Trust in institutions and subjective well‐being
Evidence from the Philippines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6041112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tristan Piosang (0000-0001-8345-1891, University of the Philippines Manila), Anthony Grimes (0000-0001-9152-8051, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 490-517 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aspp.12664 |
| OpenAlex | W4308143457 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 59 |
We examine the institutional drivers of subjective well‐being (SWB). Using a repeated cross‐sectional data set from the Philippines spanning three decades, we estimate the relationship of people's trust in public institutions and SWB, measured in terms of people's satisfaction with their lives. Our findings, based on estimates which control for a range of individual‐level characteristics, show that people's trust in public institutions is strongly associated with their well‐being. In particular, a great deal of trust in the Police, Congress, and Judiciary is positively associated with people's satisfaction with their lives while a lack of trust in Congress, Civil Service, and Executive is negatively related to life satisfaction. Findings are discussed vis‐à‐vis their implications for Philippine public policy and to well‐being‐oriented policy regimes more generally
Civil service · Control (management · Economics · Executive branch · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Management · Political science · Politics · Public service · Set (abstract data type · Subjective well-being · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |