A New Worldwide Measure of Happiness Explains National Differences in Suicide Rates and Cigarette Consumption

Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 355 - 384
Published: Sep 14, 2018
Abstract
Studies of happiness or subjective well-being (SWB) employ a variety of conceptualizations and item formats. Some authorities prefer to focus on the cognitive or evaluative component of SWB in studies of national happiness, and consider the affective component a lesser priority. However, we show that the latter component has unique and important predictive properties. We measured the stable element of the affective component (being “usually...
Paper Details
Title
A New Worldwide Measure of Happiness Explains National Differences in Suicide Rates and Cigarette Consumption
Published Date
Sep 14, 2018
Volume
53
Issue
4
Pages
355 - 384
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