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Influences of Affect Associated with Routine Out-of-Home Activities on Subjective Well-Being

Abstract  

A survey of a random sample of 1,330 Swedish residents assessed the relationships between affect associated with performance
of routine out-of-home activities, mood, and judgments of life satisfaction (cognitive subjective wellbeing, CSWB). Regression
analyses showed that sociodemographic variables accounted for most variance in CSWB (7%) and least in mood (2%). In agreement
with previous research, CSWB increased with income, employment, and cohabiting with a spouse, and had a U-formed relationship
with age. Affect associated with routine activities accounted for more variance than the socio-demographic variables in mood
(30%) and in CSWB (13%). Mood partially mediated the effect on CSWB of affect associated with the activities. The results
suggest that future policy-related research should consider the possibility that community-provided resources that facilitate
performance of routine out-of-home activities would increase life satisfaction.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-14
  • DOI 10.1007/s11482-011-9143-9
  • Authors
    • Cecilia Jakobsson Bergstad, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Amelie Gamble, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Olle Hagman, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Merritt Polk, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Tommy Gärling, University of Gothenburg, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Dick Ettema, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Margareta Friman, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
    • Lars E. Olsson, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
    • Journal Applied Research in Quality of Life
    • Online ISSN 1871-2576
    • Print ISSN 1871-2584
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 03/20/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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