The systemic life quality model: A basis for urban renewal evaluation

Structural Analyses Of The Quality Of Life Of Children At Risk

“…That is, in any questionnaire the variables that are queried are only a small sample of those many variables that might be assessed. The Shye (1989) model recognizes this limitation and, though the use of facet theory and the accompanying methods of analysis (as described below) treats each variable as representing a much wider set of contents.…”

“…Like the correlations on which they are based, the proximity/distance of the items from one another indicates how likely it is that the items are STRUCTURAL ANALYSES OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE 413 associated with one another or that one item predicts the other. Because the human being, or ''action system'', in the terminology of the theory, is conceived as a unified, coherent conceptual entity, the correlations can only be non-negative -that is either zero or positive (Shye, 1989). In terms of Shye's QOL theory, the assumption is that improved QOL on one item would not be associated with deterioration in QOL on another item.…”

“…The Systemic Quality of Life Model, developed by Shye (1979Shye ( , 1985aShye ( , 1989, is an abstract model which rests on the idea that the human being is an ''action system'' that operates in four fields and four BILHA DAVIDSON-ARAD 410 modes. Using Guttmann's (1957) facet theory, the model defines the fields of operation and the modes of operation as two distinct dimensions of the person's QOL, and divides each into four facets.…”

Experiences and Outcomes of Adults Who Endured Maltreatment as Children in Care in Australia in the Twentieth Century

“…The authors found that children in institutional care had more of their basic material needs met (provided an adequate standard of living) in comparison to those in family-based care. In Israel's residential care facilities, children's quality of life was assessed (Davidson-Arad, Dekel, & Wozner, 2004) by residents and staff from the perspective of the systemic life quality model (Shye, 1989). Even though some similarities of perception of quality of life between residents and staff were found (e.g., residents' compatibility with the cultural expectations of the facility, their integrity and values, and possession of cultural roots, ability to get along with the staff and their sense of belonging, ability to organize their physical environment as they wished), this study showed that resident's perceptions of their quality of life were higher with respect to their cultural (e.g., such as writing, music, and art) and social expressiveness (e.g., social influence and status and to their having close friends), physical conditions (e.g., food, clothing, living quarters), sense of physical health, and their sense of security from physical harm.…”

Operationalization, a superfluous concept

“…Many attempts to apply.., theoretical notions to... behavioral problems.., lack in definitional rigor and do not define reliably an intended universe of empirical observations. (Shye, 1987).…”