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Direct linkFernandes, Liliana; Mendes, Americo; Teixeira, Aurora A. C. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
Research on indicators related to the state of child well-being is a growing field that has experienced several changes over time. The growing supply of data on children, as well as the need to facilitate conclusions and to track trends, has led researchers to develop a number of child well-being indexes. This paper critically reviews the most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Indicators, Well Being, Children
Land, Kenneth C.; Lamb, Vicki L.; Zheng, Hui – Social Indicators Research, 2011
With a focus on the United States, this paper addresses the basic social indicators question: How are we doing? More specifically, with respect to children, how are our kids (including adolescents and youths) doing? These questions can be addressed by comparisons: (1) to "past historical values", (2) to "other contemporaneous units" (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Social Life, Social Indicators, Well Being, Values
Camfield, Laura; Crivello, Gina; Woodhead, Martin – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The authors review the contribution of qualitative methods to exploring concepts and experiences of wellbeing among children and adults living in developing countries. They provide examples illustrating the potential of these methods for gaining a holistic and contextual understanding of people's perceptions and experiences. Some of these come…
Descriptors: Poverty, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Well Being
Schimmack, Ulrich; Schupp, Jurgen; Wagner, Gert G. – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Subjective well-being (SWB) has two components: affective well-being (AWB) and cognitive well-being (CWB). The present study demonstrated that AWB and CWB have are influenced by different factors in a nationally representative sample in Germany (N = 1053). Neuroticism was a stronger predictor of AWB than CWB. Unemployment and regional differences…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Children, Personality Traits, Social Indicators
Peer reviewedDavidson-Arad, Bilha – Social Indicators Research, 2005
Quality of life (QOL) is usually assessed in terms of levels. This paper, in contrast, examines the structure of the quality of life of its subjects: two groups of children at risk, children who were kept at home and those who were removed from home. The social workers who made the decisions were asked to assess the children's quality of life…
Descriptors: Social Work, Quality of Life, At Risk Persons, Caseworkers
Huebner, E. Scott – Social Indicators Research, 2004
Over the years, various psychologists have issued calls for greater attention to a science of positive psychology, which focuses on studying conditions that promote optimal human and societal development. Recent calls (e.g., McCullough and Snyder, 2000; Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi, 2000) have furthered interest in studies of the nature and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Life Satisfaction, Children, Adolescents
