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

Autor/inn/en	Fassio, Omar; Rollero, Chiara; De Piccoli, Norma
Titel	Health, Quality of Life and Population Density: A Preliminary Study on "Contextualized" Quality of Life
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 110 (2013) 2, S.479-488 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-011-9940-4
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Relationship; Check Lists; Environment; Environmental Influences; Social Indicators; Social Influences; Social Environment; Quality of Life; Demography; Sociometric Techniques; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Chronic Illness; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Checkliste; Umwelt; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Sozialer Einfluss; Soziales Umfeld; Lebensqualität; Demografie; Soziometrie; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Italien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10