Happiness of Asian Americans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13651237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles N Weaver (0000-0002-5790-7805, St. Mary's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1032-1034 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.3f.1032 |
| PMID | 14765565 |
| OpenAlex | W1973164444 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Past surveys found a positive relation between job satisfaction and socioeconomic status, with Asian Americans scoring low and African Americans and Euro-Americans scoring higher. As job satisfaction is a component of happiness, the question arises whether this relationship holds for happiness in general. Responses of a sample of 499 Asian Americans, 24,432 Euro-Americans, and 2,828 African Americans were analyzed. For both sexes, Asian Americans rated happiness significantly higher than African Americans. The rated happiness of Asian American and Euro-American men was not significantly different, but Asian-American women rated happiness significantly lower than Euro-American women. Mean differences were less than one point
Asian americans · Ethnic group · Happiness · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |