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“Most of this work has revealed a small, but discernible, relationship between income and well-being (for reviews, see Clark, Frijters, & Shields, 2008; Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Diener & Oishi, 2000).”
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Ward, S. J., & King, L. A. (2017) · The Journal of Positive Psychology · doi:10.1080/17439760.2017.1402075 · Cited by 39
“…to these controversies, the association between personal income and life satisfaction (LS) is more straightforward: For individuals, income is consistently, though modestly, predictive of higher LS (e.g. Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Diener, Ng, Harter, & Arora, 2010; Diener, Tay, & Oishi, 2013).”
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“9 Some caution is required when carrying out an empirical analysis of subjective wellbeing using regression analysis due to the small percentage of variation in SWB measures explained by socio-economic-demographic variables (Graham 2005) and the issue of causation (Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002).”
MethodDevelopment of an individual well-being scores assessment
Evers, K. E., Prochaska, J. O., Castle, P. H., Johnson, J. L., Prochaska, J. M., Harrison, P. L., Rula, E. Y., Coberley, C. R., & Pope, J. E. (2012) · Psychology of Well-Being Theory Research and Practice · doi:10.1186/2211-1522-2-2 · Cited by 40
“To explain this relationship, “need theory” posits that income and assets have their strongest influence on well-being when they are able to satisfy the most basic of physiological needs (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002).”
BackgroundImplicit and explicit assessment of materialism: Associations with happiness and depression
Velázquez, J. A. M., Gómez‐Baya, D., & de Prado, M. L. C. (2017) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.04.033 · Cited by 38
“…that a personmay have tomoney and, in general, to material possessions (Belk, 1985; Dittmar et al., 2014) correlates with lower happiness (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Luthar, 2003; Oswald & Wu, 2010; Kahneman & Deaton, 2010; Hudders & Pandelaere, 2012, Kasser et al., 2014, Lee & Ahn,…”
BackgroundHedonic recall bias. Why you should not ask people how much they earn
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“The majority of this literature has considered the effect of income on subjective well-being (Kahneman & Deaton, 2010; Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Gardner & Oswald, 2007; Dunn et al., 2008; Layard et al., 2008, Li et al., 2011; Easterlin, 2003).”
BackgroundThe declining marginal utility of social time for subjective well-being
Kushlev, K., Heintzelman, S. J., Oishi, S., & Diener, E. (2018) · Journal of Research in Personality · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.04.004 · Cited by 43
“…utility of money for subjective well-being (e.g., Veenhoven, 1991): Although an increase from $10,000 to $20,000 in income has a significant impact on subjective well-being, the same increase from $140,000 to $150,000 has little or no effect (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Kahneman & Deaton, 2010).”
BackgroundSelf-citationPrologue: The Development and Evolution of Research on Social Indicators and Quality of Life (QOL)
Land, K. C., Michalos, A. C., & Sirgy, M. J. (2011) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2421-1_1 · Cited by 44
Poverty and psychological distress in Latin America
Rojas, M. (2010) · Journal of Economic Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.joep.2010.01.014 · Cited by 37
Biswas‐Diener, R., Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2012) · Science across cultures · doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2700-7_2 · Cited by 40
Self-citationSomatic and Emotional Well-Being Among Turkish Immigrants in Belgium: Acculturation or Culture?
Beirens, K., & Fontaine, J. R. J. (2010) · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · doi:10.1177/0022022110361773 · Cited by 37
“The correlation between wealth of countries and ethnic groups and well-being was found to be positive and remarkably high (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002).”
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Can Smart City Development Promote Residents’ Emotional Well-Being? Evidence From China
Yu, C., Ye, B., Lin, C., & Wu, Y. J. (2020) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2020.3004367 · Cited by 37
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“Highlighting this further, Diener and Biswas-Diener (2002) states that the increase of income may enhance SWB, given it takes individuals out of poverty and leads to habitation in a developed nation.”
Happiness Research and Cost‐Benefit Analysis
Adler, M. D., & Posner, E. A. (2008) · The Journal of Legal Studies · doi:10.1086/590188 · Cited by 94
“See generally Argyle 2003, Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002, Diener et al. 1999, and Furnham and Argyle 1998.”
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The Power of Philanthropy and Volunteering
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Brown, K. W., Kasser, T., Ryan, R. M., & Konow, J. (2015) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9694-9 · Cited by 42
“Reviews of the scientific literature on materialism (Kasser in press; Richins 2013) and on well-being (Diener et al. 1999; Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002) have called for research Materialism, Spending, and Affect: An Event-Sampling Study.”
BackgroundToward a Flourishing Neighborhood: the Association of Happiness and Sense of Community
Ross, A., Talmage, C. A., & Searle, M. S. (2018) · Applied Research in Quality of Life · doi:10.1007/s11482-018-9656-6 · Cited by 37
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“Most prior macro-level studies demonstrated the direct influence of financial indicators on the well-being of a country (e.g., Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002; Ganju et al. 2016).”
