Subjective well-being and perceptions of safety among Jewish and Arab children in Israel

Asher Ben-Arieh and Edna Shimon

Children and Youth Services Review, 2014, vol. 44, issue C, 100-107

Abstract: As research has shown, safety is also a subjective phenomenon. Contemporary scholarship has also underscored the importance of subjective well-being among children as a vital component of overall well-being. Our paper explores the potential relationship between reported levels of safety in different settings and the subjective well-being of children. We conducted our study on 2238 children ages 10 and 12 with varying sociodemographic characteristics. Our findings support our hypothesis that safety in different settings is positively inter-correlated and that safety perceptions are positively correlated with subjective well-being. Furthermore, the correlations exist among different sociodemographic groups and in different settings.

Keywords: Safety; Subjective well-being; Quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.05.017

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