Happiness Part 2

Results - I am satisfied with my current financial situation (lower mean = more satis).

Means

Things associated with success Checked Not checked t - value p - value

Family:

Having a good family life. 2.86 2.73 -2.181 .029

Having a happy family. 2.85 2.81 -.660 .509

Having successful children. 2.84 2.84 -.055 .956

Self:

Being in excellent physical condition. 2.91 2.76 -3.869 .001

Being in control of your life. 2.85 2.82 -.774 .439

Being satisfied with your life. 2.85 2.77 -1.360 .174

Being happy with who you are. 2.85 2.75 -1.369 .171

Being well-groomed and attractive. 2.79 2.87 2.255 .024

General Consumption:

Being able to afford things that are important to you. 2.82 2.88 1.524 .127

Owning a home. 2.83 2.86 .853 .785

Results - I am satisfied with my current financial situation (lower mean = more satis).

Means

Things associated with success Checked Not Checked t - value p - value

Conspicuous Consumption:

Owning a luxury car. 2.66 2.86 2.755 .006

Having expensive designer clothing. 2.58 2.85 2.989 .003

Staying at luxury hotels. 2.57 2.86 3.382 .001

Shopping at prestigious stores. 2.39 2.86 5.219 .001

Owning a prestigious credit card (platinum, gold card) 2.56 2.86 3.547 .001

Dining at “in” restaurants 2.67 2.86 2.589 .010

Going on expensive vacations 2.44 2.88 6.632 .001

Having expensive jewelry / watches 2.68 2.85 1.955.051

Results – I like playing the lottery (higher score = more agreement).

Means

Things associated with success Checked Not checked t - value p - value

Family:

Having a good family life. 2.74 2.79 .840 .401

Having a happy family. 2.73 2.85 2.065 .039

Having successful children. 2.75 2.74 -.096 .923

Self:

Being in excellent physical condition. 2.82 2.66 -4.252 .001

Being in control of your life. 2.83 2.49 -7.681 .001

Being satisfied with your life. 2.74 2.77 .449 .654

Being happy with who you are. 2.75 2.74 -.069 .945

Being well-groomed and attractive. 2.85 2.69 -4.020 .001

General Consumption:

Being able to afford things that are important to you. 2.85 2.56 -7.010 .001

Owning a home. 2.84 2.60 -5.911 .001

Results - I like playing the lottery (higher score = more agreement).

Means

Things associated with success Checked Not Checked t - value p - value

Conspicuous Consumption:

Owning a luxury car. 3.22 2.71 -7.152 .001

Having expensive designer clothing. 3.26 2.72 -5.663 .001

Staying at luxury hotels. 3.21 2.72 -5.727 .001

Shopping at prestigious stores. 3.19 2.72 -4.978 .001

Owning a prestigious credit card (platinum, gold card) 3.26 2.71 -6.503 .001

Dining at “in” restaurants 3.14 2.71 -5.893 .010

Going on expensive vacations 3.14 2.71 -6.408 .001

Having expensive jewelry / watches 3.18 2.72 -5.063 .001

Discussion

ValuesPerspectives

onSuccess

Satisfaction with

Standard of Living

Social adaptation theory• Less adaptive: happiness

Relative importance of happiness• Most important vs. less important

Perceptions of what brings happiness

Discussion

Happiness adaptation

• Lottery winners, paraplegics• Marriage, pay raise• Other indices of quality of life (health, safety

[life]; freedom [liberty])

• Kingdom of Bhutan has proclaimed the goal of measuring Gross National Happiness

• Other governments, including the United Kingdom and Australia, are committed to producing national measures of subjective well-being

• Measures should be multi-dimensional • Data are available!

Political philosophy circa 2026?

Thank you!