APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Feeling Poor or Feeling Poorer: Comparing Subjective Measures of Economic Status in Predicting Health and Well-Being
- Karen Gilbert
University of Rochester - David Weissman
University of Rochester - Andrew Elliot
University of Rochester - Nicolas Sommet
University of Lausanne
Abstract
The present study compared the effects of two distinct, subjective measures of economic status on health and well-being outcomes. Results indicated that subjectively appraising one’s income in relation to basic needs had a more positive effect on self-reported health and well-being than appraising one’s income in relation to others.
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