BackgroundMcKenna, B. J., & Biloslavo, R. (2011) · Journal of Management & Organization · doi:10.5172/jmo.2011.17.5.691 · Cited by 43
“The propositions underlying the economic mantra that human prosperity is measured by GDP growth might be reconsidered in the light of the evidence that this is so only up to a certain point (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002).”
BackgroundVladisavljević, M., & Mentus, V. (2019) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/0033294118756335 · Cited by 39
“…linear, but that the growth of income, after a level which ensures fulfillment of the basic needs, does not necessarily lead to an increase in SWB (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002).1 The effect seems to be somewhat stronger in middle- or low-income countries (Diener & Oishi, 2000), as lower living…”
BackgroundMoney and happiness: the income–happiness correlation is higher when income inequality is higher
Oishi, S., Cha, Y., Komiya, A., & Ono, H. (2022) · PNAS Nexus · doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac224 · Cited by 42
“According to Di-ener and Biswas-Diener (4), the income–happiness correlation in a national survey ranged from 0.12 to 0.18 in the USA, 0.06 to 0.15 in West Germany, and 0.17 to 0.27 in the Russian Federation.”
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Chhetri, P., Stimson, R. J., & Western, J. (2009) · Australian Journal of Social Issues · doi:10.1002/j.1839-4655.2009.tb00152.x · Cited by 35
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“Specifically, happiness is positively associated with salary (Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002), social support (Iverson et al. 1998), favorable evaluations by managers (Cropanzano and Wright 1999), job performance (Wright and Cropanzano 2000), and organizational performance (Taris and Schreurs 2009).”
BackgroundWell-being in later life: a life course perspective
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Emotional well-being and time pressure
Gärling, T., Krause, K., Gamble, A., & Hartig, T. (2014) · PsyCh Journal · doi:10.1002/pchj.52 · Cited by 35
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Abdullahi, A. M., Orji, R., & Kawu, A. A. (2019) · Information · doi:10.3390/info10100301 · Cited by 36
“For example, the influence of personality traits [19], income [20], gender and age [21], have been investigated by researchers and have been shown to influence people’s SWB differently.”
BackgroundFinancial Literacy, Cultural Dominance, and Financial Well‐Being of SME Owners in Ghana
Agyei, S., Adam, A., & Agyemang, O. (2019) · Poverty & Public Policy · doi:10.1002/pop4.254 · Cited by 26
Life Satisfaction and the Human Development Index Across the World
Yin, R., Lepinteur, A., Clark, A. E., & D’Ambrosio, C. (2021) · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · doi:10.1177/00220221211044784 · Cited by 39
“In line with Diener (1984) and Diener and Biswas-Diener (2002), we study positive and negative affect separately.”
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Family, welfare state generosity and the vulnerability of older adults: A cross-national study.
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Ahuvia, A. (2008) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511490118.009 · Cited by 34
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“These studies have found that income has positive—albeit generally small to moderate—associations with life satisfaction (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Diener, Ng, Harter, & Arora, 2010; Kahneman & Deaton, 2010; Sacks, Stevenson, & Wolfers, 2012).”
BackgroundDoes Economic Development Affect Life Satisfaction? A Spatial–Temporal Contextual Analysis in China
Zhou, J., & Xie, Y. (2015) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9612-1 · Cited by 33
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“Previous studies have reported a positive but weak relationship between income and life satisfaction (e.g., Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2002), while research on the correlation between income and PWB has been sparse.”
BackgroundResultInfluentialPredictors of life satisfaction in a large representative sample from Italy
Capone, V., Joshanloo, M., & Scheifinger, H. (2019) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00305-x · Cited by 33
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The monetary value of social capital
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Cox, K. S. (2011) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-011-9253-y · Cited by 38
Happiness among Poor Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Nicaragua
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Srivastava, S., Singh, S. K., Kumar, M., & Muhammad, T. (2021) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-021-02256-0 · Cited by 32
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“Although there are some differences between life satisfaction and negative emotions such as depression, the two are strongly linked [35].”
BackgroundWanting more than you have and it’s Consequences for Well-being
Norris, J. I., & Larsen, J. T. (2010) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-010-9232-8 · Cited by 32
“Although per-capita GDP increased by 50% over the last half-decade, the number of people reporting they are very happy has remained relatively unchanged (e.g., Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002, cf. Stevenson and Wolfers 2008).”
