Material and Non-material Determinants of European Youth's Life Quality

Gawlik, Remigiusz (2013): Material and Non-material Determinants of European Youth's Life Quality. Published in: Globalizing Businesses for the Next Century: Visualizing and Developing Contemporary Approaches to Harness Future Opportunities (22 June 2013): pp. 339-346.

Abstract

The paper confronts chosen approaches to quality of life studies with recent changes in post-crisis socio-economic environment. The focus is on European Youth at verge of entry into adult life. Presented research is a preliminary study for “The Application of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Analyzing Material and Non-material Determinants of Life Satisfaction between Young People from Developing Countries” project. Identifying and grouping the determinants of their life satisfaction could result in elaborating an innovative approach, providing European Youth with a new perspective on their personal and professional development options and allowing them to achieve a decent level of life satisfaction.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Human Life Quality, Determinants of Life Quality, Qualitative Research.
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C4 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics > C45 - Neural Networks and Related Topics; F - International Economics > F6 - Economic Impacts of Globalization > F68 - Policy; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being

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