Applied Research in Quality of Life最新文献

{"title":"Childhood Left-Behind Experiences and Economic Integration in Adulthood: Evidence from China’s Rural-to-Urban Migrants","authors":"Haiyang Lu,&nbsp;Qimu Zhao,&nbsp;Weiliang Hu","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10548-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10548-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Economic integration is a critical aspect of migrants’ successful inclusion in host societies, yet the influence of life course factors on this process remains underexplored. Using nationally representative data from China, this study examines how childhood left-behind experiences (LBE), defined as being cared for by relatives due to parental migration, influence the economic integration of the new generation of rural-to-urban migrants. The results show that childhood LBE significantly reduces the likelihood of formal employment, lowers wages, increases the incidence of overwork, and decreases the probability of homeownership in destination cities. These negative effects are most pronounced among migrants who have lived in the destination for less than five years. Further analysis identifies three mechanisms through which childhood LBE hinders economic integration: reduced human capital, weakened psychological resilience, and limited social networks. We also find that the impact of childhood LBE varies by its type and timing. In addition, parental educational attainment and educational resources in the place of origin help to moderate these adverse effects.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"755 - 780"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Workplace Violence and Employee Well-being among Healthcare Professionals in a Hospital Setting","authors":"Mercede van Voorthuizen,&nbsp;Martijn J. Burger,&nbsp;Marjolein C. J. Caniëls,&nbsp;Emma Pleeging","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10556-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10556-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Workplace violence is a pivotal issue affecting employee well-being, yet little is known about how different types of violence and their sources uniquely impact employees. However, understanding these distinctions is essential for developing targeted interventions that effectively mitigate harm and support employee well-being. In this study, we examine the relationship between workplace violence and employee well-being by distinguishing between various forms of violence—unwanted sexual attention, intimidation, physical violence, bullying, and discrimination—as well as different perpetrators, including colleagues and patients. Using three waves of survey data collected from hospital employees in the Netherlands (<i>n</i> = 1,752), we find that being victim of workplace violence is negatively associated with employee well-being in both work and life domains. However, our findings reveal important distinctions: only intimidation and bullying showed a significant negative association with job satisfaction and life satisfaction, with bullying exerting the strongest negative effect. Additionally, workplace violence perpetrated by internal actors (e.g., colleagues) is more detrimental to job satisfaction than violence from external actors (e.g., patients), though this moderation effect does not hold for life satisfaction. Insights from this study provide a better understanding of workplace violence and its varied effects on employee well-being, equipping organisations with the knowledge needed to develop targeted policies, support mechanisms, and prevention strategies that safeguard employees’ mental well-being.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"839 - 858"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-026-10556-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Lose Everything, But Do Not Lose Your Joy.’ The Role of Humor in the Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction Among University Students: A Mixed-Methods Study","authors":"Özge Erduran Tekin","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10557-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10557-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>University is a period during which young people face numerous academic, social, and economic stressors. These stressors can increase psychological distress and reduce life satisfaction. However, humor stands out as an effective coping mechanism. At this point, coping through humor can be a protective factor that helps manage psychological distress. This study examined the mediating role of coping through humor in the relationship between university students’ psychological distress and their life satisfaction using an explanatory sequential design. In the quantitative phase of the study, a cross-lagged panel model was used by collecting data at two different time points, four months apart. The final sample in the quantitative stage, designed semi-longitudinally, consisted of 254 university students (M = 21.80; SD = 2.29). The findings suggest that the variables in the study exhibit meaningful longitudinal relationships and that coping through humor serves as a longitudinal mediating factor in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction among university students. The second phase of the research employed a descriptive phenomenological design, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 participants, who were students. The interviews, which examined the students’ experiences of using humor, were analysed using content analysis. As a result of the analyses, four themes were established: ‘Reasons for humor use among university students, ways university students use humor, humor as a tool for reducing psychological distress, and humor’s contribution to life satisfaction,’ along with fifteen sub-themes explaining these themes. The findings highlight the importance of humor in alleviating psychological distress and promoting life satisfaction among university students.