Environmental pollution, income growth, and subjective well-being: regional and individual evidence from China

Yang, Xinya; Geng, Liuna; Zhou, Kexin

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-09678-0

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“…Rao and Wilson believe that increasing income, which satisfies higher levels of needs, will eventually increase income satisfaction [ 7 ]. Yang et al's survey of individuals found that when people's incomes were greater than the average, incomes increased, yet income satisfaction did not increase to the same extent [ 8 ]. However, because there are target differences in social comparisons, the results can vary from person to person.…”

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Correlation Analysis between Residents’ Income Satisfaction and Mental Health Based on Big Data

Wang

Teo

et al. 2022

Occupational Therapy International

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This paper presents an in-depth study and analysis of the correlation between satisfaction with rural residents’ income and mental health well-being in the context of industrial structure upgrading. Most of the studies on residents’ subjective well-being from the perspective of relative income or income inequality have started from the happiness of rural residents and the satisfaction of rural residents’ life, and few scholars have focused on the psychological health of rural residents. Subjective well-being is significantly related to external and internal goals in desire. Life satisfaction is significantly and positively correlated with external and internal goals, as well as the six dimensions of desire, except for social identity; positive emotions are significantly and positively correlated with internal goals; negative emotions are only negatively correlated with self-acceptance, and there is a significant positive correlation between income level and desire. In vertical income, there is also a process of judging whether the expected income is achieved. If the expected income growth level is achieved, the income satisfaction will increase. Desire mediates the effect of income level on subjective well-being. Income level influences subjective well-being through internal goals; income level influences life satisfaction and positive emotions through external goals. The relationship between income inequality and mental health is influenced by the characteristics of the population, with women and middle-aged people being the most negatively affected. This relationship is also influenced by income level, with the effect of income inequality on mental health showing a negative effect in the lower and middle-income groups but a positive effect in the higher income groups. Income inequality affects residents’ mental health through the mediating effects of a sense of social justice, life stress, and trust in government. Inequality in household wealth can exacerbate the negative effects of income inequality on mental health.

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Correlation Analysis between Residents’ Income Satisfaction and Mental Health Based on Big Data

Wang

Teo

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Occupational Therapy International

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“…In China, in the early stage of reform and opening, the ecological environment had not received due attention. It has become a neglected variable, which will undoubtedly reduce public happiness (Li 2016 ; Yang et al 2020 ). As a result, the public’s yearning for a better life will trigger more demands on green development, increase political pressure and prompt the government to improve the supply capacity of green development continuously.…”

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What drives green development in China: public pressure or the willingness of local government?

Hou

Cao

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…In terms of welfare, air pollution is costly to society and individuals. Some studies examine the effects of environmental pollution on social welfare (Smyth et al, 2008;Smyth et al, 2011;Li and Zhou, 2020;Wang et al, 2020;Yang et al, 2020), whereas the effects of environmental policies on social welfare require further investigation.…”

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Can ESG investments and new environmental law improve social happiness in China?

Hamori

Tian

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Air pollution was a serious issue in China in the early 2010s, threatening public health and sustainable economic development. The Chinese government established a new environmental protection law in 2015 in order to address air pollution and other environmental issues. This paper investigates the impact of the new environmental law and ESG investments on air pollution and social happiness. We discovered that the implementation of the new environmental law and ESG investments significantly improved social happiness by reducing air pollution. One unit increase in ESG investments would result in a 0.334 unit decrease in air pollution and 0.225 unit increase in social happiness.

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Environmental pollution, income growth, and subjective well-being: regional and individual evidence from China

Cited by 27 publications

References 73 publications

Correlation Analysis between Residents’ Income Satisfaction and Mental Health Based on Big Data

Correlation Analysis between Residents’ Income Satisfaction and Mental Health Based on Big Data

What drives green development in China: public pressure or the willingness of local government?

Can ESG investments and new environmental law improve social happiness in China?

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