Does institutional trust and governance matter for multidimensional well-being? Insights from Pakistan

Socio-economic determinants of subjective wellbeing toward Sustainable Development Goals: An insight from a developing country

“…A one standard deviation increase in the satisfaction with government quality also increases the level of LS by odds of 1.10 ( p < 0.05). Individuals who perceived better quality of institutions and government efficacy perceived more trust in such institutions and believe more support from institutions which raises the level of happiness and life worthwhile ( Danish and Nawaz, 2022 ). Many empirical studies have found a strong positive relationship between trust in institutions and happiness.…”

“…While on contrary, corruption and poor institutional quality reduce economic opportunity and raise inequality in society which further lead to lower SWB ( Rothstein, 2010 ; Leon et al, 2013 ). Good governance, in general, decreases inequality and raises happiness ( Ott, 2011 ; Kim and Kim, 2012 ; Danish and Nawaz, 2022 ). Crime may also affect the wellbeing of society as a whole and on an individual level.…”

“…Jabeen and Khan (2016) empirically analyzed individual happiness in Pakistan by using data from world value surveys, while the effect of income on happiness in Pakistan is found in recent years. Recently, an attempt has been made to analyze the mediating role of health status between social capital and SWB by Danish and Khan (2020) , the mediating role of financial satisfaction between income and SWB by Danish and Khan (2021) , and the institutional quality and governance by Danish and Nawaz (2022) by using the same data in this research.…”

Rule of Law, Happiness, and Human Health: Mechanisms and Effects

“…Previous literature noted that institutional development increases human development by increasing happiness and human wellbeing ( 4 , 25 ). Following the empirical studies of Dhrifi ( 4 ); Danish & Nawaz ( 26 ), we have constructed a basic form of happiness, and human health models are written as follows:…”

Guest editorial: Happiness management: key factors for sustainability and organizational communication in the age of Industry 4.0

“…Other fundamental aspects that have been included in the study of happiness are those that address health issues and the promotion of physical activities that improve people’s quality of life. In the literature, we find studies that have carried out the analysis of happiness perception indices so that they can be assessed from the development of strategies that encourage people to start or increase the practice of exercises that improve their health, as well as the development of healthy habits that help increase people’s abilities and finally develop their self-confidence and look for alternatives that confirm the result of a deep analysis where, through the use of quality of life, areas for improvement can be found (Lee and Yoon, 2020; Zhou et al , 2021; Danish and Nawaz, 2022).…”