Life Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Subjective Age in Women Across the Life Span

Borzumato-Gainey, Christine; Kennedy, Alison; McCabe, Beth; Degges‐White, Suzanne

doi:10.1002/j.2161-0029.2009.tb00055.x

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“…Given that they feel higher levels of tension and anxiety, they emotionally distance themselves in order to cope with feelings of anxiety. Paradoxically, distance from others may in turn increase feelings of loneliness and anxiety [14,49,50,51], thus decreasing their satisfaction with life.…”

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The relationship between differentiation of self and satisfaction with life amongst Israeli women: A cross cultural perspective

Biadsy-Ashkar¹,

Peleg²

2013

Health

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The current study examined the relationships between satisfaction with life and differentiation of self among Jewish and Arab women living inIsrael. The sample included 268 participants: 114 Jewish women and 154 Arab women. For both ethnic groups, satisfaction with life was negatively correlated with emotional cutoff. Among Arab women, satisfaction with life was found positively associated with I-position, marriage duration and education. The examination of cross-cultural differences yielded several findings: Arab women reported higher levels of emotional reactivity and I-position than Jewish women. No cultural differences were found in the levels of fusion with others, emotional cutoff and satisfaction with life. The current findings show that working women, who are highly differentiated, are satisfied with life to a greater extent than non-working women who are poorly differentiated. In general, the research findings provide support to the universality of the Family Systems Theory, and to the argument that differentiation of self is an important factor which may influence emotional wellbeing in all cultures.

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The relationship between differentiation of self and satisfaction with life amongst Israeli women: A cross cultural perspective

Biadsy-Ashkar¹,

Peleg²

2013

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“…Happiness is equivalent to life satisfaction and subjective well-being (Veenhoven, 2012). Middle-aged women specifically, seek meaningful connections and good social networks (Borzumato-Gainey et al, 2009;Degges-White et al, 2020). Regarding to marital status, especially among married women, are happier and have higher level of life satisfaction (Marziah et al, 2018).…”

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The Role of Socio-Demographics Profile and Work-Life Conflict on Life Satisfaction Among Working-Class Women in Sabah, Malaysia

Juli,

Uddin,

Tangit

2024

IJARBSS

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Background: Life satisfaction among working-class women in Malaysia are influenced by several factors includes their socio-demographics such as marital status, age, religiosity, ethnicity and their education background. This is also not limited to other external influential factors such as work-life conflict. Only little amount of research focuses on life satisfaction among working-class women in the state of Sabah, Malaysia, in relation with their sociodemographics and work-life conflict. Objectives: Firstly, this research aims to investigate the relationship between socio-demographics and life satisfaction among working-class women in Sabah, Malaysia. Next, will also to examine the relationship between work-life conflict and life satisfaction among working-class women in Sabah, Malaysia. Methodology: A total of 348 female government servants in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia participated in the study by using snowball sampling method. An online questionnaire and physical questionnaires distributed to the respondents at government sectors. Results: It was shown that marital status among working-class women in government sectors partially mediated the relationship between dimensions in work-life conflict and dimensions in life satisfaction. Morever, there was a correlation between all dimensions in work-life conflict and cognitive life satisfaction (p < 0.01) among working-class women in government sectors. Based on results, female government servants in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia's level of life satisfaction are partially influenced by their marital status, especially married individuals. Further research is needed to investigate whether the role of female government servants' grade position in their work organizations influence their level of life satisfaction.

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Friendships, Subjective Age, and Life Satisfaction of Women in Midlife

Degges‐White

Kepic

2020

Adultspan Journal

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The authors conducted a study of 422 women, ages 31 to 77 years, to explore the relationships among friendship networks, subjective age, and life satisfaction. Friendship network size was related to lower subjective age but not to chronological age. More frequent visits with friends were related to lower subjective age and to higher life satisfaction. Satisfaction with the number of friends and a larger number of friends were related to higher levels of life satisfaction. Subjective age, group belonging, and being someone's best friend were significant predictors of life satisfaction.

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Life Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Subjective Age in Women Across the Life Span

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

The relationship between differentiation of self and satisfaction with life amongst Israeli women: A cross cultural perspective

The relationship between differentiation of self and satisfaction with life amongst Israeli women: A cross cultural perspective

The Role of Socio-Demographics Profile and Work-Life Conflict on Life Satisfaction Among Working-Class Women in Sabah, Malaysia

Friendships, Subjective Age, and Life Satisfaction of Women in Midlife

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