Abstract: The Personal Relative Deprivation Scale (PRDS; Callan et al., 2008, 2011) captures feelings of dissatisfaction and resentment deriving from the judgment that one is deprived of personally relevant outcomes compared to what other (...
Abstract: The present research aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the thriving at work scale (TWS). Three studies were conducted to test the reliability and validity of the TWS. The first study (N = 451)...
Abstract: This study examined the importance of striving for personal goals in accounting for older adults' subjective well-being. In a sample of 62 elders, it was found that self- assessments of the attainability of personal goals were significantly ...
Summary: Differential profiles of coping and their relationships to indicators of psychophysiological well-being were investigated in a working sample (n = 137). Measures used included standardized multidimensional questionnaires of coping and mood states ...
The Leipzig Mood Questionnaire: Test Construction, Psychometric Quality and Influence of Age, Gender and Socioeconomic Status on MoodSummary: A questionnaire was developed which comprises five mood dimensions (happiness, activity, irritability, ...
Summary: In this paper results are reported on the relationship between perceived parental rearing and subjective somatic complaints, interpersonal problems and life satisfaction in a representative sample of 766 subjects in the age of 60 years or more. ...
The study was designed to identify and characterize homogeneous clusters of smokers within the early stages of change in smoking cessation. The stages - pre-contemplation, contemplation and preparation - were distinguished in respect of severity of ...
Why is the Students' Subjective and Individual Experiences of Justice in their Teachers' Behavior Important?Abstract. The present paper introduces the construct of teacher justice, i.e. the students’ subjective and individual experiences of ...
The Effects of the Transition into Differential Learning Environments on Children's Well-BeingAbstract. The transition to the secondary school has been supposed as a special break of the school biography that is associated with changes in well-being. ...
Relationship qualities in daycare and school. Links with academic competencies, motivation, social integration, and well-being.Abstract. The relationship that a child or adolescent has with the care provider or ...
Perceived Apprecation in University Teacher Education: Subject Differences and Effects on Well-Being and Intention to QuitAbstract. Perceived appreciation is an important social resource for academic performance, ...
Life Quality and Well-Being in Old AgeAbstract: Life quality and well-being are relevant clinical criteria for the evaluation of therapeutic interventions in the elderly. Therefore suitable diagnostic instruments are necessary. In the present paper, the ...
Covid-19 protections and social life limitations in nursing homes – Analysis of prescriptions and survey dataAbstract.Background: The tension between health protection and restrictions of social life in nursing homes ...
Based on a set of three experimental studies (total N = 608), we examined how people appraise another person’s well-being and motivation in the work and family domains on the basis of knowledge of this other person’s goal system. Participants were ...
A newly developed instrument (retrospective well-being curves: WBC) was applied in two studies. In Study 1, a sample of 145 adults (M = 26.6 years) completed the WBC twice for different normative transitions. In Study 2, 151 university freshmen (M = 21.5 ...
The present study investigated the relationships between fear of failure, disorganization, and affective well-being while preparing for a college exam. The study comprised a sample of N = 280 students and used a longitudinal crosslagged design. The ...
This paper addresses the development of a 9-item Short Form of the Orientations to Happiness (OTH) Questionnaire (Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005) for German-speaking countries. This questionnaire measures three ways to happiness: life of pleasure, life ...
Abstract. In the literature, social support is depicted as an important determinant of whether someone completes their doctoral process. However, few studies actually test the impact of social support in sound quantitative designs. The present study ...
Abstract. Although personal goals give meaning to life and contribute to well-being, achieving goals can become difficult in older adults faced with age-related challenges. A group of 49 older adults aged 65 to 92 years completed a semistructured ...