Well-being in old age

What drives the subjective feeling of well-being in old age?

Empirical analysis and comparison of different measures to improve subjective well-being

  • Life satisfaction
  • Look back on life with happiness
  • Meaningful life

Development of testable hypotheses for evaluation of experience and circumstances at different measures of subjective well-being (SWB)

Influence of present circumstances vs. past events

Data basis:
SHARE: Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, http://www.share-project.org/data-access.html
(data can be either be accessed individually or delivered for this assignment only)

Introductory literature (attached):
Clark, A. (2015). Is Happiness the Best Measure of Well-Being? Mimeo: Paris School of Economics.
Baumeister, R.F., K.D. Vohs, J.L. Aaker and E.N. Garbinsky (2013). Some key differences between a happy life and a meaningful life. Journal of Positive Psychology, 8(6): 505–16.