The Value of Autonomy for the Good Life. An Empirical Investigation of Autonomy and Life Satisfaction in Europe

Steckermeier, Leonie C.

doi:10.1007/s11205-020-02565-8

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“…Finally, Steckermeier (2020) , using multiple linear regressions, estimates a positive effect of six basic functionings (safety, friendship, health, financial security, leisure, and respect) on people’s life satisfaction in 33 countries covered by the 2016 European Quality of Life Survey. The positive “effects” of some capabilities is reduced when people experience a great deal of autonomy over their lives or when societal conditions provide people with more opportunity and choice.…”

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Social and Individual Subjective Wellbeing and Capabilities in Chile

González

Dussaillant²,

Calvo

2021

Front. Psychol.

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The notion of social belongingness has been applied to different scales, from individual to social processes, and from subjective to objective dimensions. This article seeks to contribute to this multidimensional perspective on belongingness by drawing from the capabilities and subjective wellbeing perspectives. The specific aim is to analyze the relationships between capabilities—including those related to social belongingness—and individual and social subjective wellbeing. The hypotheses are: (H1–H2) There is a relationship between capabilities (measured as evaluation and functioning) and (H1) individual and (H2) social subjective wellbeing; (H3) The set of capabilities associated to individual subjective wellbeing differs from the set correlated to social subjective wellbeing; (H4) The intensity and significance of the correlation between subjective wellbeing and capabilities depends on whether the latter is measured as evaluation or functioning; and (H5) The relationships between capabilities and subjective wellbeing are complex and non-linear. Using a nationally representative survey in Chile, multiple linear (H1–H5) and dose response matching (H1–H5) regressions between capabilities and subjective wellbeing outcomes are estimated, confirming all hypotheses. Subjective evaluations and effective functionings of some capabilities (“basic needs,” “social ties,” “feeling recognized and respected;” “having and deploying a life project”) are consistently correlated with both subjective wellbeing outcomes. Others capabilities are correlated with both subjective wellbeing outcomes only when measured as functionings (contact with nature), do not display a systematic pattern of correlation (“health,” “pleasure,” “participation,” and “human security”) or are not associated with subjective wellbeing (“self-knowledge” and “understanding the world”). When observed, correlations are sizable, non-linear, and consistent across estimation methods. Moreover, capabilities related to social belongingness such as “social ties” and “feeling recognized and respected” are important by themselves but also are positively correlated to both social and individual subjective wellbeing. These findings underscore the need of a multidimensional perspective on the relationships between capabilities and subjective wellbeing, considering both subjective and objective, as well as individual and social aspects that are relevant to belongingness. These findings also have practical and policy implications, and may inform public deliberation processes and policy decisions to develop capabilities, promote subjective wellbeing, and ultimately promote positive belongingness.

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Social and Individual Subjective Wellbeing and Capabilities in Chile

González

Dussaillant²,

Calvo

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…Their resources and conversion factors to lead valuable lives often coincided, as did their interests. Having the freedom to choose valuable functionings has been related to higher wellbeing in European citizens, while additionally reducing the importance of other factors such as health, friendship, and financial security ( Steckermeier, 2021 ).…”

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Wellbeing as Capability: Findings in Hearing-Impaired Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hearing Aid or Cochlear Implant

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In the Western world, for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, hearing aids or cochlear implants are available to provide access to sound, with the overall goal of increasing their wellbeing. If and how this goal is achieved becomes increasingly multifarious when these children reach adolescence and young adulthood and start to participate in society in other ways. An approach to wellbeing that includes personal differences and the relative advantages and disadvantages that people have, is the capability approach, as developed by Nobel Prize laureate Amartya Sen. Capability is the set of real opportunities people have to do and be things they have reason to value. We interviewed 59 young people, aged 13 through 25, with cochlear implants (37) or hearing aids (22) to capture their capability. We found that their hearing devices enabled them to actively participate in a predominantly hearing society, with few differences between cochlear implant and hearing aid recipients. They did, however, report challenges associated with prejudices and expectations, and with feeling poorly understood, all of which appeared to impact their capability. Through the lens of capability, alleged differences between hearing aid and cochlear implant recipients began to fade. We discuss the implications for initiatives focused on the long-term support young recipients of hearing devices to meet their specific requirements over time.

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“…Autonomy is an essential factor in the care context, as a basic human right and need (Ryan & Deci, 2006), and as a predictor of well-being and health (Deci & Ryan, 2008; Ryan & Deci, 2006; Steckermeier, 2021). This study provides first findings from a longitudinal analysis that investigated the association between receiving informal care and the change in the care recipient’s perception of their autonomy.…”

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Perceived autonomy of informal care recipients and the relevance of self-esteem.

Zwar¹,

König²,

Hajek³

2022

Psychology and Aging

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This study aimed to analyze the longitudinal associations between receipt of (spousal and adult child) care and perceived autonomy, and their moderation by self-esteem. Data from the population-based longitudinal German Ageing Survey (2014Survey ( , 2017 were used. Perceived autonomy was assessed using Schwarzer's perceived autonomy in old age scale and self-esteem was assessed using Rosenberg's global self-esteem scale. Adjusted fixed effects regression analyses indicated a significant association between both forms of care and reduced autonomy. A significant interaction effect between receipt of care from adult children and self-esteem was found. Recipients of care from adult children with lower levels of self-esteem perceived less autonomy once receiving care, while those with high self-esteem did not perceive a difference. The study's findings indicate that the receipt of informal care was perceived to reduce the care recipient's autonomy, when received from either a spouse or adult children. However, self-esteem was indicated to be either a risk (in the case of low self-esteem) or prevention factor (in the case of high self-esteem) among recipients of care from adult children. This was found irrespective of the care recipient's age. Thus, autonomy should be supported among all informal care recipients and additional actions are recommended to identify and foster self-esteem among recipients of care from adult children in particular.

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The Value of Autonomy for the Good Life. An Empirical Investigation of Autonomy and Life Satisfaction in Europe

Cited by 38 publications

References 93 publications

Social and Individual Subjective Wellbeing and Capabilities in Chile

Social and Individual Subjective Wellbeing and Capabilities in Chile

Wellbeing as Capability: Findings in Hearing-Impaired Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hearing Aid or Cochlear Implant

Perceived autonomy of informal care recipients and the relevance of self-esteem.

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