Satisfaction Of People Research Articles

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life Satisfaction: Does Social Belonging Matter as a Mechanism and are There Differences by Age?

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on life satisfaction has been a topic of worldwide research, mostly indicating a drop in individual’s life satisfaction with some differences between subgroups. However, literature on related mechanisms is scarce. This study examines whether the sense of social belonging is a mechanism that explains pandemic-related changes in life satisfaction across different age groups. Using a rich longitudinal data set of the adult cohort of the German National Educational Panel Study and employing fixed effects panel regression models, we show that the COVID-19 pandemic is, on average, negatively associated with individual life satisfaction and social belonging. Yet, mediation and sensitivity analysis questions the general importance of social belonging as a relevant mechanism irrespective of individuals’ age. The results also suggest that the negative effects of the pandemic on social belonging were indeed significant for individuals with average or high pre-pandemic social belonging, while individuals with low pre-pandemic social belonging experienced an increase in their sense of social belonging. This leads to an expanded discussion of which groups of people are most affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what other mechanisms can be hypothesized to explain this negative impact on people's life satisfaction.

Exemplar and Educational Preference: The Influence of Religious Figures on Interest in Islamic Education in Indonesia

This current research aims to analyse the influence of religious figures on people's interest in choosing Islamic education in the Indonesian context. This study involved 400 respondents from various regions. From the data collected through the survey method, results show that people's perceptions of religious figures significantly influence their interest in choosing an Islamic educational institution. As many as 75% of respondents considered religious figures before deciding to send their child to an Islamic school. This research also revealed that trust in religious figures with a good reputation can increase people's satisfaction with Islamic education. In addition, there is tension between tradition and modernity in Islamic education, which indicates the need to modernize the curriculum to remain relevant to global developments. It is hoped that these findings can be a guide for policymakers in formulating strategies to increase the interest and quality of Islamic education in Indonesia.

A Data-Driven Approach for Optimizing Early-Stage Electric Vehicle Charging Station Placement

This paper presents a novel and practical data-driven approach to sub-optimally allocate charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in an early-stage setting. Specifically, we investigate the following problem: For a city with a limited budget for public EV charging infrastructure construction, where should the charging stations be deployed in order to promote the transition of EVs from traditional cars? We develop a <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\delta$</tex-math></inline-formula> -nearest model and a <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K$</tex-math></inline-formula> -nearest model that can capture people's satisfaction towards a certain design and formulate the early-stage EV charging station placement problem as a monotone submodular maximization problem utilizing fine-grained population, trip, transportation network and POI data. A greedy-based algorithm is proposed to solve the problem efficiently with a provable approximation ratio. A case study of Haikou is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.

Assessing the Level of People’s Satisfaction with the Quality of Information About Administrative Procedures on the National Public Service Portal in Yen Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi City

On March 12, 2019, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed the "Decision approving the National Public Service Portal (NPSP) Project" with the goal of improving the quality and efficiency of public services. However, after five years of implementation, certain limitations in conducting administrative procedures on the NPSP have affected people's satisfaction. From that reality, the authors were motivated to conduct research on the topic to contribute measures to minimize the difficulties of people in the area. By combining a comprehensive literature review with structured surveys involving a sample of 162 residents from Yen Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, the authors revealed that while citizen satisfaction with the quality of information on administrative procedures on the NPSP is generally high, there is inconsistency across different aspects when evaluated against internationally verified assessment criteria and scales. Through that current situation, the research team offered some insights and proposed measures to further improve the quality of information on administrative procedures on the national public service portal to increase people's satisfaction with the service.

Evaluation of local people's perceptions, satisfaction, and support for tourism regarding the Şanlıurfa culture route festival

This study aims to determine the participants' perceptions, satisfaction, and support for tourism regarding the Şanlıurfa Culture Route Festival. The participants' perceptions of the festival's social, individual, economic, and touristic benefits significantly influence their satisfaction levels. Among these, perceived economic and personal benefits impact festival satisfaction the most. Furthermore, participants' satisfaction with the festival substantially affects their support for tourism development. Accordingly, the positive perception of the benefits associated with the festival influences satisfaction levels, and high satisfaction levels directly impact tourism development support in the destination. Analysing the averages of the responses given by participants to the scales, it is found that the festival helps alleviate daily stress, contributes to the promotion of the region, provides social interaction opportunities for local people, increases the business volume of local enterprises and that the events organised during the festival are sufficient. Additionally, it has been observed that participants intend to attend the Culture Route Festival again and strongly support tourism development.

