A comparative study of the subjective well-being of parents and adolescents considering gender, age and social class

Close relationships can be a source of positive subjective well-being for lower-class individuals, but stresses of lower-class environments tend to negatively impact those relationships. The present research demonstrates that a partner’s commitment in close relationships buffers against the negative impact of lower-class environments on relationships, mitigating social class differences in subjective well-being. In two samples of close relationship dyads, we found that when partners reported low commitment to the relationship, relatively lower-class individuals experienced poorer well-being than their upper-class counterparts, assessed as life satisfaction among romantic couples (Study 1) and negative affect linked to depression among ethnically diverse close friendships (Study 2). Conversely, when partners reported high commitment to the relationship, deficits in the well-being of lower-class relative to upper-class individuals were attenuated. Implications of these findings for upending the class divide in subjective well-being are discussed.

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Socioeconomic status, social class, subjective social status, and subjective well-being: Examples of women’s appraisals of their health and work.

APA handbook of the psychology of women: History, theory, and battlegrounds (Vol. 1). ◽

10.1037/0000059-020 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 399-416

Author(s):

Karen Fraser Wyche ◽

Shari E. Miles-Cohen

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Social Class ◽

Social Status ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Social Status ◽

Subjective Well Being

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Subjective Social Class and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Class Consistency and Identity Uncertainty

10.31234/osf.io/tk8mn ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bek Wuay Tang ◽

Jacinth Jia Xin Tan

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Social Class ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Class Identity ◽

Relative Benefit ◽

The Us ◽

Lower Status ◽

Subjective Social Class

Drawing on a recent perspective that inconsistent class identities can negatively impact psychological outcomes, the current research explored if the relative benefit of higher subjective social class for life satisfaction would differ depending on whether it is consistent with one’s objective social class. In Study 1, across two independent samples from Singapore (N = 1045) and the US (N = 492), higher subjective social class predicted higher life satisfaction more strongly among those high in objective social class, but less strongly among those low in objective social class. In Study 2, these patterns were replicated in another large US sample (N = 1030), and appeared to be driven by lower status-based identity uncertainty (SBIU) linked to higher subjective social class perceptions among high objective social class participants. The role of class-identity perceptions in explaining social class disparities in subjective well-being is discussed.

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A Comparative Study of Subjective Well-Being Among Working Mothers in Indonesia and China

GATR Global Journal of Business Social Sciences Review - GATR Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review (GJBSSR) Vol.7(1) Jan-Mar 2019 ◽

10.35609/gjbssr.2018.6.1(5) ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 27-31

Author(s):

Resnia Novitasari ◽

Hazhira Qudsyi ◽

Tika Pratiwi Ambarito ◽

Eri Yudhani ◽

Fakhrunnisak Fakhrunnisak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Working Mothers ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Jel Classification ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Cross Cultural Differences ◽

Life Scale ◽

The Difference

Objective - This study investigates cross-cultural differences in subjective well-being among working mothers in Indonesia and China, as members of the big five countries with high density populations in the world. Methodology/Technique - The participants in this study include 168 working mothers, of which 118 are Indonesian and 50 are Chinese. The subjective well-being variable was measured using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and The Scale of Positive and Negative Experiences (SPANE). This study also uses an independent sample t-test to examine the difference between the two. Findings - The results show that t (116) = 2.779, p = 0.006, which indicates that there are different conditions between working mothers in Indonesia and China that affect subjective well-being. Type of Paper - Empirical. Keywords: China; Indonesia; Comparative Study; Subjective Well-Being; Working Mothers. JEL Classification: J16, P52.

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