Healthier and Happier? The Urban-Rural Divide in Thailand

Bibliographic Data

ID2168642
AuthorsPiriya Pholphirul (0000-0003-3213-4698)
Year2014
Volume24
Issue8
Pages973-985
Publication date2014-11-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2014.945064
OpenAlexW1975593682
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited4

This study aims to explain the relationship between socioeconomic factors and physical health and happiness outcomes of the Thai people. The study specifically investigates the differences between health and happiness outcomes of people who live in urban and rural areas in Thailand. Unlike results found in other countries, income is found to not affect the level of happiness of those who live in either urban or rural areas. Urbanization is found to have no effects on physical health, but it does have an adverse impact on the level of pleasure among Thai people. However, overall happiness levels of those who live in urban areas and those who live in rural areas are not statistically different

Affect (linguistics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Happiness · Pleasure · Population · Rural area · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urbanization · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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