Über das Leid von Trennungskindern ist viel geschrieben worden. Doch wie beeinflusst das Zerbrechen von Familien deren schulische Leistungen? Eine neue Studie zeigt: Ob es Probleme gibt oder nicht, hängt stark vom Schulabschluss der Eltern ab.
This paper argues – in line with the proposals of the recent Stiglitz Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress – that we should now be measuring a nation’s emotional prosperity rather than its economic prosperity (that is, we ought to focus on the level of mental well-being not the number of pounds in people’s bank accounts). The paper reviews recent ideas in this field. ...
Is affluence a good thing? The book The Challenge of Affluence by Avner Offer (2006) argues that economic prosperity weakens self-control and undermines human well-being. Consistent with a pessimistic view, we show that psychological distress has been rising through time in modern Great Britain. Taking over-eating as an example, our data reveal that half the British population view themselves as overweight, ...