Faculty of Finance and Management, WSB University in Wrocław, ul. Fabryczna 29-31, 53-609, Wrocław, Poland.
Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, ul. Mikołowska 72A, 40-065, Katowice, Poland.
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2022 Apr 2;20(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12955-022-01966-2.
One of key current social trends is the increasing number of single people. It has multiple implications as single individuals often live and behave differently than those living in relationships. Marital status and socioeconomic status may also be significant quality of life factors for single persons. The aim of this study is to identify relationships between quality of life and selected indicators of socioeconomic status in single and married respondents from the Wrocław metropolitan area in Poland.
4460 respondents took part in the study (1828 single, 2632 married). The study was cross-sectional based on a diagnostic survey. Data was gathered on respondents' sex, age, education, marital status, occupational status and financial situation as well as their quality of life and perceived health condition. Frequencies (f) and relative frequencies (rf) of categories of dependent and independent variables were determined. The chi-squared test (χ) and odds ratio (OR) statistics were applied. The level of statistical significance was set at α = .05.
A stochastic dependence (p ≤ .05) between marital status and perceived health condition and quality of life in the social domain was found among the respondents. Male sex, higher education, being an entrepreneur, college student or white-collar worker, and good financial status were associated with the highest assessments of quality of life and perceived health condition. The directions of quality of life modifications determined by socioeconomic status were similar in single and married urban respondents; however, the strength of these modifications was greater in the latter.
It is recommended to target respondents with public health programs aimed at lifestyle improvement, tailored to the needs of single and married individuals. Public policies directed at improving education and material situation of respondents are also worth considering, as they may be essential for modeling their quality of life. In addition, research on quality of life should be continued, which is particularly relevant in a pandemic situation.
当前社会的一个主要趋势是单身人数的增加。单身个体的生活方式和行为方式与有伴侣的人不同，这具有多种影响。婚姻状况和社会经济地位也可能是单身人士生活质量的重要因素。本研究的目的是确定波兰弗罗茨瓦夫大都市区单身和已婚受访者的生活质量与选定社会经济地位指标之间的关系。
共有 4460 名受访者参加了这项研究（1828 名单身，2632 名已婚）。这是一项基于诊断性调查的横断面研究。收集了受访者的性别、年龄、教育程度、婚姻状况、职业状况和财务状况以及生活质量和健康状况感知方面的数据。确定了依赖和独立变量的类别频率（f）和相对频率（rf）。应用了卡方检验（χ）和优势比（OR）统计。统计显著性水平设定为α=0.05。
研究发现，受访者的婚姻状况与健康状况和社会领域的生活质量之间存在随机依赖关系（p≤0.05）。男性、较高的教育程度、个体经营者、大学生或白领工人以及良好的财务状况与生活质量和健康状况的最高评估相关。社会经济地位决定的生活质量变化方向在单身和已婚城市受访者中相似，但后者的变化强度更大。
建议针对生活方式改善的公共卫生计划目标人群，针对单身和已婚个体的需求进行调整。改善受访者教育和物质状况的公共政策也值得考虑，因为这对塑造他们的生活质量至关重要。此外，应继续进行生活质量研究，这在大流行情况下尤为重要。
