Influences of Affect Associated with Routine Out-of-Home Activities on Subjective Well-Being

A survey of a random sample of 1,330 Swedish residents assessed the relationships between affect associated with performance of routine out-of-home activities, mood, and judgments of life satisfaction (cognitive subjective wellbeing, CSWB). Regression analyses showed that sociodemographic variables...

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Published in:Applied Research in Quality of Life 2012-03, Vol.7 (1), p.49-62
Main Authors: Bergstad, Cecilia Jakobsson, Gamble, Amelie, Hagman, Olle, Polk, Merritt, Gärling, Tommy, Ettema, Dick, Friman, Margareta, Olsson, Lars E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotions
Employment
Influence
Life satisfaction
Mood
Personality traits
Political Science
Psychology
Psykologi
Quality of Life Research
Questionnaires
Routine out-of-home activities
Social Sciences
Sociodemographics
Sociology
Subjective wellbeing
Subjective wellbeing . Mood . Routine out-of-home activities . Swedish residents
Swedish residents
Variables
Well being
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Summary:A survey of a random sample of 1,330 Swedish residents assessed the relationships between affect associated with performance of routine out-of-home activities, mood, and judgments of life satisfaction (cognitive subjective wellbeing, CSWB). Regression analyses showed that sociodemographic variables accounted for most variance in CSWB (7%) and least in mood (2%). In agreement with previous research, CSWB increased with income, employment, and cohabiting with a spouse, and had a U-formed relationship with age. Affect associated with routine activities accounted for more variance than the socio-demographic variables in mood (30%) and in CSWB (13%). Mood partially mediated the effect on CSWB of affect associated with the activities. The results suggest that future policy-related research should consider the possibility that community-provided resources that facilitate performance of routine out-of-home activities would increase life satisfaction.
ISSN:1871-2584
1871-2576
1871-2576
DOI:10.1007/s11482-011-9143-9