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The Happy Few

Cross-Country Evidence on Social Capital and Life Satisfaction

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ID5845974
AuthorsChristian Bjørnskov (0000-0002-9765-913X, Aarhus Business College, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume56
Issue1
Pages3-16
Publication date2003-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueKyklos (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-5962 • E-ISSN: 1467-6435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-6435.00207
OpenAlexW3124905460
LanguageEN
Citations received125

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  • Searching for Happiness

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  • Untangling the Environmentalist's Paradox

    Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, Glen D Peterson et al.•BioScience•2010

  • Happier together. Social cohesion and subjective well‐being in Europe

    Open Access•Jan Delhey, Georgi Dragolov•International Journal of Psychology•2016

  • Cross-country determinants of life satisfaction

    Open Access•Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher et al.•Social Choice and Welfare•2007

  • Beyond Money

    Open Access•Ed Diener, Martin E P Seligman•Psychological Science in the…•2004

  • Social Capital and Happiness in the United States

    Open Access•Christian Bjørnskov•Applied Research in Quality of Life•2008

  • Internet Use and Social Capital

    Thierry Pénard, Nicolas Poussing•Journal of Economic Issues•2010

  • The Importance of Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Social Capital for the Well Being of Older Adults in the Community

    Open Access•Jane M Cramm, HANNA M VAN DIJK et al.•The Gerontologist•2013

  • Social Capital and Individual Happiness in Europe

    Open Access•Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Viola Von Berlepsch•Journal of Happiness Studies•2014

  • Usage de l'Internet et investissement en capital social

    Thierry Pénard, Nicolas Poussing•Recherches économiques de Louvain•2006

  • Discretionary Time

    Open Access•Robert E Goodin, James Mahmud Rice et al.•Discretionary Time•2008

  • La “ventaja del síndrome de Down” en la calidad de vida de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual

    Open Access•Ana Berástegui Pedro-Viejo, Ana Berástegui et al.•Siglo Cero•2020

  • The Economic Implications of Trust in Fostering Growth and Convergence

    Open Access•Syed Sibghatullah Shah•Premier journal of social science•2024

  • Social trust, social capital, and subjective well-being of rural residents

    Open Access•Haiping Xu, Chuqiao Zhang et al.•Humanities and Social Sciences…•2023

  • Finding Satisfaction in Belonging

    Open Access•Peter Bjorklund Jr, Peter Björklund et al.•Frontiers in Education•2021

  • Well-Being in Life and Well-Being at Work

    Open Access•Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Piotr Bialowolski et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2020

  • Are Cognitive, Affective, and Eudaimonic Dimensions of Subjective Well-Being Differently Related to Consumption? Evidence from Japan

    Open Access•Tetsuya Tsurumi, Ryoko Yamaguchi et al.•Journal of Happiness Studies•2021

  • The Role of Income and Social Capital for Europeans’ Well-Being During the 2008 Economic Crisis

    Open Access•Francesco Sarracino, Marcin Piekałkiewicz•Journal of Happiness Studies•2021

  • Life Satisfaction and Migration Intentions in Urban Romania

    Open Access•Monica Răileanu Szeles•Journal of Happiness Studies•2025

  • The antecedents and outcomes of obsessive passion in the workplace

    Open Access•Yasemin Gülbahar, Osman Seray Özkan•Current Psychology•2023

  • Does using short video apps impacts life satisfaction

    Open Access•Xiaofan Zuo, Rui Wang et al.•Current Psychology•2024

  • Measuring relational factors underlying subjective happiness

    Open Access•Alessandra Righi, Lucio Masserini•Current Psychology•2023

  • Religione, benessere e job satisfaction

    Marco Ciziceno, Fabio Massimo Lo Verde•Sociologia del Lavoro•2022

  • Social capital as a source of happiness

    Open Access•Muhammad Tariq Majeed, Isma Samreen•International Journal of Social…•2020

  • Beyond Culture, Self-Esteem Raises a Child

    Open Access•Seokkyu Choi, Jungseok Choi et al.•Journal of Family Issues•2026

  • Adolescent social capital

    Open Access•Minna Tuominen, Jenni Tikkanen•Journal of Adolescence•2023

  • Is there a happy culture? Multiple paths to national subjective well‐being

    Open Access•Maria C Pereira, Filipe Coelho et al.•Kyklos•2023

  • Migrants and Life Satisfaction

    Open Access•Niclas Berggren, Andreas Bergh et al.•Kyklos•2020

  • Relaciones humanas y felicidad en América Latina. La importancia de las relaciones persona-a-persona

    Open Access•Mariano Rojas•Perfiles Latinoamericanos•2026

  • The dynamics of social capital in Croatia, 1995 - 2003

    Open Access•Aleksandar Štulhofer, Ivan Landripert•Sociologija•2004

  • A Micro-Level Study of the Relationship Between Experienced Corruption and Subjective Wellbeing in Africa

    Iddisah Sulemana, Abdul Malik Iddrisu et al.•The Journal of Development Studies•2017

