Love Over Gold—The Correlation of Happiness Level with Some Life Satisfaction Factors Between Persons with and Without Physical Disability

Marinić, Marko; Brkljačić, Tihana

doi:10.1007/s10882-008-9115-7

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“…Health, Happiness and Chronic Illness "Happiness is a positive emotion or feeling of satisfaction" (Marinic & Brkljacic, 2008) -it can be defined as the degree to which a person evaluates his or her life as positive. Happiness is thus a subjective concept; the person concerned decides whether he or she considers his or her life as worthwhile from within, and it cannot be ascribed objectively from without (Diener, 2000).…”

Section: Research Design and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Chronic Illness as a Source of Happiness: Paradox or perfectly normal?

Hoppe

2013

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In this paper I analyse the relation between happiness and chronic illness from the perspective of medical anthropology and disability studies. By looking at the disability paradox I deconstruct society's view of people with a disability. I argue that the disability paradox is problematic as it ignores the views of people with a disability. Moreover, such a paradox reinforces the idea that living with a chronic illness or disability is a devastating experience and that happiness and disability are mutally exclusive realities. Based on empiric examples of people who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis I demonstrate that people with a chronic illness can experience happiness in spite of illness, but also as a consequence of it.

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Section: Research Design and Methodologymentioning

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Chronic Illness as a Source of Happiness: Paradox or perfectly normal?

Hoppe

2013

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“…Persons with disabilities have been found to be significantly less satisfied with their life than those without disabilities (Barton, 2009;Marinic & Brkljacic, 2008). Life satisfaction affects people's happiness and their ability to perform in other areas of their lives such as employment.…”

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Students with Learning Disabilities’ Satisfaction, Employment, and Postsecondary Education Outcomes

Rabren¹,

Eaves²,

Dunn³

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This study investigates the construct of satisfaction as a post-school outcome for students with learning disabilities (LD). More specifically, the effects of postsecondary education or training as well as employment are examined as they contribute to the overall satisfaction of young people with LD, one year after they exit high school. The rationale for this approach is that examining individuals' with LD satisfaction with their post-school outcomes will take into consideration their perspectives and provide an indication of whether or not they are engaged in post-school activities of their preference and also provides a broader approach to measuring post-school outcomes. Results of this study suggest that both education or training and employment are importantly influential in postsecondary satisfaction among individuals with learning disabilities as they transition from school to post-secondary activities.

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“…When work is less demanding-such as toward the weekend (Csikszentmihalyi & Hunter, 2003;Gallup, 2008;Mihalcea & Liu, 2006) or when more leisure time is afforded (Cameron, 1975;Csikszentmihalyi & Hunter, 2003;Tkach & Lyubomirsky, 2006;Yu et al, 2002)-happiness is greater. The effort of caring for one with a disability likewise predicts reduced happiness Eriksson, Tham, & Fugl-Meyer, 2005;Marinic & Brkljacic, 2008). Demanding marriages reduce happiness relative to those that do not Orden & Bradburn, 1969;Pina & Bengston, 1993;Rabin & Shapira-Berman, 1997;Ward, 1993), as do difficult social relationships relative to easier ones (e.g., such as through the conflict of worldviews, Burleson, 1994;Ortega, Whitt, & Williams, 1988;Pickford, Signori, & Rempel, 1966;Suitor, 1987;Welsch, 2008).…”

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Happiness as Surplus or Freely Available Energy

Gailliot¹

2012

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This paper presents a literature review that indicate happiness as a state of freely available or surplus energy. Happiness is associated with good metabolism and glucose levels, fewer demands (from parenting, work, difficult social relationships, or personal threats), and goal achievement, as well as increased ease of processing, mental resources, social support, and monetary wealth. Each of these either provide or help conserve energy.

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Love Over Gold—The Correlation of Happiness Level with Some Life Satisfaction Factors Between Persons with and Without Physical Disability

Cited by 24 publications

References 17 publications

Chronic Illness as a Source of Happiness: Paradox or perfectly normal?

Chronic Illness as a Source of Happiness: Paradox or perfectly normal?

Students with Learning Disabilities’ Satisfaction, Employment, and Postsecondary Education Outcomes

Happiness as Surplus or Freely Available Energy

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