Role Of Subjective Well-being Research Articles

Is there a link between health care utilisation and subjective well-being? An exploratory study among older Danes.

While extensive research has explored the influence of traditional factors such as socioeconomic position on health care utilisation, the independent role of an individual's well-being in their health care seeking behaviour remains largely uncharted territory. In this study, we delve into the role of subjective well-being (SWB) in health care utilisation. We use a unique link between survey data from a representative group of Danish citizens aged 50-80 and administrative register data containing information on health care utilisation and sociodemographics. We explore whether SWB is a predictor of health care utilisation (general practice services) over and above health (as measured by health-related quality of life (HRQoL)). We find that the association between SWB and number of services provided in general practice differs across levels of HRQoL. Among those with lower HRQoL, we find a positive association between health care utilisation and SWB. Results hold true even when controlling for previous health care utilisation, suggesting that the mechanism is not driven by reverse causality. Our findings suggest that, in particular for vulnerable individuals in poor health and with poor SWB, the propensity to seek care is inappropriately low, and there is a need for more proactive supply-driven health care.

The Role of Subjective Well-Being in Cuban Civil Protest against the Government: A Moderated Mediation Model

This empirical study sought to understand the drivers behind civil protest participation in authoritarian contexts, explicitly focusing on Cuba. The data were sourced from 658 respondents via online surveys facilitated by CubaData, an independent social research agency specializing in Cuban studies, employing a secure panel system that guarantees the confidentiality and anonymity of participants. Our research primarily investigated the role of satisfaction with government policies in terms of the intention to participate in civil protests, introducing subjective well-being as a moderating variable. Utilizing the Process module of SMART-PLS 4 to emulate Process Model 58 for moderated mediation analysis, we accounted for measurement errors to ensure robust findings. Further controls were incorporated for age and political self-efficacy. The results revealed that subjective well-being significantly moderates the link between satisfaction with government policies and actual participation in civil protests. These findings suggest that the happiness level can change resistance dynamics within authoritarian settings. This research has implications for academic understandings of political behavior in autocratic regimes and practical applications in policy making and activism in Cuba.

The Relationship Between Parenting Style and Subjective Well-Being: The Intermediary Role of Core Self-Evaluation

In lately research, it is sure that parenting style is totally related with subjective well-being, Research on the relationship between core self-evaluation and parenting style are very rare in China. Not just that, with core self-evaluation as a middle person variable measure, the connection between parenting style and subjective well-being was not tended to in past examinations. The main point, while estimating the connection between nurturing style and abstract prosperity, we basically do estimation between secondary school and grade school understudies and middle school understudies yet this time we use undergrads as subjects to see between their parenting style and subjective well-being is in homegrown isn't engaged with the field. In this review, 200 understudies from Zhejiang College were chosen in their rookie, sophomore, junior, and senior year. The point is to comprehend the parenting style and subjective well-being of understudies, the ongoing attributes of core self-evaluation, and examine the middle person job between nurturing style and subjective well-being. The result showed that (1) core self-evaluation played a significant mediating role in the explanation process from neglectful and spoiled to subjective well-being; (2) the mediating role of core self-evaluation in the explanation process from emotional warmth, trusting and encouraging and authoritarian to subjective well-being was not significant; and (3) the core self-evaluation played a significant negative role in subjective well-being.

On the role of subjective well-being in mediating the relationship between spatiotemporal and health variables

IntroductionThe effects of health on various activity-travel patterns have been investigated in various studies. However, it is hard to disregard that activity-travel patterns can also shape the health of individuals. The literature shows that activity-travel patterns insignificantly correlate with health parameters. It is hypothesised that there are some variables such as subjective well-being that intermediate the effects of activity-travel patterns on health. This paper aimed to investigate the role of two subjective well-being variables (daily experience and global subjective well-being) to mediate the effects of spatiotemporal variables on health. The health variables covered physical, mental and social health which refer to people's limitations to engage in various activities including social activities caused by physical, mental and emotional, and emotional problems, respectively. MethodModified structural equation modelling is used to explore whether daily experience and global subjective well-being are intermediate variables between spatiotemporal and health variables. ResultsThe results confirmed that endogenous global subjective well-being mediated the effects of spatiotemporal variables on physical and social health, but not on mental health. Endogenous daily experience was not found to significantly correlate with any health parameters. ConclusionDaily experience is a short-term (cognitive) well-being shaped by people's time and space variables, whereas global subjective well-being is a long-term well-being variable shaped by short-term variables (e.g., daily experience and daily time and space variables) and life circumstances. The long-term well-being variable was found to significantly correlate with health, but not the short-term well-being variable. Opportunities offered by spatial conditions show a higher magnitude in improving people's daily experience and global subjective well-being than the activity-travel participation variables.

