How does subjective well-being evolve with age? A literature review

Beatriz Fabiola López Ulloa, Valerie Møller and Alfonso Sousa-Poza

No 72-2013, FZID Discussion Papers from University of Hohenheim, Center for Research on Innovation and Services (FZID)

Abstract: This literature review provides an overview of the theoretical and empirical research in several disciplines on the relation between ageing and subjective well-being, i.e., how subjective well-being evolves across the lifespan. Because of the different methodologies, data sets and samples used, comparison among disciplines and studies is difficult. However, extant studies do show either a U-shaped, inverted U-shaped or linear relation between ageing and subjective well-being.

Keywords: Life satisfaction; Ageing; U-shape (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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