The Social and Economic Context of Peace and Happiness

Author

William TOV, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Ed DIENER
Weiting NG
Pelin Kesebir
Jim Harter

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

1-2009

Abstract

Using data from the World Values Survey and the 2006 Gallup World Poll, we examined how individual well-being was related to societal perceptions relevant for peace. Across both datasets, happy people reported greater trust and confidence in the government. Moreover, this relation was moderated by societal conditions. Happy people were particularly more trusting and confident in countries where economic inequality and violence were low. Thus, as the objective conditions for peace were met, societal perceptions were increasingly linked to well-being. We discuss the implications of well-being and cross-cultural research for informing national policies.

Keywords

Happiness, Peace, Cultural Psychology, Culture, well-being, trust, confidence, government

Discipline

Social Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Understanding Culture: Theory, Research, and Application

Editor

Robert S. Wyer, Chiu Chi-Yue and Hong Ying-Yi

First Page

239

Last Page

255

ISBN

9781848728080

Publisher

Psychology Press

City or Country

New York

Citation

Tov, William, Ed Diener, Ng Weiting, Pelin Kesebir, and Jim Harter. 2009. "The Social and Economic Context of Peace and Happiness." In Understanding Culture: Theory, Research, and Application, edited by Robert S. Wyer, CHIU Chi-Yue and HONG Ying-Yi, 239-255. New York: Psychology Press.

Comments

Edited by Robert S. Wyer, Chiu Chi-Yue and Hong Ying-Yi

Additional URL

https://worldcat.org/isbn/9781136642913