Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index.
Субъективное благополучие: наука о счастье и предложение по созданию национального индекса.
2000-01-01
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One area of positive psychology analyzes subjective well-being (SWB), people's cognitive and affective evaluations of their lives. Progress has been made in understanding the components of SWB, the importance of adaptation and goals to feelings of well-being, the temperament underpinnings of SWB, and the cultural influences on well-being. Representative selection of respondents, naturalistic experience sampling measures, and other methodological refinements are now used to study SWB and could be used to produce national indicators of happiness.
Key Findings
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Representative sampling and naturalistic experience-sampling methods improve the scientific measurement of SWB.
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Research has advanced understanding of SWB components and the roles of adaptation and personal goals in well-being feelings.
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Subjective well-being comprises people’s cognitive and affective evaluations of their lives.
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Temperamental factors and cultural influences are identified as important determinants of subjective well-being.
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These methodological advances could support the development of national indicators of happiness.
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Subjective well-being (people's cognitive and affective evaluations of their lives)
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the cognitive and affective evaluations of people's lives, including the components, determinants, adaptation, goals, temperament, cultural influences, and national measurement of happiness
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