Subjective Wellbeing and Income: Empirical Patterns in the Rural Developing World

Using Subjective Measures of Wellbeing in Developing Countries

Geographies of wellbeing and development Empirical analyses on the relationship between objective and subjective measures of wellbeing in Europe

This thesis investigates the cross-sectional association between different quantifiable societal dimensions that indicate spatially varying levels of wellbeing and development. The analysis is grounded in human geography but applies an explicitly interdisciplinary focus, combining theories and measures from economic geography, cultural studies, spatial economics, sociology and social psychology...

Relative Income, Temporary Life Shocks and Subjective Wellbeing in the Long-run

We show how the concepts of remembered utility and experienced utility correspond to cognitive appraisals of life satisfaction and emotion/affect respectively, as these concepts are used in psychology. Cognitive life satisfaction, or remembered utility, is relatively stable over time and can be considered as reflecting subjective wellbeing in the long-run. Emotion/affect, or experienced utility...

Subjective Wellbeing and Interpersonal Problems in the Mothers of Students With Learning Disabilities

Objectives: The challenges of caring for students with learning disabilities expose their mothers to mental health problems; however, less attention has been paid to treatment interventions for them. The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group training on subjective wellbeing and interpersonal relationships in the mothers of students with lea...

Subjective Wellbeing, Objective Wellbeing and Inequality in Australia

In recent years policy makers and social scientists have devoted considerable attention to wellbeing, a concept that refers to people's capacity to live healthy, creative and fulfilling lives. Two conceptual approaches dominate wellbeing research. The objective approach examines the objective components of a good life. The subjective approach examines people's subjective evaluations of their li...