Investigation of the Effects of Well-being and Social Capital on Quality of Life (QoL) in Rural Areas of Boyer-Ahmad County

Journal of Research and Rural Planning

مقاله 3، دوره 1، شماره 2، اسفند 2012، صفحه 89-112   

نوع مقاله: علمی

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/jrrp.v1i2.17159

نویسندگان

Mostafa Ahmadvand^* ؛ Saied Hedayatinia؛ Khosro Abdollahi

چکیده

the most common and probable starting point in the literature for definition of Quality of Life (QoL) was generally attributed to a warning that the area would be full of confusion and complexity. The study results showed that QoL of rural households can be categorized into three main groups: low, medium, and high. Besides, it suggests that there is no significant relationship between the QoL and social capital but the relationship between QoL and well-being was significant. Furthermore, the results of this study suggest that social capital is not important and therefore, play no role in improving the QoL. In addition, investment in social capital was expected not only to raise the standards of living, but also to improve the QoL. Also, the regression model results showed that among the variables postulated in the model; the number of family members, farmlands, and well-being were the most important determinants to predict the QoL of rural households and was able to explain 45.7 percent of variability in the rural QoL. Therefore, the improvement of well-being can improve QoL.
Based on the research findings, the following suggestions were made: Since income is an important determinant of QoL, more emphasis on education of rural people with regard to job skills and opportunities in different sectors especially in agriculture and handicraft industries through Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization are recommended. Given the low level of education in rural areas of Boyer-Ahmad, providing and increasing equipment and instruments for education and training purposes such as school, books, extension houses, cultural centers, and libraries are suggested. and etc.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Quality of life (QoL)؛ Social capital؛ Well-being؛ Rural Development؛ Boyer-Ahmad