Quality of life and its predictors among Pakistani head of household in district Abbottabad, Pakistan

Socio-demographic determinants of happiness in Turkey

“…Considering this subject from a work satisfaction standpoint, Sironi (2019) examined optimal well-being metrics for 24 countries and proved that work satisfaction affected optimal well-being. According to Lodhi et al (2020), being employed in Pakistan affects both physical and psychological health positively and increases the quality of life. Another factor discussed as having a direct impact on the living standard, and thus life satisfaction of individuals is the environment in which such individuals spend their lives, i.e., residence.…”

“…When the categorical structure between educational background and happiness in Turkey is examined, it can be seen that as the level of education went higher, the level of perceived happiness also increased (Bülbül and Giray, 2011;Lodhi et al, 2020). It is observed that especially individuals with a master's/PhD degree are closer to a high level of happiness.…”

“…To give an example, while some of the literature focused on international happiness -or well-being- (Bonasia, Napolitano and Spagnolo, 2018;Seghieri, Desantis and Tanturri, 2006;Tucker, Ozer, Lyubomirsky and Boehm, 2006;Alesina, Tela and MacCulloch, 2003), others were designed for different groups of individuals, e.g. heads of household (Lodhi, Rabbani, Khan, Irum and Naieni, 2020), parents (Schwarze and Winkelmann, 2005), students (Takebayashi, Tanaka, Sugiura and Sugiura, 2018;Öztürk, Meral and Yılmaz, 2017;Tucker et al, 2006). Also some literature studies about teenagers (Bassi, Steca, Monzani, Greco and Delle Fave, 2014), elderly (Nieboer and Cramm, 2018;Tran and Vu, 2018), mothers (Hamplová, 2019), white-collars (Karabati, Ensari and Fiorentino, 2019), farmers (Markussen, Fibaek, Tarp and Tuan, 2018).…”

“…All these studies utilized national or survey-specific data (Devine, Hinks and Naveed, 2019;Sironi, 2019;Vang, Hou and Elder, 2019;Susanlı, 2018) or data sets that combine the survey data with the time dimension (Venetoklis, 2019;Graafland and Lous, 2019;Ngoo, Tey and Tan, 2015). Additionally, probit analysis (Devine et al, 2019;Susanlı, 2018;Mangeloja and Hirvonen, 2007;Frey and Stutzer, 2000), logit analysis (Lodhi et al, 2020;Dumludag, Gokdemir and Giray, 2016;Arı and Yıldız, 2016;Selim, 2008), data mining analysis (Babadağ, Uyanık and Yılmaz, 2009), regression analysis (Markussen et al, 2018;Kümbül Güler and Emeç, 2006;Çopur, Çiçek and Pekmezci, 2015), instrumental variables (Sironi, 2019; Tran and Vu, bmij (2021) 9 (2):561-578 563 2018) and other statistical analyses (Brzezinski, 2019;Öztürk et al, 2017;Amole, 2009;Gitmez and Morçöl, 1994) have been among the most commonly used methods in happiness studies.…”

The Relationship of Parental Practices and Psychological Distress among Adult Children of Alcoholic Fathers in Pakistan

“…While in the West, children of alcoholics have the option of moving out of the family house and essentially end most contact with their parents (Haverfield, 2016), this is not an option for Pakistani children. A study by Lodhi et al (2020) showed that about 50% of the sample of over 2000 participants between the ages of 18 to 31 lived in a joint family system with their parents and siblings.…”