This study analyzes the kind of personal goals and life satisfaction levels amongst Spanish andPeruvian adolescents according to their sex and socioeconomic leve!. 389 Spanish and 285 Pe­ ruvian adolescents of both sexes from different socioeconomic leve! participated in this study. For the Spanish sample Palys and Little's (1983) Personal  Goals Analysis and Andrews and Withey's (1976) D-T Scale (Delight-Terrible) were used; for the Peruvian sample the measure­ ment instruments were Nuttin's (1985) Motivational lnduction Method along with Pavot and Diener's (1993) Life Satisfaction Scale. Results show significant similarities in the goals des­ cribed by both samples, as well as sex differences and socioeconomic differences. / El presente estudio analiza el tipo de metas personales y la satisfacción vital en adolescentes españoles y peruanos según sexo y nivel socioeconómico. Se trabajó con 389 adolescentes españoles y con 285 peruanos, de ambos sexos y de diferentes niveles socioeconómicos. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron el Análisis de Metas Personales de Palys y Little (1983) y la Escala D-T (Delight-Terrible) de Andrews y Withey (1976) para la muestra española, y el Método de Inducción Motivacional de Nuttin (1985) junto con la Escala de Satisfacción con la vida de Pavot y Diener (1993) para la muestra peruana, que aunque no son equivalentes, permiten una comparación general. Los resultados muestran importantes semejanzas en las metas descritas  por los adolescentes de ambos estudios, así como en la influencia de la variable sexo. Las principales diferencias entre los adolescentes españoles y peruanos se encuentran en la variable nivel socioeconómico.

This study looks at the relationship between the division of household tasks, satisfaction with the household division and the intention/potential intention to break-up in Sweden as a gender-egalitarian context with a high proportion of family dissolution. The framework of the study is relative deprivation theory. The data analyzed is extracted from the Generation and Gender Survey Wave 1 for Sweden. The sample size of the study is 2,170 persons including married and cohabiting heterosexuals with an age range of 20–49 years and the tool of analysis is logistic regression. We find that equal sharing of household tasks is common in Sweden however gender inequality has remained a concern. Our findings highlight that equality in the division of household tasks does not play an important role in family stability but perception of fairness regarding the division of household tasks is the important factor. Our findings also show that married persons and couples in which one of them is on parental leave have lower intention/potential intention of breakup.

War inevitably impacts on the lives of soldiers who participate in them. The impact often suggests a negative nature, leaving some soldiers with permanent physical and emotional scars. Some soldiers will return from war suffering from several psychological disorders as the result of their exposure to combat trauma. Pathologies such as post-traumatic stress disorders, anxiety and mood disorders are not uncommon. Yet, for others war has provided them with numerous positive experiences from which they can find meaning for themselves. It was Aaron Antonovsky who developed the idea of salutogenesis, mainly focussing on the psychological factors that allow individuals to find meaning in their adversity. This study attempts to investigate the impact of service rendered in the South African Special Forces during the Angolan war on current levels of well-being and sense of coherence amongst former Special Forces members. It is commonly known that these soldiers were exposed to severe battle related conditions, often working behind enemy lines for unknown periods of time whilst being self-reliant. It would seem that most of these soldiers have adapted adequately to society 15 years after their participation in the Angolan war (South Africa’s “Border War”). Some of these soldiers have achieved success in many different ways after leaving Special Forces. Some have embarked into the world of business and others chose professional careers and then there are those who became successful entrepreneurs. A sample of 32 respondents was collected. All of the respondents were members of the South African Special Forces during the Angolan war but have resigned since. The respondents were requested to complete a questionnaire consisting of a biographical information section, Antonovsky’s 13-item Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ) and Diener’s Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). The purpose was to determine the respondents’ current sense of coherence and level of well-being and to determine to what extent service in Special Forces has contributed to these levels. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Inferential statistics included Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, Spearman correlation coefficient and the t-test. Analysis of data suggests that the sample currently measures high on both levels of sense of coherence and well-being. The means of both OLQ and SWLS of this sample compare higher to any other samples they were administered to. However, statistically no clear correlation could be determined between service rendered in Special Forces and current levels of well-being. Respondents did however indicate that they feel that their service in Special Forces did have a positive impact on their lives and their current levels of functioning. / Dissertation (MA (Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Psychology / unrestricted

