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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • Growing international efforts to measure national wellbeing, with a focus on the UK.
  • Increasing research into subjective wellbeing (SWB) and its measurement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the theory and measurement of subjective wellbeing (SWB).
  • To discuss the novelty and controversies surrounding SWB research.
  • To inform the application of SWB insights in public policy and poverty research.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of current theory and measurement of SWB.
  • Analysis of national wellbeing monitoring initiatives.
  • Discussion of controversies and critical evaluation of SWB research.

Main Results:

  • SWB research is growing, with significant national monitoring efforts.
  • SWB research presents both novelty and controversy.
  • A critical approach is essential for evaluating SWB.

Conclusions:

  • Dismissing SWB or viewing it as opposite to objective wellbeing is misguided.
  • Determining the utility and policy space for SWB is crucial for poverty research and public policy.