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Santos, Ana; Galinha, Sónia; Cunha, Bruno – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2020
Increasingly, lifelong learning is of growing importance and it refers to the constant experiences and needs of individuals adapting to the development of their personal and social skills in relation to the contexts and circumstances in which they are inserted. For this, one of the primary requirements to be able to enjoy a high Quality of Life.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Attainment, Quality of Life, Caregivers
Anne Thompson Heller – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Background: Collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) aim to support the unique needs of students in recovery, promote academic success, and facilitate psychosocial development (i.e. coping, self-efficacy, differentiation of self, self-acceptance, and quality of life). Strategies used to achieve these goals vary considerably based on the culture of the…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Correlation, Learner Engagement, Individual Development
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Kruger, Stefan; Rootenberg, Cindy; Ellis, Suria – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Hosting events and festivals is the best way of providing the wine tourism experience. Wine festivals offer a wide range of experiences that are different from day-to-day living, offer a lifestyle package and are an indicator of lifestyle tourism experience. Tourists travel to wine festivals for wine and other leisure-related experiences,…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Structural Equation Models
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Verdugo, M. A.; Navas, P.; Gomez, L. E.; Schalock, R. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: The changed societal views of persons with disabilities are reflected in the 2006 United Nations "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities". However, what is not specified in the Convention is how to operationalise and measure the Articles composing the Convention, and how to use that information to further…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Mental Retardation, Correlation, Profiles
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Angner, Erik; Miller, Michael J.; Ray, Midge N.; Saag, Kenneth G.; Allison, Jeroan J. – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The relationship between health literacy and happiness was explored using a cross-sectional survey of community-dwelling older primary-care patients. Health literacy status was estimated with the following previously validated question: "How confident are you in filling out medical forms by yourself?" Happiness was measured using an adapted…
Descriptors: Poverty, Patients, Psychological Patterns, Health Education
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Cann, Arnie; Calhoun, Lawrence G.; Tedeschi, Richard G.; Solomon, David T. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2010
Positive changes (posttraumatic growth [PTG]) and negative changes (posttraumatic depreciation [PTD]) were assessed using the PTGI-42 with persons reporting changes from a stressful event. PTG and PTD were uncorrelated, and PTG was much greater than PTD. PTG was positively related to disruption of core beliefs and recent deliberate rumination and…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Stress Variables, Correlation, Beliefs
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McDougall, Janette; Evans, Jan; Baldwin, Patricia – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
This study examined the relationship between self-determination and perceived quality of life for youth and young adults with chronic conditions and disabilities over time. A total of 34 individuals completed the "Life Satisfaction Index-Adolescents" and the "Arc's Self-Determination Scale" at study baseline and again 1 year…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Disabilities, Young Adults