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"859 - 879"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-026-10557-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Eudaimonic Well-Being Promotes Subjective Well-Being Through Perceived Job Quality: a Multilevel Mediation Analysis across 116 Countries","authors":"Mohsen Joshanloo","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10554-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10554-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Eudaimonic resources (such as autonomy, purpose, social connectedness, and sense of personal growth) can enhance job quality and performance. Accordingly, perceived job quality may serve as a pathway through which eudaimonic well-being contributes to subjective well-being. This study tested a multilevel mediation model using data from the 2020 Gallup World Poll across 116 countries, examining whether perceived job quality mediates the relationship between eudaimonic well-being and subjective well-being. Two dimensions of subjective well-being were measured: life satisfaction and affective well-being. Bayesian multilevel mediation analyses revealed that, at the individual level, higher eudaimonic well-being was associated with greater perceived job quality, which, in turn, was linked to both higher life satisfaction and affective well-being. Therefore, the mediation hypothesis was supported for both aspects of subjective well-being at the individual level. At the country level, however, mediation was supported for affective well-being but not for life satisfaction. Overall, these results highlight the relevance of eudaimonic skills and resources in fostering optimal work experiences and emphasize the role of job quality as a mediating mechanism connecting eudaimonic resources to subjective well-being.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"817 - 837"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Causal Effect of Pet Ownership on Health and Well-being","authors":"Maxim Ananyev,&nbsp;Ferdi Botha,&nbsp;Natalia Lamberova,&nbsp;Kyle Peyton","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10550-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10550-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite a large strand of literature investigating how pet ownership is associated with different health and well-being outcomes, almost all studies are cross-sectional and use non-random samples. Using Australian longitudinal data and leveraging a policy change that allowed renters in the state of Victoria to get pets but did not apply to renters in other parts of the country, we estimate the causal effect of obtaining a pet on life satisfaction, loneliness, mental health, and general health. Using the stability-controlled quasi-experiment (SCQE) estimator that provides partial identification within a quasi-experimental study, under plausible assumptions we find no significant effects of pet ownership on any of the outcomes considered. To obtain a significant effect, one would require underlying trends in the outcomes to be order of magnitudes greater than those observed in benchmark groups: renters in unaffected states and non-renters in Victoria. The null effects from our causal identification contradict existing work, based primarily on selective cross-section data, as well as the general belief that pets improve individual well-being.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"781 - 795"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-026-10550-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Internet Usage and Chronic Multimorbidity of Middle-aged and Older Adults in China","authors":"Junjiang Liu,&nbsp;Pengfei Wang","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10558-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10558-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>As population aging progresses, chronic multimorbidity has become a global public health issue to affect quality of life in older adults. However, the association between internet usage and chronic multimorbidity are still uncertain. This study aims to analyze the association between the chronic multimorbidity and internet usage among middle-aged and older adults.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>We used data from two waves (2018, 2020 surveys) of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. 6,955 participants aged 45 years and older were included. Chronic multimorbidity was assessed based on 15 non-communicable chronic diseases. Internet usage included internet use, diversity of internet use devices, and diversity of internet use purpose. We employed generalized estimating equations to analyze the association between internet usage and chronic multimorbidity.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>In the fully adjusted model, internet use, diversity of internet use devices, and diversity of internet use purposes were all significantly associated with a lower risk of chronic multimorbidity. Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of these results after excluding participants with severe disability or those not included at baseline. Subgroup analyses showed relatively stronger effects among females, rural residents, and non-drinkers.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study suggests that greater internet use, along with higher diversity in devices and purposes, is associated with a lower risk of chronic multimorbidity among middle-aged and older adults. Promoting digital literacy, access to devices, and online health resources may help reduce multimorbidity and enhance well-being in this population.