Economic Well-being and British Regions: The Problem with GDP Per Capita

Harvie, David; Slater, Gary; Philp, Bruce; Wheatley, Daniel

doi:10.1080/00346760802245383

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“…The region is unremarkable on traditional economic indicators however, for example, GDP or GVA (ONS, 2011d), thus providing further caution against taking simple economic statistics as measures of social progress and wellbeing, as Harvie et al . (2008) argue.…”

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Addressing the Social Determinants of Subjective Wellbeing: The Latest Challenge for Social Policy

Deeming¹

2013

J. Soc. Pol.

123

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The idea that the happiness and wellbeing of individuals should shape government policy has been around since the enlightenment; today such thinking has growing practical policy relevance as governments around the world survey their populations in an effort to design social policies that promote wellbeing. In this article, we consider the social determinants of subjective wellbeing in the UK and draw lessons for social policy. Survey data are taken from the ‘Measuring National Wellbeing Programme’ launched by the UK's Office for National Statistics in 2010. For the empirical strategy, we develop bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models, as well as testing for interaction effects in the data. The findings show that wellbeing is not evenly distributed within the UK. Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, employment, household composition and tenure all matter, as does health status. Influencing population wellbeing is inherently complex, though, that said, there is a clear need to place greater emphasis on the social, given the direction of current policy.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Addressing the Social Determinants of Subjective Wellbeing: The Latest Challenge for Social Policy

Deeming¹

2013

J. Soc. Pol.

123

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“…Future research could look at factors influencing the ability to do so (eg, age, physical health, self-efficacy, access and proximity to activities, financial capacity, family composition, working hours etc. ), 80,[98][99][100] so that interventions can be tailored to meet the needs of various sub-groups. Also, intervention studies or controlled trials of the Act-Belong-Commit campaign messages, both at the community level, as well as in targeted settings such as clinics, schools and worksites are relevant.…”

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Act-Belong-Commit Indicators Promote Mental Health and Wellbeing among Irish Older Adults

Santini¹,

Nielsen²,

Hinrichsen³

et al. 2018

am j health behav

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Objective Act-Belong-Commit is the world's first population-wide, community-based mental health promotion campaign. We assessed the associations between baseline indicators of Act-Belong-Commit behavioral domains and wellbeing at 2-year follow-up in a population-based sample of Irish older adults. MethodsData from 2 waves of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing were analyzed. The sample consisted of 6098 adults. Outcomes were quality of life (QoL), life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated mental health (SRMH). Multivariable regression analyses were conducted. ResultsThe adjusted model showed that each increase in the number of social/recreational activities (Act) predicted better QoL and SRMH, but the positive association with LS did not reach statistical significance. Both social network integration (Belong) and frequency of participation in social/recreational activities (Commit) significantly promoted QoL, LS, and SRMH. These associations were apparent regardless of baseline common mental disorders. ConclusionsAct-Belong-Commit indicators are shown to promote wellbeing among Irish older adults, providing further support for the campaign's potential.

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“…Education provides less clear results, although those with degree or equivalent qualifications report greater life and leisure satisfaction. Regional variations reveal London as the most prominent outlier associated with lower life and leisure satisfaction, the latter likely driven by the lengthier working hours and commutes experienced in this region (Harvie et al 2009). …”

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Subjective well-being and engagement in arts, culture and sport

2016

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This paper explores the relationship between engagement in arts, culture and sport, and subjective well-being, contributing to our understanding of the leisure experience, and cultural value, of these activities. Ordered probit analysis of UK data from wave 2 (2010-2011) of Understanding Society provides evidence in support of a wide range of cultural goods generating positive leisure experience, reflected in overall (life, general happiness) and domain (leisure) satisfaction. Frequency of engagement is central to certain activities: only regular participation in arts activities and sport generates positive effects. In contrast, arts events are positive irrespective of frequency. The findings also indicate even less frequent engagement in activities exhibiting cultural characteristics, e.g. museums/historical sites, has positive association with satisfaction. Finally, although employment has a negative association with leisure satisfaction, engagement in leisure activities is not found to spillover into job satisfaction (with the exception of certain sports). This suggests individuals consider work and leisure (including quality of leisure time) separately.

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Economic Well-being and British Regions: The Problem with GDP Per Capita

Cited by 18 publications

References 13 publications

Addressing the Social Determinants of Subjective Wellbeing: The Latest Challenge for Social Policy

Addressing the Social Determinants of Subjective Wellbeing: The Latest Challenge for Social Policy

Act-Belong-Commit Indicators Promote Mental Health and Wellbeing among Irish Older Adults

Subjective well-being and engagement in arts, culture and sport

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