A Qualitative Content Analysis of Sustainable Quality of Life Concept in Research Articles
RTU 63rd International Scientific Conference on Economics and Entrepreneurship SCEE’2022 Proceedings 2022
Ilze Judrupa, Hasindu Sandaruwan Bandara Wadana Thuwakku Mudiyanselage

Sustainable Quality of Life is a new concept that emerged in socioeconomically wealthy countries with high importance given to the concepts of Quality of Life and Sustainability. It is evident that many macroeconomic aspects such as inflation, unemployment, economic growth, etc. impact the sustainability of quality of life. The aim of the study is to analyse the evolution of the concept of sustainable quality of life and to define the primary macroeconomic factors that affect the sustainable quality of life. The study was conducted as a qualitative content analysis of research articles, grounding the research questions of (a) what is sustainability, (b) what is quality of life, (c) what is the sustainable quality of life, and (d) how to achieve a sustainable quality of life. Categories were developed for each research question and the frequency of usage of the category was used to answer each question. It is observed that many types of research have been carried out to study sustainability, quality of life, sustainable quality of life, different indicators of sustainability, indicators of quality of life, and measurement of quality of life with different approaches. Innovation, research, creativity health, education and training, social relations, safety, environment, and quality of services contribute vastly to the achievement of sustainable quality of life. Further, it is observed that there are only a few research articles that have focused on how to achieve a sustainable quality of life and it is a broad concept that requires more attention and in-depth study.


Keywords
content analysis; sustainable quality of life; sustainability
DOI
10.7250/scee.2022.002
Hyperlink
https://journals.rtu.lv/index.php/SCEE/article/view/scee.2022.002

Judrupa, I., Wadana, T. A Qualitative Content Analysis of Sustainable Quality of Life Concept in Research Articles. In: RTU 63rd International Scientific Conference on Economics and Entrepreneurship SCEE’2022 Proceedings, Latvia, Riga, 13-14 October, 2022. Riga: RTU Press, 2022, pp.13-24. e-ISSN 2661-5533. Available from: doi:10.7250/scee.2022.002

Publication language
English (en)
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