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The Effect of Attitudes Towards Money on Over-Indebtedness Among Microfinance Institutions’ Customers in Tanzania Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Pendo Shukrani Kasoga, Amani Gration Tegambwage
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Perceived Social Exclusion Partially Accounts for Social Status Effects on Subjective Well-Being: A Comparative Study of Japan, Germany, and the United States Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Christina Sagioglou, Carola Hommerich
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Can Social Participation Reduce and Postpone the Need for Long-Term Care? Evidence from a 17-Wave Nationwide Survey in Japan Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Takashi Oshio, Kemmyo Sugiyama, Toyo Ashida
Social participation (SP) is often argued to have a favorable impact on health outcomes. This study examines whether and to what extent social participation can reduce and postpone the need for long-term care (LTC) among middle-aged and older adults in Japan. We used longitudinal data of 17,454 individuals born from 1946 to 1955, obtained from a 17-wave nationwide panel survey conducted from 2005 to
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Measurement Invariance of a Quality-of-life Measure, CASP-12, within the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-22
Abstract CASP-12 is a frequently used quality of life scale for older people, but limited efforts have been made to test the factor structure or to explore the measurement consistency of the scale across key characteristics. The aim of this study is to examine if the CASP-12 questionnaire has a well-defined factor structure with a second-order structure factor nested within four first-order domains:
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Psychological Capital and Labor Market Participation of Arab Women in Israel Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Rivka Sigal, Piotr Michoń
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Urban Green Space Usage and Life Satisfaction During the Covid-19 Pandemic Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-12
Abstract Whereas research in Germany has focused mainly on how environmental burdens such as noise or air pollution affect health or well-being, little is known about the effects of environmental goods. Our study examines urban green spaces as one such environmental good, and asks how their usage affected life satisfaction during the coronavirus pandemic. Drawing on attention restoration and stress
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Understanding Access and Utilization of Healthcare Services Among African Immigrant Women in the United States: the Application of Health Belief Model Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Gashaye Melaku Tefera
African immigrants in the U.S. are among the most economically and socially disadvantaged groups, with minimal access to healthcare and disproportionate adverse health outcomes. This qualitative study used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to explore how various health-related beliefs shape African immigrant women’s healthcare access, with a particular focus on Ethiopian immigrant women. In-depth interviews
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Long Covid: A Syndemics Approach to Understanding and Response Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-03
Abstract Nearly one in five U.S. adults are impacted by long Covid. The health, social, and economic burdens of long Covid are complicated and trying. Although the causes of long Covid remain uncertain, emerging research suggests an infectious disease origin for at least some portion of cases. We draw on a grey and white literature, media reports, and postings on forums to examine the shared experiences
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Air Pollution Reduces the Individuals’ Life Satisfaction Through Health Impairment Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Mary Abed Al Ahad
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The Mediating Roles of Mindfulness in Marriage and Mindfulness in Parenting in the Relationship Between Parents’ Dispositional Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation of Their Children Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Ezgi Güney Uygun, Seher Merve Erus
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Positive Youth Development Approach: a Model Specific to Türkiye Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Ömer Ataç, Müfide Yoruç Çotuk, Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo
Positive Youth Development (PYD) has received increasing attention among researchers worldwide and has played an important role in the creation of youth development strategies and policies across many countries. However, previous research in the field of PYD has suggested that separate studies should be conducted for each different context (especially culture). As a result, the need to determine the
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Exploring the Perception of Spirituality and Sense of life Satisfaction in Adult Men and Women in Rural Southern U.S. Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Tynecca G. Lynch, Allison Clark
