Relations Between Anomia and Subjective Well Being in Population in Latvia and Lithuania

Kristine Martinsone (Corresponding Author), Jelena Levina, Gediminas Navaitis, Dace Caica

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    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 languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationICLEL 2017 Proceedings
    Subtitle of host publication3rd International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All
    EditorsP.A.D. Pereira, O. Titrek, G. SezenGultekin
    Place of PublicationPorto
    Pages653-660
    ISBN (Electronic)978-605-66495-2-3
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    Event3rd International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All - Porto, Portugal
    Duration: 12 Sept 201714 Sept 2017
    Conference number: 3

    Conference

    Conference3rd International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All
    Abbreviated titleICLEL
    Country/TerritoryPortugal
    CityPorto
    Period12/09/1714/09/17

    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

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