  • The multiple facets of social capital

    Open Access•Christian Bjørnskov•European Journal of Political…•2005

  • Facebook, social comparison and happiness

    Open Access•Ayala Arad, Ohad Barlizaly et al.•Cyberpsychology Journal of…•2023

  • Trust, Happiness, and Pro-social Behavior

    Stefano Carattini, Matthias Roesti•The Review of Economics and…•2025

  • Determinants of Interdependent Happiness Focusing on the Role of Social Capital

    Open Access•Carola Hommerich, Susumu Ohnuma et al.•Japanese Psychological Research•2022

  • Particularistic but Happy

    Open Access•A Hu, Jiaqing Yu•Journal of Happiness Studies•2026

  • Exploring the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in Older Adults

    Open Access•Hoolda Kim, Baeyong Lee•Journal of Happiness Studies•2026

  • Reconsidering the Importance of Social Capital for the Subjective Well-Being of Migrants in the Digital Era

    Open Access•Diana Mariana Popa•MIGRATION LETTERS•2019

  • Relationships between Social Capital, Social Capital Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Depression among Elderly Urban Residents

    Open Access•Hyun Jin Lee, Dong Kun Lee et al.•International Journal of…•2019

  • Influence of Rural Social Capital and Production Mode on the Subjective Well-Being of Farmers and Herdsmen

    Open Access•Wenlong Li, Suocheng Dong et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Psychological Mechanisms Linking County-Level Income Inequality to Happiness in China

    Open Access•Jiaoli Cai, Li Zhang et al.•International Journal of…•2018

  • Blessed are the first

    Open Access•Pierluigi Conzo, Roberto Zotti•Economics & Human Biology•2020

  • The role of community social capital in the relationship between socioeconomic status and adolescent life satisfaction

    Open Access•Thomas Buijs, Lea Maes et al.•International Journal for Equity…•2016

  • Social capital and life satisfaction

    Open Access•K Takahashi, Nguyễn Thị Thủy et al.•BMC Public Health•2011

  • Do we really know what makes us happy? A review of the economic literature on the factors associated with subjective well-being

    Open Access•Paul Dolan, Tessa Peasgood et al.•Journal of Economic Psychology•2008

  • Social capital and subjective well-being of rural women in China

    Margaret Xi Can Yin, Heng Liu•Asia Pacific Journal of Social…•2019

  • Does institutional trust and governance matter for multidimensional well-being? Insights from Pakistan

    Open Access•Muhammad Danish, Shahzada M Naeem Nawaz•World Development Perspectives•2021

  • People's wellbeing, civic capital and sustainable practices

    Open Access•Marco Ciziceno•Frontiers in Sociology•2023

  • Trust and well‐being

    Open Access•Emmanuel Nizeyumukiza, Adi Cilik Pierewan et al.•Asian Social Work and Policy Review•2020

  • Life satisfaction and internal migration experience

    Zhongshan Yue, Eric Fong et al.•Asian Population Studies•2019

  • Impact of socioeconomic conditions on happiness

    Open Access•Neha Kumari, Naresh Chandra Sahu et al.•Journal of Public Affairs•2021

  • Trust in post‐conflict life

    Open Access•Ali Muhsin, Karim Khan et al.•Journal of Public Affairs•2020

  • Cultural regions of Canada and United States

    Open Access•Ratan J S Dheer, Ratan Dheer et al.•International Journal of Cross…•2014

  • Unemployment in European regions

    David Emanuel Andersson, Åke E Andersson et al.•Journal of Economic Geography•2015

  • Institutions of economic freedom and generalized trust

    Open Access•Antonio Saravia•European Societies•2016

  • How to construct a robust measure of social capital

    Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Christian Bj⊘rnskov•Journal of Comparative Policy…•2007

  • The social capital and mental health of long-term social assistance recipients in Norway

    Ira Malmberg‐heimonen•European Journal of Social Work•2009

  • Age Differences in Trust

    Tianyuan Li, Helene H Fung•The Journals of Gerontology…•2012

  • Environment and Subjective Well-Being of Rural Chinese Elderly

    Dale E Yeatts, Cynthia M Cready et al.•The Journals of Gerontology…•2014

  • Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being in Central Asia

    Alma Kudebayeva, Alma Sharipova et al.•Europe Asia Studies•2021

  • Happiness Through Participation in Neighborhood Associations in Japan? The Impact of Loneliness and Voluntariness

    Open Access•Tim Tiefenbach, Phoebe Holdgrün et al.•Voluntas Revista Internacional de…•2014

  • Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being in Japan

    Open Access•Midori Matsushima, Yoshiho Matsunaga•Voluntas Revista Internacional de…•2015