The following study examined the perceptions of spirituality and life satisfaction of 13 adults residing in a rural region of Southern U.S. The study sought to address the research question, “What is the perception of spirituality and life satisfaction among multicultural adults in Southern U.S.?” To explore the question, a generic qualitative design was used. In conclusion of the study, data was analyzed
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Development and Content Validation of the 10-item Well-being Instrument (WiX) for use in Economic Evaluation Studies Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Daphne C. Voormolen, Judith A. M. Bom, Esther W. de Bekker-Grob, Werner B. F. Brouwer, Job van Exel
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Women’s Mental Health During COVID-19 in South Africa Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Natalia Kopylova, Talita Greyling, Stephanié Rossouw
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Assessing Human Development in Nepal through Descriptive and Cluster Analysis: Progress and Disparities Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Ishwari Prasad Banjade, Srijan Lal Shrestha
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More is not Always Better: The Curvilinear Relationship Between Intercultural Learning and Adolescents’ Global Competence Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Qinhui Huang, Alan C. K. Cheung
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Multidimensional Energy Poverty in West Africa: Implication for Women’s Subjective Well-being and Cognitive Health Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu, Richard Kwabena Nkrumah, Princella Amankwanor
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Material Conditions and Their Relationship with Affective Components of Subjective Well-being in Children Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Ana Loreto Ditzel, María Josefina Chuecas, Mariavictoria Benavente, Jaime Alfaro, Alejandra Villarroel
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between material conditions and affective components of subjective well-being in a representative sample, using data from the International Survey of Children's Well-being (ISCWeB), of 1994 Chilean children in the 5th and 7th grades, with a mean age of 10.50 years (SD = 0.66) and 12.51 years (SD = 0.69), respectively. Descriptive statistical
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Parenting Attitudes and Korean Adolescents’ Mobile Phone Dependency: Testing the Mediating Effects of Depression Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Wenbin Du, Fengrui Hua, Shaojie Qi, Zheng Zhou, You Wu
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Exploring the Association between Multidimensional Poverty and Depression Using Structural Equation Models Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Jhonatan Clausen, Nicolas Barrantes, Elena Caballero, Henry Guillén
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The Welfare State and Human Well-Being Around the World: A Cross-National Analysis Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Emma Schmidt, Alexander C. Pacek, Benjamin Radcliff
Does the welfare state affect human well-being outside the developed OECD world? For decades scholars have assessed the impact of the welfare state on a variety of outcomes, largely economic and social (for reviews see Kenworthy, Social Forces. 77:1119–1039, 1999; Kenworthy & Pontusson, Perspectives in Politics. 3:449–471, 2005; O’Connor, Review of Behavioral Economics. 4:397–420, 2017). While more
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A Longitudinal and Multilevel Investigation of Grateful Climate in Cultivating Psychological Resilience: The Mediating Role of Athlete’s Gratitude Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Lung Hung Chen, Che-Chun Kuo, Ying-Lien Ni, Shih-Chi Hsu
For athletes facing high levels of pressure and experiencing significant psychological and physical demands, mere adaptation to the pressure is insufficient. They must also possess psychological resilience, which entails the ability to rebound from stressful conditions or even surpass their previous performance levels. Previous research has indicated that receiving unilateral positive support is one
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Validation of the Short‐Form 36 Health Survey (SF‐36) for use in Mexican older persons Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Liliana Giraldo-Rodríguez, Mariana López-Ortega
The Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey has been widely used and has proven to be a valid and reliable scale for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, research on HRQoL and validation of measurement scales in Mexico for its use with older persons is still incipient. The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of SF-36 in a sample of 1,915 community-dwelling
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Impact of Institutional Quality on the Quality of Life in Africa: An Economic Approach Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Martins Iyoboyi, Latifah Musa-Pedro
This study examines the impact that institutional quality exerts on the quality of life. Using the 2-step system Generalized Method of Moments technique on panel data covering 2006 through 2018 on 47 African countries, the empirical results indicate that institutional quality, proxied by Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Voice and Accountability, and Control of Corruption have a positive