Subjective Wellbeing among High School Students: A Research on the Role of Emotional and Social Support

The government's policy regarding the resumption of face-to-face schooling requires students to adapt to a new learning system. The situation faced by students will impact their psychological state, including their subjective well-being. Several factors predicted to play a role in subjective well-being are emotional maturity and social support. This research aims to investigate the role of emotional maturity and social support in subjective well-being among high school students in Karawang. The method used is a quantitative method by distributing an online questionnaire using Google Forms. The scales used were the Subjective Well-being Scale, Emotional Maturity Scale, and Social Support Scale. The research participants consisted of 287 respondents from grades X, XI, and XII who had undergone face-to-face learning after the government-imposed activity restrictions. The results of the data analysis using multiple linear regression techniques showed an F-value of 27.762 with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.005, indicating that the hypothesis in this research is accepted. This means that the emotional maturity and social support variables, together, have an influence on subjective well-being.

The Role of Subjective Wellbeing in Mediating Social Trust to the Mental Health of Health Workers.

Mental health problems of health workers are attracting increasing concerns in China and the world. A trustful relationship between health workers and patients is the foundation of quality patient care, which is currently under serious threat. This study aimed to determine the associations of social trust on subjective wellbeing and mental health of health workers. Using the survey data of 262 health workers extracted from the 2018 Chinese Family Panel Studies, a structural equation model with partial least square approach was established. The results showed that social trust was linked to both subjective wellbeing (β = 0.251, p < 0.01) and mental health (β = -0.210, p < 0.01). The effect of social trust on mental health was partially mediated by subjective wellbeing (51.87%). The association between social trust and subjective wellbeing was moderated by socioeconomic status: social trust has a stronger effect on subjective wellbeing in those with higher socioeconomic status. Erosion of social trust may present a serious risk to mental health and subjective wellbeing of health workers. High socioeconomic status can amplify the effect of social trust.

Effect of consumer self-discrepancy on materialism and impulse buying: the role of subjective well-being

PurposeThis study aims to explore how and why self-discrepancy affects materialism and impulsive buying and the extent to which subjective well-being mediates the relationship between self-discrepancy, materialism and impulsive buying.Design/methodology/approachThe authors have tested the hypothesis with a convenience sample (N = 434) from Lithuania. Descriptive analysis, principal components analysis (PCA), serial mediation hypothesis tested with model 81 from regression-based path analysis modeling tool PROCESS Macro for IBM® SPSS® Statistics 24.7 statistical software.FindingsThe serial and parallel mediation analysis results indicated that greater self-discrepancy was related to poorer life satisfaction, which was related to greater materialism centrality, which promoted greater impulsive buying. Also, the greater the self-discrepancy, caused more occurrence of negative affect, which relates to increased materialism happiness, which triggers impulsive buying. Self-discrepancy was negatively associated with the frequency of positive affect, which was positively related to materialism, which stimulates impulsive buying.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was dominated by younger respondents. The survey was conducted during the lockdown of the Covid-19 virus pandemic.Originality/valueThere is little empirical evidence to support the reasoning behind why self-discrepancy predicts a higher degree of materialism, which increases impulsive buying. This study suggests the mechanism of how subjective well-being affects relationships of self-discrepancy on materialism and impulsive buying.

Income, Social Capital, and Subjective Well-Being of Residents in Western China

Many scholars focus on China’s booming economy and its social impacts, while there is little attention regarding subjective well-being, especially after considering income and social capital. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to examine the correlations between income, social capital and subjective well-being of western Chinese residents, basing on a representative comprehensive social survey. Several meaningful conclusions are shown below: (1) Western residents in China retain a relatively high degree of subjective well-being on average, and the mean value of subjective well-being for urban residents is slightly higher than that for rural residents; (2) there are regional and group differences in the influence of income and social capital on residents’ subjective well-being; and (3), although economic factors play a primary role in subjective well-being, the potential influence of non-economic factors cannot be ignored. This paper attempts to fill the gap in perspective regarding potential correlations between income, social capital, and subjective well-being.

