Is irrational thinking associated with lower earnings and happiness?
Is irrational thinking associated with lower earnings and happiness?
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非理性思维与较低的收入和幸福感有关吗？
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10.1007/s11299-019-00213-4
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2019
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Yamane;S.;Yoneda;H. & Tsutsui;Y.
本研究探讨非理性思维的个体后果，包括对超自然现象和非科学思维的信仰。通过对2008年在日本进行的大规模调查中提出的11个问题进行因素分析，确定了这些思维模式。收入和幸福感被用作衡量个人表现的标准。我们提出两个假设。先前的金融研究使我们考虑假设1，即对超自然现象和非科学思维的高度信仰与较低的收入有关。关于宗教、超自然现象和幸福之间联系的文献提出了假设2，即对超自然现象的更高信仰与更大的幸福有关，而更高的非科学思维与更大的不幸福有关。为了检验这些假设，我们回归了收入和幸福对超自然和非科学思维的信仰，并设置了适当的控制变量。我们采用明瑟型工资函数作为收入方程。收入、性别和年龄在幸福方程式中受到控制。分析支持这两个假设，这突出了非理性的复杂特征。虽然非理性会导致经济利润的减少，但相信超自然现象的成分会改善心理状态。
This study investigates the individual outcomes of irrational thinking, including belief in the paranormal and non-scientific thinking. These modes of thinking are identified through factor analysis of eleven questions asked in a large-scale survey conducted in Japan in 2008. Income and happiness are used as measures of individual performance. We propose two hypotheses. Previous studies in finance lead us to consider Hypothesis 1 that both higher belief in the paranormal and non-scientific thinking are associated with lower income. Literature on the association between religion, the paranormal, and happiness suggest Hypothesis 2 that higher belief in the paranormal is associated with greater happiness, while higher non-scientific thinking is associated with greater unhappiness. To examine these hypotheses, we regress income and happiness on belief in the paranormal and non-scientific thinking with appropriate control variables. We employ the Mincer-type wage function as the income equation. Income, sex, and age are controlled in the happiness equation. Analysis supports both hypotheses, which highlights the complex features of irrationality. Although irrationality results in diminishing financial profitability, the component of belief in the paranormal improves the psychological state.