The More Negative the More Impact

Evidence From Nationally Representative Data on the Relation Between Domain Satisfactions and General Life Satisfaction

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ID5338528
AuthorsJulia Engel (University of Mannheim), Herbert Ble (0000-0002-8822-1515, University of Mannheim)
Year2017
Volume48
Issue3
Pages148-159
Publication date2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
PublisherHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000305
OpenAlexW2736270672
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited54

The present research investigates the relation between different domain satisfactions (e.g., health, income, etc.) and overall life satisfaction. Based on theorizing on the differences between positive and negative information, we assumed that specific domain satisfactions particularly are correlated with overall life satisfaction when the specific domain satisfactions (a) are low rather than high and (b) have declined rather than increased. Relying on a nationally representative sample of the German population (Socio-Economic Panel), we tested these considerations with both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal design. The findings strongly support that the more negative the domain satisfaction the more pronounced was the relation between domain and overall life satisfaction - both when negativity was assessed relative to other domains as well as when negativity was assessed relative to prior satisfaction with the same domain

Domain (mathematical analysis) · German · Life satisfaction · Negativity effect · Population · Relation (database) · Sample (material) · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Demography · Mathematics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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