Lay conceptions of well-being and rules used in well-being judgments among young, middle-aged, and elderly adults

Journal/Book: Soc Indic Res. 1999; 47: Spuiboulevard 50, PO Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publ. 203-231.

Abstract: The present study deals with lay conceptions of well-being and its main determinants, and the rules used by everyday people to assess the wellbeing of others based on various pieces of information. The results showed that (a) most proposed definitions of well-being refer to the family, the physical body, and acceptance of oneself and one's situation; (b) the factors with the greatest impact on judgments of the well-being of others are health, harmony with spouse, harmony with children, self-acceptance, positive relations, purpose in life, and personal growth; (c) the above findings apply to respondents of all ages; and (d) the information integration rule for estimating the level of the well-being is essentially additive.

Note: Article Sastre MTM, Univ Tours, Dept Psychol, F-37041 Tours, FRANCE

Keyword(s): FACET SATISFACTION RELATIONSHIPS; LIFE SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOP-DOWN; OF-LIFE; HAPPINESS; ADOLESCENTS; GENDER; SELF; PERSONALITY

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