Life satisfaction

Life satisfaction is an evaluation of a person's quality of life.^[1] It is assessed in terms of mood, relationship satisfaction, achieved goals, self-concepts, and self-perceived ability to cope with their life. Life satisfaction involves a favorable attitude towards one's life—rather than an assessment of current feelings. Life satisfaction has been measured in relation to economic standing, degree of education, experiences, residence, and other factors.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Life satisfaction is a key part of subjective well-being. Many factors influence subjective well-being and life satisfaction. Socio-demographic factors include gender, age, marital status, income, and education. Psychosocial factors include health and illness, functional ability, activity level, and social relationships.^[6] People tend to gain life satisfaction as they get older.^[7]

^ Veenhoven, Ruut (1996). "The study of life satisfaction" (PDF). W. E. Saris, R. Veenhoven, A. C. Scherpenzeel, & B. Bunting (Eds.), A Comparative Study of Satisfaction with Life in Europe (963 463 081 2): 11–48, Chapter 1 – via Budapest: Eötvös University Press.
^ "Life satisfaction". OECD Better Life Index. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Gilman, Rich; Huebner, Scott (Summer 2003). "A Review of Life Satisfaction Research with Children and Adolescents" (PDF). School Psychology Quarterly. 18 (2): 192–205. doi:10.1521/scpq.18.2.192.21858. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ Ernst Kossek, Ellen; Ozeki, Cynthia (April 1998). "Work-Family Conflict, Policies, and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship: A Review and Directions for Organizational Behavior-Human Resources Research" (PDF). Journal of Applied Psychology. 83 (2): 139–149. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.83.2.139. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ Serrano, Juan Pedro; Latorre, Jose Miguel; Gatz, Margaret; Montanes, Juan (June 2004). "Life Review Therapy Using Autobiographical Retrieval Practice for Older Adults With Depressive Symptomatology" (PDF). Psychology and Aging. 19 (2): 272–277. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.19.2.272. PMID 15222820. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ Fernandez-Ballesteros, R.; Zamarron, M. D.; Ruiz, M. A. (2001). "The contribution of socio-demographic and psychosocial factors to life satisfaction". Ageing & Society. 21 (1): 25–43. doi:10.1017/S0144686X01008078. S2CID 146538586 – via Cambridge University Press.
^ Diener, Ed; Suh, Eunkook M.; Lucas, Richard E.; Smith, Heidi L. (1999). "Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress". Psychological Bulletin. 125 (2): 276–302. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.276. ISSN 0033-2909.

[1] Veenhoven, Ruut (1996). "The study of life satisfaction" (PDF). W. E. Saris, R. Veenhoven, A. C. Scherpenzeel, & B. Bunting (Eds.), A Comparative Study of Satisfaction with Life in Europe (963 463 081 2): 11–48, Chapter 1 – via Budapest: Eötvös University Press.

[:2-2] "Life satisfaction". OECD Better Life Index. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[:3-3] Gilman, Rich; Huebner, Scott (Summer 2003). "A Review of Life Satisfaction Research with Children and Adolescents" (PDF). School Psychology Quarterly. 18 (2): 192–205. doi:10.1521/scpq.18.2.192.21858. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

[4] Ernst Kossek, Ellen; Ozeki, Cynthia (April 1998). "Work-Family Conflict, Policies, and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship: A Review and Directions for Organizational Behavior-Human Resources Research" (PDF). Journal of Applied Psychology. 83 (2): 139–149. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.83.2.139. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

[5] Serrano, Juan Pedro; Latorre, Jose Miguel; Gatz, Margaret; Montanes, Juan (June 2004). "Life Review Therapy Using Autobiographical Retrieval Practice for Older Adults With Depressive Symptomatology" (PDF). Psychology and Aging. 19 (2): 272–277. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.19.2.272. PMID 15222820. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[6] Fernandez-Ballesteros, R.; Zamarron, M. D.; Ruiz, M. A. (2001). "The contribution of socio-demographic and psychosocial factors to life satisfaction". Ageing & Society. 21 (1): 25–43. doi:10.1017/S0144686X01008078. S2CID 146538586 – via Cambridge University Press.

[7] Diener, Ed; Suh, Eunkook M.; Lucas, Richard E.; Smith, Heidi L. (1999). "Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress". Psychological Bulletin. 125 (2): 276–302. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.276. ISSN 0033-2909.

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