Applied Research in Quality of Life最新文献

Drawing upon the refined version of identity theory, this study examined whether the indirect path from father role identity salience (FRIS) to paternal psychological well-being via father involvement would differ depending on within- and outside-family contexts (i.e., the presence of preschool-aged child[ren] and work-to-family conflict [WFC]). To examine the moderated mediation hypothesis, multigroup path analysis with the bootstrapping method was conducted using self-reports of working fathers with a child[ren] under 18 years old (N = 244). Results revealed that the direct association between greater FRIS and better paternal psychological well-being was significant regardless of the presence of preschool children or levels of WFC. The indirect association through father involvement was 1) significant for fathers both with and without preschool-aged children, but significantly greater for fathers with preschoolers, and 2) only significant for fathers with low WFC. To enhance fathers’ well-being, more efforts are necessary to support the enactment of father identity and to create father-friendly workplaces.

The nature of the relationship between adolescents’ use of smartphones and their well-being over a longer period is still an open question. By using data collected from 284 Croatian adolescents (10 to 15 years old; mean age in 2021 = 12.23; 40.2% boys) in a 4-wave longitudinal study (2021–2023), the paper wanted to fill the gap and explore longitudinal associations among problematic smartphone use (PSU), internalizing problems (IP) and adolescents’ well-being (WB). Adolescents completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale (Kwon et al., PloS One, 8(2), e56936. 2013a) at wave 1 and 4, the Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales (SSIS; Gresham & Elliott, Social skills improvement system: Rating scales. Bloomington, MN: Pearson Assessments. 2008) at wave 3 and 4, the PANAS scale (Mackinnon et al. Personality and Individual Differences, 27, 405–416. 1999), and the Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS; Seligson et al. Social Indicators Research, 61, 121–145. 2003) at wave1 and 4. The results showed a small direct longitudinal association of PSU and negative affect (NA). A small indirect association of PSU with NA and life satisfaction (LS) was found via IP. Namely, higher PSU was related to more NA and lower LS, through its association with more IP. The results showed bidirectional association of PSU and IP. The findings imply that over a longer time interval, PSU can negatively affect adolescent WB, and that screening procedures should be developed for discovering vulnerable children in early adolescence.

Purpose

Young people in youth residential care report high rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), e.g., abuse and neglect in their families. Various studies show ACEs to impair social participation and mental health, whereas less is known about how ACEs are associated with quality of life (QoL). The aim of the current study is to (1) evaluate the association between ACEs and psychological, physical, social, and environmental QoL in young adult care leavers, and (2) to examine how self-efficacy and self-directedness mediate this association.

Methods

179 formerly out-of-home placed young adults (M_age = 26.5, 33.4% women, response rate = 30.3%) were queried at baseline with the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory Revised (JTCI 12-18-R) and at a 10-year follow-up with the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure (MACE) scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) and the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF).

Results

Prevalence rates for ACEs were high, with 87.2% of participants experiencing at least one type of ACE. Cumulative ACEs were associated with lower QoL in all four domains. Self-efficacy (β = -0.111, [-0.187, -0.044]) and self-directedness (β = -0.052, [-0.123, -0.004]) partially mediated the association between severity of ACEs and overall QoL.

Conclusions

ACEs increase the risk for a lower QoL of young adult care leavers. Results underline the importance of prevention and early intervention efforts for troubled young people and their families, as well as the importance of pedagogical work during residential care. Additional to research on functional outcomes, studies investigating well-being and quality of life in this at-risk populations are needed.

Little is known concerning the association between community care services availability and quality of life. The objective of the present paper is to examine the association between community care services availability and quality of life. The data were sourced from 2018 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Ordered logit regression models were applied to examine the correlation of community care services availability and quality of life. Both binary logit regression models and generalized random forest models were used for robustness checks. There is a strong positive relationship of community care services availability and quality of life (coefficient = 0.3103, p < 0.01). Robustness checks using binary logit regression models and generalized random forest models report similar results. Heterogeneity analysis results reveal that the relationship of community care services availability and quality of life differs by age, gender, and residency area. Impact channel analysis results show that social participation is a channel involving the association of community care services availability and quality of life. It is of great significance for Chinese government to improve community care services availability.

Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), we assessed the degree of poverty and disability among the elderly by a multidimensional indicator system and estimated the effects of disability on the incidence, depth, and duration of poverty, as well as Long-term Care Insurance (LTCI)’s effectiveness on poverty alleviating. Our results revealed that there was a significant correlation between the degree of disability and multidimensional poverty; with increasing levels of disability, there was a corresponding increase in probability from non-poor to poor status, severity, and duration of multidimensional poverty. As a protective policy for elderly individuals with disabilities, LTCI did not reduce the degree of disability of the disabled elderly while significantly contributing to the substantive care services enjoyed by them and also was not effective in eradicating multidimensional poverty suffered by disabled elderly due to the combination of its crowding-out effect on intergenerational economic support and family care, and its limited ability to improve objective health. The findings have significant implications in poverty governance, health management, and improvement of life quality among older adults, as well as in the advancement of LTCI for policymakers and practitioners.

