Conceptions of happiness and life satisfaction: An exploratory study in 14 national groups

Joshanloo, Mohsen; Rizwan, Muhammad; Khilji, Imran Ahmed; Ferreira, Maria Cristina; Poon, Wai Ching; Sundaram, Suresh; Ho, Lok Sang; Yeung, Victoria Wai Lan; Han, Gyuseog; Bae, Jang–Ho; Demır, Melıkşah; Achoui, Mustapha; Pang, Joyce S.; Jiang, Ding-Yu; Lamers, S.M.A.; Turan, Yücel; Lepshokova, Zarina; Panyusheva, Tatiana; Natalia, Amerkhanova; Asano, Ryosuke; Igarashi, Tasuku; Tsukamoto, Saori

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.06.065

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“…Raibley [54] aspired to define the theoretical connection between happiness and well-being and argued that happiness is highly favorable when valued or when it is set as the benchmark to realize one's potential and, hence, is not exclusively enough to attain high levels of well-being. Joshanloo et al [108] examined the association between four conceptions of happiness and life satisfaction among 2715 university students and find that self-transcendence and conservatism positively affect life satisfaction, but self-directed hedonism and self-enhancement undermine life satisfaction.…”

Section: Conceptualization Of Happinessmentioning

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Can I Sustain My Happiness? A Review, Critique and Research Agenda for Economics of Happiness

Jain

Sharma

Mahendru³

2019

Sustainability

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Human beings want to live in a state of happiness and prosperity, but happiness is important not just for the well-being of individuals but for the well-being of society. To ensure the maximization of happiness, it is necessary to consider more than just money, and rather include the right understanding of happiness at the individual level, the family level, the society level, and the environmental (nature) level. This paper contributes to the existing body of knowledge by consolidating the findings of the literature; grouping those into major themes and sub-themes; describing the mechanisms based on the empirical papers by highlighting the independent, dependent, control, and moderating variables, to study the causal relationships between variables under study; proposing an agenda for future research; and informing the policymakers about decisions influencing the human happiness level through legislative rules and regulations. Our results suggest prioritizing the conceptualization of happiness while computing the happiness level at the individual or collective levels. Furthermore, the study recommends governments to establish the conditions enabling individuals to report happiness independently from the political pressure to answer strategically for impressive happiness level figures at the macro level.

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Section: Conceptualization Of Happinessmentioning

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Can I Sustain My Happiness? A Review, Critique and Research Agenda for Economics of Happiness

Jain

Sharma

Mahendru³

2019

Sustainability

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“…Several studies have sought to identify the diverse conceptions of happiness in various regions through qualitative or mixed methodology [10][11][12]. Although an individual's average level of happiness and the variance in adult happiness is strongly influenced by genetic factors and by the effects of experiences on each individual [13,14], the recent findings suggest that the various concepts of adult happiness are created by complex socio-environmental structures, such as cultural values, social roles, and life cycles [10,[15][16][17][18][19].…”

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What Types of Happiness Do Korean Adults Pursue?—Comparison of Seven Happiness Types

Doh

Chung

2020

IJERPH

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Although Korea has achieved successful economic, social, cultural, and technological development over the past decades, Korean people do not seem to be particularly happy. To enhance an individual’s happiness, we need to be aware of what situations and environmental conditions are conducive for happiness and explore the values of happiness we pursue. This study investigated the types of happiness expressed by Korean people using a mixed-method approach. Personal in-depth (n = 15) and focus group (n = 16) interviews were conducted with people who reported feeling a high level of happiness. Happiness categorization was conducted using Q methodology (n = 63). Subsequently, we surveyed 999 nationally representative samples of Korean adults to generalize the results of the Q analysis. The findings revealed seven types of adult happiness in Korea: (1) Self-actualization, (2) Belongingness, (3) Mission, (4) Social recognition, (5) Enjoyment, (6) Material success, and (7) Parenting. The combined results of the qualitative and quantitative analyses showed that in Korea, people pursuing money or social success feel the unhappiest, whereas people pursuing a mission or sense of belonging feel the happiest. In conclusion, we discussed the need for happiness literacy education, to provide each adult an opportunity to understand the type of happiness they pursue.

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“…However, the correlation between happiness and life satisfaction may not be so high and may even be conflicting when different conceptions of happiness are considered. Self‐transcendent conception of happiness is positively associated with life satisfaction, but a negative relation is found when the definition of happiness emphasizes self‐enhancing factors (eg, dominance) (Joshanloo et al, ). Furthermore, the correlations between happiness and life satisfaction present an incomplete picture about the stability and variance of subjective well‐being.…”

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Well‐being loss in informal care for the elderly people: Empirical study from China national baseline CHARLS

Ouyang

Sun

Wang

2018

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction Well‐being is an important component of health, while informal care plays a vital role in daily care of the elderly. However, the effects of informal care on the well‐being of the elderly remain unclear. This study was aimed to estimate such effects, in which well‐being was measured by 2 subjective indicators: happiness and life satisfaction. Methods Potential endogeneity was purified using instrumental variables. Data were collected from national baseline China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Results Receiving informal care would decrease the elderly's happiness score and life satisfaction score significantly. The health produced from informal care cannot offset the health depreciation caused by aging. Discussion To improve the well‐being of the elderly, caregivers have more to do and policymakers can design designated care policies based on our results.

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Conceptions of happiness and life satisfaction: An exploratory study in 14 national groups

Cited by 26 publications

References 20 publications

Can I Sustain My Happiness? A Review, Critique and Research Agenda for Economics of Happiness

Can I Sustain My Happiness? A Review, Critique and Research Agenda for Economics of Happiness

What Types of Happiness Do Korean Adults Pursue?—Comparison of Seven Happiness Types

Well‐being loss in informal care for the elderly people: Empirical study from China national baseline CHARLS

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