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Project code: 6-06-015


Social, health and personal factors of quality of life


Main researcher: KRIZMANIĆ, MIRJANA (23641)


Assistants
Type of research: basic
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/01/93.
Papers on project (total): 26
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 1
Institution name: Filozofski fakultet - Humanističke znanosti, Zagreb (130)
Department/Institute: Department of Psychology
Address: Lučićeva 3
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
Communication
Phone: 385 (01)6120-187
Fax: 385 (01)6120-037
Summary: The main target of the research project was the validation of our conceptualization of the quality of life and the scales especially constructed to measure this concept. The validation of the concept and the quality of life scales was done through the comparison of the quality of life measures obtained from subjects living in objectively very diffrent enviroments and circumstances (students in Croatia, Austria, Sweden and USA), and to some citizens and dispaced persons in Croatia. The obtained results strongly support our conceptualization of the quality of life and show that the scales are adequate for measuring this complex concept. Within this project we have also constructed some new scales for the measurment of Health Locus of Control (for adult persons and children). The scales were applied to students, school children and wounded soldiers. The results show that both scales have good psychometric characteristics. Part of the project aimed at examining Lazarus' stress model and coping strategies in different stress situations. For these purposes some of Lazarus' questionnaires were translated, adapted and provided with some new questions. The results will be presented in the doctorial thesis of mr. L. Arambašić.

Keywords: quality of life, health locus of control, stress, coping, new psychological instruments

Research goals: The main target of the investigation was the validation of our conceptualization of the quality of life and the scales especially constructed to measure this concept. The validation of the concept and the quality of life scales was done through the comparison of the quality of life measures obtained from subjects living in objectively very different environments and circumstances (students in Croatia, Austria, Sweden and USA), and from citizens and displaced persons in Croatia and refugees in Germany. The obtained results strongly support our conceptualization of the quality of life and show that the scales are adequate for measuring this complex concept. Within this project we have also constructed some new scales for the measurement of Health Locus of Control (for adults and children). The scales were applied to students, school children and wounded soldiers. The results show that both scales have good psychometric characteristics. Part of the project aimed at examining Lazarusž stress model and coping strategies in different stress situations. For this purpose some of Lazarusž questionnaires were translated, adapted and provided with some new questions. The results are presented in the doctoral thesis of mr Lidija Arambašić waiting for the final exam.
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