Happiness Accounts for Policy

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1、HappinessAccountsforPolicyUseEdDienerSmileyDistinguishedProfessorofPsychology,UniversityofIllinoisSeniorScientistTheGallupOrganizationOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentRome,ItalyApril2-3,2007OverviewSubjectivewell-beingcanrevealtheprogresso

2、fsocietiesAndcanbeusedasinputtopolicyWillshowwhy,andanswerobjectionsShowsomeexamplesofpolicyimplicationsSubjectiveWell-Being(SWB)People’sevaluationsoftheirlives–inboththoughtsandfeelings.Forexample:LifesatisfactionMarital,work,&healthsatisfactionPleasantemo

3、tions,e.g.Joy,affectionFeelingsofpurposeandmeaningFeelingsofself-efficacyEtc.AfewpredictorsofSWBGoodsocialrelationshipsProgresstowardlong-termgoalsTrustinneighborsStableandpredictablesocietyBasicneedsmetExample:GallupWorldPoll2006Ontheladderbelow,wherethebo

4、ttomrung,0,istheworstlifeyoucanimagineforyourself,and10isthebestlifeyoucanimagineforyourself,wheredoyoucurrentlystand?15HighestonLadderIncomeRank(97)Denmark8.05Finland7.712Switzerland7.54Netherlands7.57Canada7.48Norway7.43Sweden7.413Australia7.411NewZealand

5、7.322Belgium7.39UnitedStates7.21Israel7.220Venezuela7.253Spain7.219Ireland7.12LowestLifeLadderIncomeRankBenin3.390Cambodia3.673SierraLeone3.695Tanzania3.797Georgia3.769Uganda3.785Niger3.796Ethiopia3.893BurkinaFaso3.887Zimbabwe3.878Cameroon3.977Madagascar4.0

6、94Kenya4.089Mali4.091FeelCannotAffordMedicalCareJapan4%UK7%Sweden7%Canada8%France11%Spain11%Italy14%Jordan15%Israel16%Iran19%USA20%Turkey45%Romania50%CannotAffordHousingFinland3%Ireland4%UnitedKingdom6%Switzerland8%USA8%Denmark9%Germany10%France11%Spain13%B

7、elarus40%SierraLeone62%Optimism(0–10)–FutureLadderZimbabwe4.0Haiti5.1Slovakia5.6Afghanistan5.7Portugal5.8Poland6.3Germany6.8Spain7.3France7.6USA8.1Ireland8.2Denmark8.5Venezuela8.5CorrelatesofNationalLifeSatisfactionIncome.82Longevity.73Politicalstability.

8、52Trustotherpeople.48Unemployment-.44Timewithfamily/friends.41MoneyisNotEnoughRisingincomes,butnotlifesatisfactionFactorssuchasLongevitypredictGallup’slifesatisfactionladderbeyondincomeWhySWB?Peoplerat