The widespread use of the internet has made online shopping an integral part of modern digital life for people. However, the emergence of compulsive online buying in China has further led to psychological distress among residents. Online compulsive buying cannot be considered a homogeneous group. In response, based on the theory of false needs and the empty-self, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted in China with 860 respondents to investigate the population’s online compulsive buying and psychological distress as well as latent profiles. The results of the survey indicated a modest correlation between compulsive buying and psychological distress. Latent profile analysis was employed, and three latent profiles were identified: “low compulsive - low distress”, “high compulsive - low distress”, and “high compulsive - high distress”. The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that the frequency of online shopping, average monthly spending on online shopping, sex and marital status had significant effects on the different latent profiles. This study offers new insights from an interdisciplinary perspective and provides empirical evidence on the typology of online compulsive buying-related psychological distress. We also advocate for a heightened focus on the mental health of residents and a critical reflection on Chinese social policy, particularly in the current context where economic development and the expansion of domestic demand are prioritized.

Significant socioeconomic changes in Hong Kong have coincided with a conspicuous knowledge gap regarding the impact of disparities on family well-being, family communication quality, and personal happiness. To examine changes on family well-being, family communication quality, and personal happiness before, during, and after the 2019 social unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Five repeated territory-wide cross-sectional surveys were conducted from 2016 to 2023, using telephone and online surveys on 27,074 adults in Hong Kong. Respondents rated their family health, happiness, harmony (family 3Hs), family communication quality, and personal happiness on scales of 0–10. Family well-being was the sum of family 3Hs divided by three (0–10). Trends by socioeconomic factors were analysed using linear prediction and multiple linear regression, weighted for sex and age. Highest scores for all outcomes were observed in 2016 and 2017, followed by a noticeable decline in 2020 and 2021, with the lowest scores recorded in 2023 except for personal happiness with its lowest score recorded in 2021. The decline since 2021 was most noticeable with low monthly household income (predicted margins in 2023 ranged from 5.55 to 6.46 for ≤ HK$19,999; 5.62 to 6.51 for HK$20,000–39,999; 5.81 to 6.78 for ≥ HK$40,000), but no differences were observed by education level. Female, older age, and higher monthly household income were significantly associated with higher family well-being, family communication quality, and personal happiness (all P < 0.001). Higher education level was only significantly associated with personal happiness (P = 0.008). We have first shown socioeconomic disparities in the declining family well-being, family communication quality, and personal happiness from 2016 to 2023 in Hong Kong. These alarming findings require targeted interventions and policies aimed at addressing these disparities and improving wellbeing in the population.

The aim of this study is to identify both protective and risk factors that serve as predictors of bullying victimisation among Indonesian children. This study uses data from the Children’s Worlds survey in Indonesia on 10- and 12-year-old children (N = 14,576; 49.35% boys; 47.05% 10-year-olds) who reported whether they had been bullied at home or in school in the past month. Data were analysed using binary logistic regression. Five bullying victimisation indicators (at home and at school) were employed as dependent variables, namely being hit by siblings, being called unkind names by siblings, being hit by other children in school, being called unkind names by other children in school and being left out by other children in the class. There were also five groups of independent variables: sociodemographic variables; three groups of perception variables about family, friends and school, which are measured through an agreement scale; and reported fights among children at school, measured through a frequency scale. Among the factors that increase the probability of the different types of bullying victimisation are not getting along well with friends, fights between children at school and frequent arguments between children in the class. In contrast to the other four bullying victimisation indicators, the likelihood of boys being left out by other children in the class is much lower than for girls. A negative school climate increases the odds of children being victimised at school. These results are of interest to parents, teachers and policymakers who seek to develop actions to decrease the likelihood of bullying incidents and to protect children from being victimised.

The growing number of older childless individuals in Western societies has raised concerns about their subjective well-being. In this study, we scrutinize the subjective well-being of parents and childless individuals aged 60 years and older. We examine subjective well-being as a multi-dimensional construct encompassing life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. Based on the value-of-children approach, we hypothesize that childless individuals experience lower subjective well-being than parents and that the disparity in well-being differs with age, gender, and the quality of the parent-child relationship. For our analysis, we use data from a nationally representative sample of adults aged 60 years and older (n = 10,682) drawn from the German Ageing Survey. Our findings from random effects regression models show that childless individuals report lower life satisfaction, less positive affect, and more negative affect than parents. These associations are larger for men than for women but do not vary significantly across age groups. Furthermore, our results suggest that the benefits of parenthood strongly depend on the quality of the parent-child relationship. Childless people report lower subjective well-being than parents with a close emotional bond with their children, but similar or even higher subjective well-being than parents with an emotionally distant parent-child relationship. In sum, our study indicates that childless people experience, on average, lower well-being across all three dimensions of subjective well-being in older age. However, under specific circumstances, childless individuals may fare better than parents.