How spending decisions shape happiness in everyday life.

Autor: Stenlund S; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. sade.stenlund@utu.fi.; School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. sade.stenlund@utu.fi.; Unit of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland. sade.stenlund@utu.fi.; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. sade.stenlund@utu.fi., Guo Y; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Rights J; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Dwyer R; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.; Happier Lives Institute, Bristol, UK., Dunn E; Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Communications psychology [Commun Psychol] 2024 Dec 19; Vol. 2 (1), pp. 124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 19.
DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00166-6
Abstrakt: This study examines the emotional consequences of spending choices in everyday life across a diverse multinational sample. Based on a dataset of 200 participants across 7 countries who received $10,000 USD, we analyzed how happy they felt from different types of purchases made with that money. Participants derived high levels of happiness from some types of purchases that have been examined in past research (e.g., buying experiences), but also from other purchases (e.g., education) that have not been the focus of previous work. We found some evidence that the emotional benefits of spending choices varied depending on whether participants lived in higher vs. lower-income countries; specifically, we found differences in the benefits of spending on gifts, housing, debt, and time-saving services. Around the world, people who spent money in ways that made them happy experienced greater improvements in overall subjective well-being 3 and 6 months later.
Competing Interests: Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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