A Research Synthesis of Gender and Social Class as Correlates of Subjective Well-Being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9743702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marilyn J Haring (Arizona State University, corresponding author), William A Stock (Arizona State University), Morris A Okun (Arizona State University) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 645-657 |
| Publication date | 1984-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678403700805 |
| OpenAlex | W2105000078 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 10 |
Meta-analytic techniques were used to synthesize findings from the extant empirical literature on gender and social class as predictors of subjective well-being among U.S. adults. Based upon Rubin's (1979) research, we tested a family of hypotheses that gender, relative to social class, accounted for more variation in subjective well-being. Examination of zero-order and first-order effect sizes revealed that men have slightly higher subjective well-being than women and that, while gender is a statistically significant predictor of subjective well-being, it accounts for little variance. Three measures of social class, composite socioeconomic status, occupational status, and income also are significantly related to subjective well-being on the zero-order level; but that relation is reduced when gender is used as a covariate. Overall, across the studies we synthesized, gender does not transcend social class as a major determinant of subjective well-being
Class (philosophy · Covariate · Developmental psychology · Econometrics · Extant taxon · Meta-analysis · Social class · Social science · Social status · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Demography · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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