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Impact of the timing, type and severity of disability on the subjective well-being of individuals with disabilities

Uppal, Sharanjit·2006·Social Science & Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.016
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Despite the existence of a large volume of literature on subjective well-being (SWB) of the general population, very few studies have focused on individuals with disabilities. The present study uses data on 24,036 Canadians with disabilities to investigate factors affecting their SWB. It found that SWB, measured here by level of happiness, decreases with severity of disability but is independent of the type of physical disability. Those born with a disability are likely to be happier as compared to those disabled later on in life. Per capita family income has no effect on happiness. However, unemployment decreases happiness. Happiness is found to be U shaped in age, bottoming out around 40 years of age. Some of these results vary when the sample is split according to the timing, type or severity of disability.

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  • Of 120 highest-rigor studies on R/S and well-being, 98 (82%) reported positive relationships and one reported a negative relationship at trend level.

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Authors
Uppal, S.
Affiliations
Statistics Canada (CA)
Corresponding author
Uppal, Sharanjit
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-07
Volume
63
Issue
2
Pages
525-539
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.016
OpenAlex
W2006371803
Cited by
140
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Rights and Representation
Keywords
subjective well-being, happiness, disability, disability severity, disability type, physical disability, unemployment, household income, age and happiness
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Canada, Emigration and Immigration, Female, Persons with Disabilities, Happiness, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Religion, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Marital Status

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