Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2015
Abstract
Given Singapore’s focus on human capital investment in its residents, the nation’s youths have experienced increases in their financial, educational, and physical wellbeing. However, how have our youths fared in their emotional and mental wellbeing? Figures from the World Values Survey show reported a gradual decline in life satisfaction for both general population and youths. Data from four waves of the National Youth Survey confirms this trend. This chapter explores and examines the non-economic channels that may have countered the positive influence of economic success on the wellbeing of youths, namely, changing family structure, heightened stressors, shifting life goals, time use, national pride, and perceived opportunities to fulfil aspirations.
Keywords
Well-being, youth, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Behavioral Economics | Family, Life Course, and Society
Research Areas
Applied Microeconomics
Publication
The state of youth in Singapore 2014
First Page
105
Last Page
122
ISBN
9789810918354
Publisher
National Youth Council
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
HO, Kong Weng.
Wellbeing of Singapore’s youths. (2015). The state of youth in Singapore 2014. 105-122.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2092
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://www.nyc.gov.sg/en/initiatives/resources/national-youth-survey/
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