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Testing The Benefits Theory of Leisure Wellbeing
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to empirically test Sirgy, Uysal,& Kruger ’s (2017) benefits theory of leisure wellbeing in the March 2017 issue of theApplied Research in Quality of Life. The theoretical model posits that leisure activities contribute to leisure wellbeing by satisfying a set of basic needs (benefits related to safety, health, economic, sensory, escape, and sensation) and growth needs (symbolic, aesthetic, moral, mastery, relatedness, and distinctiveness), moderated by corresponding personality variables (safety consciousness, health conscious, price sensitivity, hedonism, escapism, sensation see...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Effect of COVID-19 Information Overload on Emotional Eating in Post-pandemic Period in China: The Mediating Role of Fear of COVID-19 and the Moderating Role of Self-compassion
This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 information overload on emotional eating behavior in China ’s post-pandemic period, while considering the mediating role of fear of COVID-19 and the protective role of self-compassion. The study was based on stimulus-organism-response framework and emotion regulation theories and it used convenience sampling to recruit 902 adult participants from 31 provi nces in China, who completed the COVID-19 Information Overload Scale, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Emotional Eating Scale, and Self-Compassion Scale. SPSS 24.0 and the Process 3.5 macro program were used to carry out descriptive...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Heterogeneous Effect of Post-Compulsory Education on Subjective Well-Being: Evidence Based on Marginal Treatment Effect
AbstractThe education-happiness puzzle has long been debated in the existing literature with conflicting results. Based on the generalized Roy model, this study evaluates the marginal treatment effect of post-compulsory education on subjective well-being in China using individual-level microdata. The results indicate that post-compulsory education has a positive and robust impact on subjective well-being, especially for those with fewer opportunities for further education, such as women and rural residents. Regarding the mechanisms, our findings suggest that while post-compulsory education can enhance both income and healt...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Connecting Through Caregiving: Reappraising Intergeneration Relationship in Dementia Caregiving
ConclusionThe results provided support for the efficacy of the CTC telephone intervention. Findings have implications for enhancing sustainable care for non-digitalized older adults in the wider society.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrial.gov NCT03030027 (Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life)
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Network Structure among Optimism, Social Interaction, and Psychological Wellbeing during COVID-19 Lockdown: Findings from Four UK Cohort Studies
This study aims to explore how psychological resources and coping measures related to social interaction influence psychological wellbeing in various environmental contexts across distinct cohorts.The study conducted descriptive and psychological network analysis on data from four UK population studies: National Child Development Study (NCDS), 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), Next Steps (NS), and Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) at September –October 2020 and February–March 2021 waves of the pandemic.The findings demonstrated that younger participants (MCS cohort) were the most vulnerable while the aging people (NCDS co...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Predictive Effect of Depression on Self-Injury: Positive Youth Development as a Moderator
This study examined concurrent and longitudinal predictive effects of depression and PYD qualities on nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal self-injury (SSI) among Chinese adolescents. The moderating effects of PYD qualities were also studied. Two waves of data with an approximate 6-month interval were collected from five primary and secondary schools in Chengdu, China. A total of 6,948 adolescents aged 10 to 16 (Mage = 12.91,SD = 1.69 at the first wave, 51.17% boys) formed the working sample. Latent moderated structural equation modeling revealed that depression was a positive concurrent and longitudinal predict...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Unpacking the Association between Material Deprivation and Children ’s Life Satisfaction in 14 Countries: The Mediating Roles of Bullying Victimization by Peers and Siblings and the Moderating Role of Indulgent Culture
This study adds to the current knowl edge and provides practical implications for how to promote children’s life satisfaction. (Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life)
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Does Religiosity Promote Psychological Well-being in the Transition to Established Adulthood?
We examined how religiosity changes from emerging to established adulthood, and which religious transition patterns are associated with psychological well-being in the maturation to established adulthood. In addition, we tested the moderating effects of young adults ’ demographic factors (age, gender, race, and income) in the above associations. We applied latent class and latent transition analyses to 301 young adults in Waves 7 (2000; mean age = 23 years; age range = 18–29 years) and 9 (2016; mean age = 39 years; age range = 34–45 ye ars) of the Longitudinal Study of Generations. We identified t...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research