subjective well-being

There is evidence that good subjective well-being contributes to better health.

Across the population, that equated to just over 500,000 having low levels of subjective well-being on any one day.

The psychological study of happiness is referred to as subjective well-being.

Thirdly, the way people think about and explain events is important for subjective well-being.

Wouldn't it be interesting if we had an additional league table for schools which ranked them on the subjective well-being of their school community?

It is also a better predictor of physical health when assessed by a doctor than subjective well-being.

In short, self-assessments of subjective well-being tell us something important about human welfare.

The subjective well-being index represents the overall satisfaction level as one number.

A person's level of subjective well-being is determined by many different factors and social influences prove to be a strong one.

Benefits included less need for potent medications and "a significant improvement in subjective well-being."

The effect of specific types of subjective well-being is not entirely clear.

"Virtually all stable democracies are much more likely to have high levels of subjective well-being.

Subjective well-being is typically measured from responses to survey questions like, "All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life these days?"

A large body of recent work has suggested that people who are more grateful have higher levels of subjective well-being.

Across cultures people may have differing opinions on the "ideal" level of subjective well-being.

Differences were found in levels of subjective well-being depending on the number of ethnic groups the individual associated with.

Furthermore, the polymorphism has been shown to affect ratings of subjective well-being.

These studies demonstrate the positive relationship between nature exposure, feeling connected to nature, and subjective well-being.

It concluded that the more direct political participation possibilities available to citizens raises their subjective well-being.

Virtually all countries that are low on subjective well-being are authoritarian."

If subjective well-being were what was being assessed in schools then I don't imagine anyone would complain if teachers taught to the test.

Baseline health may well have a causal influence on subjective well-being so causality is difficult to establish.

Whether some types of subjective well-being predict health independently of others is also unclear.

Subjective well-being is defined as feeling pleasant emotions or having pleasant experiences.

Downward comparison theory emphasizes the positive effects of comparisons in increasing one's subjective well-being.