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In aanleg beschikt ieder mens over compassie of mededogen. Maar niet altijd heeft dit vermogen voldoende de kans gekregen om tot ontwikkeling te komen. Gelukkig kan daar door oefening iets aan gedaan worden. Compassievol leven is een oefenboek. Het eerste, algemene deel geeft een theoretische uitleg. Het tweede, uitgebreidere deel bevat een trainingsprogramma in acht stappen. Het programma is gebaseerd op een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde visie op het belang van compassie en is geinspireerd op het werk van onder anderen Paul Gilbert, Christopher Germer en Kristin Neff. Met behulp van de compassietraining verrijk en verdiep je je leven met meer mildheid en aandacht, naar jezelf en naar anderen toe.

Mindfulness --- Levenskwaliteit --- Philosophical anthropology --- mindfulness --- levenskunst

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In deze masterproef wordt, op basis van een opgebouwd theoretisch kader, een inzicht beoogd in de determinanten van twee aspecten van subjectief welzijn (emotioneel welzijn en levensevaluatie) en dit voor de Belgische bevolking. Ook de onderlinge relatie tussen beide aspecten wordt onderzocht.Emotioneel welzijn en levensevaluatie blijken hoog gecorreleerd te zijn, al zijn de gemiddelden significant verschillend van elkaar.Een goede gezondheid, het hebben van een goed sociaal leven en het hebben van een partner schijnen zowel het emotioneel welzijn als de levensevaluatie positief te beïnvloeden. Daarnaast rapporteren vrouwen voor beide aspecten een hogere staat. Een hoger veiligheidsgevoel en een hoger inkomen hebben een positief effect op de levensevaluatie, hoewel ze geen bepalende factor zijn voor het emotioneel welzijn. Het hebben van in huis wonende kinderen is evenmin een determinant van het emotioneel welzijn. Wel beïnvloeden deze kinderen de levensevaluatie, en dit op een negatieve manier. Tot slot kunnen we besluiten dat leeftijd geen significante determinant is van de levensevaluatie. Oudere mensen rapporteren wel een hogere staat van emotioneel welzijn.

Emotioneel welzijn. --- Geluk. --- Levensevaluatie. --- Levenskwaliteit. --- Subjectief welzijn. --- Welzijn.

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As the population of Asia grows older, attention turns to the growing numbers of grandparents, and the important family and societal roles they play. This book traces the socio-cultural, economic and family transformations in the role of grandparents that result from a century of modernization, urbanization and demographic aging.   Filling a gap in the current literature, Experiencing Grandparenthood: An Asian Perspective seeks to answer such vital questions as: What is the state of grandparenting in the Asian context today? How do the roles and functions of grandparents differ depending on rural-urban differences, their relations with daughters and daughters-in-law, and changing health of the grandparents?   This multidisciplinary, cross-national and inter-generational publication lends voice to the experience of grandparents in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The volume's strength lies in its rich body of qualitative, three-generational data drawn from grandparents, link parents and grandchildren. Experiencing Grandparenthood: An Asian Perspective will benefit gerontologists, social researchers, anthropologists, social workers, policy makers, professionals working with aging families and family caregivers.

Qualitative methods in social research --- Social welfare methods --- Sociology --- sociaal werk --- sociologie --- levenskwaliteit

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The outcome of the first Italian National Conference on Quality of Life, this volume is full of cogent analysis of topics and issues related to well being and quality of life, including focused papers on specific population groupings and discrete themes. Held in Florence in September 2010, the conference saw the creation of the Italian Association of Quality-of-Life Studies, devised as a forum for this varied field of research with a rapidly expanding profile in the context of the continuing financial crisis. The papers address a number of recognized quality-of-life concerns, including public health, wealth distribution, employment, political participation and the perception of crime. Contributors deploy innovative methods of analyzing official statistics that result in more complex and multidimensional indicators. Some papers provide data on other European nations that allow for comparative assessment, while others set out fresh approaches to evaluating quality of life itself. Highly relevant not just to academics, but to policy makers and practitioners in a range of sectors, this publication explores important aspects of a crucial contemporary subject.

Qualitative methods in social research --- Sociology --- Statistical science --- sociologie --- statistiek --- levenskwaliteit --- Italy

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The updated edition of this popular book covers up-to-date research on hedonic well-being (emotional well-being, positive/negative affect, affective dimension of happiness, etc.), life satisfaction (subjective well-being, perceived quality of life, subjective well-being, and cognitive dimension of happiness), and eudaimonia (psychological well-being, self-actualization, self-realization, growth, mental health, character strengths, etc.).  The book is divided in six major sections.  Part 1 begins with a chapter that covers much of the history and philosophical foundations of the psychology of quality of life in terms of three major pillars: hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia.  This part also covers much of the research that has successfully made distinctions among these three major constructs and its varied dimensions.  To establish to the importance of the topic (the psychology of quality of life), this part also covers much of the literature on the positive benefits of hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia on the individual, the community, organizations, and society at large.  Part 2 focuses on capturing much of research dealing with the effects of objective reality (objective factors grounded in real, environmental conditions) on hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia.  Specifically, this part captures the quality-of-life literature related to biological and health-related effects, income effects, other demographic effects, effects of personal activities, and socio-cultural effects.  Part 3 shifts gears to focus on the effects of subjective reality on hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia.  In this context, the book reviews research on personality effects, effects of affect and cognition, effects of beliefs and values, effects of goals, self-concept effects, and social comparison effects.  Part 4 focuses on quality-of-life research that is domain specific.  That is, the book covers the research on the psychology of life domains in general and delves in some depth to describe research on work well-being, residential well-being, material well-being, social well-being, health well-being, leisure well-being, and the well-being of other life domains of lesser salience.  Part 5 focuses on covering much of the psychology of quality-of-life literature dealing with specific populations such as the elderly, women, children and youth, and specific countries.  Part 6 is essentially an epilogue.  This part discusses a variety of theories proposed by quality-of-life scholars designed to integrate much of the literature on the psychology of quality of life.  The last chapter covers the author's own integrative theory. M. Joseph Sirgy is a social/consumer/organizational psychologist who has written extensively on quality-of-life research.  He is the co-founder of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS, www.isqols.org), has served as ISQOLS' executive director for many years, and is currently ISQOLS development director.  He also served as editor-in-chief of Applied Research in Quality of Life, ISQOLS' flagship journal.   ISQOLS has honored him as the Distinguished Quality-of-Life Research for research excellence and a record of lifetime achievement in quality-of-life research.

Psychology --- Qualitative methods in social research --- Sociology --- medische psychologie --- sociologie --- levenskwaliteit