scholarly journals An Analysis of Factors Influencing Individuallyand Socially Oriented Happiness: The Case of Seoul

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-69
Author(s):  
Miruh Jeon ◽  
Minhyung Shin ◽  
Seung Jong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Group Participation ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Individual Participation

This paper compares factors that influence individually oriented and socially oriented happiness. Going beyond simply identifying and analyzing factors that affect happiness, we explore how two sets of determinants, demographic factors and environmental factors, influence these two different types of happiness. We hypothesize that demographic factors and environmental factors will impact individually oriented and socially oriented happiness differently, and we empirically test it employing the 2012 Seoul Survey data. The analytical results supported the hypothesis: demographic factors such as education, employment status, and marital status are more strongly associated with individually oriented happiness; and environmental factors such as environment, group participation, individual participation, leisure activities are more strongly associated with socially oriented happiness. Our research findings reveal that the approach that most studies of determinants of happiness have taken is limited in that it presupposes happiness as a unidimensional concept.

scholarly journals IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF CONVERSION OF UNUSED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN LITHUANIA / NENAUDOJAMŲ GAMYBINIŲ IR PRAMONIŲ PASTATŲ KONVERSIJOS SVARBA IR PRANAŠUMAI LIETUVOJE

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslavas Pavlovskis ◽  
Jurgita Antuchevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Characteristic Features

The article analyzes the concept, goals, and problems of conversion of abandoned industrial buildings and areas, as well as the benefit of successful conversion to urban development. The review of scientific literature allows claiming that the old industrial buildings are very attractive for investment. The article distinguishes the main types of conversion, and their characteristic features. The research describes environmental factors influencing conversion and develops the set of indicators to evaluate conversion. Different types of conversion projects are assessed applying the multi-criteria method WASPAS-G. It is established that the best of the projects is converting a building into a lofttype housing, which could give a significant positive impact on the urban and architectural environment and be environmentally friendly both during the production and exploitation period. Straipsnyje nagrinėjama apleistų gamybos ir pramonės pastatų bei teritorijų konversijos samprata, tikslai, problemos, sėkmingos konversijos rezultatų nauda miesto plėtrai. Atlikta mokslinės literatūros analizė leidžia teigti, kad senieji pramoniniai pastatai yra itin patrauklūs investicijoms. Straipsnyje išskirti pagrindiniai konversijos tipai, jiems būdingi bruožai. Apibūdinti konversiją veikiantys aplinkos veiksniai ir parengta konversijos vertinimo rodiklių aibė. Taikant daugiakriterį sprendimų priėmimo metodą WASPAS-G, įvertinti skirtingų konversijos tipų projektai. Nustatyta, jog geriausias iš nagrinėtų projektų yra pastato konversija į lofto tipo būstą, kuris turi didelę teigiamą įtaką urbanistinei ir architektūrinei miesto aplinkai ir yra palankus aplinkai tiek gamybos metu, tiek ir pastatą eksploatuojant.

scholarly journals A descriptive analysis of patients admitted in short stay ward at psychiatric centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1667
Author(s):  
Parag Sharma ◽  
Chitra Singh ◽  
Ram K. Solanki ◽  
. Wasim
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Status Number ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Background: The average length of stay (LOS) at psychiatric centre and the factors determining longer LOS in Psychiatry disorders remains largely unexplored. Longer LOS is associated with social isolation and maladaptive behaviours in patients thus warrants a shorter stay. The observed LOS and predicted LOS among different psychiatry hospitals in future may serve as an index of quality care and efficient management of meagre but available resources in our country. The aim was (1) To study the socio demographic and clinical factors of patients admitted at our hospital and (2) To ascertain the relationship between the socio demographic, clinical factors and LOS.Methods: A retrospective analysis of psychiatry inpatients admitted at Psychiatric Centre, Jaipur during July 2014 and June 2015. The data was analysed studying the 489 case records. The socio demographic characteristics and clinical factors were correlated with LOS in hospital.Results: Our study has shown the correlation of socio-demographic factors and clinical factors with LOS. Rural population, marital status, employment status, number of episodes and diagnosis itself has positive correlation with longer LOS.Conclusions: From present study it was shown the correlation of socio-demographic factors and clinical profile with LOS. Rural population, marital status, premorbid employment status, number of episodes and diagnosis itself has positive correlation with longer LOS. However, gender and substance abuse had no correlation with LOS. Short term and planned admissions along with individualized treatment plans fitting patient’s social background may be more beneficial as compared to long term admissions.

