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Elucidating the constructs happiness and wellbeing: A mixed-methods approach

2015

International audience; In this study we examine the constructs "happiness" and "wellbeing" in a sample of Canadian women and men in mid-adulthood. Through a sequential mixed-methods approach, we utilize Sen and Nussbaum's conceptualizations of capabilities to inform the themes generated from semi-structured interviews. We find that participants understand happiness and wellbeing as two distinct constructs that are illuminated in the metaphors happiness as balance and the gears of wellbeing. Second, we corroborate these constructs through a principal component analysis of questionnaire data. We conclude that happiness and wellbeing are not static entities, but rather iterative processes tha…

Canadian wellbeing Social Psychologymedia_common.quotation_subjectEconomics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Outcome measures[SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/PsychologySurvey researchSample (statistics)Questionnaire datamid-adulthoodHappinessHappiness PsychologySocial psychologyApplied Psychologymedia_commonInternational Journal of Wellbeing
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Higher education for a better life: Canada in international context

2015

International audience; This study examines the impact of higher education on the wellbeing of Canadians in international context using single- and multi-level models examined separately for women and men. The results indicate that the relationship between higher education and wellbeing differs substantially between countries, with Canada standing out as an unusual case.

Impact Higher education Canadian Multi-level modelWellbeing[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationeducationCross-country comparison [ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationSingle level model 
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