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Chapter 2 Thesis Elsielue Vivas
Chapter 2 Thesis Elsielue Vivas
Chapter II
This chapter presents the foreign and local literature and studies relevant
Life Satisfaction
Life satisfaction refers to being satisfied with one's life. It is the happiness
that exists when we talk about the past and the big picture. According to Barker
(2014), there are five ways to improve life satisfaction: 1. Friends, 2. Set
objectives, 3. Tell your life story, 4. Money isn't the answer, and 5. Continue to
grow.
life satisfaction, proximal mediators (quality of work life, quality of nonworking life,
analysis of life satisfaction was conducted with regard to career satisfaction, job
Andersson (2018) states that for women, the gains in happiness and life
satisfaction associated with college are greatest for those who were least likely to
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attend and graduate due to family economic circumstances. Men, on the other
hand, benefit the most from college in terms of life satisfaction when they come
from affluent families. These findings are consistent with gender and institutional
views on education and life chances. College disparities in life satisfaction show
significant variation across cohorts and the life course for both sexes.
with the way one's life is unfolding. According to research, the more educated
particularly at the nation's private colleges and universities, students and their
lifetime returns. According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, those who
have graduated from college report similar feelings of personal satisfaction and
majority of people in each group were happy with their family life, financial
situation, and current job. There were no statistically significant differences in any
of the three measures of overall satisfaction between the two groups, though
private school graduates were slightly more likely than public school graduates to
say they were “very satisfied” with their personal financial situation (44 percent
vs. 34 percent ).
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and salary may explain recent college graduates' job satisfaction in the public,
match increases job satisfaction in all three sectors, for-profit workers may
compensate for a loss in job satisfaction due to a poor match with increased
the public and non-profit sectors cannot compensate for the loss in job
profit sector.
whom are graduates, and 121 female respondents, 60 of whom are school-
leavers and 61 of whom are graduates. The goal of this study is to fill gaps in the
literature and compare job satisfaction among high school graduates and college
graduates. The proposed study, in particular, aimed to broaden the existing, but
graduates. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to perform
positive aspect of one's personality. What is unclear is why both genders were
not affected in the same way. Unfortunately, due to the cross-sectional data
The study's findings have implications for social work education and
students, social work programs must provide graduate students with knowledge
that will help them progress and succeed academically. Approaches that
integrated into social work programs and instructional repertoires with the goal of
may share information about the effects of peer and family support on learning
experiences with incoming students during orientation to help them prepare for
and cope with the challenges of graduate education. This information could help
them realize they are not alone in their academic endeavors, improve their
academic performance, and keep them from dropping out of a graduate program
satisfaction levels differ depending on their income level and location. Results
University students are one of the segments of society where life satisfaction is
satisfaction score is slightly lower than that of all of our neighbors. Our highest
satisfaction score was 80 percent in "Religious life," while our lowest was 54
perception of progress over the last five years. Only 41% of our people believe
our situation is better now than it was five years ago, compared to 56% of Thais
and 59% of Vietnamese. More depressing, 31% of our people believe things are
worse now than they were five years ago, compared to 19% of Malaysians and
27% of Indonesians.
are "very happy," while 49 % are "fairly happy." Meanwhile, only 8% of those
polled said they are "unhappy" with their lives. The polling firm discovered a 5-
are employed in jobs that match their degree. Contact center representatives,
various clerks in retail and sales, and other service workers and laborers are the
common good is limited to voting, following the law, and paying taxes. They
rarely participate in political and social actions, and they are also
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about their earnings and rating their financial situation as poor, overall life
discovers that a positive college experience (in all of its dimensions) is generally
proclivity for political action, and higher life satisfaction (Tutor, 2021).
This study was conceived in the context of the rising prevalence of mental
social institution, the school must be able to foster better mental wellbeing and
quality of life among its students by creating a social environment. The purpose
was used in this study. A survey was given to 249 students at a private
related to depression levels, general positive affect, and life satisfaction. Social
interactions with entities at school were also linked to a higher quality of life.
flow domains on key outcomes remained unknown. To fill this empirical void, the
anxiety, life satisfaction, and work longevity in 133 Filipino guidance counselors.
and work longevity even after controlling for the influence of relevant
predicted by absorption. Intrinsic work motivation, on the other hand, did not
predict any outcome. The current study's unique theoretical contributions to the
The study used a two-phased scheme that included both quantitative and
approach was used to identify the challenges that influence their career
satisfaction patterns. The study was guided by the Career Capital concept and
aimed to broaden its scope by extracting and expanding on the first major career
professionals in Metro Manila was surveyed. The following are the key findings of
analysis: (1) burnout fully mediated the negative relationship between commuting
support for AWA adoption was found; (2) burnout is negatively related to job
satisfaction and productivity; and (3) burnout and job satisfaction are significantly
higher among Big 4 professionals, while job burnout is significantly lower. The
findings suggest that commuting stress has an effect on work-life balance and
important job outcomes via job burnout. The findings of this study highlight issues
(Manuel, 2020).
Based on the foreign and local literature and studies, the current study is
The present study is similar to the above cited studies because primarily,
the public and non-profit sectors cannot compensate for the loss in job
profit sector.
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Life satisfaction of a person depends on how happy he is with his job. This
is also proven by Datu et al (2017) he said that work enjoyment was found to be
Educational Influence
with the skills and values needed to be responsible global citizens, such as
Israel (2018) states that education affects society in many important ways.
of the many benefits that education offers to the people in live in impoverished
nations.
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role in the modern, industrialized world. People need a good education to be able
to survive in this competitive world. Modern society is based on people who have
high living standards and knowledge which allows them to implement better
Countries need to ensure through legislation and jobs programs that all of
their citizens have access to the education and training that can lift up workers,
country’s human capital – increases the efficiency of each individual worker and
help economies to move up the value chain beyond manual tasks or simple
production processes. Human capital has long been considered the most
distinctive feature of the economic system and further work has proven the
Patrinos (2016) wrote that education is truly one of the most powerful
instruments for reducing poverty and inequality and it sets the foundation for
learning more and gaining more skills, you’re improving your career prospects.
Theoretically, when you do well, you also increase your salary. Education also
provides people with the knowledge needed to use the advanced technology that
makes labor faster and more efficient. Additionally, reports have shown that a
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culture-based education there are many people that are now aware of how
different cultural backgrounds of the students affect their learning and hence the
urgent need for culture-based learning is now felt more than ever.
those wrong paths that teach us after bad experiences. Education should