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Abstract
A FUNCTIONAL MEASUREMENT APPROACH TO THE INTEGRATION OF SATISFACTION IN LIFE DOMAINS INTO IMPRESSIONS OF HAPPINESS
Peter Theuns
Frederik Van Acker
Abstract
Ratings of happiness result from a subjective evaluation and integration of satisfaction with particular life domains. Previous research with vignette studies indicates that when people judge one's happiness based on knowledge about satisfaction in a few life domains, simple combination rules can explain how the bits of information on life domains are combined into an overall happiness assessment of the implied individual. It was found that averaging across domains is the dominant model. Important s that in such models (say positive) information about the one domain can compensate for (say negative) information about some other domain. The present study investigates if the same model applies to different combinations of life domains. It is concluded that Functional Measurement is a valuable approach to assess the mechanisms that integrate information on different life domains into an overall judgment on happiness.
Peter Theuns
Frederik Van Acker
Abstract
Ratings of happiness result from a subjective evaluation and integration of satisfaction with particular life domains. Previous research with vignette studies indicates that when people judge one's happiness based on knowledge about satisfaction in a few life domains, simple combination rules can explain how the bits of information on life domains are combined into an overall happiness assessment of the implied individual. It was found that averaging across domains is the dominant model. Important s that in such models (say positive) information about the one domain can compensate for (say negative) information about some other domain. The present study investigates if the same model applies to different combinations of life domains. It is concluded that Functional Measurement is a valuable approach to assess the mechanisms that integrate information on different life domains into an overall judgment on happiness.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | III European Congress of Methodology |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Jul 2008 |
| Event | Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 21 Sept 2009 → 25 Sept 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet |
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| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Period | 21/09/09 → 25/09/09 |
Keywords
- Functional Measurement
- Quality of Life
- WHOQOL-BREF
Projects
- 1 Finished
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OZR1578: An international study on the cross-cultural comparability of Quality-of-life ratings.
1/01/08 → 31/12/10
Project: Fundamental