Abstract
The purpose of this research was to investigate relations between anomia and subjective well-being in Latvian and Lithuanian population. The Latvian sample consisted of 1005 inhabitants of Latvia aged from 18 to 74 (M = 44.77, SD = 14.58), 47.8% males and 52.2% females. The Lithuanian sample consisted of 1005 inhabitants of Lithuania aged from 18 to 91 (M= 52.15, SD = 17.75), 42.2% males and 52.8% females. Four questions from Omnibus survey were used - three questions measured dimensions of anomia (normiessness, social isolation, and meaninglessness), and one question measured subjective well-being. It was found that both in Latvian and Lithuanian samples normlessness, social isolation, and meaninglessness are negatively related to subjective well-being, and all three dimensions of anomia are significant predictors for subjective well-being explaining 9% of variance in total. Psychological help in decreasing of anomia can be important for improvement of subjective well-being.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICLEL 2017 Proceedings |
Subtitle of host publication | 3rd International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All |
Editors | P.A.D. Pereira, O. Titrek, G. SezenGultekin |
Place of Publication | Porto |
Pages | 653-660 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-605-66495-2-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 3rd International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All - Porto, Portugal Duration: 12 Sept 2017 → 14 Sept 2017 Conference number: 3 |
Conference
Conference | 3rd International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All |
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Abbreviated title | ICLEL |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Porto |
Period | 12/09/17 → 14/09/17 |
Keywords*
- Anomia
- Normlessness
- Social isolation
- Meaninglessness
- Subjective well-being
Field of Science*
- 5.1 Psychology
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database