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Benítez, Isabel; Van de Vijver, Fons; Padilla, José Luis – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
The aim of the study is to illustrate a comprehensive approach to item bias in cross-cultural research by integrating quantitative and qualitative data in a mixed methods design. We studied responses and response processes of Dutch and Spanish participants to quality of life items from five international studies. Item bias was evaluated by…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Quality of Life, Statistical Bias, Foreign Countries
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González-Cabrera, Joaquín; Machimbarrena, Juan M.; Fernández-González, Liria; Prieto-Fidalgo, Ángel; Vergara-Moragues, Esperanza; Calvete, Esther – Youth & Society, 2021
Psychosocial risks can negatively affect adolescents' physical, psychological, and social health. Grounded on the cumulative risk theory, the objective of this study was to analyze the differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) depending on the accumulation of several psychosocial risks (bullying, cyberbullying, cyberdating abuse,…
Descriptors: Risk, Mental Health, Physical Health, Quality of Life
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Redondo-Tebar, Andres; Fatouros, Ioannis G.; Martinez-Vizcaino, Vicente; Ruíz-Hermosa, Abel; Notario-Pacheco, Blanca; Sanchez-Lopez, Mairena – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: Motor competence, defined as a person's ability to execute different motor skills, is directly associated with children's physical, mental, and social development and may be essential in encouraging an active lifestyle in childhood. Although health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children has been described as an individual's…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Quality of Life, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
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Gomez, Laura Elisabet; Arias, Benito; Verdugo, Miguel Angel; Navas, Patricia – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The goal of this article consists of describing the calibration of an instrument to assess quality of life-related personal outcomes using Rasch analysis. The sample was composed of 3.029 recipients of social services from Catalonia (Spain) and was selected using a probabilistic polietapic sample design. Results related to unidimensionality, item…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Test Bias, Quality of Life
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Balcells-Balcells, A.; Gine, C.; Guardia-Olmos, J.; Summers, J. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The concept of family quality of life has emerged as a decisive construct in the last decades to improve the capabilities of families and to assess the outcomes of the services and supports they get. The goal of this research is to adapt three instruments to the Spanish population: the "Beach Center Family Quality of Life…
Descriptors: Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Mental Retardation, Family Programs
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Saldana, David; Alvarez, Rosa M.; Lobaton, Silvia; Lopez, Ana M.; Moreno, Macarena; Rojano, Miguel – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Subjective and objective measures of quality of life (QoL) were obtained for adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) living in Andalusia (Spain). Seventy-four families responded to questionnaires about objective QoL indicators such as employment, health, adaptive behaviour and social network, and were asked to act as proxies for subjective…
Descriptors: Autism, Communication Problems, Quality of Life, Questionnaires
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Casas, Ferran; Figuer, Cristina; Gonzalez, Monica; Malo, Sara; Alsinet, Carles; Subarroca, Sandra – Social Indicators Research, 2007
This study adopts satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with specific life domains as indicators to analyse the relationships between the well-being of 12 to 16-year-old adolescents and some related constructs such as self-esteem, perceived control and perceived social support. Well-being indicators from a 2003 Spanish sample using an…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology