Health, Quality of Life and Population Density: A Preliminary Study on "Contextualized" Quality of Life

Quality of life concerns individual (physical and psychological health), interpersonal (social relationships) and contextual (environment) aspects, which are both subjective and objective. In considering contextual characteristics, empirical findings have demonstrated that people's relation to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social indicators research Jg. 110; H. 2; S. 479 - 488
Hauptverfasser: Fassio, Omar, Rollero, Chiara, De Piccoli, Norma
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Dordrecht Springer 01.01.2013
Springer Netherlands
Springer Nature B.V
Schlagworte:
Agricultural Occupations
Check Lists
Chronic diseases
Chronic Illness
Chronic illnesses
Data quality
Demographic change
Demography
Disease
Diseases
Environment
Environmental Influences
Environmental quality
Epidemiology
Family Relationship
Foreign Countries
Health
Health Conditions
Health status
Human ecology and demography
Human Geography
Interpersonal Relationship
Italy
Life Satisfaction
Marital Status
Mental health
Microeconomics
Older people
Physical Health
Place of Residence
Population Density
Prediction
Predictor Variables
Psychological theories
Psychological well being
Public Health
Quality of Life
Quality of Life Research
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Resistance (Psychology)
Rural areas
Rural Urban Differences
Social Environment
Social Indicators
Social Influences
Social psychology
Social relations
Social research
Social Sciences
Sociodemographic Factors
Sociodemographics
Sociology
Sociometric Techniques
Studies
Subjectivity
Urban Areas
Well Being
Wellbeing
Italy
WHOQoL Brief Scale
Health
Population density
Quality of life
Questionnaire survey
Well-being
Socio-demographic factor
Population Density
Quality of Life
Contextual analysis
ISSN:0303-8300, 1573-0921
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Zusammenfassung:Quality of life concerns individual (physical and psychological health), interpersonal (social relationships) and contextual (environment) aspects, which are both subjective and objective. In considering contextual characteristics, empirical findings have demonstrated that people's relation to their living environment is a key issue for their well-being. However, until now literature has paid little attention to population density as an element affecting quality of life. The present study aimed at assessing the predictive role of population density on the several domains of quality of life, along with socio-demographic characteristics and physical diseases. Participants were 344 subjects living in the Northern Italy area. A questionnaire with WHO Quality of Life Brief Scale, a checklist of chronic diseases and a socio-demographic form was used to collect data. Results showed that population density influences psychological, relational and environmental quality of life. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.
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ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9940-4