Socioeconomic Correlates for Four Dimensions of Self-Perceived Satisfaction, 1972

Alston, Jon P.; Lowe, George D.; Wrigley, Alice

doi:10.17730/humo.33.1.b59881q1r24p367g

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“…(See Ball, 1984, for references.) Generalization also is difficult regarding blacks, with some researchers finding a positive relationship between education and overall happiness or life satisfaction (Bradburn, 1969;Jackson, Bacon, and Peterson, 1977-78), but others a negative relationship (Alston, Lowe, and Wrigley, 1974) or a curvilinear relationship (Campbell et al, 1976). A study of black men only found no significant relationship between the two variables (Ball and Robbins, 1986).…”

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Black Husbands' Satisfaction with Their Family Life

Ball¹,

Robbins²

1986

Journal of Marriage and the Family

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Black Husbands' Satisfaction with Their Family Life

Ball¹,

Robbins²

1986

Journal of Marriage and the Family

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“…Seligman's claim is loosely supported by empirical studies which find a positive relationship between socioeconomic status and men's psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and self-esteem, and an inverse relationship between socioeconomic status and depression (Luck and Heiss 1972 ;Palmore and Luikart 1972;Alston, Lowe, and Wrigley 1972;Andrews, 1990;Reitzes, Mutran and Fernandez 1994). Various explanations for the relationship be tween socioeconomic status and mental health have been posited, including work conditio ns (Karasek 1979;Kohn and Schooler, 1982;Link, 3 Lennon and Dohrenwend 1993); differential susceptibility and exposure to stressful life events and conditions (Dohrenwend 1973;McLeod and Kessler 1990); and coping behavior (Pearlin an d Schooler 1978;Mirowsky and Ross 1986).…”

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The Fulfillment of Career Dreams at Midlife: Does it Matter for Women's Mental Health?

Carr

1997

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

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This paper examines whether a woman's mental health at midlife is affected by the degree to which her earlier career aspirations have been fulfilled. Based o n data for 3,052 female respondents to the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), the analysis asses ses whether a discrepancy between the socioeconomic status of the occupation to which a woman aspired at age 35 and her actua l accomplishments at age 53 affects her mental health at age 53. Three dimensions of mental health are considered: depression, psychological well-being and purpose in life. Results indicate that women who fall short of their career goals suffer from lower levels of psychological well-being and purpose in life, higher levels of depression, and are significantly less likely to report that they are "ver y successful" in their worklives. The harmful effect of falling short of one's goal lessens when one's self-assessment of success at work is controlled. Surpris ingly, surpassing one's goal does not provide any benefits to one's mental health; moreover, women who surpassed their early career aspiration by a great distance are significantly less likely to describe themselves as "very successful" in thei r worklives. Women who, at age 35, "did not know" what they hoped to be doing in the futur e evidenced significantly lower levels of well-being and purpose in life at age 53 in the baselin e "aspiration-attainment gap" models, yet this effect is no longer statistically significant after prio r depression is controlled.

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“…Further support comes from research showing that with increasing age individuals can become more introverted, more cautious, and less emotionally responsive (Botwinick, 1973;Newton, Lazarus, & Weinberg, 1984). On the other hand, experiential studies in which mood, life satisfaction, and feelings of well-being have been assessed have not shown systematic deficits among older adults (e.g., Alston, Lowe, & Wrigley, 1974;Cameron, 1975;Clemente & Sauer, 1976;Edwards & Klemmack, 1973;Larson, 1978;Witt, Lowe, Peek, & Curry, 1980).…”

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