A Research Synthesis of Gender and Social Class as Correlates of Subjective Well-Being

Haring, Marilyn J.; Stock, William A.; Okun, Morris A.

doi:10.1177/001872678403700805

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“…An early meta-analysis (Haring, Stock, & Okun, 1984) found that males tend to report better well-being, while longitudinal studies also concluded that marriage supported psychological well-being (Kim & McKenry, 2002;Mentzakis, McNamee, Ryan, & Sutton, 2011). Similarly, increased well-being is commonly associated with higher absolute and relative income (Clark & Oswald, 1996;Mentzakis & Moro, 2009;Oswald, 1997), although consistent indicators for the latter are hard to identify.…”

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Estimating the causal effect of alcohol consumption on well-being for a cross-section of 9 former Soviet Union countries

Mentzakis

Suhrcke

Roberts

et al. 2013

Social Science & Medicine

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While the adverse health and economic consequences attributable to alcohol consumption are widely acknowledged, its impact on psychological wellbeing is less well understood. This is to a large extent due to the challenge of establishing causal effects of alcohol consumption when using standard single-equation econometric analyses. Using a unique dataset collected in 2010/11 of 18000 individuals and also community characteristics from nine countries of the former Soviet Union, a region with a major burden of alcohol related ill health, we address this problem by employing an instrumental variable approach to identify any causal effects of alcohol consumption on mental wellbeing. The availability of 24-hour alcohol sales outlets in the neighbourhood of the individuals is used as an instrument, based on theoretical reasoning and statistical testing of its validity. We find that increased alcohol consumption decreases well-being and that ignoring endogeneity leads to underestimation of this effect. This finding adds a further and previously under-appreciated dimension to the expected benefits that could be achieved with more effective alcohol policy in this region.

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Estimating the causal effect of alcohol consumption on well-being for a cross-section of 9 former Soviet Union countries

Mentzakis

Suhrcke

Roberts

et al. 2013

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Haring et al (1984) realizaram uma meta-análise composta por 146 estudos e apontam que o gênero contribuiu com menos de 1% para a variação dos índices de bem-estar reportados. Inglehart (1990) entrevistou mais de 150 mil pessoas ao longo de 16 países, obtendo índices equivalentes de satisfação com a vida entre os dois gêneros.…”

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Felicidade: uma revisão

Ferraz¹,

Tavares

Zilberman

2007

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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ResumoContexto: A felicidade é uma emoção básica caracterizada por um estado emocional positivo, com sentimentos de bem-estar e de prazer, associados à percepção de sucesso e à compreensão coerente e lúcida do mundo. Nos últimos anos, diversos pesquisadores têm se preocupado em desvendar as relações entre felicidade e saúde mental. Objetivo: Revisar criticamente a literatura científica que aborda o tema da felicidade, assim como as suas contribuições para a saúde mental e a psiquiatria. Métodos: Revisão sistemática da literatura por meio do indexador MedLine, utilizando-se dos unitermos: happiness, mental health, well-being, positive psychology, resilience, optimism, gratitude, quality of life, positive emotions, personality. Resultados: Variáveis como origem, saúdes física e mental, religiosidade e determinadas características psicológicas se associam positivamente à felicidade. Não há evidências de que idade, gênero, estado civil, poder aquisitivo nem ocorrência de eventos externos (favoráveis ou não) se associem significativamente à felicidade. Conclusão: A felicidade é um fenômeno predominantemente subjetivo, estando subordinada mais a traços psicológicos e socioculturais do que a fatores externamente determinados. A identificação desses fatores é particularmente útil na subpopulação que é mais predisposta a doenças mentais, favorecendo o desenvolvimento de abordagens preventivas, com potencial repercussão nas áreas social e ocupacional.Ferraz, R.B. et al. / Rev. Psiq. Clín 34(5); 234-242, 2007 Palavras-chave: Felicidade, bem-estar, emoções positivas, saúde mental, psiquiatria. AbstractBackground: Happiness is a basic emotion characterized by a positive emotional state, with feelings of well-being and pleasure, associated with a perception of sucess and a coherent and lucid comprehension of the world. Recently, several researchers have been involved in the elucidation of the relationship between happiness and mental health. Objective: Critically review the scientific literature concerning the topic happiness and its contributions to mental health and to psychiatry. Methods: Systematic review of the literature through the MedLine database, using the uniterms: happiness, mental health, well-being, positive psychology, resilience, optimism, gratitude, quality of life, positive emotions and personality. Results: Variables such as origin, physical and mental health, religiosity and certain psychological characteristics are positively associated with happiness. There is no evidence suggesting that age, gender, marital status, wealthiness or the occurrence of external factors (favorable or not) significantly associate with happiness. Conclusion: Happiness is a predominantly subjective phenomenon, subordinated to psychological and socio-cultural traits much more than to external factors. The identification of these factors is particularly useful when applied to subjects that are more predisposed to mental disorders, favoring the development of prevention approaches, which have potential repercussion in the social...

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“…Different jobs offer opportunities for satisfaction of needs at different degrees (Warr, 2007), and therefore it follows that some jobs could enhance subjective well-being while others have an adverse effect on it. For example, working in higher occupations is associated with higher life satisfaction and levels of happiness than working in unskilled jobs (Haring, Stock, & Okun, 1984;Schoon, Hansson, & Salmela-Aro, 2005). …”

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Is There a Subjective Well-Being Premium in Voluntary Sector Employment?

Kamerāde

McKay

2014

Voluntas

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Previous studies have found that employment in the voluntary sector offers a so-called 'job satisfaction premium': despite lower salaries, voluntary sector employees are more satisfied with their jobs than workers in other sectors. This paper examines whether voluntary sector employees also experience a subjective well-being premium. Using data from the UK Annual Population Survey 2012/2013, we find that voluntary sector employees do have higher levels of subjective well-being but this subjective well-being premium is not evenly distributed between men and women. Men score higher on happiness and life satisfaction.However, women in the voluntary sector have lower levels of life satisfaction compared with their counterparts in the public sector. We discuss the implications of our findings for policy and practice in the voluntary sector in the UK.

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A Research Synthesis of Gender and Social Class as Correlates of Subjective Well-Being

Cited by 243 publications

References 7 publications

Estimating the causal effect of alcohol consumption on well-being for a cross-section of 9 former Soviet Union countries

Estimating the causal effect of alcohol consumption on well-being for a cross-section of 9 former Soviet Union countries

Felicidade: uma revisão

Is There a Subjective Well-Being Premium in Voluntary Sector Employment?

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