Personal and environmental correlates of happiness

Liu, Lu; Shih, Jian Bin; Lin, Yijing; Ju, L.S.

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(97)80011-6

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“…Among Chinese community adults in Taiwan as well, the women professed greater happiness than the men did (Lu, Shih, Lin, & Ju, 1997).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Researchers have speculated that sources of happiness and satisfaction may be different for men and women (Argyle, 1987). A qualitative interview study focusing on sources of happiness among Taiwanese people (Lu & Shih, 1997) provided valuable empirical evidence. The women claimed that they derived greater happiness from harmonious interpersonal relationships, especially those involving family members, whereas the men claimed to derive greater happiness from material pursuits and career success.…”

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Gender and Conjugal Differences in Happiness

Luo

2000

The Journal of Social Psychology

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The author examined conjugal congruence on 4 role experiences--spousal, parental, filial, worker--and on subjective well-being (SWB). According to purposive sampling strategy, 222 community adults (111 married couples) in Taiwan completed a research questionnaire. Conjugal congruence on role experiences was linked to conjugal congruence on SWB as well as personal well-being. Analyses showed that conjugal congruence on role experiences (except the worker role) and SWB was generally high. However, some conjugal discrepancies persisted: The husbands were more committed to the worker role, whereas the wives were more committed to the parental role. Furthermore, conjugal discrepancies in role experiences were related to conjugal discrepancies in SWB as well as to husbands' happiness.

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“…Among Chinese community adults in Taiwan as well, the women professed greater happiness than the men did (Lu, Shih, Lin, & Ju, 1997).…”

Section: Lu 133mentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Lu 133mentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender and Conjugal Differences in Happiness

Luo

2000

The Journal of Social Psychology

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“…In addition to modifying the effects of infertility, emotional coping resources such as religiosity (Ellison, 1991;Gartner, Larson, & Allen, 1991), internal medical locus of control (Lu, Shih, Lin, & Ju, 1997), and social support (Lu et al, 1997) should directly contribute to variations in life satisfaction and are likely to modify the infertility to life satisfaction association.…”

Section: Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infertility and Life Satisfaction Among Women

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Greil

2007

Journal of Family Issues

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Using data from a random sample of 580 midwestern women, the authors explore the association between lifetime infertility and life satisfaction. Past research shows lower life satisfaction among those seeking help for infertility. The authors find no direct effects of lifetime infertility, regardless of perception of a problem, on life satisfaction; however, there are several conditional effects. Among women who have ever met the criteria for infertility and perceive a fertility problem, life satisfaction is significantly lower for nonmothers and those with higher internal medical locus of control, and the association is weaker for employed women. For women with infertility who do not perceive a problem, motherhood is associated with higher life satisfaction compared to women with no history of infertility.

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“…The Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors was originally developed by Barrera (1981), translated and revised into Chinese by Lu (1995). This 15-item Chinese version has demonstrated good reliability and validity with community adults (Lu, 1997;Lu & Hsieh, 1997: Lu, Shih, Lin, & Ju, 1997. The scale was used in the present study to assess actual received support, which includes emotional, tangible, informational support, and companionship.…”

Section: Transition To Parenthood • Measurementsmentioning

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The transition to parenthood: Stress, resources, and gender differences in a Chinese society

2006

Journal Community Psychology

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Personal and environmental correlates of happiness

Cited by 42 publications

References 29 publications

Gender and Conjugal Differences in Happiness

Gender and Conjugal Differences in Happiness

Infertility and Life Satisfaction Among Women

The transition to parenthood: Stress, resources, and gender differences in a Chinese society

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