Trust in Chinese Government and Quality of Life (QOL) of Sichuan Earthquake Survivors: Does Trust in Government Help to Promote QOL?
Trust in Chinese Government and Quality of Life (QOL) of Sichuan Earthquake Survivors: Does Trust in Government Help to Promote QOL?
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对中国政府的信任与四川地震幸存者的生活质量（QOL）：对政府的信任有助于提高生活质量吗？
DOI：
10.1007/s11205-015-0967-9
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发表时间：
2016-06-01
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3.1
通讯作者：
Liang, Ying
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作者：
Liang, Ying
地震幸存者生活质量影响因素的研究主要集中在人口统计学变量或精神疾病对生活质量的影响上。本研究旨在探讨幸存者对政府的信任与其生活质量的关系。数据来源于2013年四川省5个县(汶川、青川、绵竹、庐山、都江堰)的抽样调查(N=2000)。采用世界卫生组织生活质量问卷简版(WHOQOL-BREF)和政府信任量表(TGS)进行信度检验。结果表明，两个量表均具有较好的信度。然后用验证性因素分析研究WHOQOL-BREF的条目和领域之间的关系，以及每个领域与生活质量的关系。最后，我们使用结构方程模型来考察TGS的十个条目对WHOQOL-BREF的四个领域的影响。我们的主要发现是：(1)幸存者的生活质量相对较差。(2)幸存者不完全信任政府工作和各级政府。随着政府层级的增加，信任也会增加。(3)对政府工作的信任比对各级政府的信任对生活质量的影响更大。(4)对政府的信任对身体健康和社会关系的影响比对心理健康和环境的影响更显著。“中国人对政府信任的落差”现象可以归因于制度设计的政治解读和机制。强调了有效的政府工作对提高幸存者的生活质量的重要性。
Researches on the factors on earthquake survivors' quality of life (QOL) focused on the demographic variables or the impact of mental illness on QOL. This study intends to study the relationships between trust in government and survivors' QOL. The data derived from a sample survey in five counties of Sichuan (Wenchuan, Qingchuan, Mianzhu, Lushan, Dujiangyan) in 2013 (N = 2000). Reliability tests are conducted for the brief version of World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and trust in government scale (TGS). Results show that the two scales have good reliability. Then we use confirmatory factor analysis to study the relationships between the items and domains of WHOQOL-BREF, as well the relationships between each domain and QOL. Finally, we employ structural equation modeling to explore the effect of ten items of TGS on the four domains of WHOQOL-BREF. Our main findings are: (1) survivors' QOL is relatively poor. (2) Survivors do not fully trust governmental work and each level of government. Trust increases as the levels of government grow. (3) Trust in governmental work has greater effects on the QOL compared with trust in each level of the government. (4) Trust in government has more significant effect on physical health and social relationship than on the psychological health and environment. The phenomenon of "disparity of Chinese trust in government" might be attributed to the political interpretation and mechanism of institutional design. The importance of effective governmental work to enhance the QOL of survivors is emphasized.