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1. Navigating the Happiness Economics Landscape: Mapping the Influences on Life Satisfaction and Possible Interventions
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study explores factors that influence subjective well-being in low- and middle-income countries by analysing unique individual- and country-level data. The study focuses on several unexplored determinants including personality traits, economic shocks and cultural differences. READ MORE
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2. Social media and reference points: How people are affected by watching high economic status
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This paper presents an experimental survey study investigating the potential effects of social media usage on economic perceptions and life satisfaction by influencing reference points. The prediction is that watching people with high economic status on social media raises reference points, resulting in increased preferences for consumption and salary. READ MORE
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3. Does learning equal happiness? Research-based evidence on the impact of lifelong learning on subjective well-being
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Discussions about changing the focus of assessing development progress from economic output to human well-being have sparked a rise in interest in the social sciences' research on subjective well- being in recent years. Such a transition necessitates investigating subjective well-being, its determinants, and how they interact with one another. READ MORE
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4. The role of compassion for meaning in life and life satisfaction
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : This study examined compassion for self and for others, and how these factors were related to meaning in life and life satisfaction among university students in Sweden. A total of 265 students from different faculties, most of them at Lund university, responded to a self-report questionnaire including the short form self-compassion scale (SCS-SF), the compassion scale (CS), the multidimensional existential meaning scale (MEMS) and the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS). READ MORE
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5. The Nomological Net of Subjective Well-Being at the Workplace
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : The following study examines the nature of subjective well-being in a working context. The purpose of this research is to find out which dimensions are most central to well-being in the workplace. Thus, a questionnaire was used to gather information about the different dimensions (i.e. READ MORE