Abstract

SCHNETTLER, Berta et al. Variables affecting satisfaction with life in people from different socioeconomic groups in southern Chile. Suma Psicol. [online]. 2014, vol.21, n.1, pp.54-62. ISSN 0121-4381.

This study aimed to identify the variables influencing satisfaction with life in people from different socioeconomic groups in southern Chile.To do this, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of 316 residents in the main cities of the southern side of the country, distributed Ordinal logit Socioeconomic level proportionally by municipality. The questionnaire included the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Satisfaction with Food-related Life (SWFL), the Health-Related Quality of Life Index (HRQOL), the Self-Discrepancy Scale, and questions on demographic characteristics of those surveyed. The highest proportion of people extremely satisfied with their life and food-related life was found in the highest socioeconomic group. Four multinomial logit models were considered, in which the dependent variable was satisfaction with life. This analysis comprised the total sample and three sub-samples: high and upper-middle class, middle-middle class, and lower-middle, low and very-low classes considered jointly. The four models were significant, but differed in the explanatory variables that were significant. Regardless of socioeconomic status, individuals who experienced high satisfaction with their food-related life were more likely to report high life satisfaction. Other variables related to satisfaction with life were health, family, discrepancy with the ideal self, age and ownership of certain goods in the home.

Keywords : Satisfaction with life; Satisfaction with food-related life; Ordinal logit; ocioeconomic level.

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