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A New Research Agenda for Improvements in Quality of Life

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 57)

Editors: Maggino, Filomena

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15904-1

ISBN: 978-3-319-15903-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 31, 2015

1 - 10 of 10 Chapters

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Well-Being Indicators on Landscape and Cultural Heritage: The Experience of the BES Project

Costanzo, Luigi; Ferrara, Alessandra

Pages: 1 –15

[The BES project (BES is an acronym for “equitable and sustainable well-being”) was started in Italy in 2011 by Istat and CNEL, largely building on the work of the Stiglitz Commission (2008–2009), and gathering contributions from a wide range of civil society Organizations. A first Report on “BES...
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Determinants of Student Satisfaction with Campus Residence Life at a South African University

Botha, Ferdi; Snowball, Jen; de Klerk, Vivian; Radloff, Sarah

Pages: 17 –35

[Factors outside the classroom can contribute to academic success as well as the achievement of important outcomes such as the appreciation of human diversity. Striving towards equality of residence life satisfaction is thus important for academic outcomes and for the development of...
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Life on Social Housing Estates: Studying Housing Quality with an Ethnographic Approach

Bruscaglioni, Livia; Cellini, Erika; Saracino, Barbara

Pages: 37 –59

[For the residents of social housing estates, their quality of life may suffer on the various dimensions of ‘housing hardship’. Several of these dimensions are structural (e.g. the quality of the dwelling and of communal spaces) or social (e.g. the relationships between housing quality and...
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Making the Ordinary Extraordinary: A Fresh Look at Satisfaction in Communities

Talmage, Craig A.

Pages: 61 –86

[This paper presents a new conceptual model for enriching our communities through events and associations. Heavy emphasis is placed on the role of individual satisfaction in enriching community development. Herzberg’s (Work and nature of man, Mentor Books, New York, 1966) Two-Factor Theory is...
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Explaining the Ethnic Minority Disadvantage in Subjective Well-Being: A Multilevel Analysis of European Countries

de Vroome, Thomas; Hooghe, Marc

Pages: 87 –108

[In this study we try to explain the difference in subjective well-being between citizens who self-identify as a member of an ethnic minority group and citizens who describe themselves as a member of the majority population. We use data from 20 countries that are represented in the fifth edition...
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Self-Evaluation Affects Subjective Well-Being: The Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Personality in Taiwan

Yeh, Hsiu-Jen; Hsieh, Yeu-Sheng; Tsay, Ruey-Ming

Pages: 109 –134

[Socioeconomic status and personality have always been seen as the important factors in social life. This study examines the relative effects of socioeconomic status and personality on subjective well-being in Taiwan. Data are from the 2009 Taiwan Social Change Survey, specifically its section on...
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The Impact of Government Size on Chinese Elders’ Life Satisfaction: 1998–2008

Gao, Song; Meng, Xiangyi

Pages: 135 –161

[Why are Chinese lagging behind in their reported levels of life satisfaction during a period of spectacular economic growth? This paper endeavors to investigate the impacts of government size on Chinese individuals’ reported life satisfaction levels. We apply ordered probit regressions to a...
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Leisure Activities and Quality of Life Among Older Adults in Spain

Lardies-Bosque, Raul; Fernandez-Mayoralas, Gloria; Rojo-Perez, Fermina; Forjaz, Maria João; Martinez-Martin, Pablo; Rojo-Abuin, José-Manuel; ,

Pages: 163 –189

[Leisure and free time has been rated by older individuals as one of the five most important dimensions for their quality of life. In this chapter, and in the context of active ageing, we analyse the differences in carrying out leisure activities and social participation among older adults in...
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Subjective Well-Being After the Onset of the Need for Personal Assistance and Care

Weick, Stefan

Pages: 191 –204

[This paper analyses limitations in the quality of life of people in need of assistance or care. The focus of the analysis is the changes in satisfaction with life in general, health and household income before and after the onset of the need for assistance. There is a high risk of experiencing...
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Towards Satellite Accounts on Education and Human Capital in OECD Countries

Riccardini, Fabiola

Pages: 205 –230

[This work has been carried out within the framework of co-operation in the measurement of well-being between ISTAT and OECD, following one of the recommendations of the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Report, which suggested constructing comprehensive accounts of all the assets of a country in order to...

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