Abstract
Article presents the concept of subjective health in the context of the structure of subjective well-being. We emphasize the structural link between satisfaction with health as a life domain and satisfaction with a life as a whole within cognitive part of subjective well-being. To explain the link between life satisfaction as a whole and satisfaction with health we apply Needs Conceptual Model of Subjective Well-Being and bottom-up approach. We recognize that objective life domains—life circumstances are mirrored and evaluated by human consciousness. The more or less favourable objective life circumstances are, the better or worse is the satisfaction with them by an individual. From the very general perspective, in empirical part of the article, we present both objective and subjective health situation and the life satisfaction in EU countries. We use Eurostat and European Values Survey data. Satisfaction of needs leads to increased level of subjective weal-being. When objective health by an individual is being compared to the certain standard, it fits in to the system of overall satisfaction with life. It means that the whole process starts at the point of objective health and ends at the point of life satisfaction.
Highlights
Subjective aspects in the history of social science have been neglected for a long time
The task of our research is to investigate the interrelation between subjective health and subjective well-being in the context of EU countries
That is we recognize that objective life domains—life circumstances are mirrored and evaluated by human con
Summary
Subjective aspects in the history of social science have been neglected for a long time. In the field of health science as Fotso and Kuate-Defo (2005), the concept of the subjective perception has not been widely used and main importance was given to the “fact” assessment. That made it difficult in some countries where there is a limited data on health-related benefits to estimate the impact of social-economic welfare on health situation of the society. For the health studies from the perspective of the social science it is important to emphasize link between health and the individual’s subjective experience of his/her living conditions This is because different types of critical factors related with the health problems are psychosocial (French et al, 2010). The task of our research is to investigate the interrelation between subjective health and subjective well-being in the context of EU countries
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