Life Satisfaction and its Determinants Among Young Iranian Women

Abstract

Background: Satisfaction with life indicates an individual's overall evaluation of life, which is influenced by a range of factors including socio-demographic characteristics, psychological issues, and life experiences. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the main determinants of life satisfaction among young Iranian women. Patients and Methods: 391 young Iranian women (18 -35 years) were recruited through cluster convenience sampling to participate in this cross-sectional study. Satisfaction with life (SwL) was used as the dependent variable. Demographic characteristics together with the individual items of the Persian version of the WHO QoL-BREF (World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire-brief version) were used as the independent variables and/or the determinants of SwL.

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“…In addition to QoL, satisfaction with life is another significant component in the assessment of an individual’s life [ 12 , 13 , 38 , 39 ]. It is perceived and valued individually by each person, based on a unique, personal set of criteria, and long-term reflection [ 12 , 14 , 38 , 39 , 40 ]. The satisfaction with life scale is one of the most commonly used instruments for assessing SwL in both healthy and ill individuals.…”

“…The satisfaction with life scale is one of the most commonly used instruments for assessing SwL in both healthy and ill individuals. It was developed by Diener et al [ 12 , 41 , 42 ], and adapted for Polish settings by Juczyński [ 19 ]. The author of its Polish adaptation reported mean scores for Polish populations, including a population of healthy women: 21.09; diabetics: 20.34; or women experiencing pregnancy complications: 21.34 [ 19 ].…”

“…The author of its Polish adaptation reported mean scores for Polish populations, including a population of healthy women: 21.09; diabetics: 20.34; or women experiencing pregnancy complications: 21.34 [ 19 ]. The mean SwL score in young Iranian women was reported as 19.9 [ 12 ], and in infertile Iranian women—23.65 [ 41 ]. Gebuza et al (2014) found women in the third trimester of pregnancy to have a mean SwL score of 24.51, and postpartum women—5.71 [ 42 ].…”

“…They allow them to learn about the subjective impact of the disease on the patients’ life and wellbeing, as well as its impact on care and the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions made [ 9 , 11 ]. In turn, satisfaction with life (SwL) is a significant component of subjective wellbeing [ 9 , 12 , 13 ]. SwL is established by making a comparison between one’s situation on the one hand, and one’s standards and goals on the other [ 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

“…SwL is established by making a comparison between one’s situation on the one hand, and one’s standards and goals on the other [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Therefore, both QoL and SwL are evaluated and perceived in a unique, individual way by each person, and determined by multiple factors [ 12 , 14 ].…”