Height and life satisfaction: Evidence from 27 nations.

Tytuł:: Height and life satisfaction: Evidence from 27 nations.
Autorzy:: Habibov N; School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Luo R; Department Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Auchynnikava A; School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Fan L; School of Social Work, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Źródło:: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council [Am J Hum Biol] 2020 May; Vol. 32 (3), pp. e23351. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 06.
Typ publikacji:: Journal Article
Język:: English
Imprint Name(s):: Publication: New York, NY : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication: New York, NY : Alan R. Liss, Inc., c1989-
MeSH Terms:: Body Height*
Personal Satisfaction*
Quality of Life*
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Asia, Central ; Europe ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult
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Entry Date(s):: Date Created: 20191107 Date Completed: 20201123 Latest Revision: 20201123
Update Code:: 20240105
DOI:: 10.1002/ajhb.23351
PMID:: 31693261
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Objectives: To evaluate the effect of height on life satisfaction.
Methods: We use data from a recent multi-country survey that was conducted in 27 nations.
Results: Our main finding is that height does have a strong positive effect on life satisfaction. These findings remain positive and significant when we use a comprehensive set of well-known covariates of life-satisfaction at both the individual and country levels. These findings also remain robust to alternative statistical specifications.
Conclusions: From a theoretical standpoint, our findings suggest that height is important in explaining life-satisfaction independent of other well-known determinants. From a methodological standpoint, the findings of this study highlight the need to explicitly control for the effect of heights in studies on subjective well-being, happiness, and life-satisfaction.
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