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Height and life satisfaction: Evidence from 27 nations.

Authors :
Habibov N
Luo R
Auchynnikava A
Fan L
Source :
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.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of height on life satisfaction.<br />Methods: We use data from a recent multi-country survey that was conducted in 27 nations.<br />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.<br />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.<br /> (© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1520-6300
Volume :
32
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31693261
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23351