Determinants of life satisfaction among race groups in South Africa

Ebrahim, Amina; Botha, Ferdi; Snowball, Jen

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2013.797227

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“…The OLS model's R squared value (0.132) and the ordered probit model Pseudo R squared value (0.190) were consistent with the results obtained in similar cross-sectional well-being studies (Powdthavee, 2003;Ebrahim, Botha and Snowball, 2013). The results for the signs and the significance of the estimated coefficients of the two estimation techniques (OLS and ordered probit) were similar, in line with the findings by Ferrer-i-Carbonell and Frijters (2004) and Stevenson and Wolfers (2009).…”

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confidence: 88%

The expected well-being of urban refugees and asylum-seekers in Johannesburg

Greyling

2016

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The influx of asylum-seekers and refugees from across Africa into democratic South Africa has increased significantly. The aim of this paper is to determine the factors that influences the expect well-being of this unique group. Expected well-being is an important determinant of both the decision to migrate and the choice of a country of destination. Knowledge about this determinant therefore informs refugee policies. The results show that only a few of the factors found in the literature explaining the expected well-being of voluntary migrants also explain the expected well-being of forced migrants. However, a number of factors found in the literature that explain the subjective well-being and well-being in general of refugees and asylum-seekers also went towards explaining the expected well-being of this group. These factors include: government assistance, culture, the time spent in South Africa, economic factors, crime, refugee status, reasons for leaving the home countries and the number of people staying in a house in the receiving country. The findings of this study emphasise the differences between forced and voluntary migrants and highlight the factors that influence the expected well-being of forced migrants. These in turn shed light on migration decisions and the choice of destination countries.

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confidence: 88%

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2016

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“…Although whites are perceived to be happier than other groups (Blaauw & Pretorius, 2013;Ebrahim, Botha & Snowball, 2013), with the implementation of empowerment and affirmative legislation, this gap is likely to be narrowed as more formerly disadvantaged people with capabilities are brought into the mainstream enterprise economy. As they become more empowered and engage in more successful entrepreneurial activities, their happiness levels are likely to increase.…”

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“…Hinks and Gruen (2007) found that individuals in South Africa with tertiary education are happier than those with no education. In the South African context of multiple ethnicities and the legacy of apartheid, the African population seems to have had lower levels of reported well-being relative to the white or other groups, all other factors being equal (Kingdon & Knight, 2006;Moller, 2007;Posel & Casale, 2011;Ebrahim, Botha & Snowball, 2013;Blaauw & Pretorius, 2013).…”

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Influences on happiness and subjective well-being of entrepreneurs and labour: Kwazulu-Natal case study

Mahadea¹,

Ramroop²

2015

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Globally, individuals seek happiness, but not everybody is happy. Economic reasoning suggests that rising incomes with expansions in GDP enhance the quality of life and subjective well-being. This paper examines the influences on individual happiness, using ordinal logistic regression and chi-square analyses. Based on the findings of a small case study, the chi-square test indicated that a significant relationship exists between gender, education, ethnicity, children, marital status, employment relations, income and self-reported happiness. The study also found that, on average, happier people tended to be educated, married with children, and treated fairly at work. But having too many children produced a decrement in individual happiness. The ordinal regression results indicate that an individual's education, gender, age distribution and work environment are influential in producing higher levels of happiness. Entrepreneurs were found to have a significantly higher mean level of happiness than employees. In the workplace, individuals who experienced personal growth and were able to contribute their ideas tended to be happier, relative to others who perceived themselves to be 'restricted'.

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“…It was found that the White population shows better life satisfaction than the Black population (Ebrahim et al, 2013).…”

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“…Concerning cross-cultural studies on well-being, little difference has been identified pertaining to overall well-being, while life satisfaction as a dimension of overall well-being has been researched in cross-cultural South Africa (Ebrahim, Botha, & Snowball, 2013;Schatz, Angotti, Madhavan, & Sennott, 2015). It was found that the White population shows better life satisfaction than the Black population (Ebrahim et al, 2013).…”

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Personality and well-being in Black and White South African emerging adults

Nel¹,

Adams²,

Vijver³

et al. 2016

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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backgroundIn the last ten years, the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI) has been developed as an indigenous measurement of personality for the multi-cultural environment of South Africa. The aim of the SAPI is to assess personality in an unbiased and equivalent way. For the purpose of this study, we used an 82-item version of the SAPI which measures nine factors (Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, Extraversion, Facilitating, Integrity, Intellect, Openness, Relationship Harmony and Soft-heartedness). participants and procedureA cross-sectional survey was conducted using the SAPI, the General Health Questionnaire and the Brief Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale. A purposive sample was drawn from Black and White emerging adults (N = 990). We assessed the relationship between personality aspects and well-being across groups in a multiple group structural equation model (SEM) using the SPSS and AMOS programs.

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Determinants of life satisfaction among race groups in South Africa

Cited by 51 publications

References 47 publications

The expected well-being of urban refugees and asylum-seekers in Johannesburg

The expected well-being of urban refugees and asylum-seekers in Johannesburg

Influences on happiness and subjective well-being of entrepreneurs and labour: Kwazulu-Natal case study

Personality and well-being in Black and White South African emerging adults

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