Cross-National Comparisons of Quality of Life in Developed Nations, Including the Impact of Globalization

Glatzer, Wolfgang

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2421-1_18

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“…Further obvious evidence supporting the relationship between SHS, SWLS and ABS is that in all of those three scales, the highest scores were reported by dentists from Croatia, Peru and Serbia. Although some reports were not conclusive regarding whether ABS is suitable for use across nations 53 , others reported that ABS is indicated for different societies around the world and reflects mainly differences in their cultures 54 . The internal consistency of the selected scales revealed acceptable values of reliability, knowing that the internal consistency of the two domains of the ABS questionnaire was tested independently because of the contradictory aspects they measure 52,55 .…”

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Happiness among dentists: a multi-scale, multi-national study from 21 countries

Alhajj

Omar

Khader

et al. 2020

International Dental Journal

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Objectives: The extent to which dentists are happy with their profession and their life has not been well studied. The present study aimed to explore the level of happiness, satisfaction with life and psychological well-being among a sample of dental professionals from 21 countries. Materials and Methods: The sample comprised 2,200 dentists from 21 countries. Three scales-Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), and Affect Balance Scale (ABS)were used to measure the subjective responses. Data related to demographic and social characteristics were recorded. Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used as appropriate. Scales were correlated, and multiple linear regression analyses were employed to identify the independent determinants of SHS, SWLS and ABS. Data were analysed using the SPSS software program; a value of P <0.05 was considered significant. Results: The overall mean scores of SHS, SWLS and ABS were 18.53 AE 5.06, 23.06 AE 6.25 and 1.26 AE 2.40, respectively, with significant differences found across countries: dentists working in Croatia, Peru and Serbia recorded the highest scores, unlike dentists practicing in Yemen, Syria, and Iraq, who recorded the lowest scores. There were significant, moderately positive correlations between the various scales: SHS

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Happiness among dentists: a multi-scale, multi-national study from 21 countries

Alhajj

Omar

Khader

et al. 2020

International Dental Journal

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“…In the case of developing countries, literature on globalization includes arguments and research findings which are contradictory (Glatzer, 2012). To some researchers, it is simply an argument about the virtues of free markets and supply and demand (Baylis, Smith, & Owens, 2013).…”

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The role of natural resources abundance and dependence in achieving environmental sustainability: Evidence from resource‐based economies

Erdoğan

Çakar

Ulucak

et al. 2020

Sustainable Development

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Proper use and efficient management of natural resources are critical to shaping a sustainable future in many resource‐rich countries in Africa. It is also well‐known that globalization creates a great awareness for sustainable resource extraction and provides cleaner production technology transfers to underdeveloped countries and enables them to establish a sustainable development pattern. However, evidence on the role of globalization in reducing the environmental impacts of natural resources in resource‐based economies is relatively scant. This study investigates sustainable future strategies by examining the role of natural resources, globalization, human capital, and urbanization in shaping the ecological footprint that is a broader indicator of environmental sustainability. To this end, Sub‐Saharan African countries—endowed with a rich natural resource base ranging from arable land, forest, freshwater, marine resources, oil, natural gas, minerals, and wildlife—are analyzed through advanced estimation techniques. Empirical results show that both resource dependence and abundance complicate to design a sustainable future by increasing the pressure on the environment. Similarly, urbanization deteriorates ecological conditions in Sub‐Saharan African countries. However, globalization and human capital seem the main sources of a cleaner and sustainable environment. The findings of the study shed new light on the main role of globalization in providing cleaner practices to reverse the negative influence of natural resource dependence and/or abundance on environmental quality.

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“…Worries should be considered with regard to eras, countries and continents. In earlier eras the measurement of ill-being received more attention than the measurement of wellbeing, but this changed with the rise of quality of life research, but not all worries were lost sight of in quality of life research (Glatzer 2011). Various approaches investigate negative wellbeing using with different methods.…”

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confidence: 99%