Domain, scope and degree of happiness
Domain, scope and degree of happiness
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幸福的领域、范围和程度
DOI:
10.1111/j.2044-8309.1983.tb00589.x
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发表时间:
1983
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
W. Grichting
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作者:
W. Grichting
As part of the quality of life study in Townsville the happiness construct was studied by means of Cantril's self-anchoring scale. The analysis of the rationales for happiness and unhappiness suggested that the happiness-unhappiness construct is unidimensional and bipolar rather than multidimensional. Alleged causes and avowed degree of happiness were analysed with the help of Goodman's log-linear analysis for nominal data. It was concluded that the degree of subjective happiness is not linearly related to the stipulated causes. Similarly, the consistency of motives for the pursuit of happiness is not linearly related to the degree of happiness, suggesting that both sinners and saints can be equally (un)happy. The happy individual emerges as female, married, of mature age and conservative in nature. In this study the ideal type of the happy individual does not conform with Wilson's observations of 20 years ago but fits more recent findings from overseas, particularly within the tradition of indicators of social well-being.