Sports participation and subjective well-being Quality o li e and well-being have been analyzed through di erent points o view over time. During the last years, several studies have used the most diverse terms such as happiness and li e satis action when aiming to study the way people evaluate their own lives (Diener and Diener 1996). De initions o subjective well-being can be grouped into three domains (Diener 1984). During this study, the adopted de inition will be the one ormulated by social research, according to which subjective well-being depends on how and why individuals positively evaluate their lives, this is, individual's li e satis action. his dimension has been attracting sociologists' attention and stands out as the main indicator o well-being (Giacomoni 2004). According to Diener et al. (1999, 277), subjective well-being is 'a broad category o phenomena that includes people's emotional responses, domain satis actions and global judgments o li e satis action' , which translates the individuals' current assessment o their own happiness (Schwartz and Strack 1999). It is worthy to mention three aspects o subjective well-being (Diener 1984): 1) well-being is subjective, depending on the individual's perception and personal experience; 2) well-being implies not only the absence o negative actors, but also the presence o positive actors; 3) well-being must be seen as an overall measure rather than a measure o a single aspect o li e. In what concerns the sports participation, the European Commission's (2014) de inition o physical activity was adopted. here ore, physical activity was considered as any orm o physical activity that has been practiced in a sporting or related context, such as swimming, running outdoors, running at a gym or club, sports competitions etc. An important share o the literature has ocussed on identi ying the sociodemographic and economic determinants o individuals' subjective well-being (Dolan, Peasgood, and White 2008; Kahneman 1999; Scorsolini-Comin and Santos 2010) such as income, work situation, academic degree, gender and race. However, in the sports ield, ew studies have attempted to examine whether physical and sporting activity impacts individuals' overall well-being. Pawlowski, Downward, and Rasciute 2011) argue that practicing physical activity and sports is a personal and rational decision that maximizes an individual's rational utility, and must there ore, be logically associated with increased subjective well-being. Results have shown convergence o positive and signi icate e ects o sports practice on subjective well-being: Becchetti, Pelloni, and Rossetti (2008) ound that sports participation in either type (i.e. collective and individual) increased subjective well-being; Lechner (2009) observed signi icant e ects o sports participation on men's subjective well-being but not on women's; Rasciute and Downward (2010) concluded that walking and recreational cycling had a positive e ect on individuals' happiness; Downward and Rasciute (2011) veri ied di erent e ects on subj...
The article presents the reference framework for multidisciplinary research at the Life Quality Research Centre (LQRC). The research paradigm about the citizens’ quality of life in society imposes a multifaceted and complex analysis. At the LQRC we address this as thematically divided into six scientific areas: education and training; physical activity and healthy lifestyles; food production and technology on food behaviors; organizational dynamics; motor behavior; and individual and community health. These areas are clearly related to the concept of quality of life. They fit the goals and dynamics of the research center. In each section, the authors develop the themes of research projects and the challenges that characterize research in the area of quality of life. It is clear that there is an agreement and understanding that ensures that quality of life research is on the agenda of the world organizations related to scientific research and human development. This is a real challenge for scientific research centers, since multidisciplinary paradigms are the foundation of our collective organization, and the evolution of research on quality of life could fulfil current needs and lead to the improvement of citizen lives.
The strategy creates assumptions that should reflect the organization and the surrounding environment. The difficulties in the operationalization of the strategy and the lack of resources for the nonprofit sports organization require effective approaches. This study uses the Business Process Management to support the strategy operationalization using improvement actions according to the existing circumstances of each organization. Based on the action research we analyze the existing situation of nonprofit sports organizations and identify the line of actions to achieve the municipality intended outcomes. The lack of financial resources requires the identification of improvements according to the existing resources. The assessment of the concerns and issues related to stakeholders provides a mechanism to clarify which improvement action should be developed considering the involvement of different board members of the organization. The manager training in nonprofit organizations is an important area to target actions to contribute to the development of the nonprofit organizations, increasing their knowledge. Our findings highlight how the proposed approach can be used in nonprofit sports organization to develop an action plan to engage their business objectives according to its environment.
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