In this study, we used Lent's (2004) social cognitive model of well being to examine the academic and life satisfaction of 457 Mexican American college students attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Using structural equation modeling, results indicated that the model provided a good fit to the data. Specifically, we found positive relations from positive affect to enculturation, acculturati...

Recent research has demonstrated that aspiring to the American Dream of financial success has negative consequences for various aspects of psychological well-being. The present longitudinal study examining the relation between the goal for financial success, attainment of that goal, and satisfaction with various life domains found that the negative impact of the goal for financial success on ov...

Three studies were conducted to examine the role of global life satisfaction in the discrepancy between specific and global domain satisfaction. Participants rated both global (e.g., education) and the corresponding, specific domain (e.g., professors, textbooks) satisfactions. In 3 studies, we found that individuals with higher life satisfaction evaluated global domain as a whole as more satisf...

Survey data from urban China in 2002 show levels of life satisfaction to be low, but not exceptionally so, by international comparison. Many of the determinants of life satisfaction in urban China appear comparable to those for people in other countries. These include, inter alia, unemployment, income, marriage, sex, health and age. Communist Party membership and political participation raise l...

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 ...

Being grateful has been associated with many positive outcomes, including greater happiness, positive affect, optimism, and self-esteem. There is limited research, however, on the associations between gratitude and different domains of life satisfaction across cultures. The current study examined the associations between gratitude and three domains of life satisfaction, including satisfaction i...

⋅Received:9 December 2014 ⋅Revised:29 December 2014 ⋅Accepted:29 December 2014 ⋅Correspondence to:Young-Joon Seo Dept. of Health Administration, Yonsei Univ. Yonsei Univ. Wonju Campus, Maeji-ri, Heungeop-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 220-710 Tel:+82-33-760-2415, Fax:+82-33-760-2519, E-mail:[email protected] Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the determinants of inpatients satisfaction ...

objective: the aim of this research is to determine the relationship between spiritual quotient parameters including understanding, life origin, and spiritual life and marital satisfaction of couples in bandar abbas city. methods: it is descriptive correlational study. 150 couples referred to consultancy centers of bandar abbas city were selected by accessible sampling method. we utilized spiri...