There is a need to explore variations in children’s safety perceptions for different settings (home, school and neighbourhood) and their relationship with subjective well-being (this including satisfaction with safety and satisfaction with life as whole) by comparing a variety of cultural contexts. A further objective is to explore to what extent gender, age group (10 and 12-year-olds) and level of SWB (measured using the SLSS -Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale- and the BMSLSS -Brief Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale) play a role in this prediction. Results obtained through binary logistic models with samples from Spain (n = 2,724), Algeria (n = 2432), South Africa (n = 2192) and Israel (n = 1914), show that children’s perceptions of safety are predicted by their different perceptions and evaluations of school, home and the nearby area. Perceptions of safety in the nearby area and satisfaction with safety (O.R. = 1.080) contribute to predicting higher levels of satisfaction with life as a whole to a greater extent than scores on the SLSS (O.R. = 1.036) and the BMSLSS (O.R. = 1.050) scales. The country participants live in (especially when combined with satisfaction with safety) and, to a lesser extent gender, also make important contributions. The age group they belong to plays a significant role in predicting higher perceptions of safety at home, in the area nearby, at school, and in predicting higher satisfaction with safety. Results open the door to the introduction of specific interventions (e.g. improving parent-child communication, enhancing public spaces for children to play and promoting children’s participation at school), aimed at promoting higher satisfaction with safety and also indirectly at higher satisfaction with life as a whole, on the basis of achieving positive changes of those factors which make the highest contribution.
This study explores the relationships between religiosity, Meaning in Life and Subjective Wellbeing (SWB) in a sample of 495
Muslim students (330 Females, and 165 males) from Algeria. Their Mean age is 21.26 (SD2.30). Relying on experts’ judgments
and pilot-testing, a Comprehensive Measure of Islamic Religiosity (CMIR) has been developed. It consists of 60 items covering
four broad areas with high inter-correlations: Religious Belief, Religious Practice, Religious Altruism, and Enrichment of
religious experience. A short version of the ‘Presence of Meaning in Life’ (PML) scale, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS),
and Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) are also administered in one set of questionnaires, together with religiosity items. The
results indicate that Religious Belief and Religious Altruism significantly contribute in providing subjects with meaning
in life. Nevertheless, Hierarchical Regression Analyses show that only Religious Belief makes a significant contribution in
both SWLS and PWI. But, this effect has almost totally been accounted for by Meaning in life in the second step. Comparisons
on the basis of the demographic characteristics show that males marginally differ from females (p < .05) in Religious Altruism, but these latter are higher in SWLS (p < .05). Moreover, it has been shown that students of science score marginally higher in Belief and Practice and also in PML,
and SWLS compared to their counterparts of Arts studies. Though no differences are found in the strength of religious belief
in subjects from rural and urban location, the former have generally higher scores on other religiosity subscales. This trend
is slightly reversed in PWI (p < .05). Furthermore, subjects from high income families are favoured in PML, SWLS, and PWI. These results are discussed on
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This paper explores the effects of health on wellbeing in a sample of 2,909 Algerians who participated in a survey using the
Personal Wellbeing Index in 2005. The survey took place 3 years after the end of a violent civil war and the start of an economic
recovery based on oil and gas. Survey participants were divided into two groups on the basis of their yes/no responses to
a question about the existence of a chronic health condition. Their scores were then compared for the Personal Wellbeing Index,
objective self-report health questions, and additional items relating to culture, environment and social networks. Correlational
analyses and regressions were conducted to explore the relationship between health status, measures of health, and subjective
wellbeing. Significant differences are found between the two groups in feelings of pain, anxiety and level of normal sleep,
which further validate the comparison. The results show a marginal difference in Personal Wellbeing Index score in favour
of the healthier group, due principally to the effect of the Health Domain. Moreover, the healthier group showed significantly
higher satisfaction with marriage, friendship and family relationships, which raises the question of the direction of causation
between the state of health and social relationships. Findings are discussed in relation to health provision in Algeria and
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This research aims to explore Satisfaction with Religiosity/Spirituality (SR/S) in a large sample of Muslims (1388 males,
1172 females) from Algeria. It also provides empirical evidence for the addition of a SR/S Domain item to the Personal Well-Being
Index (PWI). A questionnaire dealing with satisfaction with a range of personal and societal domains was used. Results support
previous findings (Wills Journal of Happiness Studies 10(1):49–69, 2009), and are in agreement with the recommendations of the International Well-being Group (Group discussion, 2006; IWG 2006). The new domain item makes a statistically significant — albeit a slight — contribution in predicting general satisfaction
with life (SWL). Notably, higher satisfaction with religiosity/spirituality is found in women compared to men, married individuals
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