The effect of parenting styles on depressive symptoms among Chinese college students: The role of subjective well-being and Taq1A polymorphism

The effect of parenting styles on depressive symptoms among Chinese college students: The role of subjective well-being and Taq1A polymorphism

Social trust and emotional health in rural older adults in China: the mediating and moderating role of subjective well-being and subjective social status

BackgroundChina is becoming an aging society. The emotional health of the elderly is gaining importance. Social trust is an important factor affecting emotional health, but existing studies have rarely considered the various effects of different types of social trust on rural elderly emotional health. Few studies have analysed the role of subjective well-being and subjective social status in the relationship between social trust and elderly emotional health.MethodsUsing the data of the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey 2016 (CLDS 2016) and regression models, this study selected 2084 rural respondents aged 60 years and above to analyse the impact of social trust on their emotional health. Social trust was divided into three categories: trust in family members, trust in friends, and trust in neighbours. This study also examined the mediating and moderating effects of subjective well-being and subjective social status on the relationship between social trust and emotional health.ResultsTrust in family members was significantly and positively associated with emotional health (coefficient = 0.194, P < 0.01) and subjective well-being (coefficient = 0.177, P < 0.01). Trust in friends was significantly and positively associated with emotional health and subjective well-being (coefficient = 0.097, P < 0.01; coefficient = 0.174, P < 0.01, respectively). Trust in neighbours was significantly and positively associated with emotional health and subjective well-being (coefficient = 0.088, P < 0.01; coefficient = 0.177, P < 0.01; respectively). Subjective well-being effectively reduced the impact of social trust in family, friends, and neighbours on the emotional health of the elderly by 0.023, 0.022, and 0.023, respectively. Trust in friends and neighbours significantly and positively affected respondents’ subjective social status (coefficient = 0.120, P < 0.05; coefficient = 0.090, P < 0.10; respectively). Subjective social status effectively reduced the impact of social trust in friends and neighbours on the emotional health of the elderly both by 0.004. The positive relationship between trust in family members and emotional health is weakened by subjective well-being.ConclusionsSocial trust, especially family relationships, play an important role in maintaining the emotional health of the rural elderly. In response to population ageing, more social policies must be introduced to care for the rural elderly and help them lead a happy and satisfactory life.

Does Culture Mediate the Effect of Promotion/Prevention Regulatory Focus on Subjective Well-Being? Evidence from an Armenian Sample.

Many studies have proven that promotion focus corresponds to the logic of individualistic culture, while prevention focus is characteristic of collectivistic culture. Armenia, as a post-Soviet country, has not been included in cross-cultural studies, since it is not viewed as a typically collectivistic or individualistic society. To investigate how promotion and prevention regulatory foci can predict subjective well-being, as conditioned by individualistic-collectivistic cultural orientations within Armenian society, and to reveal the links between regulatory focus and subjective well-being within Armenian culture, considering the effect of personality-culture fit. We carried out two studies. In Study 1, regression analysis was conducted to reveal how promotion and prevention foci predicted different aspects of subjective well-being. In Study 2, mediation analysis was conducted to reveal how vertical and horizontal collectivism and individualism mediate the linkage between a promotion or prevention focus, and different aspects of subjective well-being. Regression analysis replicated the findings of other studies, showing that promotion focus has a great predictive role in subjective well-being, while prevention focus neither predicts or obviates different aspects of subjective well-being. Mediation analysis indicated that vertical collectivism had a partially mediating effect on the linkage between promotion and cognitive, emotional, and psychological aspects of subjective well-being. Vertical individualism had a mediating effect on the linkage between prevention and social well-being. Vertical collectivism is a consistent pattern in people experiencing subjective well-being when they behave in a promotion-based way in different settings in the Armenian cultural context.

Mediator Role of Subjective Well-Being and Job Satisfaction in Relationship Psychological Capital on Career Commitment

Abstract&#x0D; Career commitment is motivating force for a person to work in that career continuously, which is based on belief in value of job that has been chosen. Career commitment is influenced by several factors such as psychological capital, subjective well-being, and job satisfaction. This study aims to examine the mediating effect of subjective well-being and job satisfaction in the relationship of psychological capital to career commitment. The population in this study were State Civil Servant (ASN) of Regional Secretariat in Banjarnegara. The sampling technique in this study used is saturated sampling technique with a total sample of 112 ASN. Methods of data analysis using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with analysis tools namely SmartPLS 3.0. The results of study indicate that psychological capital has a positive and significant influence on career commitment and also positive and significant on subjective well-being and job satisfaction. In addition, subjective well-being and job satisfaction also have a positive and significant effect on career commitment. Then, subjective well-being and job satisfaction mediate the effect of psychological capital on career commitment. Suggestions for the head of the department to hold training for work of an administrative nature in accordance with their position or duties and to create a pleasant work environment, for example, holding a State Civil Servant (ASN) gathering. If the State Civil Servant (ASN) is satisfied at work, then higher the career commitment will be.