Beyond the obvious: a Nordic tale of the raveled relationship between political inequality and indigenous people’s satisfaction with democracy

ABSTRACT Over the last decades, many democracies progressed in the political inclusion of Indigenous people and the recognition of their rights. Does this contribute to how satisfied Indigenous people are with how democracy works? Prior empirical evidence suggests it does. As yet, there is, however, little study of the underlying mechanisms and we should not assume a categorically positive correlation between political equality and satisfaction with democracy. Instead, Indigenous affairs need to be sufficiently politicized to matter for Indigenous people's satisfaction with democracy. I test this argument in the case of the Sámi people in Norway and Sweden. While political inequality is comparatively higher in Sweden, Sámi issues are less politicized. Using novel original survey data, I find that here, satisfaction with democracy is not correlated with Sámi ethnicity. Satisfaction levels among Norwegian Sámi, though, are significantly lower than among their non-Indigenous compatriots and strongly shaped by considerations of political inequality.

Utilizing regression model to characterize the impact of urban green space features on the subjective well-being of older adults

Based on the background of rapid global ageing, research exploring urban green spaces and the subjective well-being of urban residents has become one of the key research interests. However, the evidence for assessing the real benefits of urban green spaces on the subjective well-being of older adults by comprehensively examining the features of urban green spaces is limited. We surveyed older urban green space users (n = 536) aged 60 years and older in Nanjing, China, and evaluated the impacts of spatial, green, and grey features of urban green spaces on older people's overall satisfaction with urban green spaces and subjective well-being. The results of the multiple linear regression model showed a strong association between the three types of urban green space features, overall satisfaction with urban green space, and subjective well-being of older adults. The study results indicated that the grey feature of urban green spaces emerged as the most influential factor (p = 0.004) among the three features of urban green spaces in relation to their effect on the subjective well-being of older adults. This implies that it is essential to focus on the importance of grey s of urban green spaces in the planning and design of urban green spaces for older adults' use of different urban green spaces and their sense of well-being. These results contribute to the development of healthy ageing policies and age-friendly urban green space management strategies in rapid ageing countries around the world.

Unveiling The Dynamics of Internal and External Management on Public Satisfaction: Insights from Public Service Malls

Every government agency that provides public services to the community must be able to produce quality public services that satisfy the community. It cannot be denied that the manager's duties cannot be separated from community satisfaction. Thus, this research aims to examine how the manager's function influences people's happiness in public service malls in Payakumbuh City, with special emphasis on the manager's internal and external responsibilities. This research uses an associative quantitative approach, supported by primary and secondary data, as well as validated and reliable field data collection questionnaires. Using the Slovin formula to calculate the sample size, 209 respondents were used in the proportional stratified random sampling procedure to obtain the sample size. Next, multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate the data, after previously passing a preparatory test called the classical assumption test. The findings of the analysis show that the role of managers, both internal and external, has been shown to have a major impact on people's satisfaction, sometimes simultaneously. Therefore, public service malls need to consider the various contributions made by managers to increase customer satisfaction.

The Impact of Female University Teachers' Marital Satisfaction on Teaching Ability: Moderated by Managerial Positions

Work and life are two important and indispensable components of people's social life. Marriage, as a necessary part of most people's life stage, and past studies have also indicated the relevance of marital satisfaction to people's job satisfaction and physical and mental health. The present study aims to quantitatively examine whether their marital satisfaction has an impact on teaching ability from a single-sex perspective among married female university teachers in Guangxi, China. This study employed a quantitative method using the regression method on 556 responses to test the variables relationship by SPSS26. The researcher found that female teachers' marital satisfaction had a positive effect on their teaching abilities; however, female teachers' managerial positions did not moderate the relationship between their marital satisfaction and their teaching ability in the classroom. The exploration of relationships in this study confirms the feasibility of single-sex research for future research regarding the difference between male and female teachers in related areas. At the same time, it is hoped that this study will enable universities and academic faculties to pay attention to the living conditions of teachers and to optimise policies and support for teachers in terms of working hours, career development and work-life balance from a gender perspective.

Práctica de la comunicación asertiva en docentes de modalidad virtual

Assertiveness in developing communication skills has the peculiarity of awakening people's self-confidence and satisfaction in their lives, becoming an infallible weapon that will help them defend themselves in their interpersonal relationships. The key to virtual teaching is based on communication. Teachers foster a participatory environment that offers students the necessary security to express their opinions. This research aimed to determine the relationship between assertive communication and virtual teaching. Employing a basic methodology with a quantitative and correlational approach, a 24-question survey was administered to 60 teachers from the Faculty of Social Sciences (FCSS) at the National University Federico Villarreal (UNFV), encompassing 3 Professional schools: Communication Sciences, Social Work and Sociology. The results revealed a moderate positive correlation (rs = 0.628) between the assertive communication and virtual teaching variables. In conclusion, assertive communication is crucial in virtual teaching-learning, as teachers must manage this type of communication when interacting with students, as these are the highest goal of the university. Therefore, the practice of assertive communication allows teachers to understand and comprehend the different profiles and contexts of their students.