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Wellbeing Heterogeneity within and Among University Students Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Ivy Liu, Philip S. Morrison, Dylon Zeng
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Consumer Financial Capability and Financial Wellbeing; Multi-Year Analyses Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Jing Jian Xiao, Kyoung Tae Kim, Sunwoo Lee
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Associations Between Demographic Variables, Psychosocial Health, Quality of Life, and Happiness in the Context of COVID-19 Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Amy K. Østertun Geirdal, Janni Leung, Daicia Price, Isaac Kabelenga, Gary Lamph, Hilde Thygesen, Mary R. Ruffolo, Tore Bonsaksen
Purpose The purpose was to examine the association between demographic variables, psychosocial health, quality of life, and happiness in the context of COVID. The hypothesis was that psychosocial health variables have mediating roles between demographic variables and experienced quality of life (QoL) and happiness. Methods Cross-sectional surveys were conducted across four countries: Norway, USA, UK
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Life Satisfaction during the Second Lockdown of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: The Effects of Local Restrictions and Respondents’ Perceptions about the Pandemic Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Lisa Schmid, Pablo Christmann, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, Annika Stein, Carolin Thönnissen
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Spatial Patterns of Subjective Well-Being on the Aquitaine Coastline, France Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Vanessa Kuentz-Simonet, Tina Rambonilaza
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Median Voters’ Happiness Cycles in the United States Along the Nation’s Principal Political Fault Line Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Brian J. L. Berry, Rubia R. Valente, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn
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Daily Strengths Alignment Impact on Wellbeing Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Dmitry Golubnichy
While many strengths intervention designs have been described in the literature and used by practitioners, only few have been validated. The purpose of this study was, first, to empirically evaluate the impact of a daily strengths alignment intervention on PERMA wellbeing and, second, to compare its effectiveness with a classic ‘Using Strengths in a New Way’ intervention. The results of this random-assignment
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Association Between Social Isolation and Mental Well-Being in Later Life. What is the Role of Loneliness? Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Marian Vasile, Marja Aartsen, Iuliana Precupetu, Laura Tufă, Diana-Alexandra Dumitrescu, Rosa Maria Radogna
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How Satisfaction with Running Business and Private Life Are Related to Small-Business Owners’ Subjective Well-Being Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Filip Fors Connolly, Ingemar Johansson Sevä, Tommy Gärling
This study examined how satisfaction with aspects of running the business as well as satisfaction with aspects of the private life are related to small-business owners' subjective well-being (SWB). Measures were obtained of both life satisfaction (LS) and emotional well-being (EWB) to investigate possible differences. Questionnaire data from a survey of small-business owners (n=614) showed that in
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The Prospective Relationships between Dispositional Optimism and Subjective and Psychological Well-being in Children and Adolescents Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Xavier Oriol, Rafael Miranda
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How Important is Optimism for Mental Health? A Spatial Temporal Life Course Analysis on Indonesia Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Sha Fan, Renuka Mahadevan
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CARE-full Online Service-Learning in the Digital Age: Overcoming TIP and FEAR to Maximize Community Partner Outcomes in the Philippines Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Mark Anthony D. Abenir, Leslie V. Advincula-Lopez, Lara Katrina T. Mendoza, Eugene G. Panlilio
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The Dual Effects of Passion on Leisure Wellbeing: Toward a Theory of Engagement in Diverse Leisure Activities Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Dong-Jin Lee, Grace B. Yu, M. Joseph Sirgy
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Perceived Parental Psychopathology and Quality of Life in Emerging Adults: Indirect Effects through Psychopathy Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Lydia Stanhope, Cliff McKinney
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Positive Psychopathology: Manic Behavior and Depression Through Character Strengths Under and Overuse Communities Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Hadassah Littman-Ovadia, Pavel Freidlin
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The Influence of Access to Urban Amenities on Urban Environment Satisfaction: A Case Study of Four New Towns in the Vicinity of Seoul, South Korea Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Changyeon Lee, Sanghee Choi, Jeongjoong Yoon
