Satisfaction with Life and Food-Related Life in Persons of the Mapuche Ethnic Group in Southern Chile: A Comparative Analysis Using Logit and Probit
Por cep-wadm
13Sep, 2011
Journal of Happiness Studies
Berta Schnettler, Horacio Miranda, José Sepúlveda, Marianela Denegri, Marcos Mora and Germán Lobos Abstract
In order to identify variables which have an influence on satisfaction with life among Mapuche persons of the Araucanía Region, Chile, a survey was applied to 400 Mapuche subjects in Temuco. The questionnaire included the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale) and SWFL (Satisfaction with Food-related Life) scales, life-styles, food, and sociodemographic characteristics. Multinomial logit and probit models were proposed, in which the dependent variable was satisfaction with life. Both models proved significant (P < 0.01), but the logit model provided a better explanation of the construct. The results indicate a significant relation between satisfaction with life on the one hand and access to means of satisfying the basic needs associated with the concept of quality of life and maintenance of identity on the other. The probability of a high degree of satisfaction with life in a Mapuche person rises if he (she) possesses a greater number of goods, lives in the country, has higher education, has a partner, spends more than Ch
Keywords Satisfaction with life – Food – Multinomial logit – Multinomial probit – Mapuche
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