Feasibility of sustainability separation of drinking water network by groundwater desalination Bajestan urban catchment, Iran

Fresh water supply in arid land is facing many challenges that require proper management of water resources, especially in drinking water. Management of water projects depends on the conditions of each country or region. Bajestan is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The certain resource of drinking water supply is desalinated of high salinity groundwater from Playa. Government has implemented the project “Separation of Drinking and sanitary water networks by groundwater desalination” since of 2014, by creating “Government Drinking Water Withdrawal Smart Stations (GDWWSS)" in this city. This study evaluates the feasibility of different methods of separation drinking water from sanitary water by considering sustainability dimensions these methods. These methods including of Home Water Desalination Machines, Mobile Packaged Water, GDWWSS (with new design), Private Drinking Water Withdrawal Stations (PDWWS) and Dual Drinking Water Distribution Network (DDWDN). Findings showed, that if just the economic dimension is considered in the drinking water separation project, PDWWS would be the best method but since the social dimension is an integral part of a sustainable project, the most compatible method is DDWDN. The environmental evaluation showed that production of salt water and salt (NaCl) is the most common adverse effect of all the proposed methods, but the DDWDN will produce more salt wastewater. On the other hand, Mobile packaged water method will produce 17,000 tons of PET annually, which will cause biological problems if it is not recycled. Therefore, the best way is to use the water resources of the plain and not use the desalination of salt groundwater resources. Also, to increase people's satisfaction and reduce water consumption with good quality water, DDWDN is suggested.

Factors Affecting the Citizen Satisfaction With Public Policy in Vietnam

The correlation between individuals and policies has been a longstanding concern within the realm of public policy analysis. However, scant attention has been paid to rigorous investigations into people's contentment with existing policies. Research focusing on good governance, characterized by attributes such as participatory, consensus-oriented, transparent and accountable, responsive and effective, efficient, equitable, inclusive and following the rule of law, has laid the groundwork for a constructive evaluation framework for each nation's governance, particularly in the evaluation of public policies. The evaluation of people's satisfaction constitutes a pivotal component of policy assessment. Individuals possess the right to understand and be informed about policy issues, their underlying rationales, and the benefits they accrue to the populace at large, thereby ensuring alignment with the country's political directives and policies. Evaluating satisfaction through the lens of good governance theory enriches analyses and discussions concerning the determinants of public satisfaction with the policy-making process, thereby broadening the discourse on policies centered around human welfare. Consequently, it offers insightful implications for national strategies. Vietnam is one of the developing countries that always listens to the thoughts and aspirations of the people, improves policies in accordance with reality, and ensures the leadership of the Party and State. The article uses qualitative methods to systematize the research model and uses quantitative methods to show factors affecting people's policy satisfaction

Elderly Satisfaction and Related Factors from the Physical Structure of Kashan Hospitals

Background: Satisfaction of hospitalized elderly can indicate the success of health system in providing health care. The study aimed to determine the hospitalized elderly's satisfaction and related factors with the physical structure of hospitals affiliated to Kashan University of Medical Sciences, 2022. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 650 elderly admitted to hospitals in Kashan from 2022 to 2023. Sampling was the Convenience method. The developed researchers' valid and reliable questionnaires were used to collect data. Data were analyzed with Pearson's correlation coefficient, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and linear regression tests in SPSS version 16. Results: The mean age of the elderly was 71.7 ± 6.2 years. The mean score of elderly satisfaction was 24.6 ± 3.8 points on a scale of 0 to 45. The increasing age of the elderly had a statistically significant with the elderly satisfaction with the structure of hospitals (r = -0.12, P = 0.003). Multiple regression showed that the hospital specialization (P &gt; 0.001) or being general (P &gt; 0.001), marital status (P = 0.001), having movement problems (P = 0.001), education level (P &gt; 0.001) and type of insurance (P = 0.005) as predictor variables explains 36% of the variance of elderly people's satisfaction with the physical structure of hospitals. Conclusion: The inappropriateness of the physical structure of hospitals causes dissatisfaction among the older adults. Hospital specialization, literacy level, marital status, movement problems, and insurance support are related to the hospitalized elderly’s satisfaction. It is necessary reforms the structure of hospitals to increase the satisfaction of older adults and prevent possible risks.

