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Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. M. Joseph Sirgy

    1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

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  2. Don Rahtz

    1. The College of William and Mary, USA

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  3. A. Coskun Samli

    1. University of North Florida, USA

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Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Series (SINS, volume 20)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N3-ix
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  2. Happiness, Old Age, and Income

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Model for Food Service Delivery and Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Facilities

      • Christina O. Lengyel, Gordon A. Zello, Shawna L. Berenbaum, Carol J. Henry, Susan J. Whiting
      Pages 3-12

    3. Happiness of Women and Men in Later Life: Nature, Determinants, and Prospects

      • Richard A. Easterlin
      Pages 13-25

    4. Consumer Income and Beliefs Affecting Happiness

      • Mel Prince, Chris Manolis
      Pages 27-39

    5. Emotional Well-Being Among Older Persons: A Comparative Analysis of the 70+ Population in Japan and the United States

      • Kristen Suthers, Yasuhiko Saito, Eileen Crimmins
      Pages 41-50

  4. Measurement Issues and Research in Techniques in QOL Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-164
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    2. Toward the Development of a Measure of Retail Quality of Life for Color-Deficient Consumers

      • Carol Kaufman-Scarborough
      Pages 165-178

    3. Quality of Life Assessment in Child and Adolescent Health Care: The Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS)

      • E. Scott Huebner, Richard J. Nagle, Shannon Suldo
      Pages 179-189

    4. Predictive Validity and Sensitivity to Change in Quality of Life Assessment and Life Satisfaction: Further Studies of the Quality of Life Inventory or QOLI in Mental Health Settings

      • Michael B. Frisch, Michelle P. Clark, Steven V. Rouse, M. David Rudd, Jennifer Paweleck, Andrew Greenstone et al.
      Pages 191-210

    5. Measuring Quality of Life of Apparel Workers in Mumbai, India: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data on Basic Minimum Needs, Living Wages, and Well-Being

      • Marsha A. Dickson, Mary A. Littrell
      Pages 211-232

    6. Different Scales for Different Survey Methods: Validation in Measuring the Quality of University Life

      • Filomena Maggino, Silvana Schifini D’Andrea
      Pages 233-256

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 257-269
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About this book

Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research is relevant to quality-of-life researchers working in the areas of Social Medicine, Sustainable Development, Social Indicators Research and Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine.
This volume contains 14 chapters that represent a culmination of programmatic research in the science of quality of life (QOL). Each chapter offers interesting findings in different areas of QOL research and, together, the chapters reflect the very basic premise that QOL research is a broad interdisciplinary topic explored in a multidisciplinary manner. The research methods and conceptual models used by the different authors are exemplary and can induce QOL researchers to conduct future research in QOL in other cultures, geographic areas, and different socio-economic and demographic groups as well as in different QOL domains.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

    M. Joseph Sirgy

  • The College of William and Mary, USA

    Don Rahtz

  • University of North Florida, USA

    A. Coskun Samli

About the editors

M. Joseph Sirgy is a personality/social/industrial psychologist who has written extensively on the subject of quality-of-life. He is the director of the Office of Quality-of-Life Measurement (OQOLM) and a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the USA. He is also the executive director of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS).

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