BackgroundDeVoe, S. E., & Pfeffer, J. (2009) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167209346304 · Cited by 32
Political support for self-determination, wealth, and national subjective well-being
Downie, M., Koestner, R., & Chua, S. N. (2007) · Motivation and Emotion · doi:10.1007/s11031-007-9070-0 · Cited by 34
A review of the literature on wellbeing and modifiable dementia risk factors
Willroth, E. C., Pfund, G. N., Rule, P. D., Hill, P. L., John, A., Kyle, K., Hassenstab, J. J., & James, B. D. (2024) · Ageing Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.arr.2024.102380 · Cited by 31
“Research has found that these policies have small positive effects on wellbeing, largely through their effects on income (e.g., Oreopoulos and Salvanes, 2011), a known correlate of wellbeing (Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2002; Kudrna and Kushlev, 2022; Pfund et al., 2023).”
BackgroundReeskens, T., & Vandecasteele, L. (2016) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-016-9716-2 · Cited by 38
“While the effect of income gains on well-being is on average rather small, it is found to be stronger for lower income groups and becomes weaker in higher income groups (for a review, see Diener and Oishi 2000; Clark et al. 2008; Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002).”
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Experiential purchases and prosocial spending promote happiness by enhancing social relationships
Yamaguchi, M., Masuchi, A., Nakanishi, D., Suga, S., Konishi, N., Yu, Y.-Y., & Ohtsubo, Y. (2015) · The Journal of Positive Psychology · doi:10.1080/17439760.2015.1117128 · Cited by 31
“Keywords: experiential purchase; prosocial spending; happiness; social relationships Wealth is a source of happiness and feelings of subjective well-being, yet its effect is modest (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Myers & Diener, 1995).”
BackgroundSubjective financial situation and financial capability of young adults in Finland
Ranta, M., & Salmela‐Aro, K. (2017) · International Journal of Behavioral Development · doi:10.1177/0165025417745382 · Cited by 31
“Many studies have also reported that a poor financial situation is related to a low level of life satisfaction or subjective well-being (Cummins, 2000; Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Jorgensen, Jamieson, & Martin, 2010).”
BackgroundValuation of Air Quality in Chile: The Life Satisfaction Approach
Mendoza, Y., Loyola, R., Aguilar, A., & Escalante, R. (2019) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-019-02103-1 · Cited by 30
“Regarding the income variable, there is a great deal of significant research concerning its impact on life satisfaction (Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002; Layard 2006; Clark et al.”
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Does helping promote well-being in at-risk youth and ex-offender samples?
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Fitting in with the flock: Social attractiveness as a mechanism for well‐being in religious groups
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“…for men compared with women (Piccinelli & Wilkinson, 2000), for married people (Mookherjee, 1997), for members of racial and ethnic majority groups (Kutner, Bliwise, & Zhang, 2004), for those with more education (Ross & Van Willigen, 1997), and with higher incomes (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002).”
Pereira, M. C., & Coelho, F. (2012) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9365-z · Cited by 29
“Easterlin (1995) suggested that when the income of everyone increases, the happiness of people does not increase, because of the general increase in living norms.”
Humans and the Water Environment: The Need for Coordinated Data Collection
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“This is consistent with the theorists of well-being that believe well-being can be preferably estimated by subjective measures (Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2002).”
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“In this regard, a higher income means a person can afford more goods and services, consequently leading to a higher level of happiness (Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2002; Mahfooz et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2022).”
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“Most studies posit a small and modest, yet measurable correlation between income and happiness (Schyns 2003; Ahuvia 2008; Diener and Biswas-Diener 2002).”
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“Diener and Biswas-Diener (2002)) that reports a modest effect of extra income.”
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“In classic utilitarianism, this is true because the marginal utility of wealth is decreasing (e.g., Banerjee & Du-flo, 2011; Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002; Diener & Oishi, 2000).”
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“…participation” (Weisner, 1998), “holistic, positive emotions” (Stewart-Brown, 2000), “positive emotions, life satisfaction, and absence of negative emotions” (Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2002), “positive feelings and positive psychosocial functioning” (Keyes, 2002), “resilience,…”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Diener, E., & Biswas-Diener, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Diener, Ed
- ORCID
- Diener, Ed
- Venue
- Social Indicators Research
- Published
- 2002-02
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 119-169
- ISSN
- 0303-8300 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0921
- OpenAlex
- W1735969924
- Cited by
- 1,555
- References
- 117
- Citations by year
- 2026: 56 · 2025: 79 · 2024: 99 · 2023: 99 · 2022: 80 · 2021: 87 · 2020: 83 · 2019: 79 · 2018: 69 · 2017: 85 · 2016: 72 · 2015: 74 · 2014: 88 · 2013: 69 · 2012: 64
- FWCI
- 38.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Social Indicators Research (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Quality of Life Measurement
- Keywords
- subjective well-being, income, happiness, materialism, material desire, poverty, economic growth, basic needs, social norms, consumption, The Wealth of Nations
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