The social context of well–being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23312787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John F Helliwell (0000-0001-7963-6420, University of British Columbia), Robert D Putnam (Harvard University) |
| Editors | F A Huppert, N Baylis, B Keverne |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 359 |
| Issue | 1449 |
| Pages | 1435-1446 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0962-8436 • E-ISSN: 1471-2970 |
| Publisher | The Royal Society (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1098/rstb.2004.1522 |
| PMID | 15347534 |
| PMCID | PMC1693420 |
| OpenAlex | W2105853798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 723 |
| References cited | 45 |
Large samples of data from the World Values Survey, the US Benchmark Survey and a comparable Canadian survey are used to estimate equations designed to explore the social context of subjective evaluations of well–being, of happiness, and of health. Social capital, as measured by the strength of family, neighbourhood, religious and community ties, is found to support both physical health and subjective well–being. Our new evidence confirms that social capital is strongly linked to subjective well–being through many independent channels and in several different forms. Marriage and family, ties to friends and neighbours, workplace ties, civic engagement (both individually and collectively), trustworthiness and trust: all appear independently and robustly related to happiness and life satisfaction, both directly and through their impact on health.
Context (archaeology) · Family ties · General Social Survey · Geography · Happiness · Interpersonal ties · Life satisfaction · Neighbourhood (mathematics) · Social capital · Social trust · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Trustworthiness · Well-being · World Values Survey · Community Health and Development · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Civic engagement and social capital in ship-preservation work in Norway
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Multiculturalism and subjective happiness as mediated by cultural and relational variables
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Gross National Happiness
Role of social, civic, and governance aspects in life satisfaction and psychological distress
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Developments in the Measurement of Subjective Well-Being
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The rural–urban stress divide
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Measuring Well-being Across Europe
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Filtered Life Satisfaction and Its Socioeconomic Determinants in Hong Kong
Social Participation in Poland
Internet Use and Well-Being Before and During the Crisis in Europe
The Development of the Good Relations Measurement Framework in Britain
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Social Correlates of Psychological Well-Being Among Undergraduate Students in Mysore City
Happiness and health across the lifespan in five major cities
The impact of social context on self-management in women living with HIV
Does school social capital modify socioeconomic inequality in mental health? A multi-level analysis in Danish schools
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Dissatisfaction with city life? Latin America revisited
City dweller aspirations for cities of the future
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The Impact of Publicly Funded Childcare on Parental Well-Being
Investing in Community Participation to Receive Social Support
Patterns and causes of health inequalities in later life
Life satisfaction in Brazil
Leisure Inequality in the United States
The role of children’s independent mobility and social media use for face-to-face social interaction with friends
The mixed blessings of migration
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Local Expressions of Subjective Well-being
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The Politics of Happiness
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Suicide and Religion
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Social Ties and Mortality in Evans County, Georgia
Socioeconomic determinants of health
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The Association of Social Relationships and Activities With Mortality
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Subjective well-being
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The Psychological Well-Being of Divorced and Widowed Men and Women
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| Unique citing works | 723 |
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| Citations per year | 36,15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 629 |