Accomplishments | Character |
Community Engagement | Creative Expression |
Cultural Engagement | Doing Good |
Education | Emotional Capacity |
Entertainment | Environment |
Epic Experiences | Family |
Fitness | Freedom |
Friends | Gratitude |
Growth & Improvement | Health |
Housing | Humor |
Imagination | Income |
Justice | Leisure |
Music / Art / Film / Performing Art | Nature |
Peace / Lack of Conflict | Play |
Productivity | Recognition |
Recreation | Respect |
Rights | Roles & Responsibilities |
Safety & Security | Self-Discipline |
Social Inclusion | Social Status |
Spirituality | Stability |
Talents | Tradition |
Transportation / Commute | Virtue |
Wealth | Wellness |
Wonder | Work |
Mood & Situation
Life satisfaction ratings would tend to be greatly influenced by current mood and situation. For example, perceived life satisfaction might be lower after a bad day.Capitalist Realism
Capitalist realism is a grim tendency to evaluate all human things in terms of money. Life satisfaction is a possible alternative whereby societies are measured in terms of human outcomes as opposed to dollars. For example, you could measure a school in terms of the income of graduates or in terms of the life satisfaction of graduates.| Overview: Life Satisfaction | ||
| Type | ||
| Definition (1) | How an individual feels about their life at a point in time. | |
| Definition (2) | A social metric based on a single direct question that asks people to rate their satisfaction with their life. | |
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