Grandiose narcissism and performance in organizations: mediating role of subjective wellbeing

Narcissism is imbued with emotional dynamism and there is a strong need to assess the linkages with outcomes by analyzing their fusion. The present study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance through analyzing the mediating role of subjective wellbeing (positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction). The wholesome assessment of performance was done by considering task performance, team-work and cognitive motivational effectiveness among 293 senior-level Indian employees of a big public sector organization. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 2.0. The correlation results showed that grandiose narcissism was negatively related to performance, life satisfaction and positively related to negative affect. The indirect pathways (through mediation analyses) revealed that negative affect and life satisfaction mediated the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance. The study effectively contributes to the narcissism and performance literature by presenting clearer pathways of grandiose narcissism (through self-regulated emotions and subjective wellbeing). Practical implications werealso highlighted beside the theoretical concerns.

Towards Sustainable Human Resources: How Generational Differences Impact Subjective Wellbeing in the Military?

The article analyzes the generational (age cohorts) effect on subjective wellbeing at work. The main aim is to reveal generational differences that lead to subjective wellbeing at work and possible discrepancies between the generations. The article contributes to the literature by creating and testing a theoretical model of subjective wellbeing at work as a composition of several dimensions that vary among generations, including physical experience, cognitive job performance, and appraisal, as well as social relationships and socio-emotional enablement at work. Using the military as an organization where daily routine creates similar conditions for different generations, we surveyed 890 army professionals representing three different generations: Gen Y, Gen X, and Gen Z. A structural equation modelling (SEM) technique is used to test the research model. The results support the hypothesis that generation has a strong moderating impact on the components of subjective wellbeing at work. Social relationship, as a socio-emotional experience, is the most important component of wellbeing at work for Gen Z, while socio-emotional enablement plays a central role in subjective wellbeing at work for Gen X and Gen Y.

Disease Acceptance and Eudemonic Well-Being Among Adults With Physical Disabilities: The Mediator Effect of Meaning in Life.

The acceptance of disability is recognized as one of the most frequently mentioned factors that plays a particularly significant role in subjective well-being. However, so far, only a very small amount of research has been undertaken to clarify how and why acceptance of illness relates to eudemonic well-being. Hence, comprehension of the direct and indirect effects underlying this relationship seems essential for interventions that increase the recovery of people with impairments and enhance their quality of life. The current research was aimed at investigating the association between acceptance of illness, meaning in life, and eudemonic well-being, as well as the possible mediatory effect of meaning in life on the relationship between acceptance of illness and well-being. The sample consisted of 102 participants (71% women) aged between 20 and 64 years. The respondents had a range of different impairments (e.g., cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, and sight defects). The Acceptance of Illness Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being were used. It was confirmed that acceptance of illness correlated positively and significantly with the presence of meaning, self-acceptance, positive relations, environmental mastery, personal growth, general well-being, cohesion, flexibility, communication, and family satisfaction. The presence of meaning mediated the relationship between acceptance of illness and general well-being with its four other dimensions: self-acceptance, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth. Conversely, the search for meaning did not have any mediatory effect on this relationship.

Resident perceptions and support before and after the 2018 Taichung international Flora exposition

ABSTRACT The 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition was the largest international tourism event hosted in Taiwan. Hosting governments aim to improve the well-being of residents and gain their support by hosting megaevents. However, few studies have examined the mediating role of subjective well-being by surveying the same group of residents before and after a megaevent. On the basis of social exchange and stakeholder theories, this study investigated the effect of residents’ perceived benefits and costs on subjective well-being and support for megaevents. Furthermore, changes in the perceptions and attitudes of residents before and after the event were assessed. Pre-event and postevent questionnaires were collected from 262 residents. The findings indicated that the effects of social benefits on subjective well-being were strengthened and the effect of social cost on subjective well-being was weakened as the event progressed. Moreover, subjective well-being mediated the relationship between perceived benefits and support for megaevents. This research extends current knowledge on event tourism and revealed changes in resident perceptions and attitudes before and after a megaevent. These findings could help governments and destination managers host megaevents and promote tourism development.

