scholarly journals The Happy Migrant? Emigration and its Impact on Subjective Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 189-204
Author(s):  
Jean Guedes Auditor ◽  
Marcel Erlinghagen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Difference In Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe chapter asks about possible causal effects of migration on subjective well-being (SWB) measured by self-reported overall life satisfaction. By combining the emigration sample of the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS) with a quasi-counterfactual sample of internationally non-mobile Germans provided by the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) the difference-in-difference analyses show that emigration is actually accompanied by an increase in SWB. Based on propensity score matching procedures and compared to non-mobile German stayers, German first-time emigrants show a significant increase in SWB shortly after arrival in their host country. For most emigrants, migration pays off not only economically via increasing incomes but also with regard to an increase in life satisfaction. However, the underlying analysis has certain limitations and we therefore discuss the significance of the presented evidence and consequences and challenges for future research.

Emotion Regulation and Job Satisfaction as Predictors of Subjective Well-being in Doctors

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Prachi Sharma ◽  
Urmila Rani Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Cognitive Reappraisal ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Expressive Suppression ◽  
Specialty Hospitals ◽  
Intrinsic Job Satisfaction

This study examined the role of emotion regulation and job satisfaction in predicting affective (positive and negative affect) and cognitive (life satisfaction) components of subjective well-being (SWB) in doctors. The predictors used were the dimensions of job satisfaction—intrinsic, extrinsic job satisfaction as well as the total score of job satisfaction and the following dimensions of intra-personal emotion regulation—cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression. The participants included in the study were doctors from multi-specialty hospitals in Gurgaon district of Haryana. A total of 102 doctors were included in the study using convenience sampling. Correlational and step-wise multiple regression analyses were conducted to test the predictions. The results of the analysis confirmed the predictions as intrinsic job satisfaction and cognitive reappraisal significantly and positively predicted life satisfaction. The findings were discussed in the light of available research along with implications of the study and possible avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Consumption Changes, Not Income Changes, Predict Changes in Subjective Well-Being

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Gordon D. A. Brown ◽  
John Gathergood
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Consumer Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Saving Behavior ◽  
First Time

Does happiness depend on what one earns or what one spends? Income is typically found to have small beneficial effects on well-being. However, economic theory suggests that well-being is conferred not by income but by consumption (i.e., spending on goods and services), and a person’s level of consumption may differ greatly from their level of income due to saving behavior and taxation. Moreover, research within consumer psychology has established relationships between people’s spending in specific categories and their well-being. Here we show for the first time using panel data that changes in life satisfaction are associated with changes in consumption, not changes in income. We also find some evidence that increased conspicuous consumption is more strongly associated with improved well-being than is increased nonconspicuous consumption.

Shopping Well-Being and Ill-Being

2014 ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Dong-Jin Lee ◽  
Grace B. Yu ◽  
M. Joseph Sirgy ◽  
Ahmet Ekici ◽  
Eda Gurel-Atay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Managerial Implications

In this chapter, the authors make an attempt to review and integrate much of the research on shopping well-being and ill-being experiences. The integrated model identifies the antecedents of these two focal constructs in terms of situational, individual, and cultural factors. The consequences of shopping well-being and ill-being experiences on life satisfaction (or subjective well-being) are explained through a bottom-up spillover process. Managerial implications and avenues for future research are also discussed.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Value Domains and Subjective Well-Being of Employees: Evidence from Turkey

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aytül Ayşe Özdemir
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Value Preferences ◽  
Positive Effect

The main purposes of this study were to examine Turkish employee’s value preferences and to explore the relation between the preferences of value domains and subjective well-being. The study conducted on 145 employees working in private organizations indicated that universalism, benevolence, conformity, self-direction are the most strongly endorsed value domains by Turkish employees. It was found that achievement, hedonism and stimulation correlated positively with positive affect. Benevolence and tradition correlated negatively with positive affect. Universalism made a negative, tradition do a positive effect on life satisfaction. Suggestions for future research are explored.

scholarly journals Climate Change–Related Heat Stress and Subjective Well-Being in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin K. Zander ◽  
Simon Moss ◽  
Stephen T. Garnett
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Impact

Abstract There is mounting evidence that climate change impacts compromise people’s well-being. Many regions of Australia have experienced record hot temperatures and more frequent and longer heat waves with substantial consequences for people, economies, and ecosystems. Using data from an Australia-wide online survey with 1101 respondents, we investigated the relationship between self-reported measures of heat stress and different dimensions of subjective well-being. After controlling for socioeconomic factors known to affect well-being, we found that heat stress was linked to people’s certainty about and planning for their future but not to their life satisfaction, happiness, social state, capabilities, or purpose in life. This result indicates that, while heat is not associated with present well-being, many people worry about the effect that increased heat will have on their future well-being. People who were uncertain about their future were also more likely than those who did not feel uncertain to think that heat compromised their productivity. People who agreed that they were competent and capable in their activities rated their heat stress–related productivity loss lower than those who disagreed. The findings are relevant for future studies using life-satisfaction approaches to assess consequences of climate change impacts and to studies in “happiness economics.” We recommend that future research on the impact of climate change on well-being go beyond simply life satisfaction and happiness and test multiple dimensions of well-being.

scholarly journals A Path Analytic Model Exploration of Determinants of Happiness of Older Adults in Abu Dhabi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muna Al Bahar ◽  
Masood Badri ◽  
Mugheer Al Khaili ◽  
Fahad Al Neyadi ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Social ◽  
Future Research Directions

