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New Methods for the Measurement of Quality-of-Life (QOL)/Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
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New Methods for the Measurement of Quality-of-Life (QOL)/Subjective Well-Being (SWB)

A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2019) | Viewed by 4784

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Christian Weismayer

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Guest Editor
Department of Sustainability, Governance, and Methods, MODUL University Vienna, Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Interests: quantitative methods; quality-of-life (QOL); subjective-well being (SWB); life satisfaction (LS); happiness
Prof. Dr. Ivo Ponocny

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Co-Guest Editor
Department of Sustainability, Governance, and Methods, MODUL University Vienna, Am Kahlenberg 1, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Interests: social psychology; statistics, mixed-methods; quality-of-life (QoL); subjective wellbeing (SWB)

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few decades, a huge debate arose from the question of whether the primary goal of a country should be, first and foremost, economic in nature. This ongoing discussion has intensified since the emergence of “The Stiglitz Report”. These days, it defines its main objective in the increase of quality-of-life (QOL) and subjective well-being (SWB). This research stream becomes broader and broader and a tremendous number of different scientific topics play their role for the progress of the same. These diversified influences logically lead at the same time to a broader range of measurement techniques used to quantify QOL and SWB respectively. Technological advancements will play one of the dominant roles in the future, as more and more information can be processed, as well as new sorts of information showing up in this respect.

We welcome a broad range of empirical contributions that deal with new methods based on all kinds of data, be they numerical, textual, biometric, pictorial, acoustic, etc., and look forward for creative contributions to the field of QoL, as well as SWB measurement techniques.

Dr. Christian Weismayer
Prof. Ivo Ponocny
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Quality-of-Life (QoL)
  • Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
  • Life Satisfaction
  • Happiness
  • Quantitative Measurement

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Subjective Happiness, Health and Quality of Life and Their Sociocultural Correlates among Younger Population in Malawi
by Sanni Yaya, Sharmistha Ghosh and Bishwajit Ghose
Soc. Sci. 2019, 8(2), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020055 - 15 Feb 2019
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Abstract
Public health research and policy in sub-Saharan Africa are generally disease-oriented, with the focus being largely confined within the biological determinants of health. So far, little attention has been given to developing a more health-oriented approach by emphasising the psychosocial dimensions of health, [...] Read more.
Public health research and policy in sub-Saharan Africa are generally disease-oriented, with the focus being largely confined within the biological determinants of health. So far, little attention has been given to developing a more health-oriented approach by emphasising the psychosocial dimensions of health, especially among the younger population. To this regard, we conducted the present study to assess the prevalence and sociocultural correlates of perceived happiness, health, and life satisfaction among the adolescent and young (15–24 years) population in Malawi. We analysed cross-sectional data on 12,610 men and women based on a Malawi multiple indicator cluster survey conducted in 2013–2014. Data were analysed using descriptive and multivariable regression methods. According to the findings, more than 80% of the men and women reported being satisfied about happiness, health, and life. Multivariate analysis showed an inverse relationship between being currently or formerly married and perceived happiness. Ethnic disparities in perceived health and happiness were more pronounced in men, whereas that of life satisfaction was more pronounced in women. Living in households of the highest wealth quintile was positively associated with health and life satisfaction, but not with happiness. These findings highlight the need for prioritising the psychosocial needs of the adolescent and youth populations in designing health and social policy in Malawi. The findings need to be interpreted in light of the factors specific to the sociocultural environment in Malawi. Full article
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