Major life events such as marriage, death of a loved one or bankruptcy all affect our wellbeing.
Major life events such as marriage, death of a loved one or bankruptcy all affect our wellbeing. Now, for the first time, researchers have compared the differing impact of these events on the happiness and life satisfaction of Australians, and how long that impact lasts.
The study examined 18 major life events, and how they affected a sample of 14,000 Australians between 2002 and 2016. The data was taken from the HILDA survey, which examines the social, health and economic conditions of Australian households using face-to-face interviews and self-completion questionnaires.
The study: The differential impact of major life events on cognitive and affective wellbeing, was recently published in the journal ‘SSM - Population Health’ with co-authors from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the University of Sydney.
The results show that some events, such as moving house, getting fired or getting a promotion, had little impact on wellbeing, while others, such as the death of a partner or a large financial loss, had profound impacts.
Read more at University Of Technology Sydney
