Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 1, 2013
Summary:
This article proposes a new approach to modelling longitudinal perceptions of subjective well-being (SWB). Several measures have been proposed in the literature to assess SWB and its determinants. Statistical approaches adopted include ordered probit models, fixed and random effects models and cross-lagged structural equation models. The British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) is a longitudinal national representative survey and contains several measures of SWB. Using BHPS data from 2002 to 2005, this article considers two main latent dimensions of life satisfaction: satisfaction with leisure and satisfaction with material issues. The latent trajectories of these two latent life satisfaction dimensions are simultaneously modeled in Mplus, using a multi-process, second-order latent growth curve model. Significant determinants of leisure and material satisfaction growth trajectories include socio-demographic characteristics, number of children in the household, number of hours worked per week, income and perceived health status.
Published in
Quality and Quantity
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 47 , p.735 -752
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11135-011-9541-y
ISSN
335177
Subject
Notes
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serial sequence - indexed article
#521190