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Blanchflower, David G. and Oswald, Andrew J. (2009) The U-shape without controls: a response to Glenn. Social Science & Medicine, Vol.69 (No.4). pp. 486-488. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.022 ISSN 0277-9536.
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Abstract
This paper is a continuation of results reported in our article “Is well-being U-shaped over the life cycle?” (Blanchflower & Oswald, 2008). It provides new evidence that well-being follows a curve through life. We use data on half a million randomly sampled individuals across eight major European nations. Importantly, we show that in this set of countries there is a U-shape even in unadjusted data, that is, without the inclusion of control variables. But we also advise against a focus on elementary bivariate associations.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Happiness -- Testing, Well-being -- Age factors, Mental health, Life cycle, Human, Aging -- Psychological aspects | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Social Science & Medicine | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevvier | ||||
ISSN: | 0277-9536 | ||||
Official Date: | August 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.69 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 486-488 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.022 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Version or Related Resource: | Written as a response to: Glenn, N. (2009). Is the apparent U-shape of well-being over the life course a results of inappropriate use of control variables? A commentary on Blanchflower and Oswald (66:8, 2008, 1733–1749). Social Science & Medicine, 69(4), 481–485. |
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