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A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of LifeHierarchical Needs, Income Comparisons, and Happiness Levels

A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of Life: Hierarchical Needs, Income Comparisons, and... [The cornerstone of the hierarchical approach is that there are some basic human needs which must be satisfied before nonbasic needs come into the picture. The hierarchical structure of needs implies that the satisfaction of primary needs provides substantial increases to individual happiness compared to the subsequent satisfaction of secondary needs. This idea can be combined with the concept of comparison income which means that individuals compare rewards with individuals with similar characteristics. These two notions could provide additional explanations of empirical findings indicating a positive relationship between income and happiness up to certain level of income.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of LifeHierarchical Needs, Income Comparisons, and Happiness Levels

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 51)
Editors: Efklides, Anastasia; Moraitou, Despina
Drakopoulos, Stavros A.
Springer Journals — Oct 9, 2012
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
ISBN
978-94-007-4962-7
Pages
17 –32
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4963-4_2
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Abstract

[The cornerstone of the hierarchical approach is that there are some basic human needs which must be satisfied before nonbasic needs come into the picture. The hierarchical structure of needs implies that the satisfaction of primary needs provides substantial increases to individual happiness compared to the subsequent satisfaction of secondary needs. This idea can be combined with the concept of comparison income which means that individuals compare rewards with individuals with similar characteristics. These two notions could provide additional explanations of empirical findings indicating a positive relationship between income and happiness up to certain level of income.]

Published: Oct 9, 2012

Keywords: Life Satisfaction; Relative Income; Happiness Level; Absolute Income; Individual Happiness

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