scholarly journals Relationship between Spiritual Well-Being, Life Satisfaction and Depression: A Study of Middle Aged People

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Humera Shafi ◽  
Nelofar Bashir ◽  
Usmat Yousuf ◽  
Sakeena Parveen ◽  
Kulsum Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
High Level ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The aim of the present study was to study spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression among middle aged people. 100 middle aged persons were taken for the present study. The Spiritual wellbeing Scale (SWB) developed by Paloutzian and Ellison (1982), Life Satisfaction Scale by Singh and Joseph and Beck Depression Inventory (2nd edition, 1996) were used to examine spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression respectively. It was revealed from the study that out of 100 middle aged people, 79% showed average level, and 21% showed high level of spiritual well being. In terms of life satisfaction, of the total sample 43% fall in average level and 57% fall in high level of life satisfaction. Also it was found that out of the total sample 68% fall in the minimal level of depression, 16% fall in the mild level, 10% fall in the moderate level of depression and the remaining 6% of the sample fall in the severe level of depression. Further, results of the study revealed significant negative correlations of spiritual well being and life satisfaction with depression among middle aged people. Also significant positive correlation of spiritual well being with life satisfaction was found among them. Furthermore results did not reveal any significant differences for spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression among middle aged people as far as their gender is concerned.

scholarly journals Spiritual Well-Being and Depression among Middle Aged People

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelofar Bashir ◽  
Humera Shafi ◽  
Usmat Yousuf ◽  
Sakeena Parveen ◽  
Kulsum Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Spiritual Wellbeing ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Minimal Level ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
High Level

The aim of the present research was to study spiritual well-being and depression among middle aged people. 100 middle aged persons were taken for the present study. The tools used were Spiritual wellbeing Scale (Paloutzian & Ellison, 1982), Beck Depression Inventory-III (Beck, Steer and Brown, 1996). The result revealed that out of 100 middle aged people, 79% showed average level, and 21% showed high level of spiritual well being. Also it was found that out of the total sample 68% fall in the minimal level of depression, 16% fall in the mild level, 10% fall in the moderate level of depression and the remaining 6% of the sample fall in the severe level of depression. Further, results of the study revealed significant negative correlations of spiritual well being with depression among middle aged people. Furthermore results did not reveal any significant differences for spiritual well-being and depression among middle aged people as far as their gender is concerned.

Reliability and Validity of the Kansas Family Life Satisfaction Scale in a Predominantly Middle-Aged Sample

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric E. McCollum ◽  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Candyce S. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Aged Sample ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Unequal Variance ◽  
Adequate Internal Consistency ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

In a predominantly middle-aged sample of 182, the four items of the Kansas Family Life Satisfaction Scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency. Further evidence of construct validity was found, as well as limited discriminant validity. The scale was positively correlated with Edmonds's measure of marital conventionalization, and a pattern of unequal variance at different levels of social desirability was found.

scholarly journals Diferencias en el bienestar subjetivo de adolescentes chilenos según género en el contexto internacional

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Reyes Reyes ◽  
Jaime Alfaro Inzunza ◽  
Jorge Varela Torres ◽  
Javier Guzmán Piña
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
International Survey ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Overall Life Satisfaction

El bienestar subjetivo es un aspecto importante del desarrollo de niños, niñas y adolescentes. Estudios previos han evidenciado que el bienestar subjetivo presenta diferencias según sexo, advirtiéndose en diversos países, que las mujeres presentan un puntaje menor respecto al de los hombres, usando diferentes escalas. Sin embargo, el sentido de esta diferencia no siempre se presenta a favor de los hombres. El presente estudio analiza los datos de dos muestras de adolescentes chilenos de séptimo grado de educación básica en escuelas urbanas (N1=776, N2=336), usando los datos del International Survey of Children´s Well-being (ISCWeB). Se comparan los puntajes de dos medidas de bienestar subjetivo: Student´s Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) y Overall Life Satisfaction (OLS) como una medida global de bienestar subjetivo y se presentan los resultados de ambas muestras en el marco de los demás países que integran el estudio internacional. Los resultados señalan que en Chile los niños presentan un mayor bienestar subjetivo que las niñas, similar a lo que se aprecia en algunos países desarrollados. Se discuten los resultados en función de los antecedentes presentados que podrían explicar dichas diferencias en favor de un grupo o de otro.

