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Can the Web-Form WHOQOL-BREF Be an Alternative to the Paper-Form?
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Chen, Wen-Ching; Wang, Jung-Der; Hwang, Jing-Shiang; Chen, Chiao-Chicy; Wu, Chia-Huei; Yao, Grace – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to test whether the web version is an alternative to the paper version of the short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF). Two studies were conducted. Study 1 used crossover self-controlled trials with 80 participants to compare the web and paper versions and to determine…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Construct Validity, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
How Do Positive Views Maintain Life Satisfaction?
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Wu, Chia-Huei; Tsai, Ying-Mei; Chen, Lung Hung – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This study proposes three mediation pathways to explain how the positive views (perceived control, optimism and self-enhancement) proposed by Cummins and Nistico (Journal of Happiness Studies 3:37-69 2002) maintain life satisfaction. The three pathways were enhancing self-esteem, reducing have-want discrepancy and changing importance perceptions.…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
Do We Need to Weight Satisfaction Scores with Importance Ratings in Measuring Quality of Life?
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Wu, Chia-Huei; Yao, Grace – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Trauer and Mackinnon (2001; Quality of life research 10, pp. 579-585) recently proposed that weighting satisfaction scores by importance ratings in measuring quality of life is undesirable and unnecessary. However, they didn't use empirical data to support their claim. In this study, different weighting algorithms developed by Cummins (1997;…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction, Weighted Scores, Correlation