AbstractThe objective of the study was to identify the factors associated with the subjective well-being of older adults in Abu Dhabi when happiness is taken as the dependent variable. In the present research, a framework based on theoretical models was developed in which older adult’s happiness was seen in a synergistic relationship and was associated with many other variables related to various domains in the social system. The sample consisted of 1,004 older adults aged 60 and above, who participated in the First Abu Dhabi General Social Survey administered in 2018. Many subjective well-being variables were considered. Path analysis was used to develop a model that incorporated the five following variables directly affecting the happiness of older adults: housing satisfaction, satisfaction with family life, satisfaction with friendships, life satisfaction, satisfaction with surrounding environment, and some psychological feelings. The study highlighted all direct and indirect associations. Further analysis of variance revealed the associations of gender, marital status, and education attainment. Implications of the study were highlighted along with future research directions.

scholarly journals Becoming a first-time grandparent and subjective well-being. A fixed effects approach.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Sheppard ◽  
Christiaan Willem Simon Monden
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Transition ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Fixed Effects Models ◽  
First Time

Objective: In this study, we examine how individuals are affected by the change in status to grandparenthood for the first time.Background: Being a grandparent, especially an active and involved grandparent, is positively linked to the well-being of individuals with grandchildren, however little is known about how becoming a grandparent affects well-being.Method: We use longitudinal data from fifteen countries in Europe (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe - SHARE) to analyse if becoming a grandparent is associated with three measures of subjective well-being. We use fixed effects models to account for unobserved heterogeneity.Results: We found evidence that becoming a first-time grandparent is associated with fewer depressive symptoms among women, although there was no effect on subjective life expectancy or life satisfaction. For men, we found no evidence for an impact on any outcome tested, although there is an association with increased subjective life expectancy conditional on employment status; only if men were employed when transitioning to grandparenthood. We also found no evidence that actively looking after the grandchild is important for either gender.Conclusion: These results suggest that, at least for women, it is the life transition itself that impacts on well-being, rather than active grandchild-care. More research is needed to verify these findings in other contexts, and over longer periods of time.

scholarly journals The Negative Influence of Labor Informality on Subjective Well-Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Temkin
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Informal Employment ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Household Spending ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
First Time

<p>This paper explores the relationship between informal employment and the subjective well-being of informal employees and self-employed workers in Mexico. The main hypothesis is that labor informality has a significantly negative impact on the level of self-reported life satisfaction and happiness of individuals. This effect is sustained even when controlling for potentially determinant socio-demographic factors, in particular income. The module of self-reported well-being (BIARE) that was part of the National Household Spending Survey (ENGASTO), conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) during the first quarter of 2012 was used for this research. The module gathered, for the first time in Mexico, official statistics on life satisfaction and happiness. The results of the investigation show that informal employment is by itself a factor comparable to income in its influence on the perceived well-being of individuals.</p>

scholarly journals “Life Satisfaction” and “Personal Happiness” in the Sociological Studies of Subjective Well-Being

2020 ◽  
pp. 565-589
Author(s):  
Galina G. Tatarova ◽  
◽  
Anna V. Kuchenkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Homogeneous Groups ◽  
General Integral ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
The Relationship

The article is devoted to the actualization of methodological issues of using the indicators “life satisfaction” and “personal happiness”. In sociological studies they play (either individually or as part of indices) the role of a generalized (general, integral) indicator of subjective well-being, in contrast to particular ones. The features of the relationship of these indicators are considered at the country, group (the basis for the selection — lifecycle stages) and individual levels. The article justifies the expediency (for sociological measurements) of the introducing of a two-dimensional space, highlighting segments in it, on which a very definite character of the relationship between life satisfaction and happiness is observed. Compared with other existing indices based on the difference in answers to direct questions about “life satisfaction” and “personal happiness” or the arithmetic mean, the proposed model is a “logical” index. The advantages of this construct in mass surveys are: procedural transparency, which facilitates the detection of atypical situations; the priority of quality over quantity when highlighting qualitatively homogeneous groups (according to a generalized indicator); avoiding the artificiality of the construct; avoiding “summation”. The empirical base is the data of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS-HSE) (2017) and European Social Survey (2016).

scholarly journals Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-Being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Aníbal González-Rivera ◽  
Adam Rosario-Rodríguez ◽  
Eduardo Rodríguez-Ramos ◽  
Idania Hernández-Gato ◽  
Lourdes Torres-Báez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Average Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Psychological Flourishing

Currently, not much has been written about the empirical psychological well-being of the atheist community in Puerto Rico and Latin America. The objective of the present study is to analyze if there are statistically significant differences in the levels of life satisfaction and psychological flourishing between believers in God and self-identified atheists. For this purpose, a sample of 821 participants (415 believers and 406 atheists) ranging from the ages of 19 to 85 years was selected. The results show that there is a slight average difference regarding life satisfaction and psychological flourishing between these groups; however, the difference is not substantial enough to ensure that believers in God or atheists have a better quality of life. Both believers and atheists exhibit high levels of life satisfaction and psychological flourishing. This study provides empirical evidence to demystify certain traditional assumptions about the supremacy of religious beliefs over secular convictions or vice versa. We hope that these findings create social awareness and could be used as a basis for future research concerning the population of non-believers.

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