Influences of Affect Associated with Routine Out-of-Home Activities on Subjective Well-Being

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作者
Bergstad, Cecilia Jakobsson [1 ]
Gamble, Amelie [1 ]
Hagman, Olle [1 ]
Polk, Merritt [1 ]
Garling, Tommy [1 ]
Ettema, Dick [2 ]
Friman, Margareta [3 ]
Olsson, Lars E. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Gothenburg, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
[2] Univ Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
[3] Karlstad Univ, Karlstad, Sweden
关键词
Subjective wellbeing; Mood; Routine out-of-home activities; Swedish residents; SELF-REPORT MEASURE; CORE AFFECT; LIFE; SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; HAPPINESS; VALIDATION; EXPERIENCE; EUDAIMONIA;
D O I
10.1007/s11482-011-9143-9
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
A survey of a random sample of 1,330 Swedish residents assessed the relationships between affect associated with performance of routine out-of-home activities, mood, and judgments of life satisfaction (cognitive subjective wellbeing, CSWB). Regression analyses showed that sociodemographic variables accounted for most variance in CSWB (7%) and least in mood (2%). In agreement with previous research, CSWB increased with income, employment, and cohabiting with a spouse, and had a U-formed relationship with age. Affect associated with routine activities accounted for more variance than the socio-demographic variables in mood (30%) and in CSWB (13%). Mood partially mediated the effect on CSWB of affect associated with the activities. The results suggest that future policy-related research should consider the possibility that community-provided resources that facilitate performance of routine out-of-home activities would increase life satisfaction.
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