Study of the Quality Of Life and its relationship with Optimism among a Sample from Students of Faculty of Law at Damascus University according to some Variables

Abstract

This research aimed to study the Quality of Life and its relationship with optimism among students of Faculty of Law at Damascus University according to some variables. The researcher used the descriptive analytic method. The sample was (300) students from the Faculty of Law. There is measurement of Quality Of Life Assessment (WHOQOL– BREF) by World Health Organization, and Optimism Scale (OS) was built in this study according to methodic steps which are used in the scale structure. The results showed the following results: The distribution was normal, the students had a high level of Quality Of Life and Optimism. There was a positive relationship between the quality of life and optimism (0.54**).There were no differences in the quality of life or optimism between the first level and the fourth level. There was no difference in the quality of life between males and females. There was a difference in optimism between males and females; there is a positive relationship between the quality of life and academic average (0.13**). There was no relationship between optimism and academic average. There were no differences in the quality of life or optimism in accordance with illness. Finally, a set of suggestions were offered.