Feminine values and happy life-expectancy in nations
Cross-national studies suggest that people are happier in feminine nations that are also economically affluent. The first objective of the present study was to replicate this finding with a quality of life index which is more comprehensive than the usual measures of subjective well-being. This compr...
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Published in | Personality and individual differences Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 803 - 813 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford
Elsevier Ltd
05.10.2002
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Cross-national studies suggest that people are happier in feminine nations that are also economically affluent. The first objective of the present study was to replicate this finding with a quality of life index which is more comprehensive than the usual measures of subjective well-being. This comprehensive indicator termed
Happy Life-Expectancy (HLE) combines subjective happiness with objective longevity. As predicted, in the richer countries, HLE was higher in feminine nations (
r=−0.51,
n=14,
P<0.05, one-tailed), whereas in the poorer nations HLE did not correlate with national masculinity–femininity (
r=−0.27,
n=13, NS). A second objective was to examine the mechanisms behind the significant relationship in the richer countries. Contrary to expectation, the findings could not be explained by national differences in private freedom. |
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ISSN: | 0191-8869 1873-3549 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0191-8869(01)00193-3 |