Wealth of Nations, Individual Income and Life Satisfaction in 42 Countries: A Multilevel Approach

作者: Peggy Schyns

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-9970-2_1

关键词: Quality of life (healthcare)ProsperityLife satisfactionSociologyVariablesPublic healthDemographic economicsMultilevel modelMeasures of national income and outputSocioeconomicsAffect (psychology)

摘要: In this study, individual and contextual determinants of life satisfaction in 42 countries were examined. The question was addressed whether income at the level wealth national affect individuals. addition, hypothesis tested relationship between is stronger poor than more prosperous ones. Multilevel modeling allows differentiating main interaction effects group variables on dependent variable. It used to explore a possible multilevel structure data, which individuals are viewed as micro observations macro observations. results showed that, addition independent income, economic prosperity nation contributed person’s level. Also, hypothesized cross-level found significant: people living less satisfied with their lives affluent countries. Moreover, complex variation within-nation level: varied rich

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