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo central investigar fatores que moderam a relação entre satisfação pós-recuperação e intenção de recompra no varejo online. Mais especificamente, esta pesquisa visa analisar se os construtos qualidade do relacionamento, resistência à mudança e motivo inferido moderam a relação entre satisfação com o gerenciamento de reclamações e intenção de recompra no varejo online. Para verificar tais moderações, inicialmente foi realizada a etapa exploratória de pesquisa, na qual, por meio de entrevistas em profundidade, evidenciou-se que as variáveis propostas poderiam moderar a relação entre a variável independente e dependente desta dissertação, bem como foi adicionado o construto valor econômico como possível moderador da relação entre satisfação pós-reclamação e intenção de recompra. Em seguida, para testar as hipóteses propostas foi aplicada uma survey junto a consumidores norte-americanos (N=500), operacionalizada com auxílio do Qualtrics, via Mechanical Turk. Como resultado dos testes, tem-se que a qualidade do relacionamento, o motivo inferido e a percepção de valor econômico moderam a relação entre satisfação pós-recuperação e intenção de recompra no varejo online, ou seja, podem explicar, em partes, a não linearidade da relação entre a variável independente e dependente desta pesquisa. Destaca-se ainda que as dimensões da qualidade do relacionamento (a saber: satisfação, confiança e comprometimento) sugeridas neste estudo também moderaram, individualmente, a relação entre a variável independente e dependente desta pesquisa. Sendo assim, esta dissertação contribuiu para a literatura de Marketing e comércio eletrônico ao evidenciar que tanto a qualidade do relacionamento, bem como as dimensões de satisfação, confiança e comprometimento moderam a relação entre satisfação com o gerenciamento de reclamações e intenção de recompra. Além disso, evidencia-se que a elevada percepção de valor econômico, e os motivos inferidos pelos clientes (se positivos), diante da falha inicial ocorrida, também podem sinalizar intenções de recompra dos consumidores junto a sites varejistas. / This dissertation aims to investigate factors that moderate the relationship between satisfaction with complaint handling and repurchase intention in online retail. More specifically, this research aims to examine whether the quality of the relationship constructs, resistance to change and inferred motive moderate the relationship between satisfaction with complaint handling and repurchase intention in online retail. To test such moderations, was taken an exploratory research stage through in-depth interviews in which it became clear that the proposed constructs could moderate the relationship between the independent and dependent variables of this dissertation, as well as the variable economic value was added as a possible moderator of the relationships between satisfaction with complaint handling and repurchase intention. Then, to test the hypotheses was applied a survey with online consumers (N=500) from United States, through Qualtrics and Mechanical Turk. The results indicate that the relationship quality, the inferred motive and the perceived economic value moderated the relationship between satisfaction with complaint handling and repurchase intention in online retail. It is emphasized that the dimensions of relationship quality (satisfaction, trust and commitment) suggested in this study also moderated, in an individual way, the relationship between the independent and dependent variables of this study. Thus, this dissertation has contributed to the literature of marketing and e-commerce by showing that both the relationship quality as well as the dimensions (satisfaction, trust and commitment) moderate the relationship between satisfaction with complaint handling and repurchase intention. Furthermore, it is evident that the high perceived economic value, and the motive inferred by customers (if positive), facing the initial failure occurred, can also indicate repurchase intentions of consumers with online retailers.

Magister Commercii (Industrial Psychology) - MCom(IPS) / The present study investigated the relationship between the Sense Of Coherence and Satisfaction With Life amongst the unemployed. The study attempted to test the following hypotheses. 1. People with a high Sense Of Coherence tend to be satisfied with their lives in general. 2. Demographic variables such as age, gender, race and level of education have an influence on the subjects' scores on the Sense Of Coherence and Satisfaction With Life scales. 3. Length of unemployment has an impact on the subjects' Sense Of Coherence and Satisfaction With Life. In this study, subjects were drawn from the Department of Manpower in the Western Cape region. The data were obtained from a sample of 100 participants. Of this 100, 52 were males. Subjects were asked to complete the Sense Of Coherence and the Satisfaction With Life scales. Statistical procedures that were used are Multiple Linear Regression analysis, Product Moment Correlational Co-efficients, Analysis of Variance test (ANOVA) and the Cronbach Alphas of the various scales. It was found that Sense Of Coherence correlated significantly with Satisfaction With Life, thus supporting the first hypothesis. This led to the conclusion that a person with a strong Sense Of Coherence tends to be more satisfied with his/her life. However, a person with a weaker Sense Of Coherence finds it difficult to make sense out of his/her life. It was also found that most of the demographic variables did not reach any statistical significance. The general trend in this sample was that younger people had higher education and had been unemployed for fewer years. In comparison, older people were found to have less education and had been unemployed for more years. It was concluded that formal and informal education system will be necessary to develop and equip both young and older people with the experience and skills to use at work. This study was concluded by the discussion of the implications of the findings and suggestions for future research.

