Global Report On Student Well-being: Life Satisfaction And Happiness (recent Research In Psychology)

What makes people satisfied or happy with their lives or with particular features of their lives? In his attempt to answer these questions, the author has applied his Multiple Discrepancies Theory to study the satisfaction and happiness of university undergraduates in 39 countries. The project aims to explain global satisfaction and happiness as well as satisfaction in 12 domains: health, finances, family relations, paid employment, friendships, housing, living partner, recreation activity, religion, self-esteem, transportation and education. The forthcoming volumes of this survey will present detailed analysis for every domain, country and university, for whole groups, males and females. The four-volume set presents a thorough picture of the relative satisfaction and happiness of students in the world. Front Matter....Pages i-x Literature Review....Pages 1-46 Multiple Discrepancies Theory....Pages 47-65 Samples, Methods and Instruments....Pages 66-80 Descriptive Statistics....Pages 81-93 Life Satisfaction and Happiness Explained by Domain Satisfaction and Background Conditions....Pages 94-112 Life Satisfaction and Happiness Explained by MDT....Pages 113-136 Concluding Remarks....Pages 137-141 Back Matter....Pages 142-253 Contents Preface vii 1 Literature Review 1 1. 1 Introduction 1 1. 2 Marriage and the Family '2 1. 3 Correlates of Family and Marital Satisfaction 3 1. 6 Self-Esteem and Satisfaction 11 2 Satisfaction with One's Family Relations 14 2. 1 Introduction 14 2. 2 Descriptive Statistics for World Sample, Males and Females 14 2. A formal assessment of the relative satisfaction and well-being of university graduates by means of the Multiple Discrepancy Theory which uses 12 indexes (amongst which are health, finances, self-esteem, friendships, family relations, employment and transport), to grade student scores. v. 1. Life satisfaction and happiness v. 2. Family, friends, living partner, and self-esteem v. 3. Employment, finances, housing, and transportation v. 4. Religion, education, recreation, and health.