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Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research

Paperback Engels 2010 9789048163649
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Samenvatting

This volume is relevant to quality-of-life researchers working in the areas of social medicine, sustainable development, social indicators research and health psychology/behavioral medicine. It represents a culmination of programmatic research in the science of QOL. The research methods and conceptual models used are exemplary and can induce QOL researchers to conduct future research in other cultures, geographic areas, and different socio-economic and demographic groups as well as in different QOL domains.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9789048163649
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:269
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
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Preface
Part I: Happiness, Old Age, and Income
1. A Model for Food Service Delivery and Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Facilities by Christina O. Lengyel, Gordon A. Zello, Shawna L. Berenbaum, Carol J. Henry, and Susan J. Whiting
2. Happiness of Women and Men in Later Life: Nature, Determinants, and Prospects by Richard A. Easterlin
3. Consumer Income and Beliefs Affecting Happiness by Melvin Prince and Chris Manolis
4. Emotional Well-being among Older Persons: A Comparative Analysis of the 70+ Population in Japan and the United States by Kristin Suthers, Yasuhiko Saito, and Eileen Crimmins
Part II: Socio-economic, Cultural, and Climate Differences in Quality of Life
5. Quality of Life and Positive Youth Development in Grahamstown East, South Africa by Valerie Møller
6. Socioeconomic Development and Quality of Life in Italy by Giampaolo Nuvolati
7. Poverty and Inequality of Standard of Living and Quality of Life in Great Britain by Joseph Deutsch, Xavier Ramos, and Jacques Silber
8. Abuse and Neglect of Disabled and Non-disabled Children by Ivan Brown
9. Climate as a Component of Objective Quality of Life in Countries of the World by Mark Peterson
Part III: Measurement Issues and Research in Techniques in QOL Studies
10. Toward the Development of a Measure of Retail Quality of Life for Color-Deficient Consumers by Carol Kaufman-Scarborough
11. Quality of Life Assessment in Child and Adolescent Health Care: The Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS) by E. Scott Huebner, Richard J. Nagle, and Shannon Suldo
12. Predictive Validity andSensitivity to Change in Quality of Life Assessment and Life Satisfaction by Michael B. Frisch, Michelle P. Clark, Steven V. Rouse, M. David Rudd, Jennifer Paweleck, Andrew Greenstone, and David A. Kopplin
13. Measuring Quality of Life of Apparel Workers in Mumbia, India by Marsha A. Dickson and Mary A. Littrell
14. Different Scales for Different Survey Methods: Validation in Measuring the Quality of University Life by F. Maggino and S. Shifini D’Andrea
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