Two studies assessed the role of self-compassion as a moderator of the relationship between physical health and subjective well-being in the elderly. In Study 1, 132 participants, ranging in age from 67-90 years, completed a questionnaire that assessed their perceptions of their physical health, self-compassion, and subjective well-being. Participants who were in good physical health had high s...

BACKGROUND The psychological importance of subjective well-being for a healthy life has been well recognized. It is also well known that depressive and anxiety disorders have a negative effect on subjective well-being. The aim of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to assess the subjective well-being status of a group of primary healthcare patients in relation to socio-demographic chara...

OBJECTIVE To identify the factors that predict professional satisfaction, organizational commitment, and burnout among physicians working for health maintenance organizations (HMOs). METHODS AND PARTICIPANTS Data came from mail surveys of Kaiser Permanente physicians in the Northwest and Ohio regions. The average response rate was 80% (n = 608). RESULTS The single most important predictor f...

WHATSON, T. S., J. L. SMART AND J. DOBBING. Dominance relationships among previously undernourished and well fed male rats. PHYSIOL. BEHAV. 14(4)425-429, 1975. Experimental rats were growth retarded by underfeeding their mothers during pregnancy and lactation. All rats were fed ad lib from weaning. Pairs of previously undernourished (PU) and control (C) males were housed together from 30 or 80 ...

BACKGROUND Research on the relationship between overtime and psychological well-being, and workers' perceptions of the factors that determine overtime, has been conducted exclusively in the Western cultural context. AIMS To examine whether existing theory and evidence can be applied to a non-Western cultural setting by investigating the constructs among a sample of office workers drawn from a...

The present study examined the convergence between selfand informant-ratings for well-being among Japanese students. A total of 202 same-sex friend pairs completed self-reports and informant reports of life satisfaction, domain satisfaction, positive and negative affect, extraversion, and neuroticism. Life satisfaction and other variables showed significant self–informant agreement correlations...

BACKGROUND Later years of life are accompanied by many physical, emotional and environmental changes which may impact on the well-being of the individual. Many factors are known to influence the subjective well-being of older adults, but most, if not all of this information was the result of studies in the Western world. This study aimed at obtaining and documenting the predictors of subjective...

This research examines how household context mediates with social participation and intergenerational relations to impact subjective well-being among the elderly aged 65 and over in China. Through analyzing data from the 2011 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), the results show that living alone or in institutions links to negative well-being of the elderly. A higher ...

The present study was planned to find out the impact of Spirituality on Well-being among old age people. Sample of the present study comprised of one hundred old age people (age range 50 to 65). Sample was randomly selected from different areas of Aligarh. The data were collected by Spirituality Attitude Scale (Hussian et al., 2011) and Well-Being Scale (Jagsharanbir Singh and Dr. Asha Gupta, 2...

BACKGROUND Medical school is recognized as a stressful environment that often exerts a negative effect on the academic performance, physical health, and psychological well-being of the student. METHOD Stress, coping, depression, and somatic distress were examined among 69 third-year students completing a psychiatry clerkship in 1992-93 at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Stre...