Background
Subjective wellbeing valuation
Motivation of this study
Methods
Sample
Measurement
Statistical analyses
Sample’s characteristics | N (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic Status
| |||
Age
| 54.4 ± 16.9 | ||
Sex | |||
Men | 532 (47.9%) | ||
Women | 577 (52.1%) | ||
Employment status
| |||
Employed | 458 (41.3%) | ||
Unemployed | 417 (37.6%) | ||
Economically inactive | 234 (21.1%) | ||
Marital Status
| |||
Never married | 219 (19.8%) | ||
Married / cohabited | 677 (61.0%) | ||
Separated / divorced / Widowed | 213 (19.2%) | ||
Education attainment
| |||
Not educated | 320 (28.9%) | ||
Primary | 244 (22.0%) | ||
Secondary | 348 (31.3%) | ||
Territory or above | 197 (17.8%) | ||
Household Size
| |||
One-person household | 157 (14.1%) | ||
Two-person household | 293 (26.4%) | ||
Three-person household | 296 (26.7%) | ||
Four-person household or more) | 363 (32.7%) | ||
Main variables of interest
|
Wave 1
|
Wave 2
| |
SRH
| 2.21 ± 0.91 | 2.20 ± 0.89 | |
IS
| 7.41 ± 2.69 | 7.59 ± 2.56 | |
HI
| 14.2 ± 13.0 | 16.5 ± 16.4 | |
LS
| 21.95 ± 7.23 | 21.95 ± 7.24 |
Results
Cross-lagged analysis of the relationships between SRH, IS, HI, and LS
Estimates of the cross-lagged analysis | Standardized Beta (95%CI) | |
---|---|---|
Temporal autoregressive effects | ||
SRH
1
→ SRH
2
| 0.587 (0.538, 0.637)*** | |
IV
1
→ IV
2
| 0.579 (0.464, 0.695) *** | |
HI
1
→ HI
2
| 0.608 (0.565, 0.651) *** | |
LS
1
→ LS
2
| 0.673 (0.563, 0.782)*** | |
Cross-sectional correlations | ||
Baseline (1st -wave)
| ||
SRH 1 ↔ LS1 | 0.319 (0.257, 0.380)*** | |
IS
1
↔ LS
1
| 0.524 (0.465, 0.584)*** | |
HI 1 ↔ LS1 | 0.339 (0.563, 0.782)*** | |
Follow-up (2nd -wave)
| ||
SRH 2 ↔ LS2 | 0.135 (0.061, 0.210)*** | |
IS
2
↔ LS
2
| 0.229 (0.138, 0.320)*** | |
HI 2 ↔ LS2 | 0.081 (0.005, 0.156)* | |
Causal and Reverse Causal effects | ||
Self-rated health and life satisfaction
| ||
SRH
1
→ LS
2
| 0.074 (0.021, 0.127)** | |
LS
1
→ SRH
2
| 0.086 (0.020, 0.151)* | |
Instrumental Support and life satisfaction
| ||
IV
1
→ LS
2
| 0.107 (0.042, 0.171)* | |
LS
1
→ IV
2
| − 0.008 (-0.084, 0.069) | |
Household Income and life satisfaction
| ||
HI
1
→ LS
2
| 0.073 (0.010, 0.137)* | |
LS
1
→ HI
2
| 0.015 (-0.042, 0.123) |