Influencing subjective well-being for business and sustainable development using big data and predictive regression analysis

Business leaders and policymakers within service economies are placing greater emphasis on well-being, given the role of workers in such settings. Whilst people’s well-being can lead to economic growth, it can also have the opposite effect if overlooked. Therefore, enhancing subjective well-being (SWB) is pertinent for all organisations for the sustainable development of an economy. While health conditions were previously deemed the most reliable predictors, the availability of data on people’s personal lifestyles now offers a new dimension into well-being for organisations. Using open data available from the national Annual Population Survey in the UK, which measures SWB, this research uncovered that among several independent variables to predict varying levels of people's perceived well-being, long-term health conditions, one's marital status, and age played a key role in SWB. The proposed model provides the key indicators of measuring SWB for organisations using big data.

Subjective well-being and influencing factors in Turkish nursing students: A cross-sectional study.

To investigate subjective well-being levels of nursing students and the factors affecting it. The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at a health school of a state university in Aydin, western Turkey, from March to April, 2015, and comprised nursing students in the bachelor's programme. Personal information form, perceived stress scale, perceived social support scale, subjective well-being scale were used for data collection. Multiple linear regression analysis with stepwise method was employed using SPSS 18 for data analysis. Of the 297 subjects, 230(77.4%) were female. The overall mean age of the sample was 20.32±1.65 years. Perceived stress, perceived social support, participation in social or cultural activities, perception of academic success and conscious choice of nursing career accounted for 54% of the variance in the students' subjective well-being and it is a useful model. Perceived stress alone accounted for 39% of the variance. However, students' perceptions of economic status and availability of teachers with whom students could share their problems did not explain subjective well-being in the model. Perceived stress was found to play an important role in subjective well-being of the nursing students.

Subjective well-being determinants in Russia: a regional perspective

This article reveals that, despite Russian regions being very different from each other when it comes to a great many socio-economic and socio-cultural properties (population income level and living standards, various features of the socio-cultural environment, social optimism, degree of religiosity and so on), those who live in regions far removed from the capital cities, given their lower level of personal income, tend to be more satisfied with their lives and demonstrate a higher level of social wellbeing, according to data from various sociological surveys. Based on empirical data, the authors argue that material aspects are not the only factors which affect subjective wellbeing in any given region. The goal of the study is to analyze the differentiation in the level of subjective wellbeing of the population of various Russian regions, which implies identifying and comparatively analyzing those factors which help interpret these differences. The primary research method is regression analysis of data from sociological surveys conducted in 2012 using the World Values Survey method in nine regions and towns of federal significance: Moscow, Saint- Petersburg, Leningrad Province, Tambov, Tatarstan Republic, Chuvashia Republic, the Altai Krai, Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, Bashkortostan Republic. The analysis showed that there is indeed a connection between one’s personal income level and their subjective wellbeing, while there is no such connection between one’s subjective wellbeing and how wealthy their region is. This could be explained by the fact that people are more concerned with their personal income level than their region’s income. Aside from income level, there are other factors which determine subjective wellbeing in any given region. Moscow is considered to be the wealthiest region, however, it also has the highest level of income inequality. Both individual income and income level in comparison to the reference group considerably affect respondents’ subjective wellbeing, regardless of their region of residence. However, individual income has a stronger influence. That said it is in Moscow where subjective evaluation of one’s income level and satisfaction with one’s material status affect subjective wellbeing to the greatest extent, which is due to the fact that in Moscow both living standards and one’s sense of subjective inequality are somewhat higher. The influence of other socio-demographic factors also varies from region to region. For the most part this study confirms Ronald Inglehart’s concept of material factors playing a significant role in subjective wellbeing.

The power of your mind: Entrepreneurs’ mental health, entry, and income growth

We explore the influence of mental health on entrepreneurship. Drawing from the literature of well-being, entrepreneurial affect and cognition associated with the self-determination, we examine the role of subjective well-being and mental problems on entry into entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs’ income growth. Drawing from a sample of 11,340 individuals over a seven-year period, we find that subjective well-being contributes to entry into entrepreneurship while mental problems positively impact income growth of entrepreneurship. Exploring boundary conditions for these baseline effects, we find that mental problems mitigate the positive effects of well-being, especially for novice entrepreneurs as opposed to senior ones.