Happiness Part 2
Results - I am satisfied with my current financial situation (lower mean = more satis). Means Things associated with successCheckedNot checkedt - valuep - value Family: Having a good family life Having a happy family Having successful children Self: Being in excellent physical condition Being in control of your life Being satisfied with your life Being happy with who you are Being well-groomed and attractive General Consumption: Being able to afford things that are important to you Owning a home
Results - I am satisfied with my current financial situation (lower mean = more satis). Means Things associated with successCheckedNot Checkedt - valuep - value Conspicuous Consumption: Owning a luxury car Having expensive designer clothing Staying at luxury hotels Shopping at prestigious stores Owning a prestigious credit card (platinum, gold card) Dining at “in” restaurants Going on expensive vacations Having expensive jewelry / watches
Results – I like playing the lottery (higher score = more agreement). Means Things associated with successCheckedNot checkedt - valuep - value Family: Having a good family life Having a happy family Having successful children Self: Being in excellent physical condition Being in control of your life Being satisfied with your life Being happy with who you are Being well-groomed and attractive General Consumption: Being able to afford things that are important to you Owning a home
Results - I like playing the lottery (higher score = more agreement). Means Things associated with successCheckedNot Checkedt - valuep - value Conspicuous Consumption: Owning a luxury car Having expensive designer clothing Staying at luxury hotels Shopping at prestigious stores Owning a prestigious credit card (platinum, gold card) Dining at “in” restaurants Going on expensive vacations Having expensive jewelry / watches
Discussion Values Perspectives on Success Satisfaction with Standard of Living
Social adaptation theory Less adaptive: happiness Relative importance of happiness Most important vs. less important Perceptions of what brings happiness Discussion
Happiness adaptation Lottery winners, paraplegics Marriage, pay raise Other indices of quality of life (health, safety [life]; freedom [liberty])
Kingdom of Bhutan has proclaimed the goal of measuring Gross National Happiness Other governments, including the United Kingdom and Australia, are committed to producing national measures of subjective well- being Measures should be multi-dimensional Data are available!
Political philosophy circa 2026?
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