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dc.contributor.authorUlichny, J
dc.contributor.authorAmbrey, CL
dc.contributor.authorFleming, CM
dc.contributor.editorMoore S.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-26T04:34:40Z
dc.date.available2018-04-26T04:34:40Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.isbn9781466686113
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/978-1-4666-8611-3.ch010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/141613
dc.description.abstractResearch into subjective well-being suggests that happier people are healthier and more professionally productive, achieve goals more easily and are more often successful in personal relationships. Unfortunately, studies in the USA and Britain suggest that there has been an overall decline in self-reported well-being since the 1970's, particularly for females. Data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey appear to corroborate the international evidence. Using HILDA 2001 to 2011 data, this chapter investigates: levels of life satisfaction; association between life satisfaction and social connectedness; and whether declines in life satisfaction can be explained by declines in social connectedness. A positive association is found between life satisfaction and almost all measures of social connectedness for both genders. This association, however, only partly explains observed declines in life satisfaction. This research emphasises the importance of frequent, meaningful social connections and the urgency for governments to address declining well-being.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherIGI Global
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleContemporary Global Perspectives on Gender Economics
dc.relation.ispartofchapter10
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom188
dc.relation.ispartofpageto211
dc.subject.fieldofresearchWelfare economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode380119
dc.titleSocial Connectedness and the Declining Life Satisfaction of Australian Females
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorFleming, Christopher


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