Quality-of-Life Research in Chinese, Western and Global Contexts

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Shek, Daniel T.L (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Chan, Ying Keung (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lee, Paul S.N (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Σειρά: Social Indicators Research Series, 25
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Medicine.; Medical research.; Behavioral sciences.; Education.; Sociology.; Quality of life.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Quality of Life Research.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Behavioral Sciences.; Education, general.; Social Sciences, general.

The majority of studies on the quality of life have been conducted in Western contexts and are based on Western participants. Comparatively speaking, there are only a few studies that have been conducted in different Chinese contexts. Also, there are fewer QOL studies based on children and adolescen...

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