Economic inequality might influence subjective well-being through psychological processes
such as status competition and social distance. However, evidence for this claim is mixed. In …

Background Health status is widely considered to be closely associated with subjective well-
being (SWB), yet this assumption has not been tested rigorously. The aims of this first …

From 2013 until today, every time the World Happiness Report (WHR) has published its
annual ranking of countries, the five Nordic countries–Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden …

Governments across the world seek to promote a better life for their citizens, but thus far
scholars have provided contradictory advice. While some argue that economic growth leads …

Background Reducing income inequality is one possible approach to boost subjective well-
being (SWB). Nevertheless, previous studies have reported positive, null and negative …

Background Research on predictors of test anxiety has focused primarily on the role of
psychological factors and the proximal environment. However, the role of the broader socio …

Income inequality has been contentious for millennia, a source of political conflict for
centuries, and is now widely feared as a pernicious “side effect” of economic progress. But …

This study proposes subjective social status—a person's perception of his/her standing in
the social hierarchy—is an important psychological mechanism driving the inequality …

A key goal for society as a whole is the pursuit of well-being, which leads to the happiness of
its individual members; as such, it is of critical socioeconomic relevance. In this regard, it is …

Based on the Chinese General Social Survey database (2010–2015), this article explores
the relationship between income inequality and residents' subjective well-being from the …