scholarly journals Disability and Life Satisfaction Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Gislene Farias de Oliveira ◽  
Thércia Lucena Grangeiro Maranhão ◽  
Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista ◽  
Symara Abrantes Albuquerque de Oliveira Cabral
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Older People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Global Measure ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

Life Satisfaction is a significant indicator of subjective well-being. It is assessed as a single, global measure or as a reference related to important areas of life, such as family and work. Assessing life satisfaction in people with special needs and verifying how this construct correlates with demographic variables such as gender, age and schooling, for example, was the objective of this study. Data collection was performed through a questionnaire with a Life Satisfaction Scale. The sample consisted of 48 people from Juazeiro do Norte in Ceará, aged 14-71, mostly male (60.4%). The results revealed that in 70.9% of respondents believe that their life is close to ideal in most aspects and that 72.9% agree that they are satisfied with their lives as it is. 41.7% reported that the conditions of their lives are excellent. Men said they were more satisfied with life than women, as well as older people and more religious people. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the loss of certain abilities, such as walking for example, does not seem to cause great changes in the feeling of life satisfaction in the studied population. 

scholarly journals Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.A. Sychev ◽  
T.O. Gordeeva ◽  
M.V. Lunkina ◽  
E.N. Osin ◽  
A.N. Sidneva
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The article presents results of developing the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale for primary school children based on MSLSS by E.S.Huebner.The questionnaire involves five scales: Family, School, Teachers, Myself, Friends as well as an overall index of life satisfaction.The reliability and validity of the questionnaire are demonstrated on the sample of primary school children (third and fourth grades, N=483).Five factor structure is confirmed by the results of confirmatory factor analysis.All the scales have high reliability (0.82 < α < 0.89) and show expected correlations with other indicators of subjective well-being and different scales of self-esteem (as assessed by Dembo-Rubinstein technique).The article contains the text of the questionnaire and normative data for primary school children.

scholarly journals Adaptation and providing validity evidence for the Satisfaction with School Subscale and Satisfaction with Friends Subscale of Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
T.N. Kanonire ◽  
I.L. Uglanova ◽  
D.A. Federiakin
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Russian Version ◽  
History Of ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The paper describes both the process and the results of adaptation and providing validity evidence for the Russian version of two subscales (Satisfaction with School and Satisfaction with Friends) of Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (sample of third-grade pupils, N = 1729). Thisquestionnaireisoneofthemostsignificantscalesin the history of studying subjective well-being in primary schoolworldwide, although it has not been adapted in Russia yet. Adaptation has been carried according to the International Test Commission Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Test. ValiditywasinterpretedaccordingtotheDutch Committee on Testing (COTAN)practice. Psychometric analysis included applying of Classical Test Theory, Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Item Response Theory methods. It revealed high psychometric quality of the adapted subscales after deletion of the very three items the other studies suggest as problematic.

scholarly journals WORK STRESS AND SUBJECTIVE/PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES OF STATE HOLDING COMPANY IN TIMES OF CHANGE

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 558-562
Author(s):  
Solveiga Blumberga ◽  
Solvita Voronova
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Holding Company ◽  
Being There ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

State Holding Company makes a number of improvements, followed by a process of changes each year. This study was conducted to understand how the changes in the company affect the employees working in it and how the employees deal with the stress caused by such changes. The purpose of the study was to investigate the links between personnel work stress, subjective and psychological well-being of employees during changes in State Holding Company. The research undertakes issues such as: the levels of employee stress and subjective well-being, the levels of employee psychological well-being, links, if any, between subjective and psychological well-being and work stress, and the methods used in the research study. The survey was created with reference to works of other authors such as “Professional Life Stress Scale”, “Life Satisfaction Scale” and “Psychological Well-being Survey”. It was concluded that the employees had medium levels of stress, medium levels of life satisfaction, and medium levels of overall psychological well-being. There are statistically significant links between subjective well-being, psychological well-being and work stress. Recommendations were prepared for the Human Resources Department to reduce stress levels of personnel working and successful management of changes.

