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International Journal of
Population Studies Environmental impact on Ukraine’s quality of life

resource depletion and environmental pollution. Growing regression analysis is considered a standard regression
environmental challenges and increasing global awareness model, it is not inherently robust, as it can be sensitive to
of their impact have led to a more comprehensive outliers, multicollinearity, and violations of assumptions
approach to quality-of-life assessments, incorporating such as linearity and homoscedasticity. Thus, the study
environmental factors. The implementation of the underscores the significance of using robust statistical
European Green Deal, which seeks to balance economic models that can effectively handle violations of these
growth with environmental sustainability, underscores the assumptions to inform data-driven decisions that enhance
need to revise quality-of-life standards and emphasizes human health and longevity.
research on its ecological determinants.
The article consists of six sections. The relevance
This study evaluates the impact of environmental and and significance of the study are presented in Section 1.
economic factors on the quality of life in the Carpathian Section 2 provides a literature review and research
Region of Ukraine and presents an approach to improving background. Section 3 highlights the methodological
its environmental component. approach and data used in the study. The results of the
The Carpathian Region covers nearly one-tenth of multiple regression analysis are presented in Section 4.
Ukraine’s territory and consists of four oblasts: Zakarpattia, Section 5 is dedicated to the presentation of the Carpathian
Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, and Chernivtsi. It is a region of Eco-Way Strategy. Limitations of the study and main
significant ecological value, containing 22% of Ukraine’s conclusions are covered in Section 6.
forests, 26% of its nature reserve lands, 36% of its river 1.1. Literature review background
runoff water resources, and 42% of its rare underground
mineral water deposits (Kravtsiv, 2013, p. 6). In addition, The relevance and urgency of quality-of-life issues have
the region shares borders with five countries – Poland, attracted significant interest from scientists and experts.
Romania, Moldova, Hungary, and Slovakia. As ecological According to Keles (2012), quality of life is a global
issues do not have clearly defined boundaries, research on phenomenon that affects billions of people in both
environmental problems in this region is of international developing and developed countries. It is a broad concept
interest and importance. These factors determined the encompassing various aspects of societal well-being
choice of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine as the object (Keles, 2012, p.24) and includes multiple dimensions:
of this study. Physical, socio-cultural, economic, and environmental.
Researchers worldwide have examined the impact of
The research is significant because it addresses the different factors on quality of life. For example, one of the
pressing issue of environmental degradation in the latest publications has shown the positive impact of digital
Carpathian region and its direct impact on the quality finance development on the population’s health (Liping &
of life, particularly with regard to mortality rates. The Minizhe, 2024).
novelty of this research lies in its comprehensive analysis
of the interactions between environmental, economic, and A key focus in modern research is the measurement
social factors within a specific regional context. Unlike of quality of life. Conventionally, two main approaches
other studies that primarily advocate for eco-friendly are used: subjective and objective (Ostasiewicz, 2012).
behavior, this research offers a structured framework for Subjective indicators reflect an individual’s perception of
understanding environmentally efficient behavior – an their quality of life and overall life satisfaction, typically
approach aimed at both preserving and improving the assessed through sociological surveys. In contrast, the
environment, which is crucial for the region’s sustainable objective approach evaluates quality of life based on
development. statistical indicators.
The multiple regression analysis has practical Scientists at the Ptoukha Institute for Demography
implications, as understanding these dynamics can and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of
support policymakers and health professionals in Ukraine have developed a comprehensive methodology
developing strategies to improve life expectancy and for measuring quality of life that incorporates both
public health outcomes. Moreover, the findings from this subjective and objective indicators (Libanova et al.,
study contribute to the broader body of knowledge and 2013). In subsequent research, they compared different
provide a foundation for future research on mortality and methodological approaches based on population surveys
its determinants. The insights gained can also help guide and subjective assessments used by organizations such
nations in crafting targeted interventions and policies as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
that promote sustainable development and the long- Development, the European Union, and the Commonwealth
term well-being of human populations. While multiple of Independent States (Libanova et al., 2020).

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