Happiness as an expression of freedom and self-determination: a comparative multilevel analysis

Haller, Max; Hadler, Markus

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dc.contributor.author	Haller, Max	de
dc.contributor.author	Hadler, Markus	de
dc.contributor.editor	Glatzer, Wolfgang	de
dc.contributor.editor	Below, Susanne von	de
dc.contributor.editor	Stoffregen, Matthias	de
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-25T11:26:00Z	de
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-30T06:49:39Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-30T06:49:39Z
dc.date.issued	2004	de
dc.identifier.isbn	1-4020-2890-3	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/23521
dc.description.abstract	"In this paper, subjecitve well-being, as measured by survey questions on life satisfaction and happiness, is investigated from a sociological-comparative point of view. The central thesis is that happiness will be greater the more freedom a person has in her/his life decisions. It is hypothesized,therefore, that happiness will be higher in all those social contexts (micro and macro) which provide a person with greater freedom. Hence, happiness should be higher among the employed, among the persons in higher positions and with higher incomes, and happiness should also be higher in free market and democratic, and in less stratified societies. A comparative emperical analysis (multilevel regression) is carried out, using survey data on 41 nations from the World Value Survey 1995-97. The finding that happiness is related significantly to the degree of individual freedom is fully confirmed. It also has been proven that people who live in circumstances providng providing more freedom of personal choice are happier; this happens only through their perception and trough their expected change (improvement or stagnation) in the future" (author's abstract)	en
dc.language	en	de
dc.publisher	Kluwer Academic Publ.	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sociology & anthropology	en
dc.subject.ddc	Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Social sciences, sociology, anthropology	en
dc.subject.ddc	Soziologie, Anthropologie	de
dc.title	Happiness as an expression of freedom and self-determination: a comparative multilevel analysis	en
dc.identifier.url	http://www.uni-graz.at/sozwww_haller_happiness.pdf	de
dc.source.collection	Challenges for quality of life in the contemporary world: advances in quality-of-life studies and research	de
dc.source.volume	24	de
dc.publisher.country	NLD
dc.publisher.city	Dordrecht	de
dc.source.series	Social indicators research series	de
dc.subject.classoz	Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften	de
dc.subject.classoz	Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories	en
dc.subject.classoz	Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods	en
dc.subject.thesoz	income	en
dc.subject.thesoz	satisfaction	en
dc.subject.thesoz	self-determination	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Erwerbstätigkeit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Zufriedenheit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	gainful employment	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Glück	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Selbstbestimmung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	sozialer Status	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Einkommen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	happiness	en
dc.subject.thesoz	level of education	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Entscheidungsspielraum	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Bildungsniveau	de
dc.subject.thesoz	decision making leeway	en
dc.subject.thesoz	social status	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-235210	de
dc.date.modified	2011-05-26T16:05:00Z	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
ssoar.greylit	f	de
ssoar.gesis.collection	SOLIS;ADIS	de
ssoar.contributor.institution	USB Köln	de
internal.status	3	de
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dc.type.stock	incollection	de
dc.type.document	Sammelwerksbeitrag	de
dc.type.document	collection article	en
dc.rights.copyright	f	de
dc.source.pageinfo	207-231
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internal.identifier.classoz	10201
internal.identifier.document	25
internal.identifier.ddc	300
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dc.subject.methods	empirisch	de
dc.subject.methods	empirical	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
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Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und "Schulen", Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories

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