Quality of Life of Individuals with Acquired Brain InjuriesApplied Research in Quality of Life - Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 27-34 - 2010
Man, David W. K., Yip, Paul F.W., Ko, Tess H. L., Kwok, Janet K. L., Tsang, M. Y.
This study investigated the quality of life of individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABI) across a one- to fifteen-year post-injury time span. This allows us to identify the health and service needs of individuals with ABI and provide direction for further improvement. Twenty-nine individuals were invited from the local Self-Help Group for the Brain-Damaged to participate in this study. Four i...... hiện toàn bộ
Psychological Capital and Labor Market Participation of Arab Women in IsraelApplied Research in Quality of Life - - Trang 1-23 - 2024
Rivka Sigal, Piotr Michoń
This paper analyzes the psychological capital of Israeli Arab women and its role in their labor market activity. Arab women are the least active group in the Israeli labor market, suffering from cooccurring and multifaceted employment barriers, including limited personal resources, gender and cultural barriers, discrimination, poor local labor market conditions, and more. The paper’s central propo...... hiện toàn bộ
The Rapid Decline of Happiness: Exploring Life Satisfaction among Young People across the WorldApplied Research in Quality of Life - Tập 18 - Trang 1549-1579 - 2023
Sudhanshu Handa, Audrey Pereira, Göran Holmqvist
Adolescence and early adulthood are periods of rapid physical and emotional development and coincide with important social and economic processes in the lifecycle. This group now represents a quarter of the world’s population, and the antecedents of many later-life health problems occur during this period of life. We report on the level and determinants of life satisfaction among individuals age 1...... hiện toàn bộ
A Comparison of Healthy Days and EuroQol EQ-5D Measures in Two US Adult SamplesApplied Research in Quality of Life - Tập 2 - Trang 209-221 - 2008
Haomiao Jia, Erica I. Lubetkin, David G. Moriarty, Mathew M. Zack
Measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have been used to assess the health of populations. This study examined the comparability of two HRQOL measures, the Healthy Days and the EuroQol EQ-5D, in the general US adult population. Data were from the 2000–2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Using a descriptive and ecologi...... hiện toàn bộ
The Reciprocal Associations Between Academic Contingent Self-Worth and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese College StudentsApplied Research in Quality of Life - Tập 18 - Trang 795-810 - 2022
Yonghe Ti, Jun Wei
This study examined the reciprocal associations between academic contingent self-worth and life satisfaction at the between- and within-person level among college students. 1183 freshmen from eight Chinese universities (736 females, Mage = 18.61 at Wave 1) reported on their academic contingent self-worth and life satisfaction three times over a year, and the data were analyzed using both cross-lag...... hiện toàn bộ
Examining the Importance of Legacy Outcomes of Major Sport Events for Host City Residents’ Quality of LifeApplied Research in Quality of Life - Tập 12 - Trang 903-923 - 2016
Shang Chun Ma, Kyriaki (Kiki) Kaplanidou
This study examined the importance of legacy outcomes for residents’ quality of life (QoL) across three international sport events in Taiwan. A survey of the three events was conducted among the host city residents (n = 605). Questionnaires measured eight legacy outcome factors for each of the three events. One-sample t-tests and one-way MANOVA tested the importance of these outcomes for residents...... hiện toàn bộ