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ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2020

Well-being is more than happiness and life satisfaction: a multidimensional analysis of 21 countries.

Kai Ruggeri, Eduardo Garcia-Garzon, Áine Maguire, Sandra Matz, Felicia A Huppert

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5 authors.

Kai RuggeriColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, USA. kai.ruggeri@columbia.edu.
Eduardo Garcia-GarzonUniversidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain.
Áine MaguireTrinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Sandra MatzColumbia Business School, New York, USA.
Felicia A HuppertUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Funding

UK Economic and Social Research Council ES/LO14629/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent trends on measurement of well-being have elevated the scientific standards and rigor associated with approaches for national and international comparisons of well-being. One major theme in this has been the shift toward multidimensional approaches over reliance on traditional metrics such as single measures (e.g. happiness, life satisfaction) or economic proxies (e.g. GDP).

methodsTo produce a cohesive, multidimensional measure of well-being useful for providing meaningful insights for policy, we use data from 2006 and 2012 from the European Social Survey (ESS) to analyze well-being for 21 countries, involving approximately 40,000 individuals for each year. We refer collectively to the items used in the survey as multidimensional psychological well-being (MPWB).

resultsThe ten dimensions assessed are used to compute a single value standardized to the population, which supports broad assessment and comparison. It also increases the possibility of exploring individual dimensions of well-being useful for targeting interventions. Insights demonstrate what may be masked when limiting to single dimensions, which can create a failure to identify levers for policy interventions.

conclusionsWe conclude that both the composite score and individual dimensions from this approach constitute valuable levels of analyses for exploring appropriate policies to protect and improve well-being.

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Cultural CharacteristicsHappinessPersonal SatisfactionAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesComposite measuresEconomic policyExploratory structural equation modelsMental healthWell-being

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