Effect of Changes in Living Conditions on Well-Being: A Prospective Top–Down Bottom–Up Model

Nakazato, Naoki; Schimmack, Ulrich; Oishi, Shigehiro

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“…Over time, however, the novelty will wear off and subjective well-being will return to its previous levels. The hedonic treadmill theory does not predict adaptation in housing satisfaction judgements as these should not be influenced by positive/negative affect (Nakazato et al 2011).…”

Section: The Dynamic Aspect Of the Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Using Australian Panel Data, Frijters et al (2011) found a positive effect of moving house (for all reasons) on life satisfaction but this effect lasted for 6 months only. Nakazato et al (2011) examined the effect of moving for housing related reasons on the life satisfaction and housing satisfaction of 3658 participants in the German Socio-Economic Panel. In this scenario, moving house led to an increase in housing satisfaction but this was only partially sustained over the 5 years post-move.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Deviations from the set-points may occur but their effects are usually transitory. However, as Nakazato et al (2011) point out, adaptation theory is limited as it does not explain why these effects are transitory. There are two explanations-as follows-for why the increase in housing satisfaction after an improvement in living conditions is not sustained.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(Nakazato et al 2011). Housing satisfaction judgements are generally thought to be constructed by individuals according to how their current housing situation relates to their preferred housing situation (Galster and Hesser 1981).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Relationship Between Size of Living Space and Subjective Well-Being

Foye

2016

J Happiness Stud

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Against a background of shrinking new homes and forebodings of ''rabbit hutch Britain'', the relationship between size of living space and subjective well-being has never been more topical in the UK. Using the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and fixed effects regressions, this paper is the first to examine this relationship comprehensively. Two pathways are proposed between space and subjective well-being. First, space facilitates values and activities. Second, space signals wealth which in turn influences social status. It is proposed that wealth is a more important determinant of status for men than women, and that pathway two is therefore gendered. Part one of the paper examines the effect of a change in number of rooms per person on housing satisfaction and subjective well-being in the BHPS as a whole. Despite having a similar effect on the housing satisfaction of both genders, an increase in living space has only a (weak) positive linear effect on the life satisfaction and mental health of men. This suggests that space affects subjective well-being through pathway two, status. Part two of the paper tracks the housing satisfaction and subjective well-being over time of those individuals who move for ''larger accommodation''. Consistent with various theories of adaptation, housing satisfaction increases in the year of the move; then decreases slightly before levelling out. Moving for ''larger accommodation'' has no positive impact on subjective well-being. Overall the results imply a weak positive relationship between size of living space and subjective wellbeing, but only for men.

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Section: The Dynamic Aspect Of the Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: The Dynamic Aspect Of the Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Dynamic Aspect Of the Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Dynamic Aspect Of the Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Relationship Between Size of Living Space and Subjective Well-Being

Foye

2016

J Happiness Stud

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“…Wilson and Gilbert (2003) (Wirtz et al 2003), hemodialysis (Riis et al 2005), colostomy (Smith et al 2006), income (Kahneman et al 2006), gambles (Kermer et al 2006), experiencing relationship breakups (Eastwick et al 2008), unemployment (Dolan and Powdthavee 2011), and housing (Nakazato et al 2011).…”

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Focusing on the Focusing Illusion

Beja

2013

SSRN Journal

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The paper presents evidence that validate the focusing illusion. Specifically, the forecasted impact of a basketball championship on students' subjective well-being was exaggerated because of their intense focus on the event. However, the self-reported states of being for life domains not closely associated with the focal event remained stable throughout the survey periods. Further analysis of the data finds that the exaggerated level of subjective well-being brought about by the focusing illusion had minimal spillover effects on the reported levels of subjective well-being for the other life domains.

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The Psychological Wealth of Nations

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Effect of Changes in Living Conditions on Well-Being: A Prospective Top–Down Bottom–Up Model

Abstract: Well-being, Life-satisfaction, Housing satisfaction, Moving, Prospective study, Adaptation theory,

Cited by 78 publications

References 49 publications

The Relationship Between Size of Living Space and Subjective Well-Being

The Relationship Between Size of Living Space and Subjective Well-Being

Focusing on the Focusing Illusion

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