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    This document summarizes research on well-being indicators across different countries and what predicts life satisfaction and emotional experiences. It finds that while GDP per capita correlates strongly with life evaluations, social factors like social support better predict positive emotions. Money is important but does not fully account for quality of life. National well-being measures could help policymakers but must consider adaptation effects and personal versus societal influences. Positive psychology should study both internal and external determinants of well-being.

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    Affect Yesterday

    Unpleasant Emotions Anger Sad and depressed Worried and stressed Pleasant Emotions
    Enjoyment Smiling and laughing

    Pleasant EmotionsEnjoyment etc.


    High New Zealand Honduras Panama Costa Rica Puerto Rico Low Armenia Pakistan Bangladesh Palestine Tajikistan

    Unpleasant Emotions Sad, Angry, Depressed, etc.


    Highest Armenia Palestine Bolivia Sierra Leone Lowest Denmark Sweden Austria Japan

    Percent feelings lots yesterday ~ 40 % ~ 13 %

    Satisfaction with domains


    (Health, standard of living, city, job)

    High
    Denmark Switzerland Singapore

    Low
    Zimbabwe Haiti Tanzania

    Dissatisfied with Standard of Living


    Ukraine Georgia Romania Russia Zimbabwe

    Most satisfied: Ireland

    Planetary SWB Scorecard


    Evaluating life
    40 percent dissatisfied 40 percent doing fine 20 percent doing very well

    Affect Balance (PA NA)


    20 % negative 30 % positive 50 % very positive

    What Predicts the Good Society?

    Ladder of Life evaluation correlates with: GDP per person (wealth) r = .83

    Meeting basic needs (food etc.) r = .77

    Low hunger, low corruption, and longevity


    8

    3 3 4 5 6 7 8

    Predicted Values

    R = .86

    Does Anything Cause Quality of Life Other than Money?

    Beyond Money: Predicting National Levels of Ladder of Life


    Regression Betas

    GDP/Capita Optimism Can count on others

    .43 .37 .25

    Beyond Money: Predicting National Positive Emotions (Betas all but GDP significant)
    GDP/capita Count on someone for help Freedom to choose Learned something yesterday -.03 .18 .26 .68

    Beyond Money: Nation-level Unpleasant Emotions


    Betas
    Income Control of corruption Assaulted .15 -.36 .27

    Happiness and Money?

    Is it basic needs like food and water? Or modern conveniences like electricity, telephones, and the internet?

    Ladder of Life
    Basic needs (food and shelter) Modern conveniences (telly etc.)

    Beta
    .27 .58

    Positive Affect
    Basic needs (food and shelter) Modern conveniences (telly etc.) .37 -.19

    Strongest Correlates:
    Ladder of life
    Modern conveniences (electricity etc.)

    Pleasant Emotions
    People I can count on

    Unpleasant Emotions
    Assaulted past year

    Cannot Afford Medical Care


    Japan Canada Jordan Iran USA Turkey Romania 4% 8% 15 % 19 % 20 % 45 % 50 %

    Well-Being Accounts for Policy Use

    These could enormously benefit positive psychology

    Examples of Policies
    Economic
    Satisfying work, unemployment

    Health
    Mental health

    Social
    School checkups, sex work, discrimination

    Environmental
    Airport noise, air pollution, commuting

    Existing Societal Measures of Well-Being


    Organization of Econ. Cooperation & Development Statistics Canada GSOEP (Germany) BHPS (U.K.) Center for Disease Control (U.S.) United Nations?

    But what about:


    Adaptation? Personal, not societal?

    94 % of Danes are Above 97 % of Togolese


    50

    40

    30

    20

    10

    DENMARK TOGO 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Ladder of Life Scores

    Affect Adaptation?
    Enjoyment, laughing, smiling Pakistan 47% v. New Zealand 88%

    Anger, sadness, worry, and depression Denmark 12% v. Iran 43%

    Conclusions
    National accounts of well-being can help policy makers create better societies, and Help positive psychologists prove their value

    Two Extremely Important Psychological Points


    1. Circumstances and conditions matter a LOT; it is not just individual setpoint. We need stronger positive societal science!
    2. Life evaluation and affect have different predictors
    -- Wanting versus liking

    Take-Home for Positive Psychology


    PP has placed an emphasis on internal determinants But society, neighborhoods, organizations are also important. More development of organizational PP needed. Social psychology emphasizes the power of the situation Happiness is within people, but also in their circumstances too

    More Take-Home Messages


    1. Life evaluation seems like Wanting, whereas affect is Liking 2. Money should not be dismissed as unimportant. But it does not completely predict the Ladder, and certainly not PA and NA, where social factors are more important. 3. We need accounts of well-being!

    Diener, Lucas, Schimmack, & Helliwell


    Well-being for Public Policy Oxford University Press, 2009

    The most authoritative and informative book about happiness ever written

    Handout overheads in front


    Thank you, and:

    Questions? Comments? Discussion?

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