Science news articles about 'subjective well being'

... ' dissatisfaction with the country's current direction pulls down their sense of subjective well-being," says Inglehart. "But this is partly offset by other factors. The fact that Americans live in a ...

... Silverstein and others showing that perceived appropriateness of support is often more important to subjective well being than the support itself. As Cong explains: "Aversion to household support ...

... conclude. "Making emerging adults aware of how romantic associations inevitably pose a threat to a person's subjective well-being might help them to form more realistic romantic relationship goals."

... . "It does appear that vagueness can actually make one more optimistic about one's own life choices and subjective well-being by allowing one to see what one wants to see—a case of ignorance truly ...

... children's overall health should take these effects on children's objective and subjective well-being into account to facilitate the reduction in childhood obesity without sacrificing children's ...

... suggests that adverse economic and social conditions trumped the political in their impact on subjective well-being." The study finds that the trend in overall satisfaction with democracy is actually ...