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Maike Luhmann¹, Louise C Hawkley, Michael Eid

¹Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, United States.

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Summary

Empirical differences between affective well-being (AWB) and cognitive well-being (CWB) stem from structural variations, not just time frames. Cognitive well-being focuses on global life circumstances, while affective well-being considers specific events.

Keywords:

Income Life events Life satisfaction Measurement of subjective well-being Mood Multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) modeling Personality

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Well-being Research

Background:

Affective well-being (AWB) and cognitive well-being (CWB) are distinct constructs.
Empirical differences between AWB and CWB warrant investigation into their underlying causes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether empirical differences between AWB and CWB are attributable to measurement time frames or structural disparities.
To explore the influence of time frames on the measurement of AWB and CWB.

Main Methods:

Study 1 employed a multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) analysis to assess the convergence of AWB and CWB components under identical time frames.
Study 2 examined how individuals evaluate CWB by considering global life circumstances versus specific events, irrespective of the time frame.

Main Results:

MTMM analysis revealed that AWB and CWB components show greater similarity but incomplete convergence when using the same time frame.
Individuals evaluating CWB tend to focus on global life circumstances, independent of the time frame considered.
Time frame did not moderate the relationship between AWB and CWB and their correlates (personality, life circumstances).

Conclusions:

Structural differences, particularly the consideration of global versus specific factors, contribute more significantly to the empirical distinctions between AWB and CWB than time frames alone.
Understanding these structural differences is crucial for accurately measuring and differentiating affective and cognitive well-being.