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"881 - 894"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-Being Scale among Iranian Emerging Adults","authors":"Angela Sorgente,&nbsp;Fariba Soheili,&nbsp;Anvar Dastbaz,&nbsp;Ahmad Amani,&nbsp;Margherita Lanz","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10541-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10541-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-Being Scale (MSFWBS) has demonstrated strong validity in assessing subjective financial well-being among emerging adults in WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) contexts. However, evidence from developing countries remains limited and mixed. This study aimed to validate the Persian version of the MSFWBS among emerging adults in Iran. Adopting a contemporary view to validity, the scale was first translated and culturally adapted to ensure face and content validity. Subsequently, a series of Structural Equation Models were conducted to collect evidence of score structure, reliability, generalizability, and both convergent and criterion-related validity. Data were collected from 356 participants aged 18–29 in Sanandaj, Iran. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original five-factor structure, with good fit indices and high internal consistency. Measurement invariance was confirmed across gender, age, living arrangement, and occupational status. Additionally, significant associations with personal income and life satisfaction provided further evidence for convergent and criterion-related validity, respectively. Overall, the findings suggest that the Persian version of the MSFWBS is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing subjective financial well-being among Iranian emerging adults. The study contributes to expanding research in non-WEIRD populations and supports the broader cross-cultural applicability of the MSFWBS in developing economies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"643 - 658"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-025-10541-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Child Abuse, Mental health, and Delinquent Behaviors among Chinese Adolescents: Rural and Urban Differences","authors":"Gaoran Chen,&nbsp;Guowei Wan,&nbsp;Muyuan Luo,&nbsp;Wei Guo","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10551-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10551-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>China’s urban-rural dual structure creates unequal developmental environments for children and adolescents, yet research on urban-rural differences in child abuse and its effects remains limited. This research addressed this gap by analyzing survey data collected from 8,612 adolescents (M _age = 12.82 years, SD = 1.22; 49.47% girls) from ten Chinese provinces. The study’s findings revealed three principal insights. First, emotional abuse was significantly more prevalent among rural adolescents compared to their urban counterparts. Second, both physical and emotional abuse demonstrated positive associations with mental health problems and increased delinquent behaviors among Chinese adolescents. Third, urban adolescents exhibit a greater vulnerability to mental health problems following emotional abuse, whereas rural adolescents are more prone to delinquent behavior after experiencing such abuse. Notably, no such heterogeneity was observed in physical abuse. Policymakers and frontline practitioners must develop and implement context-specific intervention strategies that acknowledge and address the unique sociocultural environments of both urban and rural areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"797 - 816"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Daniel Kahneman: A Pioneer in Human Judgment and Decision-Making","authors":"Adrian J. Tomyn,&nbsp;Melissa K. Weinberg","doi":"10.1007/s11482-026-10555-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-026-10555-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"895 - 897"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Prevalence and Predictors of Experiences of Beauty in 22 Countries: An International Assessment of Aesthetic Appreciation in the Global Flourishing Study","authors":"Tim Lomas,&nbsp;R. Noah Padgett,&nbsp;James O. Pawelski,&nbsp;Christos A. Makridis,&nbsp;Pedro Antonio de la Rosa Fernández Pacheco,&nbsp;Young-Il Kim,&nbsp;Thomas Breedlove,&nbsp;Richard G. Cowden,&nbsp;Victor Counted,&nbsp;Byron R. Johnson,&nbsp;Tyler J. VanderWeele","doi":"10.1007/s11482-025-10532-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11482-025-10532-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Experiences of beauty (EoB) are an important aspect of wellbeing for many people. However, there is relatively little understanding of factors associated with EoB, especially cross-nationally. We thus present the most comprehensive international study to date on this topic, assessing an item in the Global Flourishing Study (GFS): “Do you regularly experience things that you consider beautiful? This may include physical beauty or abstract beauty like that found in music, art, or nature.” The GFS is a five-year (minimum) panel study investigating the predictors of flourishing across 22 countries, with this item featuring in the Wave 1 “mid-year” survey (<i>N</i> = 131,487). Besides measuring flourishing-related outcomes, the GFS assesses 15 flourishing-related factors: four demographic, eight childhood, and three that pertain to both. Overall, the strongest demographic factor (indicated by the variation among the categories in their association with EoB) was education (with EoB higher among those with more education), and the strongest childhood factor was religious service attendance (especially weekly). Even more strikingly, some childhood factors associated with EoB were those that are negative, including even abuse; while that unexpected finding does not mean appreciating such adversity as having an “upside,” it points to EoB having complex roots, including forms of suffering that potentially make people more open and sensitive to the world. The cross-cultural variation was however substantial, with most trends not universal but subject to socio-cultural dynamics. More research is needed to provide deeper understanding of this important aspect of flourishing, for which this paper is a generative foundation and impetus.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51483,"journal":{"name":"Applied Research in Quality of Life","volume":"21 2","pages":"469 - 504"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11482-025-10532-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}