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Table of Contents
Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Subjective Well-Being: Introduction and Conceptual Frameworks
1.1 Well-Being Conceptions, Frameworks, and Theoretical Perspectives
1.2 Indian Approaches to SWB
References
2 Subjective Well-Being: Determinants and Correlates
2.1 SWB and Demographics
2.1.1 Age/Lifespan and SWB
2.1.2 Gender
2.1.3 Education
2.1.4 Income and SWB
2.1.5 Marriage
2.1.6 Health
2.1.7 Religion
2.1.8 Goals
2.1.9 Personality
2.1.10 Leisure
2.1.11 Profession
2.2 Culture and SWB
2.3 SWB Determinants in Nations
2.4 SWB and India
References
3 Subjective Well-Being: Measurement
3.1 Types of Measures
3.2 Stability of SWB Measures
3.3 SWB Measurement and India
3.4 Concluding Thoughts...
References
4 SWB Conceptualization: Enhancers (Subjective Well-Being) and Reducers (Subjective Ill-Being)
4.1 Overview of the Qualitative Study
4.2 Sample
4.3 Interview Questions
4.4 Analysis
4.4.1 Coding Process
4.4.2 Insights (Other Observations) from the Qualitative Study
4.5 Towards the Conceptualization of SWB in the Indian Context-Integrating Findings from the Three Sub-Samples
References
5 Development and Standardization of the Subjective Well-Being Measure (SWBM)
5.1 The Preliminary SWBM Questionnaire
5.2 Administration of the SWBM
5.3 Factor Analysis
5.3.1 The KMO and Bartlett's Test
5.3.2 The Scree Plot
5.3.3 Principal Axis Factoring (PAF)
5.4 Reliability Analysis of SWBM (Alpha)
5.5 SWBM After Factor Analysis
5.6 Back Translations
5.7 Sample Particulars and Administration of the Final SWBM
5.7.1 Subjective Well-Being Measure (SWBM)
5.7.2 Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
5.7.3 Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
5.8 Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Reliability, and Validity Analysis (Standardization) of the SWB Measure
5.8.1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
5.8.2 Reliability Analysis
5.8.3 Validity Analysis
5.9 Demographics
5.9.1 Age
5.9.2 Gender
5.9.3 Marital Status
5.9.4 Family Type
5.9.5 Total Family Income (Per Annum)
5.9.6 Education
5.9.7 Profession
5.9.8 Work Experience
5.9.9 Area
References
6 Subjective Well-Being Measure: Profiling and Indexing
6.1 Analysis of the SWB Measure
6.2 Individual Level Analysis-Profile of Factor Salience and General Analysis of the Parts
6.2.1 Profile-Factor Salience
6.2.2 General Analysis of the Parts
6.3 Collective Level Analysis-To Arrive at a Composite SWB Score: Proposal for a SWB Index
6.3.1 The Positive Scores (SWB)
6.3.2 The 0 Scores (FSWB)
6.3.3 The Negative Scores (SIB)
6.4 Researcher's Insights
References
7 Conclusion
7.1 Policy Implications
7.1.1 Individual Level
7.1.2 Societal Level
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Subjective Well-Being: Introduction and Conceptual Frameworks
1.1 Well-Being Conceptions, Frameworks, and Theoretical Perspectives
1.2 Indian Approaches to SWB
References
2 Subjective Well-Being: Determinants and Correlates
2.1 SWB and Demographics
2.1.1 Age/Lifespan and SWB
2.1.2 Gender
2.1.3 Education
2.1.4 Income and SWB
2.1.5 Marriage
2.1.6 Health
2.1.7 Religion
2.1.8 Goals
2.1.9 Personality
2.1.10 Leisure
2.1.11 Profession
2.2 Culture and SWB
2.3 SWB Determinants in Nations
2.4 SWB and India
References
3 Subjective Well-Being: Measurement
3.1 Types of Measures
3.2 Stability of SWB Measures
3.3 SWB Measurement and India
3.4 Concluding Thoughts...
References
4 SWB Conceptualization: Enhancers (Subjective Well-Being) and Reducers (Subjective Ill-Being)
4.1 Overview of the Qualitative Study
4.2 Sample
4.3 Interview Questions
4.4 Analysis
4.4.1 Coding Process
4.4.2 Insights (Other Observations) from the Qualitative Study
4.5 Towards the Conceptualization of SWB in the Indian Context-Integrating Findings from the Three Sub-Samples
References
5 Development and Standardization of the Subjective Well-Being Measure (SWBM)
5.1 The Preliminary SWBM Questionnaire
5.2 Administration of the SWBM
5.3 Factor Analysis
5.3.1 The KMO and Bartlett's Test
5.3.2 The Scree Plot
5.3.3 Principal Axis Factoring (PAF)
5.4 Reliability Analysis of SWBM (Alpha)
5.5 SWBM After Factor Analysis
5.6 Back Translations
5.7 Sample Particulars and Administration of the Final SWBM
5.7.1 Subjective Well-Being Measure (SWBM)
5.7.2 Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
5.7.3 Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
5.8 Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Reliability, and Validity Analysis (Standardization) of the SWB Measure
5.8.1 Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
5.8.2 Reliability Analysis
5.8.3 Validity Analysis
5.9 Demographics
5.9.1 Age
5.9.2 Gender
5.9.3 Marital Status
5.9.4 Family Type
5.9.5 Total Family Income (Per Annum)
5.9.6 Education
5.9.7 Profession
5.9.8 Work Experience
5.9.9 Area
References
6 Subjective Well-Being Measure: Profiling and Indexing
6.1 Analysis of the SWB Measure
6.2 Individual Level Analysis-Profile of Factor Salience and General Analysis of the Parts
6.2.1 Profile-Factor Salience
6.2.2 General Analysis of the Parts
6.3 Collective Level Analysis-To Arrive at a Composite SWB Score: Proposal for a SWB Index
6.3.1 The Positive Scores (SWB)
6.3.2 The 0 Scores (FSWB)
6.3.3 The Negative Scores (SIB)
6.4 Researcher's Insights
References
7 Conclusion
7.1 Policy Implications
7.1.1 Individual Level
7.1.2 Societal Level