Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness
<p dir="ltr">This paper criticizes the “subjective well-being” concept, as this concept eliminates the difference between wellbeing and happiness. This paper proposes that wellbeing and happiness are two gauges of satisfaction that measure different quantities. It establishes its pro...
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| author | Elias L. Khalil (20518877) |
| author_facet | Elias L. Khalil (20518877) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Elias L. Khalil (20518877) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2025-03-01T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104702 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Economics Applied economics Human society Policy and administration Social work Sociology Philosophy and religious studies Applied ethics Philosophy Altruism vs. caring Friendship-and-love Justice Pro-social preferences Social welfare function (SWF) Context-dependent effect (happiness) Context-independent effect (wellbeing) |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">This paper criticizes the “subjective well-being” concept, as this concept eliminates the difference between wellbeing and happiness. This paper proposes that wellbeing and happiness are two gauges of satisfaction that measure different quantities. It establishes its proposed thesis by examining how the social welfare function (SWF) accommodates altruism as opposed to caring understood as love. Altruism is an act related to wellbeing, whereas caring in the sense of love is an act related to happiness. SWF can include neither altruism nor caring—but for totally different reasons that demonstrate that the two prosocial acts are different. Therefore, the duo gauges of satisfaction (wellbeing and happiness) cannot be amalgamated into the “subjective well-being” concept.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Acta Psychologica<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104702" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104702</a></p> |
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| spelling | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happinessElias L. Khalil (20518877)EconomicsApplied economicsHuman societyPolicy and administrationSocial workSociologyPhilosophy and religious studiesApplied ethicsPhilosophyAltruism vs. caringFriendship-and-loveJusticePro-social preferencesSocial welfare function (SWF)Context-dependent effect (happiness)Context-independent effect (wellbeing)<p dir="ltr">This paper criticizes the “subjective well-being” concept, as this concept eliminates the difference between wellbeing and happiness. This paper proposes that wellbeing and happiness are two gauges of satisfaction that measure different quantities. It establishes its proposed thesis by examining how the social welfare function (SWF) accommodates altruism as opposed to caring understood as love. Altruism is an act related to wellbeing, whereas caring in the sense of love is an act related to happiness. SWF can include neither altruism nor caring—but for totally different reasons that demonstrate that the two prosocial acts are different. Therefore, the duo gauges of satisfaction (wellbeing and happiness) cannot be amalgamated into the “subjective well-being” concept.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Acta Psychologica<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104702" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104702</a></p>2025-03-01T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104702https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Questioning_the_subjective_well-being_concept_Distinguishing_wellbeing_and_happiness/28876919CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/288769192025-03-01T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness Elias L. Khalil (20518877) Economics Applied economics Human society Policy and administration Social work Sociology Philosophy and religious studies Applied ethics Philosophy Altruism vs. caring Friendship-and-love Justice Pro-social preferences Social welfare function (SWF) Context-dependent effect (happiness) Context-independent effect (wellbeing) |
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| title | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness |
| title_full | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness |
| title_fullStr | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness |
| title_short | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness |
| title_sort | Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness |
| topic | Economics Applied economics Human society Policy and administration Social work Sociology Philosophy and religious studies Applied ethics Philosophy Altruism vs. caring Friendship-and-love Justice Pro-social preferences Social welfare function (SWF) Context-dependent effect (happiness) Context-independent effect (wellbeing) |