  • Measuring social trust and trusting the measure

    Open Access•Florian Justwan, Ryan Bakker et al.•The Social Science Journal•2017

  • Evaluation of Domain Satisfaction Measure in Cross-National Perspective

    Open Access•Veljko Jovanović•Social Indicators Research•2018

  • Trust in Context

    Open Access•Shrestha Saha, V Chua•Social Indicators Research•2025

  • Europeans’ Happiness from an Egalitarian Perspective

    Open Access•Jan Delhey, Marcus Gercke•Social Indicators Research•2025

  • Social trust and well-being inequality according to social stratification

    Open Access•Naoki Akaeda•Research in Social Stratification…•2022

  • Do National Service Programs Improve Subjective Well-Being in Communities

    Open Access•K Velasco, P Paxton et al.•The American Review of Public…•2018

  • Does social trust shape the perceived intergenerational social mobility

    Open Access•Lijie Song•Cities•2024

  • Who benefits from labor market institutions? Evidence from surveys of life satisfaction

    Open Access•Carsten Ochsen, Heinz Welsch•Journal of Economic Psychology•2012

  • Generalized trust among rural-to-urban migrants in China

    Open Access•Xi Chen, Yue Liu et al.•International Journal of…•2023

  • The mediation effect of political interest on the connection between social trust and wellbeing among older adults

    Open Access•Giovanni Piumatti, Daniele Magistro et al.•Ageing and Society•2018

  • Foundations of subjective well-being in turbulent times

    Open Access•Antti Kouvo, Pekka Räsänen•International Journal of…•2015

  • Investigating the determinants of happiness index in EU-27 countries

    Open Access•Ali İhsan Akgun, Serap Pelin Türkoğlu et al.•International Journal of…•2023

  • Happiness as fairness

    Open Access•Salvatore Di Martino, 徹 杉山 et al.•Journal of Community Psychology•2020

  • Between wellness and fairness

    Open Access•Salvatore Di Martino, Michael P Scarpa et al.•Journal of Community Psychology•2022

  • The bigger the better? Evidence of the effect of government size on life satisfaction around the world

    Open Access•Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher et al.•Public Choice•2007

  • Does social distrust always lead to a stronger support for government intervention

    Open Access•Hans Pitlik, Luděk Kouba•Public Choice•2015

  • Determinants of generalized trust

    Open Access•Christian Bjørnskov•Public Choice•2007

  • Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health

    Open Access•Alvaro J Idrovo, Myriam Ruiz-Rodríguez et al.•Revista de Saúde Pública•2010

  • Satisfaction with Life, Happiness, and Family Status in Twenty-one European Countries

    Open Access•Dana Hamplová•Czech Sociological Review•2006

  • Happiness in developing countries

    Open Access•Kee Hoon Chung, Tobin Im•International Review of…•2021

  • Social Capital and Subjective Wellbeing in Europe

    Open Access•Marta Portela Maseda, Marta Portela et al.•Social Indicators Research•2012

  • Better for Everyone? Egalitarian Culture and Social Wellbeing in Europe

    Open Access•Leonie C Steckermeier, Jan Delhey•Social Indicators Research•2018

  • An Institutional Analysis of the Europe 2020 Strategy

    Open Access•Francesco Pasimeni, Paolo Pasimeni•Social Indicators Research•2015

  • Why Inequality Makes Europeans Less Happy

    Jan Delhey, Georgi Dragolov•European Sociological Review•2014

  • Nowhere Better Than Here?The Subjective Well-Being of German Emigrants and Remigrants

    Open Access•M Erlinghagen•Comparative Population Studies•2012

  • Social Capital and Casino Gambling in U.S. Communities

    Open Access•Mary Tabor Griswold, Mark W Nichols•Social Indicators Research•2006

  • Factors affecting the life satisfaction of marriage immigrants and the mediating effect of social relationships

    Open Access•Dong-Jung Lim•International Journal of…•2025

  • Dimensions of social capital and subjective well-being

    Sandro Stanzani•International Review of Sociology•2015

  • On the determinants of honesty perceptions in the United States

    Open Access•Christian Bjørnskov•Rationality and Society•2012

  • Social trust and satisfaction with life

    Open Access•Robert Jiqi Zhang•Social Science & Medicine•2020

  • Does social capital enhance health and well-being? Evidence from rural China

    Open Access•Winnie Yip, V Subramanian et al.•Social Science & Medicine•2007

  • Social capital and health and well-being in East Asia

    Open Access•Kazue Yamaoka•Social Science & Medicine•2008

  • Improving Subjective Well-being of the Poor in the Eastern Cape

    Open Access•Jane M Cramm, Moller et al.•Journal of Health Psychology•2010

  • The Intraurban Geography of Generalised Trust in Sydney

    Open Access•Kerstin Hermes, Kerstin Hermes-Moll et al.•Environment and Planning A…•2013

  • Impact of episodes of regime transformation on subjective well-being

    Open Access•Gabriele Prati•Economics & Sociology•2024

  • Social Cohesion and Its Correlates

    Open Access•Jan Delhey, K Boehnke et al.•Comparative Sociology•2018

  • How Do Institutions Affect Happiness and Misery? A Tale of Two Tails

    Christian Bjørnskov, M C Tsai et al.•Comparative Sociology•2015

Unique citing works125
Citations per year5,68
Citation span2004 - 2026 (23)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 125

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