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The US Federal Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA)
defines the quality of life as "improving the quality of the
environment in which people live; the well-being of individuals
and groups."
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Life quality includes:
-The resources that individuals have at a particular time
-The places they live
-Their physical, social, environmental, and psychological
conditions.
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The University of Toronto Quality of Life Research Center
defines the quality of life as:
-The enjoyment degree of an individual from major
opportunities and
-The level of fulfillment with basic psychological needs in life.
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The basic needs of individuals, which must be met at every
stage of their lives, are related to the quality of life and
examined under three headings:
-Existence
-Belonging
-Achieving
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Existence: It is related to the individual's being a human.
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Social belonging: Social environment; a feeling of genuine and
sincere acceptance by family, friends, co-workers, neighbors,
and community
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Achieving: It is about individual goals, hopes, and aspirations.
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Achieving leisure time: Practicing activities that relax and
reduce stress, exercises, sports activities, walks, and family
visits.
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The family is the first institution where an individual's physical
and psychological needs are met.
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Opportunities such as:
Spending quality and pleasant time with other family members,
Producing efficacious solutions to family problems,
Close and supportive relationships between family members,
Providing family members the opportunity to benefit from
education and health services,
Living in a safe and comfortable environment
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Family support is a vital factor in determining the quality of life
of individuals, especially in families with individuals with mental
and physical disabilities.
Because in the system, the family constitutes the foremost
environment for the individual.
Other family members provide primary care for the person with
a disability and make the first and critical decisions on behalf of
the disabled individual.
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The opportunities offered to the family during the care process
are helpful, as well as the family's care capacity and resources,
in strengthening the family and supporting the improvement of
the quality of life.
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Objective measure for Quality of Life
Although there is no complete consensus on the determinants
of family quality of life, opinions can be divided into two topics:
Objective and Subjective determinants.
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Objective determinants of family quality include:
The income level of the family
The characteristics of the house where the family lives
The neighborhood of the house
Food expenditures and poverty
The amount and quality of the consumer durable properties
owned by the family
The living conditions such as health or disability.
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The fundamental determinant of the objective measure of
family life quality is income level. Families with a high income
are more likely:
To live in a better home.
To live in a socially and culturally qualified neighborhood with
more opportunities
To spend sufficient expenses on food
To have a better quality nutrition
To have more durable properties.
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On the other hand, the education level of family members
affects the intellectual capacity of the family.
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Subjective Measure for Quality of Life
A subjective measure of the life quality includes:
The personal and human-kind elements of individual
Family, and society like
Life satisfaction
Happiness
Peace
Goodness of occupancy conditions
Fulfilling needs, goals, and expectations
Actualization of values, love, and belonging
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Life standards are objective determinants defined by the
number of consumer goods owned by the family depending on
the income level.
The life standard is the most critical data for the quality of
family life.
But the pleasure of family members with their living standards
and evaluation of these conditions constitute the subjective
quality of life.
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For example, the fact that the family lives in a comfortable
residence is an objective determinant of the family's quality of
life.
The pleasure of the family with the house they live in is the
determinant of the subjective quality of family life.
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What is the most critical input in the formation of quality of life?
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Subjective quality of family life was first introduced by Andrews
and Withney in the quality of life study conducted in the USA in
1976.
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These variables are (respectively):
The individual, interpersonal relations
Family life,
Leisure time activities,
Housing,
Friendship and neighborly interactions,
Profession, education, services and opportunities,
Social structure, economic structure,
Local administration, and Country administration.
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SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, AND SOCIAL
PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF FAMILY
LIFE
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Internal stress factors in the family; include the characteristics
of individuals in the family, such as the personality structure
and low education levels of the parents, the personality
structure and developmental features of the children.
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In addition, life events such as loss of famil member (spouse,
children), divorce, childbearing, illnesses, and moving to
another house are among the internal stress factors that affect
the family.
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"Family resistance" is gained by successfully managing the
stressful situations faced by the family, which results in
ensuring its continuity.
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The intellectual capacity of family individuals, social relations
(neighborhood, relatives, friends, etc.), and economic capability
of family members constitute internal support sources.
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Here, programs and services for families and children will be
explained to improve the quality of family life.
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Educational programs for the family:
Structurally, institution-centered family education programs,
Family education programs based on distance education,
Home-based family education programs
Home and institution-centered family education programs
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In institution-centered family education programs:
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Family education programs based on distance education:
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Home-centered family education programs:
Educators work with families in the home environment. These
programs focus on families who have children in early
childhood.
Also, they provide families with knowledge and skills on issues
such as child care, the child's developmental characteristics,
and how they meet their needs.
The aim of home-based programs is to determine the needs of
families in their own environment and plan together with the
family
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Home and institution-centered family education programs:
This is a combination of programs conducted at home and in
the institution.
These programs aim to gain and acquire skills not emphasized
in the institution by the children who attended educational
institutions via ongoing education in the family.
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Family Education Program in Turkey is one of the most critical
and comprehensive family education programs carried out
institutionally.
In addition, many non-governmental organizations, schools,
special education centers, and some universities carry out
short-term family education programs.
The Ministry of Family and Social Policies cooperates with
other institutions and organizations while carrying out the AEP.
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Why is there a need to determine psychological well-being in
the family?
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There is no doubt the most critical contribution that creates
quality lives is provided by the social environment.
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The sustainability of a healthy society can only be realized with
families with a high income.
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As it is known, the family is the first institution where social
values are taught, transferred to new generations, and
personality development is formed.
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As we look at the statistics in our country, it is seen that the
marriage rate is gradually decreasing, and the divorce rate is
increasing.
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According to TUIK data, 565,000 couples got married in 2003,
636,121 couples married in 2006, and 641.973 couples
married in 2008.
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In addition to these, 120,117 couples divorced in 2011;
The number of divorced couples increased to 125,305 in 2013.
The divorce rate has increased by 23.7% in the last five years.
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According to TUIK data, among the reasons for divorce,
irresponsible and irrelevant behavior of spouses comes first
with 26.6%.
"Other causes" are in the second rank at 23.4%, while violence
is in the third rank (20.8%) (TÜİK, 2013; TÜİK. 2014).
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McKeown et al. focus on three areas.
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1. Family structure and functioning: Spousal relationships,
parent-child relationships, conflict resolution skills, segregation
of grandparents
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