Separating people's satisfaction with life and public perceptions of the quality of life in the environment

Jeffres, Leo W.; Dobos, Jean

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“…Aujourd'hui, en occident, l'usage de l'expression qualité de vie est commun. Il n'en demeure pas moins un concept ambigu (Baldwin et al, 1994) (Lim, 2000 ;CDR, 1999 ;Jeffres et Dobos, 1995 ;Findlay et al, 1988). La littérature regorge donc d'une multitude de définitions de la qualité de vie, chacune mettant l'emphase sur un ou des aspects différents du concept.…”

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“…D'autres auteurs, tels Mégone (1994) et Jeffres et Dobos (1995), soutiennent cependant la distinction suivante entre a) la perception de la satisfaction de la vie individuelle (privé) et b) la perception de la qualité de vie dans le milieu ou l'environnement. Le premier « represents relationship between factors associated with individual assessments of happiness or satisfaction and the quality of one's life.…”

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Enquête exploratoire sur les perceptions de la qualité de vie et les changements socio-économiques dans la région de Guangzhou (2002)

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2003

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Enquête exploratoire sur les perceptions de la qualité de vie et les changements socio-économiques dans la région de Guangzhou (2002)

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“…In the literature, the concepts happiness, life satisfaction, well-being and quality of life tend to be used interchangeably [1][2][3][4][5], which results in confusion with regard to the distinctness of these concepts. For example, Csikszentmihalyi [1] equates happiness with subjective well-being; Veenhoven [2] and Michalos [3] feel that happiness is synonymous with life satisfaction; and Jeffres and Dobos [4] consider that perceived quality of life is the same as well-being, as does Cummins and his associates [5].…”

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Which personal quality of life domains affect the happiness of older South Africans?

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Coefficient alpha was 0.90 (7-item quality of life scale), 0.95 (activities scale) and 0.87 (finances and people scales). Although there some racial differences on the 10 quality of life domains and happiness, Black respondents, who acted as caregivers, had a poorer quality of life and were less happy (P < 0.05) than those without these responsibilities. Stepwise multiple regression revealed that satisfaction with social life was the most important predictor of happiness for Blacks and Indians; satisfaction with oneself for Whites, and time to do things for Coloureds. Overall findings suggested that three out of the ten domains adequately represented perceived quality of life, care-giving responsibilities negatively affect quality of life and happiness and race plays a role in predicting happiness.

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“…It is also accepted that the QOL of an individual is definitely affected by the social and natural environment, so that the forms of measurement are also varied and in many cases quite complex because of the number of factors employed. The World Happiness Report reflects a worldwide concern with respect to happiness and the absence and alleviation of misery as a more significant element of public policy than the measurement of QOL per se without related policy-making implications concerning well-being and sustainability [16]. The report also discusses the ways that happiness can be defined and evaluated in terms that impinge on lived experiences.…”

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A Note on Quality of Life of Artisanal Small-Scale Fishermen Along the Pacific Coast of Jalisco, México

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Proceedings of the 4th World Sustainability Forum

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Sustainable fishing includes how fishermen live. We describe the quality of life (QOL) and lived experiences of fishermen along the coast of Jalisco, whose average daily income is slightly above the poverty level. The relationships among income, size of catch and QOL are explored using data collected in 2012 from a sample of 83 fishermen. QOL included indicators like health, income, cost of living, family, friends, holidays, education and future perspective. The QOL index combines importance and achievement ratings scores, the results are indicative of an acceptable QOL for fishermen. The concept of lived experiences is elaborated and interviews conducted with a sample of 13 fishermen. A graphical representation of four dimensions of lived experiences comprising aspects of life relating to Mind, Body, Work and People for each fisherman is derived, where each person was asked on the importance and gaps between aspiration and actual situation about each dimension. We found that the most important dimension in a fisherman's life is People. The gaps identified suggest that those that should be closed were associated to the Mind dimension, followed by Work, Body, and OPEN ACCESS 2 finally People. Responsibility for closing the gaps were identified, by frequency, as: self, government, self with the help of family members, and God/ faith. An inverse moderately strong relationship between catch, marginalization and QOL score was found, while income and QOL score were directly related. In general, future and past are not better than the present. All these and lived experiences are discussed in the sustainability context.

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Separating people's satisfaction with life and public perceptions of the quality of life in the environment

Cited by 42 publications

References 9 publications

Enquête exploratoire sur les perceptions de la qualité de vie et les changements socio-économiques dans la région de Guangzhou (2002)

Enquête exploratoire sur les perceptions de la qualité de vie et les changements socio-économiques dans la région de Guangzhou (2002)

Which personal quality of life domains affect the happiness of older South Africans?

A Note on Quality of Life of Artisanal Small-Scale Fishermen Along the Pacific Coast of Jalisco, México

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