Overt and Subtle Discrimination, Subjective Well-Being and Physical Health-Related Quality Of Life in an Obese Sample

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Magallares ◽  
Pilar Benito de Valle ◽  
Jose Antonio Irles ◽  
Ignacio Jauregui-Lobera
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Subtle Discrimination ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

AbstractObesity represents a serious health issue affecting millions of people in Western industrialized countries. The severity of the medical problems it causes is paralleled by the fact that obesity has become a social stigma that affects the psychological health-related quality of life of individuals with weight problems. Our study, with 111 obese patients of a Spanish hospital, focused specifically on how overt and subtle discrimination is related to subjective well-being (affect balance and life satisfaction) and physical health-related quality of life. It was shown that overt (r = –.28, p < .01 with affect balance; r = –.26, p < .01 with life satisfaction) and subtle discrimination (r = –.28, p < .01 with affect balance; r = –.27, p < .01 with life satisfaction) were negatively linked with subjective well-being, and that there was a negative correlation between overt discrimination and physical health-related quality of life (r = –.26, p < .01). Additionally, it was found that overt discrimination was a mediator variable in the relationship between physical health-related quality of life and subjective well-being using the Baron and Kenny procedure. Finally, it is discussed the relationship between discrimination, subjective well-being and physical health-related quality of life in obese people.

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of the German versions of the CD-RISC-10 and CD-RISC-2

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Irena Wollny ◽  
Ingo Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Trait Resilience

AbstractThe Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) is an established instrument to assess trait resilience. The present study investigates the psychometric properties of the brief German CD-RISC-10 and CD-RISC-2 in an online sample of 360 students. The CD-RISC-10 showed good reliability, whereas the CD-RISC-2 just missed an acceptable level of reliability. The unifactorial structure of the CD-RISC-10 was supported in a confirmatory factor analysis. Correlational analysis with various clinical and non-clinical constructs (e.g., trait resilience, trait emotional intelligence, life satisfaction, well-being, perceived stress, sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and mental and physical health related quality of life) provided evidence for convergent, divergent, and incremental validity of both brief versions of the CD-RISC. Measured with the CD-RISC-10, trait resilience buffered the effects of perceived stress on life satisfaction and aggregated mental health problems, but not on physical health related quality of life. For the CD-RISC-2, a buffer effect was only found for life satisfaction. Taken together, the results of the present study provide support for the validity of the CD-RISC-10 and, to a lesser extent, of the CD-RISC-2. Implications and limitations of the results will be discussed.

Relations Between Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being: The Gerontologist's New Clothes?

2000 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avron Spiro ◽  
Raymond Bossé
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Moderate Amount ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Using Data

Is the recent construct of health-related quality of life (HQL) distinct from what gerontologists have long referred to as “well-being” or “life satisfaction?” We addressed this question using data from men in the VA Normative Aging Study to examine relations among twelve scales assessing HQL and seven scales of well-being (WB). We hypothesized that these two constructs would be distinct factorially, and that the derived factors would have different correlates. Correlations between scales of HQL and WB were moderate. When the nineteen scales were factored, four factors were extracted with HQL and WB scales generally loading on separate factors. The factors had distinct patterns of relations with general quality of life, personality, and the presence of a health problem, controlling for sociodemographics. These results suggest that HQL is distinct from the older construct of well-being. Although the two constructs are conceptually related, there is only a moderate amount of statistical overlap between them. Gerontologists should readily adopt health-related quality of life, which maintains continuity with such classics as well-being. This new construct, although needing slight alterations to broaden its assessment of well-being and life satisfaction, holds promise as more than an accessory in the study of health and well-being among older persons.

Comparing subjective well-being and health-related quality of life of Australian drug users in treatment in Regional and Rural Victoria

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 651-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G. Miller ◽  
Shannon Hyder ◽  
Lucy Zinkiewicz ◽  
Nicolas Droste ◽  
Jane B. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Satisfaction with dietary life affects oral health-related quality of life and subjective well-being in very elderly people

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshimitsu Iinuma ◽  
Yasumichi Arai ◽  
Midori Takayama ◽  
Michiyo Takayama ◽  
Yukiko Abe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Very Elderly ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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