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Subjective Well-Being : Measuring Happiness, Suffering, and Other Dimensions of Experience by National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on National Statistics; Panel on Measuring Subjective Well-Being in a Policy-Relevant Framework; Christopher Mackie; Arthur A. Stone is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Subjective Well-Being : Measuring Happiness, Suffering, and Other Dimensions of Experience about?

Subjective well-being refers to how people experience and evaluate their lives and specific domains and activities in their lives. This information has already proven valuable to researchers, who have produced insights about the emotional states and experiences of people belonging to different groups, engaged in different activities, at different points in the life course, and involved in different family and community structures. Research has also revealed relationships between people's self-reported, subjectively assessed states and their behavior and decisions. Research on subjective well-being has been ongoing for decades, providing new information about the human condition. During the past decade, interest in the topic among policy makers, national statistical offices, academic researchers, the media, and the public has increased markedly because of its potential for shedding light on the economic, social, and health conditions of populations and for informing policy decisions across these domains. "Subjective Well-Being: Measuring Happiness, Suffering, and Other Dimensions of Experience" explores the use of this measure in population surveys. This report reviews the current s

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Author
National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on National Statistics; Panel on Measuring Subjective Well-Being in a Policy-Relevant Framework; Christopher Mackie; Arthur A. Stone
Publisher
National Academies Press; The National Academies Press
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9780309294508
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Political Science, Psychology

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