SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research: A Contextualized Approach

Exenberger, Silvia; Juen, Barbara

This book explores the broad view on child well-being and the quality of life research. It starts with a discussion of the origin of the social indicator movement and a review of literature on the concepts of quality of life, (subjective) well-being and resilience. It then discusses the force of culture on child development, and shows how two prototypical environments favor either the independent or interdependent self-model. After an exploration of the shifts and changes in the child well-being indicator movement and trends of child well-being measurements, the book turns to research on Tsunami-affected children.  The first part of the study gives these children and their caregivers a voice, formulating in their words what constitutes child well-being for them in the given circumstances. The concepts provided are processed in detail, contrasted, and then made into indicators. The second part of the study describes the introduction of a child well-being index based on these indicators. The book ends with four main conclusions reflected in a theoretical model of contextualized child well-being indicators.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2013-10-17

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789400775183

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7519-0

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 71