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Moving from the quality of life concept to a theory
BACKGROUND: The Special Interest Quality of Life Group has updated its set of statements defining the quality of life (QOL) construct to reflect emerging areas of agreement and the framework for understanding better the QOL construct.
METHOD: This article examines the major areas currently under discussion involving the objective-subjective dichotomy, needs, and core domains.
RESULTS: It is concluded that while the new statements constitute a significant advance, further progress requires testable theory. In order to facilitate such future research, a conceptual model is proposed that distinguishes causal and indicator variables within the framework of a homeostatic management system.
CONCLUSION: Several lines of empirical investigation are suggested to test this and similar theoretical models with a view to taking our conceptualization of QOL to the next level.
METHOD: This article examines the major areas currently under discussion involving the objective-subjective dichotomy, needs, and core domains.
RESULTS: It is concluded that while the new statements constitute a significant advance, further progress requires testable theory. In order to facilitate such future research, a conceptual model is proposed that distinguishes causal and indicator variables within the framework of a homeostatic management system.
CONCLUSION: Several lines of empirical investigation are suggested to test this and similar theoretical models with a view to taking our conceptualization of QOL to the next level.
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Journal of intellectual disability researchVolume
49Issue
10Pagination
699 - 706Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.Location
Oxford, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0964-2633eISSN
1365-2788Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2005, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.Usage metrics
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causal variable and outcome variablessubjective well-beingquality of life domainsquality of life conceptualizationhomeostasisSocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEducation, SpecialGenetics & HeredityClinical NeurologyPsychiatryRehabilitationEducation & Educational ResearchNeurosciences & NeurologyINTELLECTUAL DISABILITIESMODELHEALTHSENSEEducation
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