Morally charged: Why people prefer to compare themselves with others who are less environmentally friendly than themselves

In daily life, individuals compare their environmental behavior with specific others (e.g., friends, coworkers). We hypothesized that these moment-to-moment environmental social comparisons tend to be predominantly downward due to the moral nature of this domain. Three studies, including an experience sampling study, supported this hypothesis. Participants predominantly compared downward (vs. upward, Study 1, and vs. other common domains, Studies 2 and 3). This downward comparison tendency was partially explained by morality. Delving deeper into the emotional and motivational consequences of this tendency, in Study 3, participants reported more pride and (in part) more guilt regarding their environmental behavior compared with other domains. The motivational picture was mixed, with participants reporting more coasting but also more self-improvement motivation in the environmental domain, thus potentially still recognizing the importance of changing to a more pro-environmental lifestyle. Therefore, emphasizing upward comparisons in intervention studies could motivate environmental actions beyond people's satisfaction with their achievements.

Satisfaction with Elderly in Multigenerational Family Living in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia is a blend of multiracial ethnic societies in addition to communities where there are families who have married across races and traditions. As such, within the family living in the city of Kuala Lumpur, the different races and religions necessitate multigenerational relationships. Also, the lifestyles in a city and the rural areas are different in Malaysia. Those who live in rural areas own a house with land where their relatives are within their surroundings, giving a sense of well-being. In contrast, those living in the city would rent or buy a family-size house that is designed for only one family generation. Correspondingly, the aim of this research is to focus on the well-being of multigenerational families living in the city of Kuala Lumpur and their lifestyles in landed property or high-rise housing. The research’s objective is to identify the level of satisfaction with the facilities housing multigenerational living in Kuala Lumpur. The findings that are discussed in this research focus on the level of people's satisfaction and well-being with multigenerational living in a city where the surrounding has fewer facilities for senior citizens. A new generation living in the city needs to develop a social family who are living together, comprising parents, adults and children, whereby relationships are more intimate. This research has shown the impact of the situation of multigenerational living in Kuala Lumpur housing area where the house design is not suitable for multigenerational families living together because some people need privacy in their lives.

Sleep quality as a mediator between family function and life satisfaction among Chinese older adults in nursing home

BackgroundThe life satisfaction of the elderly in nursing home is the focus of social concern.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of family function and sleep quality on life satisfaction among elderly individuals in nursing homes and examine the mediating effect of sleep quality between family function and life satisfaction.MethodsA cross-sectional observational study was conducted .A total of 127 older adults who completed the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A), the Family APGAR Index and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were recruited from four nursing homes in Chongqing, China.ResultsLife satisfaction was positively correlated with family function (r=0.434, p<0.01) and negatively correlated with PSQI (r = -0.514, p<0.01). PSQI was found to be negatively associated with family function (r=-0.387, p<0.01).Family function had a significant effect on PSQI (path a: β=-0.8459, 95% CI=-1.2029, -0.4889), and PSQI had a significant effect on life satisfaction (path b: β=-0.3916, 95% CI=-0.5407, -0.2425). The total effect (path c) and direct effect (path c') of family function on life satisfaction were significant (β=0.8931, 95% CI=0.5626, 1.2235 and β=0.56181, 95% CI=0.2358, 0.8879, respectively). The coefficient for the indirect effect of family function on life satisfaction through PSQI was statistically significant (β=0.3312, 95% CI=0.1628, 0.5588). PSQI played a partial mediating role between family function and life satisfaction, and PSQI mediated 32.58% of the total effect of family function on life satisfaction.ConclusionsFamily function and sleep quality were significant predictors of elderly people's life satisfaction in nursing homes. Sleep quality partially mediated the relationship between family function and life satisfaction.The interventions focused on promoting family function and improving sleep quality may be more helpful in improving elderly people's life satisfaction in nursing homes.

Most people's life satisfaction matches their personality traits: True correlations in multitrait, multirater, multisample data.