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One More Time, Does Money Buy Happiness? Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 James Fisher, Michael Frechette
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What Constitutes Well-being? Five Views Among Adult People from the Netherlands on what is Important for a Good Life Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Willem van der Deijl, Werner Brouwer, Job van Exel
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Gender Differences in Desired Alone Time Among Canadian Parents of Young Children Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Tom Buchanan, Adian McFarlane, Anupam Das
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The 12-Item Mini-DASS: A Concise and Efficient Measure of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Renan P. Monteiro, Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho, Paul H. P. Hanel, Valdiney V. Gouveia, Roosevelt Vilar
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Part-time Parental Leave and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from the Netherlands Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Laëtitia Dillenseger, Martijn J. Burger, Francis Munier
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Worker Well-Being: A Continuous Improvement Framework Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Lisa C. Walsh, Madison Montemayor-Dominguez, Calen Horton, S. Gokce Boz, Sonja Lyubomirsky
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Pioneer in Research in Existential Positive Psychology of Suffering and Global Flourishing: Paul T. P. Wong Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Paul T. P. Wong
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Effect of Coping Flexibility on Life Satisfaction of College Students: A Longitudinal Study Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Tsukasa Kato
Coping flexibility refers to one’s ability to abandon a coping strategy (strategies) appraised as ineffective and implement an alternative coping strategy (strategies). According to the coping flexibility hypothesis, greater coping flexibility leads to lower psychological dysfunction, including psychological distress, and greater life satisfaction. This study adopted a longitudinal design to examine
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Connecting Through Caregiving: Reappraising Intergeneration Relationship in Dementia Caregiving Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Alma Au, Daniel W. L. Lai, Amy Y. M. Chow, Simon Lai, Sheung-Tak Cheng
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Testing The Benefits Theory of Leisure Wellbeing Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Dong-Jin Lee, Grace B. Yu, M. Joseph Sirgy
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Network Structure among Optimism, Social Interaction, and Psychological Wellbeing during COVID-19 Lockdown: Findings from Four UK Cohort Studies Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Tzu-Hsuan Liu, Yiwei Xia, Zhihao Ma
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Unpacking the Association between Material Deprivation and Children’s Life Satisfaction in 14 Countries: The Mediating Roles of Bullying Victimization by Peers and Siblings and the Moderating Role of Indulgent Culture Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Chaoxin Jiang, Julian Chun-Chung Chow, Hao Song
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Does Religiosity Promote Psychological Well-being in the Transition to Established Adulthood? Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Woosang Hwang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Maria T. Brown, Sara A. Vasilenko, Merril Silverstein
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Happiness, Space and Place: Community Area Clustering and Spillovers of Life Satisfaction in Canada Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Thanasis Ziogas, Dimitris Ballas, Sierdjan Koster, Arjen Edzes
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Income and Oral and General Health-Related Quality of Life: The Modifying Effect of Sense of Coherence, Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Mehrsa Zakershahrak, Sergio Chrisopoulos, Liana Luzzi, Lisa Jamieson, David Brennan
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Top-Down or Bottom-Up? The Reciprocal Longitudinal Relationship Between Athlete’s Domain-General Gratitude and Sport-Specific Gratitude: A Latent Difference Score Analysis Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Lung Hung Chen, Yen-Ping Chang, Yun-Ci Ye
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Examining the Pathways from General Trust Through Social Connectedness to Subjective Wellbeing Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-06-24 Adekunle Adedeji, Babatola Dominic Olawa, Saskia Hanft-Robert, Tosin Tunrayo Olonisakin, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Johanna Buchcik, Klaus Boehnke
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The Relationship Between Democracy and Subjective Well-Being as a Function of Anti-Democratic Attitudes: a Multilevel Analysis of 78 Countries Worldwide Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Gabriele Prati
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The Subjective and Psychological Well-Being of Children in South Africa: a Population-Based Study Applied Research in Quality of Life (IF 3.447) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Shazly Savahl, Sabirah Adams, Phadiel Hoosen