A Comparative Analysis of Subjective Well-being in China and Britain

本文运用CGSS2008和TPS2008的数据,对中英两国居民的主观幸福感进行比较分析,并从生命历程论、社会融合论、地位分化论三种理论视角,探讨影响居民主观幸福感的因素及其中英异同。数据分析主要结果是:(1)英国居民的主观幸福感平均水平高于中国居民；(2)年龄和健康对中英居民主观幸福感都有显著影响；(3)无论中国还是英国,社会融合程度越高,个人的主观幸福感越强,但是社会融合方式在中英之间存在显著差别；(4)地位分化对主观幸福感的影响,中国强于英国。

Based on the CGSS2008 and TPS2008 datasets, the authors of this paper conduct a comparative analysis of Chinese and British people's subjective well-being (SWB), and the results are interpreted from the theoretical perspectives of life course, social integration, and status differentiation. The findings are as follows: (1) the average SWB is higher in Britain than in China; (2) peoples age and health conditions affect their SWB in both China and Britain; (3) people who are highly integrated into society tend to have higher SWB, but religion and employment have different effects on SWB in China and Britain; and (4) socioeconomic statuses increase peoples SWB, but such effect exists in China and not in Britain.

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