Education and subjective well-being. Observations from Madagascar
Małgorzata Klein
Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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Publicado en línea: 29 jun 2021
Páginas: 188 - 193
Recibido: 22 abr 2020
Aceptado: 02 mar 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0056
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The association between education and SWB, and the psychological dimension
| Expectations | “education may improve well-being only if expectations are exceeded, but may decrease well-being if they are not met (…)” | |
| Aspirations | “education leads to both higher reported happiness and desired happiness. This suggests that a significant part of the happiness effect of education is cancelled out by higher aspirations: education then does raise actual happiness but also raises expectations or aspirations about what the individual should receive (…)” | |
| Higher-level need fulfillment | “higher-level need fulfillment is perceived to be more important and bears more strongly on SWB in wealthier samples than in poorer ones” | |
| Opportunity | “[p]eople may dislike inequality if they suffer from it, or when they consider incomes are not based on merits, but could be more tolerant if they have prospects of improving their life conditions (…)” | |
| Self-determination theory (psychological needs fulfillment) | “the needs for competence (…), relatedness (…), and autonomy (…) appear to be essential for facilitating optimal functioning of the natural propensities for growth and integration, as well as for constructive social development and personal well-being.” | |
| Absolute/relative economic status | “for wealthier individuals, SWB is impacted by relative economic status (…) rather than absolute economic status (…)” | |
| Perception of living conditions | “People's perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and actions (…) have an impact on their own and others’ living conditions.” |