scholarly journals How is Happiness Measured?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giedrė Plepytė-Davidavičienė
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
The World ◽  
Happiness Level ◽  
Happiness Measurement

The article deals with the methodology of happiness measurement. Data from the European Social Survey, the European Value Survey and the World Happiness Index, that allow measuring the happiness level of the population and providing an opportunity to evaluate the situation of Lithuania in the context of other countries, are analysed. The discussion of research methodology highlights the main methodological differences applied in the above research. The comparative analysis shows that in Lithuania the happiness level remains the lowest among other European countries, although life satisfaction is growing. The conclusion is drawn that a low level of happiness can be determined not only by the economic level of the country or individual psychological conditions, but also by the cultural-social context of the country.

scholarly journals The Influence of Personal Values on Internet Use and Wellbeing [La influencia de los valores personales en el uso de Internet y el bienestar]

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Sabrina Femenia
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
P Value ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
The World ◽  
Moderate Relationship ◽  
Exploratory Factorial Analysis

AbstractPersonal values influence the behavior, feelings, and lives of individuals, but also, Internet use which penetration is expected it continues expanding all over the world. Values determine attitudes and behaviors of individuals and they also affect relationships people maintain with others and themselves. Furthermore, those relations are as well influenced by the adoption and usage of the internet, that is changing the way individuals interact and relate. So, both, values and internet use, impact on individuals Wellbeing (WB) perception. The present study analyses the influence of personal values on internet use and WB perception on a  sample of 33.123 respondents of the European Social Survey (2016), 51% of female respondents and 47.9% male aged 15 and over, from different European countries. By this way, first, an Exploratory Factorial Analysis has been applied on data related to personal values, and four different profiles have been defined. Second, there have been individually analyzed and correlated the level of internet use and life satisfaction individuals report to analyze their influence on each profile.  Finally, the interaction of both variables has been considered. When p-value is significative (p < 0.05) individual profile moderate relationship between internet use and life satisfaction. Results demonstrate personal values influence internet use and life satisfaction.ResumenLos valores personales influyen en el comportamiento, los sentimientos y la vida de las personas, pero también, el uso de Internet cuya penetración se espera sigue expandiéndose por todo el mundo. Los valores determinan las actitudes y los comportamientos de las personas, y también afectan las relaciones que las personas mantienen con los demás y con ellas mismas. Además, esas relaciones se ven influenciadas por la adopción y el uso de Internet, lo que está cambiando la forma en que las personas interactúan y se relacionan. Así, tanto los valores como el uso de Internet, impactan en la percepción del Bienestar (WB) de las personas. El presente estudio analiza la influencia de los valores personales en el uso de Internet y la percepción del Bienestar en una muestra de 33123 encuestados de la Encuesta Social Europea (2016), 51 % de mujeres encuestadas y 47.9 % hombres de 15 y más años, de diferentes países europeos. De esta forma, en primer lugar, se ha aplicado un Análisis Factorial Exploratorio sobre datos relacionados con los valores personales, y se han definido cuatro perfiles diferentes. En segundo lugar, se ha analizado y correlacionado individualmente el nivel de uso de Internet y la satisfacción con la vida que reportan las personas para analizar su influencia en cada perfil. Finalmente, se ha considerado la interacción de ambas variables. Cuando el valor p es significativo (p < .05), el perfil individual modera la relación entre el uso de Internet y la satisfacción con la vida. Los resultados demuestran que los valores personales influyen en el uso de Internet y la satisfacción con la vida

scholarly journals Introduction: Basic Income in European Welfare States: Opportunities and Constraints

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurgen De Wispelaere ◽  
Louise Haagh
Keyword(s):  
European Social Survey ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Work Requirement ◽  
The World ◽  
Pipe Dream ◽  
Income Assistance ◽  
Permanent Residents

In the space of a mere five years, basic income has become something of a global policy phenomenon. The proposal to grant all permanent residents of a political territory a regular cash transfer on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement (Van Parijs and Vanderborght, 2017) is actively discussed at the highest levels of policy-making across the world, including by international institutions such as OECD, IMF or the World Bank. At the same time, several country surveys indicate the basic income idea is gaining considerable traction amongst the general public, with support for basic income in the latest wave of the European Social Survey (ESS) averaging slightly above 50 per cent (Lee, 2018). This suggests basic income has now firmly moved away from a mere ‘philosophical pipe dream’ to being considered as a serious alternative to conditional income assistance (Van Parijs, 2013; Haagh, 2017).

scholarly journals Social Exclusion and Subjective Well-being Among Older Adults in Europe: Findings From the European Social Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunwoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
General Health ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The Social

