Although there is a growing interest in subjective well-being (SWB) and its determinants, the extent of socioeconomic … inequalities in SWB has not yet been analyzed. This study assesses socioeconomic inequalities in SWB in twelve European countries … inequalities in SWB, with SWB being concentrated among individuals with higher socioeconomic status. Of the countries studied, the …

The paper deals with the effects of social participation activities on life satisfaction. Using the German General … Social Survey (ALLBUS) for 2010, marginal effects of binary probit estimations on life satisfaction are presented. Strong … gender differences are observable. While sport, welfare or parental activities affect only female life satisfaction, males …

We propose to use subjective well-being (SWB) measures to determine patient-relevant treatment benefit. Benefit can be … to be determined. Response shift includes reprioritization, reconceptualization, and recalibration. We argue that in SWB … approaches are most suitable for application to SWB measurement, where only recall bias and recalibration are to be quantified …