high quality of life.

New Empirical Evidence on the Validity of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in Early Adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Bendayan ◽  
María J. Blanca ◽  
Javier F. Fernández-Baena ◽  
Milagros Escobar ◽  
María Victoria Trianes
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Parental Criticism ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
High Level

This paper presents new empirical evidence regarding the validity of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in a large sample of early adolescents. A group of 903 Spanish adolescents aged 12 to 14 years completed a battery of questionnaires in order to assess life satisfaction, emotional and behavioral problems, trait aggressiveness, peer aggression, stress, and parental style. A moderately high level of life satisfaction was reported and no differences were found according to sex or school year. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor structure for the SWLS. Correlation analysis showed that life satisfaction had a moderate positive correlation with parental affect, and negative correlations with externalizing and internalizing behaviors, aggression, stress, and parental criticism. Regression analysis revealed that early adolescents report greater life satisfaction when they perceive high levels of maternal affect and low levels of internalizing problems, hostility, stress, and parental criticism. These results show that the inclusion of intrapersonal and environmental variables can further our understanding of life satisfaction in early adolescents and suggest that intervention programs designed to promote this should consider these variables.

scholarly journals Place of Work and Level of Satisfaction with the Lives of Polish Nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-105
Author(s):  
Anna Bartosiewicz ◽  
Małgorzata Nagórska
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Specialist Care ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Tukey Honestly Significant Difference ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Practicing as a nurse may be a factor influencing the overall level of satisfaction with life. The aim of the study was to assess the level of satisfaction with nurses’ lives in relation to the place of employment. The research was conducted among nurses working in hospitals, primary health care, and outpatient specialist care. The study was carried out with the use of the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) scale. Statistical analysis included a quantitative and qualitative approach to life satisfaction of the nurses surveyed. The impact of independent variables, measured on nominal (qualitative) scales on the results of the SWLS scale in quantitative terms, was assessed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Pairwise comparisons were assessed with the assumption of equality of variance with the Tukey honestly significant difference test. The level of satisfaction with life of the surveyed nurses was average. The place where nurses worked significantly influenced the level of life satisfaction. Nurses working in a hospital had a high level of satisfaction with life more so than nurses working in primary care or outpatient specialist care. The workplace is a factor that significantly differentiates the level of life satisfaction of the surveyed nurses.

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction of a Physical Education Teacher as Seen by School Community

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Rutkowska ◽  
Mirosław Zalech
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
School Community ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
High Level

AbstractIn A high level of satisfaction with a job influences the effectiveness and increases the quality of performed tasks. In the case of physical education teachers it is connected not only with a higher commitment to passing knowledge and skills but also with instilling passion in their students. The aim of the study was to analyse how school community perceives job satisfaction of physical education teachers. The research included 148 teachers and 171 students who were divided into three groups by means of random-purposive sampling. The groups were as follows: physical education teachers (n=22), teachers of other subjects (n=22) and students (n=22). The results obtained from these respondents (n=66) were subjected to further analysis. In the study a modified Polish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) prepared by Juczyński (2001) was used. It made it possible to diagnose the job satisfaction of physical education teachers. The analyses revealed that the subjects assess the job satisfaction of a physical education teacher at an average or low level. This assessment showed significant differences between physical education teachers and teachers of other subjects. The study also revealed differences between groups with regard to two out of five scores in the SWLS.

The German Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heide Glaesmer ◽  
Gesine Grande ◽  
Elmar Braehler ◽  
Marcus Roth
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Life Scale

The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is the most commonly used measure for life satisfaction. Although there are numerous studies confirming factorial validity, most studies on dimensionality are based on small samples. A controversial debate continues on the factorial invariance across different subgroups. The present study aimed to test psychometric properties, factorial structure, factorial invariance across age and gender, and to deliver population-based norms for the German general population from a large cross-sectional sample of 2519 subjects. Confirmatory factor analyses supported that the scale is one-factorial, even though indications of inhomogeneity of the scale have been detected. Both findings show invariance across the seven age groups and both genders. As indicators of the convergent validity, a positive correlation with social support and negative correlation with depressiveness was shown. Population-based norms are provided to support the application in the context of individual diagnostics.

Measurement Invariance of the Serbian Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale Across Age, Gender, and Time

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veljko Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Serbian Version ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Over Time

Abstract. The present research aimed at examining measurement invariance of the Serbian version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) across age, gender, and time. A total sample in Study 1 consisted of 2,595 participants from Serbia, with a mean age of 23.79 years (age range: 14–55 years). The final sample in Study 2 included 333 Serbian undergraduate students ( Mage = 20.81; age range: 20–27 years), who completed the SWLS over periods of 6 and 18 months after the initial assessment. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the modified unidimensional model of the SWLS, with correlated residuals of items 4 and 5 tapping past satisfaction. The results of the multigroup confirmatory factor analysis supported the full scalar invariance across gender and over time and partial scalar invariance across age. Latent mean comparisons revealed that women reported higher life satisfaction than men. Additionally, adolescents reported higher life satisfaction than students and adults, with adults showing the lowest life satisfaction. Our findings indicate that the SWLS allows meaningful comparisons in life satisfaction across age, gender, and over time.

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