Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and Spain
Objective To explore the associations between health and how people evaluate and experience their lives. Methods We analysed data from nationally-representative household surveys originally conducted in 2011–2012 in Finland, Poland and Spain. These surveys provided information on 10 800 adults, fo...
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| author | Marta Miret Francisco Félix Caballero Somnath Chatterji Beatriz Olaya Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk Seppo Koskinen Matilde Leonardi Josep Maria Haro José Luis Ayuso-Mateos |
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| description | Objective To explore the associations between health and how people evaluate and experience their lives. Methods We analysed data from nationally-representative household surveys originally conducted in 2011–2012 in Finland, Poland and Spain. These surveys provided information on 10 800 adults, for whom experienced well-being was measured using the Day Reconstruction Method and evaluative well-being was measured with the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale. Health status was assessed by questions in eight domains including mobility and self-care. We used multiple linear regression, structural equation models and multiple indicators/multiple causes models to explore factors associated with experienced and evaluative well-being. Findings The multiple indicator/multiple causes model conducted over the pooled sample showed that respondents with younger age (effect size, β = 0.19), with higher levels of education (β = −0.12), a history of depression (β = −0.17), poor health status (β = 0.29) or poor cognitive functioning (β = 0.09) reported worse experienced well-being. Additional factors associated with worse evaluative well-being were male sex (β = −0.03), not living with a partner (β = 0.07), and lower occupational (β = −0.07) or income levels (β = 0.08). Health status was the factor most strongly correlated with both experienced and evaluative well-being, even after controlling for a history of depression, age, income and other sociodemographic variables. Conclusion Health status is an important correlate of well-being. Therefore, strategies to improve population health would also improve people’s well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c060dcf167c48d8b2f6c77d2dbffe9d2024-03-02T01:38:21ZengThe World Health OrganizationBulletin of the World Health Organization0042-96862014-10-01921071672510.2471/BLT.13.129254S0042-96862014001000716Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and SpainMarta MiretFrancisco Félix CaballeroSomnath ChatterjiBeatriz OlayaBeata Tobiasz-AdamczykSeppo KoskinenMatilde LeonardiJosep Maria HaroJosé Luis Ayuso-MateosObjective To explore the associations between health and how people evaluate and experience their lives. Methods We analysed data from nationally-representative household surveys originally conducted in 2011–2012 in Finland, Poland and Spain. These surveys provided information on 10 800 adults, for whom experienced well-being was measured using the Day Reconstruction Method and evaluative well-being was measured with the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale. Health status was assessed by questions in eight domains including mobility and self-care. We used multiple linear regression, structural equation models and multiple indicators/multiple causes models to explore factors associated with experienced and evaluative well-being. Findings The multiple indicator/multiple causes model conducted over the pooled sample showed that respondents with younger age (effect size, β = 0.19), with higher levels of education (β = −0.12), a history of depression (β = −0.17), poor health status (β = 0.29) or poor cognitive functioning (β = 0.09) reported worse experienced well-being. Additional factors associated with worse evaluative well-being were male sex (β = −0.03), not living with a partner (β = 0.07), and lower occupational (β = −0.07) or income levels (β = 0.08). Health status was the factor most strongly correlated with both experienced and evaluative well-being, even after controlling for a history of depression, age, income and other sociodemographic variables. Conclusion Health status is an important correlate of well-being. Therefore, strategies to improve population health would also improve people’s well-being.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862014001000716&lng=en&tlng=en |
| spellingShingle | Marta Miret Francisco Félix Caballero Somnath Chatterji Beatriz Olaya Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk Seppo Koskinen Matilde Leonardi Josep Maria Haro José Luis Ayuso-Mateos Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and Spain Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| title | Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and Spain |
| title_full | Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and Spain |
| title_fullStr | Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and Spain |
| title_short | Health and happiness: cross-sectional household surveys in Finland, Poland and Spain |
| title_sort | health and happiness cross sectional household surveys in finland poland and spain |
| url | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862014001000716&lng=en&tlng=en |
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