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Other Books by Alex C. Michalos; Acknowledgements; Contents; Overview of the "The Selected Works of Alex C. Michalos"; Introduction to "Selected Works of Alex C. Michalos"; Biographical Notes; Comments on the Articles; References; 1 Cost-Benefit Versus Expected Utility Acceptance Rules; The Problem; Maximization of Expected Utility; Cost-Benefit Dominance; Preferability and Superior Performance; MEU Versus CBD: Comparison of Requirements; Harvey's Implicit Use of CBD; Explanatory Power; External Analogies; Simplicity; Internal Consistency; An Infelicity of MEU and CBD
Increasing the Effectiveness of CBDConclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Social Indicators Research and Health-Related Quality of Life Research; Introduction; Social Indicators of the Quality of Life: Basic Definitions; Historical Origins and Motives; Explaining Happiness with Life as a Whole from Selected Domain Satisfaction Items; Explaining Happiness with Life as a Whole from Health and Other Variables; Explaining Satisfaction with One's Own Health; Multiple Discrepancies Theory (MDT); Health-Related Quality of Life; Conclusion; References
3 Culture as a Moderator of Overall Life Satisfaction-Life Facet Satisfaction RelationshipsIntroduction; Models of the OLS-LFS Relationship; Moderating Effects of Culture on OLS-LFS Relationships; Method; Research Participants and Data Collection; Measures; Tests of BU, TD, and BD Models; Cluster Analyses; Results; Tests of BU, TD, and BD Models; Cluster Analysis; Discussion; Limitations and Directions for Future Research; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Determinants of Health and the Quality of Life in the Bella Coola Valley; Introduction; Sample Area, Sampling Technique and Questionnaire
Sample CharacteristicsHealth Status Measures; Health-Related Behaviour and Exposure; Health Care; Quality of Life Measures; Bivariate Relationships: Dependent Variables; Bivariate Relationships: Determinants and Dependent Variables; Explaining Health and the Quality of Life: Multivariate Relationships; Overview of Variance Explained and Most Influential Determinants; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Health and Quality of Life of Aboriginal Residential School Survivors, Bella Coola Valley, 2001; Introduction; Methods; Results; Proportion of Aboriginal Residential School Survivors
Comparisons Between Aboriginal Residential School Survivors and OthersDiscussion; Residential Schooling and Aboriginal Peoples in the Bella Coola Valley; Inequality in Health Confounded with Residential School Effects; Residential School Syndrome; Limitations; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Comparing Self-rated Health, Satisfaction and Quality of Life Scores Between Diabetics and Others Living in the Bella Coola Valley; Introduction; Methods; Results; Survey Response Rates; Discussion; Conclusion(s); Acknowledgements; Appendix A; References
Increasing the Effectiveness of CBDConclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Social Indicators Research and Health-Related Quality of Life Research; Introduction; Social Indicators of the Quality of Life: Basic Definitions; Historical Origins and Motives; Explaining Happiness with Life as a Whole from Selected Domain Satisfaction Items; Explaining Happiness with Life as a Whole from Health and Other Variables; Explaining Satisfaction with One's Own Health; Multiple Discrepancies Theory (MDT); Health-Related Quality of Life; Conclusion; References
3 Culture as a Moderator of Overall Life Satisfaction-Life Facet Satisfaction RelationshipsIntroduction; Models of the OLS-LFS Relationship; Moderating Effects of Culture on OLS-LFS Relationships; Method; Research Participants and Data Collection; Measures; Tests of BU, TD, and BD Models; Cluster Analyses; Results; Tests of BU, TD, and BD Models; Cluster Analysis; Discussion; Limitations and Directions for Future Research; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Determinants of Health and the Quality of Life in the Bella Coola Valley; Introduction; Sample Area, Sampling Technique and Questionnaire
Sample CharacteristicsHealth Status Measures; Health-Related Behaviour and Exposure; Health Care; Quality of Life Measures; Bivariate Relationships: Dependent Variables; Bivariate Relationships: Determinants and Dependent Variables; Explaining Health and the Quality of Life: Multivariate Relationships; Overview of Variance Explained and Most Influential Determinants; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Health and Quality of Life of Aboriginal Residential School Survivors, Bella Coola Valley, 2001; Introduction; Methods; Results; Proportion of Aboriginal Residential School Survivors
Comparisons Between Aboriginal Residential School Survivors and OthersDiscussion; Residential Schooling and Aboriginal Peoples in the Bella Coola Valley; Inequality in Health Confounded with Residential School Effects; Residential School Syndrome; Limitations; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Comparing Self-rated Health, Satisfaction and Quality of Life Scores Between Diabetics and Others Living in the Bella Coola Valley; Introduction; Methods; Results; Survey Response Rates; Discussion; Conclusion(s); Acknowledgements; Appendix A; References