Abstract Objectives The current study aims to examine how social exclusion is related to subjective well-being in older adults across different European regions. Methods European population-based cross-sectional study design was employed using data sampled from the eighth round of the European Social Survey (ESS). Multiple items for social exclusion were used in this round, including household income, civic participation, frequent meetings with friends and relatives, basic health services, and neighborhood cohesion. Life satisfaction, happiness, and self-rated general health were also assessed. An ANOVA was performed to examine the regional differences related to social exclusion and subjective well-being, while a regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between the social exclusion and subjective well-being. Results There were significant regional differences in the social exclusion and subjective well-being of older Europeans. In addition, older adults in the Nordic nations are more likely to indicate higher levels of subjective well-being and lower levels of social exclusion, while older adults from Central and Eastern European nations tend to report lower levels of subjective well-being and higher levels of social exclusion. Material resources and basic services are highlighted as the most important domains pertaining to life satisfaction, happiness, and general health. Discussion The study findings reinforce the inequality in subjective well-being linked to social exclusion across different societies. Both global and country-specific exclusion models in later life should be implemented in order to enhance comparable research and provide insight into EU and national guidelines for interventions to diminish social exclusion.

The Repertoire of Unconventional Participation

2020 ◽  
pp. 255-280
Author(s):  
Christophe Emmanuel Premat
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The World

It is common to describe political identity using surveys that address cultural values. The construction of indicators by mixing answers to a set of questions then becomes a relevant method when taking a behavioral approach. Scholars such as Ronald Inglehart or Pippa Norris have been engaged in longitudinal studies using two important series of surveys; World Values Survey and European Social Survey Aggregate data enabled them to perceive strong trends in different societies in the world, which is why they linked the evolution of political identity with the shift of cultural values in western societies towards post-materialistic post-1970s. This finding might explain why citizens cared more about issues such as environmental protection, quality of life, and personal and cultural development instead of simply economic security, growth, and stability of power relations. The present study analyzes the repertoire of unconventional participation of European citizens with the data from European Social Survey.

scholarly journals The Gender Life Satisfaction/Depression Paradox

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Becchetti ◽  
Gianluigi Conzo
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Affect Intensity ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Survey Round ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Self Assessed Health

AbstractAccording to the gender life satisfaction/depression paradox women are significantly more likely to report higher levels of life satisfaction than men after controlling for all relevant socio-demographic factors, but also significantly more likely to declare they are depressed. We find that the paradox holds in the cross-country sample of the European Social Survey and is stable across age, education, self-assessed health, macroregion and survey round splits. We find support for the affect intensity rationale showing that women are relatively more affected in their satisfaction about life by the good or bad events or achievements occurring during their existence and less resilient (less likely to revert to their standard levels of happiness after a shock). We as well discuss biological, genetic, cultural, personality rationales advocated in the literature that can explain our findings.

scholarly journals Positional, mobility and reference effects: How does social class affect life satisfaction in Europe?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caspar Kaiser ◽  
Nhat An Trinh
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Class ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Class Mobility ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Class Origin ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So ◽  
Diagonal Reference Models

In this study, we analyse the effects of social class on life satisfaction and develop a theoretical framework that shows how social class affects life satisfaction through five pathways. Informed by this framework, we estimate the direct effects of class destination and class origin, the effect of own intergenerational class mobility as well as the effects of others’ class position and mobility (so-called reference effects). To do so, we utilize European Social Survey (ESS) waves 1 to 5 (2002-2010). We obtain information on life satisfaction as well as destination and origin class for about 100,000 respondents in 32 European countries. Our mobility analyses are performed with diagonal reference models, which allow for the consistent estimation of mobility effects. We find: (1) Class destination consistently and strongly structures life satisfaction across Europe. (2) Own class mobility positively impacts life satisfaction, particularly in Eastern Europe. (3) Other’s class mobility has a strong negative effect on life satisfaction. Especially the latter finding points to the hitherto neglected importance of reference effects when considering the impact of social class onlife satisfaction.

scholarly journals Examining sociodemographic factors of life satisfaction and happiness perception based on ESS 2016 data

2020 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sabrina Femenia Mulet
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
P Value ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Anova Test ◽  
Post Hoc

El presente trabajo pretende analizar aspectos sociodemográficos tales como: género, edad, nivel educativo, recursos económicos, o diferencias entre países, realativos al uso de Internet, así como su impacto en la percepción del Bienestar, tomando los datos de la European Social Survey –anualidad 2016. Se ha analizado la percepción del Bienestar, a  través  de  autoevaluaciones de nivel de felicidad y satisfacción con la vida de las personas incluidas en la encuesta. Se han aplicado distintos análisis estadísticos como el ANOVA test de un factor, (P-value 0.000), test post-hoc de Bonferroni-Tukey, o el test de comparación de proporciones entre columnas cuando ha sido necesario. La originalidad de este estudio recae en el tamaño de la muestra y datos recientes. Existen múltiples estudios que analizan este concepto, aunque generalmente presentan menor tamaño de muestra. Así pues, este estudio pretende contrastar investigaciones previasy ofrecer resultados interesantes en relación con las desigualdades entre países o fuente de ingresos. Se presentan resultados y conclusiones para su discusión.

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