The Relation Between Life Satisfaction and the Material Situation: A Re-Evaluation Using Alternative Measures

Christoph, Bernhard

doi:10.1007/s11205-009-9552-4

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“…Presumably, money is especially critical for well-being when it helps to avoid poverty and to sustain material resources for basic survival (Diener & Seligman, 2004;Veenhoven, 1991). Further evidence for the contribution of Safety and Psychological Need Satisfaction 9 financial safety to well-being comes from studies showing that financial deprivation is associated with lower well-being in a poverty context (Christoph, 2010;Whelan, 1992).…”

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Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter When Environmental or Financial Safety are at Risk?

Chen¹,

Assche²,

Vansteenkiste³

et al. 2014

J Happiness Stud

106

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Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, the present study addressed the question whether the relation between satisfaction of the psychological needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy and well-being would be constrained by satisfaction of the need for safety. In Study 1, we investigated environmental safety in a sample of young adults (N = 224) in South Africa, a country known for its low public safety. In Study 2, we focused on financial safety within a socio-economically deprived adult Chinese sample (N = 357). Although safety satisfaction yielded a positive relation to well-being in both studies, satisfaction of the psychological needs contributed to well-being above and beyond safety satisfaction and its contribution was not dependent upon the level of safety satisfaction. Further, across both studies, individuals high in safety satisfaction desired less psychological need satisfaction.Supplementary analyses in Study 2 indicated that whereas financial safety yielded a positive relation to well-being, materialism yielded a negative association. Together, these results point to the important role of basic psychological need satisfaction beyond safety satisfaction in the prediction of well-being.Key terms: Safety, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Need Desire, Well-being, SelfDetermination Theory *AbstractSafety and Psychological Need Satisfaction 3 Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter when Environmental or Financial Safety is at Risk?Do human beings need certain basic psychological nutrients to be mentally healthy, just like plants need air, water, and sunshine to grow? Psychologists have intensively discussed and investigated the number and type of needs critical for human well-being (e.g., Baumeister & Leary, 1995;Maslow, 1954;McClelland, 1965;. During the last decade, the concept of psychological needs has received increasing attention, mainly due to accumulating empirical evidence for Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT), one of the five mini-theories of Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Vansteenkiste, Niemiec, & Soenens, 2010). BPNT specifies three fundamental psychological needs -relatedness, competence, and autonomy -that, when satisfied, would promote wellbeing and psychological growth. Dozens of studies in a variety of life domains, cultural contexts and among diverse age groups and populations have provided evidence for this claim, suggesting that the satisfaction of these three needs is indeed essential for human growth .Nevertheless, there could be other needs that matter on top of the psychological needs articulated in SDT. For instance, some scholars have posited a need for self-esteem (e.g., Pyszczynski, Greenberg, & Solomon, 2004), a need for popularity-influence (Derber, 1979), or a need for safety or security (e.g., Kasser, 2002;Maslow, 1943). The present study focused on the interplay between SDT's psychological needs and the need for safety, which can be broadly defined as the need to feel safe from environmental threats and to perceive oneself as having sufficie...

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Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter When Environmental or Financial Safety are at Risk?

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Assche²,

Vansteenkiste³

et al. 2014

J Happiness Stud

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“…This is also in line with the findings of Easterlin (2002), who suggests that person´s happiness increases with income, but only up to a certain point. The role of material situation in well-being also depends on how well-being is measured (Christoph 2010): according to Headey et al (2008), income, wealth and consumption are associated with better life satisfaction, particularly with the material standard of living (based on subjective evaluations of income and financial situation).…”

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Leisure Consumption and well-Being among Older Adults: Does Age or Life Situation Matter?

Kekäläinen

Wilska

Kokko

2016

Applied Research Quality Life

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This study investigated the associations between leisure consumption and well-being in older adults (50-74 years old). To find out whether these associations are age-specific, they were compared with the associations observed among younger adults (18-49 years old). Differences between the older adults by age and life situation were also examined. This study was based on the "Finland 2014 -Consumption and Life style" survey (N=1351), conducted among a representative sample of the Finnish adult population. Well-being was measured as mental, economic and physical well-being. Objects of leisure consumption were grouped by factor analysis, and the associations between the resulting leisure consumption factors and the dimensions of well-being were studied using regression analysis. In addition, interaction terms were used to compare differences in the associations between younger and older adults, and among older adults varying in their life situation.In the older adults, appearance was related to better mental well-being, literature & culture to better economic well-being, and exercise to better physical well-being. Travel was linked positively to all the dimensions of well-being, and health care negatively to mental and physical well-being. Some differences in the associations were observed between the younger and older adults; for example, exercise but not appearance was associated with better emotional well-being among the younger adults. In general, the associations were stronger in the older than younger adults. Among the older adults, age, employment status, and marital status moderated some associations. Further research, especially with longitudinal data, is needed to clarify the causal relationships between leisure consumption and well-being.

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“…This is because people view their satisfaction not only by their own standard of living but also on how far better they are than their society (Fafchamps & Shilpi, 2008) or with themselves in the past (Kingdon & Knight, 2006). However, the correlation is much stronger for person in the lower income brackets then for those with higher incomes (Christoph, 2010).…”

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“…This could be due to greater amount of income enable the pursuit of other goals that added to one's level of well-being. Conversely, people with a comparably low income might still displayed high well-being, since despite the low financial returns they still fulfill the norm by being involved in a productive activity (Christoph, 2010).…”

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Income Poverty and Well-Being among Vulnerable Households: A Study in Malaysia

Ahmad¹,

Mansor²,

Paim³

2016

ASS

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The paper aims to examine the income poverty status and compare it with the well-being level between different groups among vulnerable households. Vulnerable households for this study were households that consists at least one of the following criteria: income poor, elderly person, single mothers and/or disabled person. Data was taken from the Official Poverty Line Survey conducted in four Malaysian cities representing each region in Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 286 households were conveniently selected. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, correlation tests were applied in data analysis. Findings indicated significant differences in household percapita income (HHPCI) among income poverty status groups and significant differences in well-being among different status of income poverty, whereby the non-poor had the highest mean in both (HHPCI & well-being). Also the mean well-being for poor and potential poor groups were much lower than the hardcore poor group. Further results revealed a positive but small relationship between household percapita income and well-being among vulnerable households. Finally, the findings indicated significant differences between income poor status groups and different level in well-being poor groups. It was possible for people to get out of income poverty while remaining in well-being deprivation (ill-being). Findings from this study provide evidences and enhance understanding in income poverty, well-being and correlates of both especially among vulnerable households.

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The Relation Between Life Satisfaction and the Material Situation: A Re-Evaluation Using Alternative Measures

Abstract: Subjective well-being, Standard of living, Income,

Cited by 66 publications

References 43 publications

Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter When Environmental or Financial Safety are at Risk?

Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter When Environmental or Financial Safety are at Risk?

Leisure Consumption and well-Being among Older Adults: Does Age or Life Situation Matter?

Income Poverty and Well-Being among Vulnerable Households: A Study in Malaysia

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