DETERMINANTS OF WELLBEING IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ; Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Makale detayları

DETERMINANTS OF WELLBEING IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

Yazarlar:

Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ | Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Yayıncı:

Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi:

International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2014 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.47-57

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2014

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820045

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

1309-8063

Özet:

 

Life evaluations capture a reflective assessment on a person’s life or some specific  aspects of it. Given the relative lack of empirical work on subjective wellbeing  (SWB) amongst residents in South African townships, this paper seeks to fill that  gap by exploring the determinants of SWB in a township of Kwakwatsi. This  study is based on household data collected through a survey to investigate the  factors that might affect wellbeing. A multiple regression model was used to  determine the impact of selected socio-economic variables on wellbeing. The  mean score for wellbeing was 12, indicating that on average people in the area are  substantially dissatisfied with their lives. The age, educational attainment,  employment status of the head, and the number of household members employed  were found to exert a positive impact on wellbeing, whereas household size was  negatively associated with wellbeing. Information provided through the study can  be used when planning interventions relating to low income residents.

Makale detayları

DETERMINANTS OF WELLBEING IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

Yazarlar: Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ | Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Yayıncı: Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi: International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2014 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.47-57

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2014

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000820045

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 1309-8063

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Paul-françois MUZİNDUTSİ | Tshediso Joseph SEKHU

Yayıncı:

Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği

Dergi:

International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2014 Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.47-57

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2014

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820045

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

1309-8063