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Title: Satisfaction with Life and Food-Related Life in Persons of the Mapuche Ethnic Group in Southern Chile: A Comparative Analysis Using Logit and Probit Models
Authors: Schnettler, B.
Miranda, H.
Sepulveda, J.
Denegri, M.
Mora, M.
Lobos, G.
Keywords: Satisfaction with life
Food;
Multinomial logit
Multinomial probit
Mapuche
Issue Date: Apr-2012
Publisher: SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS
Citation: JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Pages: 225-246 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-011-9259-5
Abstract: In order to identify variables which have an influence on satisfaction with life among Mapuche persons of the Araucania 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 $100,000 (US $200) per month on food, frequently consumes Mapuche food, leads an orderly life and is satisfied with his food. The discussion relates the results to the factors which influence the construction of cultural identity and the impact on this of traditional food practices.
Description: Lobos, G (Lobos, German). Univ Talca, Sch Commercial Engn, Fac Enterprise Sci, Talca, Chile
URI: http://dspace.utalca.cl/handle/1950/9086
ISSN: 1389-4978
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