Abstract
The purpose of this study was to (1) construct an index to indicate the strength of a tendency to upgrade importance of life domains with lower have-want discrepancy and downgrade importance of life domains with larger have-want discrepancy for an individual (termed shifting tendency) and (2) use this index to test if shifting tendency has a positive correlation with global life satisfaction. The dataset was gain from Wu and Yao, 2006, Social Indicators Research, 79, 485-502), in which 332 undergraduate students at National Taiwan University participated in the survey. The mean age was 19.80 years (SD = 1.98). They completed a quality of life questionnaire, which contains 12 life domains. Satisfaction, importance and perceived have-want discrepancy were measured for 12 different life domains. Global life satisfaction was measured as well. Results showed that shifting tendency had a positive and significant correlation with average domain satisfaction and global life satisfaction. In addition, shifting tendency and have-want discrepancy had unique effects in predicting average domain satisfaction and global life satisfaction, suggesting that shifting tendency itself can contribute to a better QOL. The role of shifting tendency on QOL was discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37-47 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal Of Happiness Studies |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Discrepancy
- Importance
- Life satisfaction
- Quality of life