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Download full textDavis, Earl E.; Fine-Davis, Margret – 1982
Selected results from two nationwide surveys of subjective social indicators conducted in the Republic of Ireland in 1977 and 1978 are presented. Approximately 2,000 respondents were randomly selected from the Electoral Register for each of two surveys. The surveys were part of a series of experimental studies of subjective social indicators…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Health Services, International Studies
Romsa, Gerald; Bondy, Patricia – 1983
The hypothesis of this 1982 study of retirees in the city of Windsor (Canada) is that retired persons with the fewest housing constraints should exhibit a more active leisure behavior pattern and a higher expression of life satisfaction. To obtain the retirees' socioeconomic and demographic profile data, life histories, freetime activity patterns…
Descriptors: Housing, Leisure Time, Life Satisfaction, Older Adults
Morris, David C. – 1990
This study sought to uncover the variables which account for much of the variance in life satisfaction among older residents of the Lynds' classic, sociological community setting: Middletown, USA (Muncie/Delaware County, Indiana). Data were collected in 1987 from 400 random telephone interviews with older adults (60 years of age and older). Six…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Analysis of Variance, Attitudes, Emotional Problems
Mowsesian, Richard – 1986
An Entitlement Scale (ES) was developed to assess people's beliefs regarding their societal rights. The 35-item scale was administered to 174 subjects ranging in age from 19 to 83 and representing diverse occupational clusters. Four clear factors emerged reflecting distinct domains of entitlement beliefs: work life and education, individuality,…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Quality, Employee Attitudes, Employment Level
PDF pending restorationCretser, Gary A.; Leon, Joseph J. – 1977
The study examined the economic, social structural, and social psychological indicators of quality of life (QOL) in the United States. QOL can be defined for any individual as that set of conditions which after being met makes the individual happy or satisfied. It is a subjective concept. Data for the study were taken from 1099 responses to the…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Data Analysis, Economic Factors, Health
Williams, R. Gary; Knop, Edward – 1981
Using factor analysis (both principal factor solutions and rotated factor solutions) to search for underlying statistical commonality among 12 indicators of community satisfaction in 6 Colorado communities, the research explores various dimensions of community satisfaction that may be important across different communities. The communities under…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Leaders, Community Satisfaction, Community Services
Jun, JuSung – 2002
Adjustment experiences of South Korean graduate students' wives living in Georgia were examined from a feminist viewpoint. The adaptive process, its cultural meaning, and related social ramifications, was hypothesized to be an example of transformative learning. These two questions guided the study: (1) how did South Korean students' wives adapt…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Development