This thesis is focused on quality of life theme, satisfaction with life topic and social self- efficacy subject, with emphasizing of the acquired brain injury context and specific and unique brain injury consequences. Thesis is based on theoretical fundament of all mentioned concepts, but mainly there are actual quantitative data and results of quality of life, satisfaction with life and social self-efficacy and other-efficacy in the framework of acquired brain injury research sample in Czech Republic. Not only description of quality of different life parts subjective perception, but also search of possible relationships strength between quality of life and social efficacy has been probed. All of these has been used in application of lots of standardized and also new questionnaire and methods. Keywords: acquired brain injury, quality of life, satisfaction with life, social self-efficacy, social other- efficacy

El presente trabajo es cuantitativo, transversal, con diseño correlacional, su objetivo es relacionar la satisfacción con la vida y la espiritualidad en universitarios peruanos. Se empleó la Escala de Satisfacción con la vida (Diener, 1985) y el Cuestionario de Espiritualidad (Parsian & Dunning, 2009). Participaron 169 universitarios (60 hombres y 109 mujeres) de una universidad privada de Lima. Se encontró que existe una correlación positiva, es decir, a mayor satisfacción con la vida, mayor espiritualidad. Entre los principales resultados, los hombres obtuvieron un mayor puntaje en satisfacción con la vida, así como en las dimensiones de conocimiento de vida interior y sentido de vida. Mientras que, las mujeres puntuaron más en importancia de la espiritualidad y necesidades espirituales. En relación con quienes viven con otros familiares puntuaron más en satisfacción con la vida. En cuanto a los participantes que solo trabajan, presentaron mayor satisfacción con la vida, así como el menor puntaje en necesidades espirituales. Por otro las, las personas que se consideraban ateas obtuvieron un mayor puntaje en satisfacción con la vida. Por último, quienes son convivientes tuvieron mayor puntaje en satisfacción con la vida, conocimiento de vida interior, importancia de espiritualidad, sentido de vida y necesidades espirituales. / The present work is quantitative, cross-sectional, with a correlational, its objective is to relate Satisfaction with life and Spirituality in Peruvian university students. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, 1985) and the Spirituality Questionnaire (Parsian & Dunning, 2009) were used. 169 university students (60 men and 109 women) from a private university in Lima participated. It was found that there is a positive correlation, that is, the greater the satisfaction with life, the greater the spirituality. Among the main results, men obtained a higher score in satisfaction with life, as well as in the dimensions of knowledge of inner life and meaning of life. While women scored more in importance of spirituality and spiritual needs. In relation to those who live with other relatives, they scored more in satisfaction with life. As for the participants who only work, they presented the highest satisfaction, as well as the lowest score in spiritual needs. On the other hand, people who considered themselves atheists obtained a higher score in satisfaction with life. Finally, those who are cohabiting had higher scores in satisfaction with life, knowledge of inner life, importance of spirituality, meaning of life and spiritual needs. / Tesis

“Social integration” is a construct referred to in workgroup and organisational research, in particular in research focused on understanding workplace diversity. The present research examined how the social integration construct could be more clearly conceptualised and measured in the South African context. Guided by Hinkin’s (1998) scale development framework, the research seeks to contribute to the early stages of the development of a scale of social integration, suited for use in South African workplaces. Items were generated theoretically, leading to a final pool of 72 items. 620 usable responses were received from individuals employed in organisations in South Africa and this sample was randomly split into two samples of 310 participants each: a “calibration” and “validation” sample. On the calibration sample, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in order to examine emerging first- and higher-order latent variable structures. EFA led to the development of a first-order, seven-factor model. Exploratory extension analysis generated three possible higher-order latent variable structures. Using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), both the first- and higher-order models were fitted to the “validation” sample to test if the models generalised to a second sample drawn from the same population. Results indicated that the first-order model demonstrated an adequate fit, as well as two of the three higher-order models. The fit of these two higher-order models did not differ significantly. Post-hoc analyses determined that, while social integration can be considered a meaningful higherorder construct, the construct has theoretical rather than practical relevance for researchers. Responses to the proposed scale of social integration should be interpreted at the level of the identified first-order constructs rather than as a single scale representing the higher order, abstract social integration construct. The generalisability and contextual nature of the research findings, suggestions for future research, and the theoretical and practical limitations of the present research are discussed.

