Perceptions of Household Income and Subjective Well-Being of Children in China

• Published in: Child indicators research Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 1043 - 1064
• Main Authors: Xie, Shenghua, Hakovirta, Mia, Gao, Yunjiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Attention; Bullying; Child and School Psychology; Childhood; Deprivation; Early Childhood Education; Early life experiences; Economic models; Family income; Happiness; Households; Life experiences; Perceptions; Poverty; Psychological aspects; Quality of Life Research; Questionnaires; Social Sciences; Social Work; Victimization; Well being; China; Subjective well-being; Poverty; Children; Perceptions of household income; China

The effects of income poverty and material deprivation on the subjective well-being of children have been widely explored. However, little is known about how children’s perceptions of household income may influence their subjective well-being. Using questionnaire survey data on children from 10 scho...