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Association of happiness and socio-economic variables in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)
The study reported in this article explored the happiness status of residents in a South African township of Kwakwatsi. The study mainly investigates the relationship between subjective happiness and selected socio-economic ...
Attitude towards sport and physical activity, self-esteem, life satisfaction relationship and variations in terms of gender: perspective from university students
(2015)
Universities provide a platform for sport and physical activity participation opportunities to
students. For students, participation in sport and physical activity is an important part of
university life which can lead ...
Exploring a positive SWB model in a sample of university students in South Africa
(Springer, 2015)
Positive affect, optimism, self-efficacy, sense of coherence (SOC), satisfaction with life and emotional intelligence are all positive subjective well-being (SWB) constructs. However, research regarding of what a positive ...
Life satisfaction by demography in low income residential areas: evidence from South Africa
(Studia Universitatis, 2016)
Life satisfaction within various South African contexts remains an important subject for both management and research practitioners. This importance emanates from the view that life satisfaction is an enduring indicator ...
The relationship between sport participation and life satisfaction in an impoverished South African Community
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)
The unacceptable high levels of unemployment in South Africa have resulted in high levels of poverty and inequality. The purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between participation in sport and life ...
Financial distress and happiness of employees in times of economic crisis
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015)
Using data for 28 European countries for the period 2008 to 2012, we
examine whether employed individuals are affected by the economic crisis.
We provide robust evidence that unfavourable macroeconomic conditions
are ...
Determinants of wellbeing in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)
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 ...