Despite numerous meta-analyses, the true extent to which life satisfaction reflects personality traits has remained unclear due to overreliance on a single method to assess both and insufficient attention to construct overlaps. Using data from three samples tested in different languages (Estonian, N = 20,886; Russian, N = 768; English, N = 600), we combined self- and informant-reports to estimate personality domains' and nuances' true correlations (rtrue) with general life satisfaction (LS) and satisfactions with eight life domains (DSs), while controlling for single-method and occasion-specific biases and random error, and avoiding direct construct overlaps. The associations replicated well across samples. The Big Five domains and nuances allowed predicting LS with accuracies up to rtrue ≈ .80-.90 in independent (sub)samples. Emotional stability, extraversion, and conscientiousness correlated rtrue ≈ .30-.50 with LS, while its correlations with openness and agreeableness were small. At the nuances level, low LS was most strongly associated with feeling misunderstood, unexcited, indecisive, envious, bored, used, unable, and unrewarded (rtrue ≈ .40-.70). Supporting LS's construct validity, DSs had similar personality correlates among themselves and with LS, and an aggregated DS correlated rtrue ≈ .90 with LS. LS's approximately 10-year stability was rtrue = .70 and its longitudinal associations with personality traits mirrored cross-sectional ones. We conclude that without common measurement limitations, most people's life satisfaction is highly consistent with their personality traits, even across many years. So, satisfaction is usually shaped by these same relatively stable factors that shape personality traits more broadly. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Evaluation of people's satisfaction with botulinum toxin injection for facial rejuvenation based on age.

Botulinum toxin type A injections are widely used for facial rejuvenation; however, research on people's satisfaction based on age is limited. This study assessed patient satisfaction with botulinum toxin injections for forehead, glabella, and periorbital wrinkles in Birjand, Iran. The current study examined 150 people aged 18 to 70 who requested botulinum toxin type A injection in the forehead, glabellar, and periorbital area in 2022, who visited the plastic surgery clinic and the authors' offices in Birjand City. To check patients' satisfaction, Facial Lines Treatment Satisfaction (FTS) Questionnaire was used. One month after botulinum toxin type A injection, this questionnaire was completed by the clients. Also, the brand type of botulinum toxin, age, gender of the clients, frequency of visits, and complications were collected in the relevant checklist. The average age of participants was 38.8 ± 8.29 years with 73.3% being female. Masport botulinum toxin (MasoonDarou Pharmaceutical Company, I.R. Iran) was the most frequently used botulinum toxin brand at 66.7%. The average satisfaction score with the result of botulinum toxin injection in the forehead/glabella and periorbital area, in the age group under 30 years and 30-40 years, was significantly higher than in the age group over 50 years. The same indicators in the age group under 30 years old were significantly higher than in the 30-40 age group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, brand selection and the number of visits (first-time vs. second-time clients) demonstrated varied outcomes in satisfaction. There was a total of 62.7% side effects postinjection, with varying degrees of severity.

Pengaruh Budaya Organisasi, Disiplin Kerja Dan Kualitas Pelayanan Pegawai Terhadap Kepuasan Masyarakat Pada Kantor Kelurahan Desa Labuhan Ratu VII Kecamatan Labuhan Ratu Kabupaten Lampung Timur

Based on the results of separate interviews by researchers with residents or communities whoprovide services at the village office, it was found that the booming e-KTP problem at thattime this problem was from the center because of the limited forms, each village office onlygot a few blanks, so the attitude taken by service employees Urgent people take precedence,not according to people who have previously made e-KTPs, so people feel unfair withdecisions like this every community who comes and asks about their e-KTP is still in theprocess with a span of months. This study aims to determine the influence of organizationalculture, work discipline, service quality on community satisfaction at the Labuhan Ratu VIIVillage Office, Labuhan Ratu District, East Lampung. This type of research is a quantitativestudy using the Incidental Sampling method, namely the technique of determining the samplebased on chance, namely 80 samples. The data used is secondary data distribution ofquestionnaires in the form of a list of questions with several alternative answers forrespondents. The statistical test used to test the hypothesis is multiple linear regressionanalysis and tested using the statistical packages for the social science (SPSS) version 21program. Based on the results of statistical tests indicate that organizational culture, workdiscipline, service quality have a positive and significant influence on people's satisfaction

The Influence of One Door Integrated Service (PTSP) Factors on Community Satisfaction at the Office of the Ministry of Religion, Mojokerto District

The efficiency and effectiveness of public bodies has a direct effect on public satisfaction. Service quality is the main factor in community satisfaction. People's happiness is influenced by public services. The public has the right to receive quality services that meet the principles and objectives of service delivery. This research is explanatory quantitative research. The research was conducted by the Mojokerto Regency Ministry of Religion Office. This research investigates how the quality and effectiveness of services influence people's satisfaction. This research examines physical evidence, income, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, service effectiveness and community satisfaction. This research took a sample of 100 people. Data was obtained using a direct survey of respondents. Data analysis includes descriptive analysis, classical assumption test, multiple linear regression analysis, and t test using SPSS for Windows. The reliability, responsiveness, guarantee and effectiveness of the services of the Ministry of Religion of Mojokerto Regency statistically influence community satisfaction. Empathy does not affect people's satisfaction.