Health, social, behavioral, and labor correlates of quality of life in a well population: a contribution to construct validity of the WHOQOL-BREF.

ABSTRACT: The study aims to assess the hypothetical construct underlying the WHOQOL-BREF scale of quality of life in the working environment, wherein individuals are reasonably healthy. We analyzed cross-sectional data from civil servants at university campuses in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which focused on social determinants of health possibly related to quality of life. We simultaneously assessed the association of quality of life domains with physical and mental health, physical activity, eating habits, stress and social support at work, situations of discrimination, and socioeconomic status using structural equation modeling. Most of the 3,574 participants were non-manual workers (57%), woman (56%), with median age of 42 years, and 42% had a university degree. The association of psychological dist

SUBMITTER: Camacho LAB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688310 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature