PSYC 3302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gallup (Company), Eudaimonia, Diminishing Returns
16 Jul 2020
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Indicated link between money and happiness: but also have to consider what else come from ealthy counties, e. g. good environments, resources, gwp major money findings, money predicts swb, more for satisfaction. Increasing standard of living increases satisfaction: feelings more impacted by social resources, national income predicts above individual. It"s nice to live in a rich society: some, but small, relative deprivation". Initial study in science: u. s. survey data, experimentally ( vs. ; self vs. other) Longitudinally, before/after bonus windfall": a double" affective forecasting error, presented 3 studies, u. s. survey data, shows correlation b/w amount of money people spend on other compared to themselves was associated with swb. Looking at how much people participate in relgion: deiner et al. religion paradox. Intensive survey of the us: from each state in the us, representative sample, nationwide, survey (self-report) methods, measured: demographics, swb, religious importance, circumstances. Issues of causal direction: wealth, circumstances, religion, swb.
