NDLI: Happiness Components and their Attainment in Old Age: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between Italy and Cuba

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Author	Sotgiu, Igor Galati, Dario Manza, Mayra Rogni, Elena
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	This study investigates the subjective representation of the components of happiness and their attainment in older adults from two countries with different economic well-being and cultural orientations: Italy and Cuba. Two hundred and nine Italians and 186 Cubans completed a questionnaire. Respondents were asked to write down at least five components that made them feel happy. A measure of overall happiness was also obtained by asking the subjects to rate to what extent they had attained each component in their life and calculating their mean. The results showed that there was agreement amongst the participants over their choice of components used to represent happiness; however, there were cross-cultural differences regarding the frequency of citation and importance of these components. The fact of living in Italy or Cuba was not a predictor of overall happiness, despite the difference in national income. This is in line with previous research highlighting how subjective well-being does not depend wholly on economic well-being.
Starting Page	353
Ending Page	371
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13894978
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15737780
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-03-28
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Happiness Subjective well-being Naïve concepts Older adults Cross-cultural differences Quality of Life Research Economics/Management Science Personality and Social Psychology Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences

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