Some Considerations on Well-Being Evaluation Procedures, Taking the Cue from “Exploring Multidimensional Well-Being in Switzerland: Comparing Three Synthesizing Approaches”

Marco Fattore () and Filomena Maggino ()
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Marco Fattore: University of Milano-Bicocca
Filomena Maggino: University of Rome - Sapienza

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, vol. 137, issue 1, No 5, 83-91

Abstract: Abstract In this short paper, we outline some considerations on three different procedures for the statistical evaluation of multidimensional well-being, taking the cue from a recent paper of Iglesias et al. There, the authors apply and compare Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the Alkire–Foster counting approach and the Partial Order Approach on real data, pointing out limitations and potentialities of each procedure. To deepen, and partially correct, some of their (albeit interesting) remarks, here we review the fundamental features of those approaches, so as to shed light on their structural differences and to show that they move from, and may lead to, alternative views on well-being.

Keywords: Well-being; Confirmatory factor analysis; Alkire–Foster counting approach; Partial order approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-017-1634-0

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