Demographic Factors as a Catalyst for the Retention of Academic Staff: A Case Study of Three Universities in Sub - Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3(J)) ◽  
pp. 169-186
Author(s):  
Z. B. Gurmessa ◽  
I. W. Ferreira ◽  
H. F. Wissink
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Sub Saharan

The aim of the study was to determine the effect that demographic factors such as age, gender, marital status and education, as well as factors such as years of experience, income, academic rank, country of origin and area of specialisation have on academic staff working in the higher education sector in Sub Saharan Africa . A survey approach was adopted as the main data collection tool and data was collected from three public Universities - University of KwaZulu- Natal (UKZN), Addis Ababa University (AAU) and Haramaya University (HU). The first university is located in South Africa and the last two universities are situated in Ethiopia. The survey was employed as a research design. A self- administered survey questionnaire consisting of both demographic variables (age, tenure, educational level, academic rank, employment status, marital status, average income level, and fields of specialisation) and six item turnover intentions or intentions to stay variables (measured a five -point Likert Scale in which 1= Strongly Disagree; 2= Disagree; 3= Neither Agree Nor Disagree; 4= Agree and 5= Strongly Disagree) were completed by 596 respondents selected by means of the stratified sampling method. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences(SPSS) software packages version 24. Both descriptive (frequencies, mean and standard deviation) and inferential (one-way-ANOVA) statistics were applied to examine the effect of the various demographic and other factors on the academic staff members’ intentions to depart from or remain at the three universities. The study revealed that the effect of these factors on the academic staff’s intention to depart or remain varied across the three universities . The study concluded that age, educational level, rank, employment status, marital status and area of specialisation were significant at HU but not at UKZN, where none of these factors were found to be significant predictors of a staff member’s intention to depart from the university. The findings of this study will enable higher education leaders and human resource practitioners in general, but Ethiopian institutions in particular, to design an acceptable human resource strategy and policy, tailored to address diversity and overcome the temptations of “one- size - fits - all” retention strategies. 

Tourists Shopping Behavior and Trip Typology: A Study in an Emerging Destination of India

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1and2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uttam Kr. Baruah ◽  
Mrinmoy K. Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Convenient Method ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Shopping Behavior ◽  
Northeastern Region ◽  
Demographic Profiles ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sampling Survey

Research findings consistently indentified the importance of inbound tourists shopping activities as contributor to local economy. This paper analyses the shopping expenditure of domestic tourists in the Northeast India. Previous studies show the associations of tourists trip typologies and demographic profiles, particularly, of the international tourists with shopping expenditures. A study was carried out in 2011 by employing a convenient method of sampling survey in Northeastern region of India comprising seven sister states to examine the association of trip typology, marital status and gender of domestic tourists with expenditure on shopping. The results indicate probable association of shopping expenditure with trip typology and gender while marital status does not seem to influence expenditure on shopping. Among tourists of different typologies, Rural and culture tourists scaled high reflecting maximum expenditure on shopping while Nature and parks tourists as well as Active outdoor tourists incurred least on shopping. Gender-wise segmentation indicates female tourists as high spender than male counterparts. It is advisable to retailers in destination areas to orient their products offerings attractive to the female tourists visiting to enjoy rural & cultural tourists and also those come with family members for leisure purposes.

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