Why Do Advantaged People Feel Unhappy? Effects of Materialistic Values on Subjective Well-Being
| Autor: | Naoki Sudo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
050402 sociology
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences General Social Sciences 050109 social psychology Easterlin paradox 0504 sociology Happiness 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Subjective well-being Materialism Psychology Social psychology Feel Unhappy media_common Simple (philosophy) |
| Zdroj: | Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 5:237802311985391 |
| ISSN: | 2378-0231 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2378023119853919 |
| Popis: | This article aims to explore the relationship between income and happiness. As shown by the Easterlin paradox, the relationship between income and happiness is not simple but indeed is rather complicated. The author used finite mixtures of regression models to analyze the data from the National Survey of Social Stratification and Social Mobility conducted in Japan and implemented computer simulations based on the results of the finite mixtures of regression models to examine how changes in social values influence the relationship between income and happiness. Analytical results revealed that people can be categorized into two latent classes: one dominated by materialistic values and the other eschewing materialistic values. Moreover, they clarified that materialistic values have ambivalent influences on individual happiness and average happiness in society. It is concluded that the diffusion of materialistic values might cause paradoxical relationships between income and happiness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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