BACKGROUND Networks of family and friends are a source of support and are generally associated with higher life satisfaction values among older adults. On the other hand, older adults who are satisfied with their life may be more able to develop and maintain a wider social network. For this reason, the causal link between size and composition of the social networks and satisfaction with life is...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether patients' recommendation of their family doctor to others correlates with patient satisfaction scores, and to investigate other factors influencing patients' recommendation of doctor. DESIGN Self-administered patient questionnaire. SETTING Thirty-six family practice clinics, Slovenia. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 2160 consecutive adult patients attending...

background: marital satisfaction is the most important and fundamental factor in stability and continuity of couples′ life. it exists when the situation in marital relationships is in agreement with its expectation. while couples can increase their satisfaction level in marital life, the family remains safe. therefore the effect of sexual education on the growth of marital satisfaction and its ...

the experienced curriculum” is one of the curriculums performed in the educational systems on which several different studies have been done. “the experienced curriculum” is of different levels whose first one is the hidden curriculum. this curriculum can be affected by different factors which have been categorized into four categories namely, educational, social, and geographical in this study...

The purpose of this study was to examine the use of relational maintenance behaviors in friend with benefits relationship and investigate these relationships in terms of relational characteristics. Participants were 343 (study 1) and 416 (study 2) individuals who reported on their relationship with either a friend with benefits or opposite sex friend. Results indicated that (a) friends with ben...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate how a cancer diagnosis affects adolescents' perceived sources of social support, amount of support needed, and level of satisfaction with support compared to an age-matched, healthy, adolescent group. DESIGN Cross-sectional, comparative, nonrandom survey. SETTING Summer camp for adolescents with cancer and a rural high school in the southeastern United States....

depression in university students can be considered as an indicator of mental health. therefore, it is highly important to be concerned about their mental health. the present research was conducted for the purpose of investigating the depression level in paramedical students and the contributing factors. this research is a cross-sectional study. the examined population included the students of ...

AIM To characterize types of university students based on satisfaction with life domains that affect eating habits, satisfaction with food-related life and subjective happiness. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was applied to a nonrandom sample of 305 students of both genders in five universities in Chile. The questionnaire included the abbreviated Multidimensional Student's Life Satisfa...