negative correlation between online networking and self-reported happiness. We address endogeneity in online networking by … the availability of broadband for high-speed Internet. We try to further disentangle the direct effect of SNS use on well …

In Europe differences among countries in the overall change in happiness since the early 1980s have been due chiefly to … the generosity of welfare state programs - increasing happiness going with increasing generosity and declining happiness … impression that economic growth, social capital, and / or quality of the environment are driving happiness trends, but in the …

Using data from the 2010 China Family Panel Studies, we analyze the association between Internet use and various … Internet use is significantly associated with lower levels of SWB, we hardly observe any associations when the focus is on … participation in specific online activities. Nevertheless, SWB depends on perceptions of Internet use; that is, the importance that …

. Our analysis utilizes data from waves 3, 5, 6, and 7 of the World Values Survey and the Gallup World Poll conducted …