Search Results - subject:"Satisfaction with life"

An Assessment of Life Satisfaction Responses on Recent Statistics Canada Surveys

Bonikowska, Aneta; Helliwell, John; Hou, Feng; … - In: Social Indicators Research 118 (2014) 2, pp. 617-643

Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey (GSS) and Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) offer a valuable opportunity to examine the stability of life satisfaction responses and their correlates from year to year within a consistent analytical framework. Capitalizing on the strengths of...

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Satisfaction with Life in Public Housing in Ogun State, Nigeria: A Research Note

Ibem, Eziyi; Amole, Dolapo - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 15 (2014) 3, pp. 495-501

life. However, little is known of the extent to which residential satisfaction influences satisfaction with life (SWL) and …

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The Portuguese Version of the Psychological Adjustment to Separation Test-Part A (PAST-A): A Study with Recently and Non-recently Divorced Adults

Lamela, Diogo; Figueiredo, Bárbara; Bastos, Alice - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 15 (2014) 2, pp. 387-406

Past research has demonstrated that divorced adults show more health problems and psychological distress than married adults. Considering the high prevalence rates of divorce among Western countries, new and robust measures should be developed to measure psychological distress after this...

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Can Well-Being be Measured Using Facebook Status Updates? Validation of Facebook’s Gross National Happiness Index

Wang, N.; Kosinski, M.; Stillwell, D.; Rust, J. - In: Social Indicators Research 115 (2014) 1, pp. 483-491

scores on Diener’s Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), administered to an average of 34 Facebook users every day for a year …

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Validating the Portuguese Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in an Elderly Sample

Sancho, Patricia; Galiana, Laura; Gutierrez, Melchor; … - In: Social Indicators Research 115 (2014) 1, pp. 457-466

="CR35">1993</CitationRef>). Among the many scales developed to measure life satisfaction, the Satisfaction With Life Scale … in Portuguese-speaking contexts a brief, self-rated measure of satisfaction with life that has sound psychometric …

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Personality Traits and Subjective Well-Being: Moderating Role of Optimism in University Employees

Jibeen, Tahira - In: Social Indicators Research 118 (2014) 1, pp. 157-172

(neuroticism and conscientiousness) and subjective well-being (distress and satisfaction with life) among university employees … CitationID="CR66">1994</CitationRef>), Satisfaction with Life Scale (Dienere et al. in J Persy Assess 49:71–75, <CitationRef … outcomes. Results indicated that optimism moderated between neuroticism and distress and neuroticism and satisfaction with life …

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Validation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale to Brazilians: Evidences of Measurement Noninvariance Across Brazil and US

Zanon, Cristian; Bardagi, Marucia; Layous, Kristin; … - In: Social Indicators Research 119 (2014) 1, pp. 443-453

Satisfaction with life is one of three hallmarks of subjective well-being, along with frequent positive emotions and … the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS; Diener et al. in J Pers Assess 49:91–95, <CitationRef CitationID="CR14 …

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Character Strength-Based Intervention to Promote Satisfaction with Life in the Chinese University Context

Duan, Wenjie; Ho, Samuel; Tang, Xiaoqing; Li, Tingting; … - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 15 (2014) 6, pp. 1347-1361

increase satisfaction with life. A total of 285 undergraduates enrolled in an 18-week elective course participated in this … participant. The Satisfaction with Life Scale was adopted as an indicator for this study. Baseline (2nd week), short-term post … exhibited more increase in satisfaction with life. However, in the long-term, only those students in the strength-training group …

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Involuntary retirement, bridge employment, and satisfaction with life : a longitudinal investigation

Dingemans, Ellen; Henkens, Kène - In: Journal of organizational behavior : OB ; the internat. … 35 (2014) 4, pp. 575-591

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The influence of travel motives on visitor happiness attending a Wedding Expo

Kruger, Stefan; Saayman, Melville; Ellis, Suria - In: Journal of travel and tourism marketing 31 (2014) 5/6, pp. 649-665

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