M. Joseph Sirgy

The Psychology of Quality of Life (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The purpose of this book is to make an effort to bring together a body of research on the subjective aspects of quality of life ("subjective well being", "happiness", "life satisfaction", "perceived quality of life") by starting out with Wilson's (1968) theory of avowed happiness. I build on Wilson's theory by applying diverse but selected fmdings from the ever-burgeoning quality-of-life literature. Wilson's theory of happiness can be captured by two key postulates. These were summarised by Diener, Suh, Lucas, and Smith (1999). They stated that fulfilment of needs causes happiness, whereas the persistence of unfulfilled needs causes unhappiness. The degree of need fulfillment required to produce satisfaction depends on the adaptation level of the needs, which is influenced by past experience, comparisons with others, personal values, among others. Well, the literature on the subjective aspects of quality of life has grown by leaps and bounds since 1967. Diener (1984) and Diener et al. (1999) did a greatjob reviewing a small part of this voluminous and growing literature. But the literature remains quite fragmented. It needs synthesis and integration. Furthermore, the literature needs to answer the "so what" question. I make an attempt in this book to pull the literature together. I do so by providing a common theoretical language that serves to establish a nomological network.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 281
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789401599047
• Artikelnr.: 44182658

Autorenporträt

M. Joseph Sirgy is a personality/social/industrial psychologist who has written extensively on the subject of quality-of-life. He is the director of the Office of Quality-of-Life Measurement (OQOLM) and a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the USA. He is also the executive director of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction.- Philosophical Foundations, Definitions, and Measures of Wellbeing.- Further Distinctions among Major Concepts of Wellbeing.- Positive Outcomes of Wellbeing.- Part II: Objective Reality and Effects on Wellbeing.- Effects of Technological, Economic, Political, and Socio-Cultural Factors on Wellbeing.- Effects of Resources (Time, Money, Income, and Wealth) on Wellbeing.- Effects of Demographic Factors on Wellbeing.- Effects of Personal and Consumption Activities on Wellbeing.- Effects of Biology, Drugs, Life Events, and the Environment on Wellbeing.- Part III: Subjective Reality and Effects on Wellbeing.- Effects of Personality on Wellbeing.- Effects of Affect and Cognition on Wellbeing.- Effects of Beliefs and Values on Wellbeing.- Effects of Needs and Need Satisfaction on Wellbeing.- Effects of Goals on Wellbeing.- Effects of Self-Concept on Wellbeing.- Effects of Social Comparisons on Wellbeing.- Part IV: Life Domains and Effects on Wellbeing.- Effects of Domain Dynamics on Wellbeing.- Work Wellbeing.- Residential Wellbeing.- Material Wellbeing.- Social, Family, and Marital Wellbeing.- Health Wellbeing.- Leisure Wellbeing.- Wellbeing in Other Life Domains.- Part V: Population Segments and Wellbeing.- The Wellbeing of Children and Youth.- The Wellbeing of Older Adults.- The Wellbeing of Women.- The Wellbeing of Geographic Population Segments.- The Wellbeing of Specialty Population Segments.- Part VI: Epilogue.- Integrative Models of Wellbeing.- Philosophy and Public Policy Issues Related to Wellbeing.

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the second edition:
"Written by one of the field's most preeminent theoreticians, the volume is an essential reference work for all researchers and scholars of quality of life. Personally, I enjoyed reading this book because it shows clearly and directly the necessity of integrating both micro- and macro-level views into the study of quality of life." (Graciela Tonon, Applied Research in Quality of Life, April, 2013)