Life Satisfaction in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2553258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank Clemente, William J Sauer (0000-0003-4322-9043, Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 621 |
| Publication date | 1976-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2576286 |
| OpenAlex | W4255950488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
The impact of race, age, SES, marital status, perceived health and social participation upon life satisfaction was examined. Data were drawn from a survey of 1,347 adult residents of the United States. Hypotheses concerning each independent variable were derived from the literature and tested through regression analysis. Sex was incorporated in the research design as a control variable. The findings indicate that race and quality of perceived health are the most salient predictors of satisfaction. Marital status and social participation emerged as consistent but relatively weak determinants. SES displayed a negligible relationship with satisfaction. And while age was related to satisfaction the direction of the relationship was opposite from that which had been hypothesized. Possible reasons for the results as well as implications for future research are discussed
Geography · Life satisfaction · Marital status · Population · Race (biology) · Regression analysis · Salient · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Variables · Demography · Mathematics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
Understanding subjective well-being
Subjective Well-Being
The Relationship between Income and Satisfaction
Using and Interpreting Mental Health Measures in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project
A Multi-Level Path Analysis of the Relationships between the Momentary Experience Characteristics, Satisfaction with Urban Public Spaces, and Momentary- and Long-Term Subjective Wellbeing
The Effects of Postmaterialist Values on Average Life Satisfaction at the Country Level
The Influence of Income, Lifestyle, and Green Spaces on Interregional Migration
Financial-related psychological factors affect life satisfaction of farmers
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Leisure satisfaction and life satisfaction in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Brazil
Leisure Constraints, Leisure Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, and Self-Rated Health in Six Cities in Taiwan
Identity, self‐esteem and evaluation of colour and ethnicity in young children in Jamaica and London
Gun Ownership and Life Satisfaction in the United States
Partisan schadenfreude and candidate cruelty
Marital Status, Household Structure, and Life Satisfaction of Black Women
Life Cycle Squeeze and the Morale Curve
Determinants of Satisfaction for Blacks and Whites
Despair, Distrust and Dissatisfaction Among Blacks and Women, 1973-1987
Determinants of Neighborhood Satisfaction
The Increasing Salience of Health in Social Forces Research
Race and life satisfaction in the middle class
Social roles and subjective well-being
Religious Influences on Personal and Societal Well-being
Subjective Well-Being, Societal Condition and Social Policy - The Case Study of a Rich Chinese Society
Life satisfaction and regional development
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2024 (47) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |