How is obesity associated with happiness? Evidence from China

Liu, Yiwei; Xu, Ling; Hagedorn, Aaron

doi:10.1177/1359105320962268

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“…The fact was consistent with past studies in adults [46,47] which signi cantly lower levels of happiness were reported in the obesity group. In general, people with high BMI generally experience greater social stress which had required that have to be thin, especially for women [48,49].…”

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Associations of self-reported happiness with body mass index and obesity risks among young adults in Taiwan

Lin

et al. 2023

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Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of self-reported happiness with body mass index and obesity risks among young adults aged in Taiwan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with secondary data sets from the Taiwan National Physical Activity Survey, a nationally representative survey of Taiwan's population. A total of 10,638 young adults aged 18-44 years were ultimately enrolled in this study from August to October 2020. Demographic characteristics, self-reported health status, self- evaluations (comprising height, body weight, and happiness), and zip code of residence were among the data obtained through the national telephone survey. Results: The results showed that after adjusting for potential confounders in the unhappy group, the obesity was significantly associated with happiness. (odds ratio [OR] = 0.637, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0494-0.820, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The present study revealed that body component and obesity risk are the factors affecting happiness among young adults in Taiwan. Moreover, obesity showed the negative correlation with happiness after adjusting for confounding factors.

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confidence: 93%

Associations of self-reported happiness with body mass index and obesity risks among young adults in Taiwan

Lin

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“…Yet all these studies, while acknowledging the existence of obesity’s intangible costs, make no attempt to quantify them, focusing only on the direct and indirect expenses. This failure is surprising not only because of the widely documented obesity-SWB link [ 18 – 20 ] and obesity stigmatization [ 51 ], but because a long tradition of intangible cost estimation in several economics field (e.g., transport, environmental, and public economics) has furnished a viable, but as yet unused, method for measuring obesity’s intangible costs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nor does it capture any of the loss of well-being caused by discrimination or bullying. This research void is rather surprising given not only the potential economic significance of such intangible costs but also obesity’s well-documented negative effects on SWB [ 18 – 20 ], often through stigmatization and discrimination [ 21 ]. For example, in the US, obese individuals earn about 10% less than their healthy weight counterparts even with productivity controlled for [ 22 ] and may even be blatantly dehumanized [ 23 ].…”

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The intangible costs of overweight and obesity in Germany

2023

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Background Previous literature documents the direct and indirect economic costs of obesity, yet none has attempted to quantify the intangible costs of obesity. This study focuses on quantifying the intangible costs of one unit body mass index (BMI) increase and being overweight and obese in Germany. Methods By applying a life satisfaction-based compensation value analysis to 2002–2018 German Socio-Economic Panel Survey data for adults aged 18–65, the intangible costs of overweight and obesity are estimated. We apply individual income as a reference for estimating the value of the loss of subjective well-being due to overweight and obesity. Results The intangible costs of overweight and obesity in 2018 amount to 42,450 and 13,853 euros, respectively. A one unit increase in BMI induced a 2553 euros annual well-being loss in the overweight and obese relative to those of normal weight. When extrapolated to the entire country, this figure represents approximately 4.3 billion euros, an intangible cost of obesity similar in magnitude to the direct and indirect costs documented in other studies for Germany. These losses, our analysis reveals, have remained remarkably stable since 2002. Conclusions Our results underscore how existing research into obesity’s economic toll may underestimate its true costs, and they strongly imply that if obesity interventions took the intangible costs of obesity into account, the economic benefits would be considerably larger.

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“…With the prevalence of e‐commerce, more and more marketing scholars are beginning to study hedonic consumption and utilitarian consumption behavior in the online shopping context. Previous studies have found that hedonic and utilitarian value, as important motivations for the online retail shopping behavior of consumers (Bridges & Florsheim, 2008; To et al, 2007), play a significant role in promoting online group buying intention (e.g., Lim, 2014; Lim, 2017), overall satisfaction (e.g., Liu, Xu, & Hagedorn, 2022), and attitudes toward promotion and behavioral intention (e.g., Jee, 2021). Referring to the above research, we focus on the key role of the proportion of consumers' spending on hedonic and utilitarian goods between online shopping and consumer SWB for the following reasons.…”

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Click it, and increase hedonic consumption ratio: How does online shopping improve the long‐term subjective well‐being of consumers?

Wang

Jia

2023

J of Consumer Behaviour

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In the past few decades, consumers across the globe have become heavily reliant on e‐commerce to purchase almost everything, from essential goods to hedonic goods. The prevalence of online shopping has significantly improved the consumption process and, by meeting consumers' needs, likely affects their long‐term subjective well‐being (SWB). Using individual‐level data from the 2018 China Family Panel Studies, this study shows that online shopping enhances the long‐term SWB of consumers by increasing their proportion of hedonic consumption. Consumer income can moderate the effect of online shopping on the long‐term SWB of consumers, such that high consumer income can weaken this effect. In addition, the effect of online shopping on long‐term SWB is stronger for rural consumers than for urban consumers. The authors close with a discussion of the implications of this study's findings for academics and policy makers.

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How is obesity associated with happiness? Evidence from China

Cited by 13 publications

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Associations of self-reported happiness with body mass index and obesity risks among young adults in Taiwan

Associations of self-reported happiness with body mass index and obesity risks among young adults in Taiwan

The intangible costs of overweight and obesity in Germany

Click it, and increase hedonic consumption ratio: How does online shopping improve the long‐term subjective well‐being of consumers?

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