Bakgrund: Primärvården står inför en utmaning vad gäller att behålla erfarna och attrahera nya medarbetare för att kunna tillgodose behovet av god och nära vård. För att uppnå detta behövs hållbara arbetsförhållanden och möjligheten för sjuksköterskor och distriktssköterskor att ge vård med god kvalitet. Syfte: Att kartlägga och jämföra skattningen av organisatorisk och social arbetsmiljö bland sjuksköterskor och distriktssköterskor i primärvård samt jämföra dessa resultat gentemot svenska referensvärden. Vidare syftade studien till att kartlägga och jämföra om det finns någon skillnad i tillfredsställelse med given vård mellan sjuksköterskor och distriktssköterskor. Metod: Deskriptiv och komparativ design med kvantitativ ansats. Enkäter skickades till totalt 170 sjuksköterskor inom primärvård. Huvudresultat: I studien framkom att deltagarna skattade statistiskt signifikant högre känslomässiga krav jämfört med svenska referensvärdet. Distriktssköterskorna skattade också ett statistiskt signifikant högre arbetstempo. Vid jämförelse mellan sjuksköterskor och distriktssköterskor framkom en statistiskt signifikant högre skattning av känslomässiga krav hos distriktssköterskorna.Deltagarna skattade högre nivåer av utvecklingsmöjligheter, mening i arbetet och socialt stöd från kollegor jämfört med svenska referensvärden. Sjuksköterskor och distriktssköterskor skattade sin tillfredsställelse med given vård likvärdigt. Slutsats: Arbetet som sjuksköterska eller distriktssköterska inom primärvården innebar en arbetsmiljö med hög förekomst av känslomässiga krav. Nivån av känslomässiga krav var högre hos distriktssköterskorna. Sjuksköterskor och distriktssköterskor hade god tillgång till utvecklingsmöjligheter, mening i arbetet och socialt stöd från kollegor. Det framkom ingen skillnad i skattningen vad gäller tillfredsställelse med given vård. Genom utgångspunkt i de faktorer som identifierats kan en riktning för framtida arbetsmiljöarbete skapas. / Introduction: Primary care is facing a challenge of retaining experienced and attracting new employees in order to give good and close care. To achieve this, sustainable working conditions and the possibility for nurses and district nurses to provide good quality care are needed. Aim: To identify and compare the assessment of organizational and social work environment among nurses and district nurses in primary care and compare these results ​​against Swedish benchmarks. To identify and compare whether there is any difference in satisfaction with given care between nurses and district nurses. Method: Descriptive and comparative design with a quantitative approach. Questionnaires were sent to 170 nurses in primary care. Result: The participants estimated statistical significantly higher emotional demands compared to Swedish benchmarks. The district nurses also estimated a higher work pace. When comparing the groups, a statistical significantly higher estimate of the emotional demand of the district nurses emerged. The participants estimated statistical significantly higher levels of development opportunities, meaning in work and social support from colleagues compared to Swedish benchmarks. The participants rated their satisfaction with given care equally. Conclusion: Nurses or district nurses in primary care have a work environment with a high incidence of emotional demands. The level of emotional demands was higher among the district nurses. Both groups had good access to development opportunities, meaning in work and social support from colleagues. There was no difference in satisfaction with given care. These findings can give a direction for future development of the work environment.

[pt] O investimento emocional é um traço referente à disposição em investir emocionalmente nos relacionamentos. Em geral, quanto maiores os níveis de investimento emocional, maior a tendência a estabelecer relacionamentos compromissados e satisfatórios. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo verificar a relação entre investimento emocional, sociossexualidade (tendência a ter relacionamentos casuais) e satisfação com o relacionamento. Para isso, foram desenvolvidos dois estudos. O primeiro estudo teve como objetivo construir uma escala para aferir o investimento emocional, bem como buscar suas evidências de validade e precisão. Os resultados desse estudo indicaram que a escala de Investimento Emocional apresenta estrutura de dois fatores, denominados Romantismo e Carinho, com adequados índices de consistência interna. O segundo estudo teve como objetivo testar o papel mediador da sociossexualidade na relação entre investimento emocional e satisfação com o relacionamento. O investimento emocional exerceu um impacto positivo na satisfação com o relacionamento e um impacto negativo na sociossexualidade, que por sua vez, exerceu um impacto negativo na satisfação com o relacionamento. A sociossexualidade mediou a relação entre investimento emocional e satisfação com o relacionamento, tornando a magnitude da relação mais fraca. Os achados desta pesquisa nos ajudam a compreender melhor a dinâmica dos relacionamentos românticos, sobretudo a sua manutenção. / [en] Emotional investment is a trait referring to the tendency to invest emotionally in relationships. In general, the higher the levels of emotional investment, the greater the tendency to establish long-lasting and satisfying relationships. This research aimed to verify the relationship between emotional investment, sociosexuality (tendency to have short relationships), and satisfaction with the relationship. For this purpose, two studies were developed. The first study aimed to elaborate a scale to measure emotional investment and search for validity evidence and precision. This study indicated that the Emotional Investment scale has a two-factor structure, called Romanticism and Affection, with adequate internal consistency indices. The second study aimed to test the mediating role of sociosexuality in the relationship between emotional investment and satisfaction with the relationship. Emotional investment had a positive impact on satisfaction with the relationship and a negative impact on sociosexuality, which had a negative impact on satisfaction with the relationship. Sociosexuality mediated the relationship between emotional investment and satisfaction with the relationship, resulting in a weaker magnitude of the relationship. This research s finding helps us better understand the dynamics of a romantic relationship, especially its maintenance.