Which types of income matter most for well-being in China: Absolute, relative or income aspirations?

被引：8

作者：

Luo, Yangmei ^{[1
,2
]}

Wang, Tong ^{[1
]}

Huang, Xiting ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Southwest Univ, Sch Psychol, Key Lab Cognit & Personal, Minist Educ, Chongqing, Peoples R China

[2] Shaanxi Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Shaanxi Key Lab Behav & Cognit Neurosci, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY | 2018年 / 53卷 / 03期

关键词：

Well-being; Absolute income; Relative income; Income aspirations; HAPPINESS; URBAN;

D O I：

10.1002/ijop.12284

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

China has experienced remarkable economic growth, but that has not been associated with increases in individual well-being, implying that well-being may not be sensitive to increases in absolute income (AI). Thus, the relationship between well-being and other types of income is worth investigating. This study employed a national sample of 5471 respondents from 31 provinces of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) to compare the effects of AI, relative income (RI) and income aspirations (IA) on individual well-being in China. The results of a hierarchical regression analysis found that, compared to AI and RI, IA explained more variation in well-being. These findings highlight the importance of IA for well-being among the Chinese.

引用

页码：218 / 222

页数：5

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