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, 2019 This chapter examines the relation of the Human Development or Capability Approach to liberal political theory. If development is enhancement of capabilities, then this chapter adds that development is human and social: development includes (1) the ...
Palmer, Eric
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The Role of Natural Law in Gandhi's Social Utopia [PDF]
, 2016 The paper attempts to develop an immanent conception of natural law and natural rights of Mohandas Karamchand ...
Kirloskar-Steinbach, Monika
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Abstract Flourishing is an increasingly prominent concept in scholarship on well-being, as for example reflected in the work of VanderWeele, who defines it expansively as “the relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good, including the contexts in which that person lives.” Along these lines, this paper
Tim Lomas +13 more
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Life course insights into social relationship quality: a cross-national analysis of 22 countries
Scientific ReportsResearch has demonstrated strong associations between social relationships and health and well-being, but considerably less is known about the upstream factors–specifically, the childhood antecedents–that contribute to the quality of one’s social ...
Renae Wilkinson +7 more
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Abstract Despite several decades of research on social trust, empirical evidence on the impact of childhood experiences on generalized trust in later life has long been lacking. This is surprising because mounting evidence suggests that trusting disposition is largely determined during the formative periods of childhood.
Young-IL Kim +2 more
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The rise and fall (and rise again) of vernacular happiness
, 2017 This article delineates the vicissitudes of vernacular happiness in China across the crucial transitions of the early 20th century. Traditionally, vernacular happiness was symbolized by a triune of gods, fu-lu-shou, standing for progeny, wealth, and ...
LEE, Haiyan
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Background: Alcohol beverages are the group of psychoactive substances with the most cultural and legal acceptance worldwide, so there is abundant empirical literature available about the relationships between people's wellbeing and alcohol. Methods: We analyzed nationally representative data from 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study (N=202,898)
Pedro Antonio de la Rosa +7 more
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This study examines changes in well-being globally, regionally, and nationally (N = 207,919) using Global Flourishing Study data. Life satisfaction declined consistently worldwide with large effect sizes (e.g., Asia: d = –0.41; Nigeria: d = –0.77). Life worthwhileness showed moderate declines across most regions (Asia: d = –0.39; Middle East & ...
Taylor G. Hill, Kendall Jade Smith
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Little empirical research has explored early-life experiences that may lead to higher gratitude levels in adulthood. Using data from 202,898 adults in 22 countries, we evaluated potential childhood candidate antecedents of gratitude. We examined the associations between retrospectively reported childhood experiences and adult gratitude in each country,
Sakurako Okuzono +4 more
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Statistical analyses can have a significant impact when the results are easy to communicate to a wide audience. This goal was a focus when designing the coordinated analyses of Wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study. The methods, especially for the demographic variation analyses, are seemingly simple: to compute the mean or proportion of an outcome by ...
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