Silent Voices: Children's Quality of Life Concepts

MAREŠ, Jiří and Aleš NEUSAR. Silent Voices: Children's Quality of Life Concepts. STUDIA PSYCHOLOGICA. Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press, 2010, vol. 52, No 2, p. 81-100. ISSN 0039-3320.

Basic information

• Original name: Silent Voices: Children's Quality of Life Concepts
• Name in Czech: Tiché hlasy: dětská pojetí kvality života
• Authors: MAREŠ, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Aleš NEUSAR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: STUDIA PSYCHOLOGICA, Bratislava, Slovak Academic Press, 2010, 0039-3320.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: Slovakia
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.254
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/10:00044480
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• UT WoS: 000280379200002
• Keywords (in Czech): kvalita života; děti; adolescenti; koncept kvality života; průměrný život
• Keywords in English: quality of life; children; adolescents; quality of life concept; average life

Abstract

Paper deals with the concept quality of life (QOL) among children and adolescents and the methodological issues connected with the research of QOL. Our survey was completed by 581 respondents from the general population who are between 8 to 15 years old. Their task was to describe the term 'quality of life' and to describe poor, average and outstanding ways of living using the examples of their friends and acquaintances. This survey is a reaction to the lack of research interested in how children themselves see the quality of their lives and it is a part of a research project mapping the QOL among children and adolescents. Results show that the major QOL categories are quite constant across age and gender. Most of the respondents want the same: good family, parental care, good or average school grades, good friends and a sufficient amount of money (in the family). Major gender and age differences appear among less frequent categories e.g. good clothes, freedom, sport, alcohol consumption or smoking.

Abstract (in Czech)

Koncept kvality života u dětí ve věku 8 - 15 let.

Links

• MSM0021622406, plan (intention): Name: Psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dětí, mládeže a rodiny, vývoj osobnosti v době proměn moderní společnosti

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society