scholarly journals LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG OLD AGED PEOPLE ATTENDING FAUJI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 1751-54
Author(s):  
Mehwish Riaz ◽  
Abida Sultana ◽  
Aisha Tariq
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sample Mean ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Relationship Of

Objective: To determine life satisfaction in old age people attending Fauji Foundation Hospital and to assess relationship of socio-demographic variables on life satisfaction of old aged people. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi from Feb to Aug 2018. Methodology: A total of 347 individuals were included by using non-probability consecutive sampling. The participants of the 60 years or more attending Fauji foundation hospital, being mentally sound and having comprehensive under-standing without hearing aid were included in the study. Questionnaire was given to respondents including demographic profile and Urdu version of Life Satisfaction Scale for assessing the life satisfaction in old age. Results: The total sample mean life satisfaction score was 14.95 ± 6.54. 5 (1.5%) people were extremely satisfied, 27 (8.4%) were satisfied, 117 (36 %) were dissatisfied and 63 (19.1%) were extremely dissatisfied. Conclusion: Life satisfaction was found statistically significant with female gender, older age 70-80 years, being un married, primary education, monthly income of less than 10,000 and being unemployed.

scholarly journals Marital Status, Career and Income as Indicators of Life Satisfaction Among Middle-aged Career Women in Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia

Populasi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Siti Marziah Zakaria ◽  
Nor Ba'yah Ab. Kadir ◽  
Khairul Hisyam Baharuddin
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Career Women ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Satisfaction Index

 Life satisfaction is a subjective construct that varies according to gender, education level, age, income, marital status, and other demographic factors. Life satisfaction is an important issue among middle-aged women. They face various responsibilities, roles and expectation at this age. The objective of this article is to identify the differences in life satisfaction among middle-aged Malay women from different educational level, marital status, career and income. This study applied a survey technique, which is a set of questionnaire which consisted of socio-demographic scale and life satisfaction scale (based on Life Satisfaction Index - Short Form by Barrette and Murk, 2006). Simple random sampling and purposive sampling have been used to obtain the responses. A total of 410 middle-aged career women in Hulu Langat, Selangor have participated in this study. The finding showed that life satisfactions among middle-aged women are different depending on their marital status, career and income. This was based on the result of ANOVA. Single women and widower who are working in private sector and of low-income level reported to have the lowest life satisfaction. This finding may provide input to the planning of programs to enhance the well-being and life satisfaction among middle aged career women.

scholarly journals Characterization of Subjective Well-being through the application of Ed Diener’s Life Satisfaction Scale in students of the Antonio José de Sucre University Corporation in Sincelejo during the first semester of 2015/Caracterización del Bienestar Subjetivo

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mery Montenegro Castillo ◽  
Paola Córdoba Rosenow ◽  
Abel García Payares
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

El Bienestar Subjetivo hace referencia a aquello que las personas perciben acerca de sus vidas, lo que en un estado de plenitud se llama felicidad; según Diener, (2000) este se experimenta cuando se sienten emociones agradables. De esta manera lo importante de la subjetividad es la propia evaluación de la vida y el reconocimiento de que el bienestar incluye elementos más allá de la prosperidad económica. Esta investigación pretende analizar a través de la metodología de encuesta, aplicando la escala de satisfacción con la vida de Diener, el bienestar subjetivo de una muestra de 324 estudiantes universitarios, de una población total de 972 jóvenes que cursan programas de pregrado en la Corporación Universitaria Antonio José de Sucre en el primer periodo del año 2015, teniendo como objetivo conocer en primera instancia su nivel de aceptación con la vida, al tiempo que permite tener una caracterización a fin de establecer estrategias para el mejoramiento del autoconcepto en los estudiantes, de esta manera se pudo evidenciar que el 44% los estudiantes manifiestan estar satisfechos con su existencia, sin embargo, el 8% se encuentra ligeramente por debajo de la media, un 3% se siente insatisfecho con su vida y un 1% está extremadamente insatisfecho con esta, lo que permite establecer que existen alertas ante situaciones de automotivación en los estudiantes.

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