TY - JOUR
AU - GEORGE, LINDA K.
AB - CHAPTER 13 Subjective ~eK~ein~: Conceptual and Methodological Issues At first glance, the term subjective well-being seems an unlikely candidate for rigorous scientific research. Subjective well-being sounds attractive, it even sounds important, but it seems to lack the precision and objectivity characteristic of conventional scientific terminology. In spite of this, the task of conceptualizing and measuring subjective well-being has intrigued social scientists and absorbed a substantial amount of their efforts. The history of assessing subjective well-being has suffered its share of conceptual ambiguities and methodological problems. Nonetheless. there are increasing convergences in the conceptualization and measurement of subjective well-being. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an inte- grated discussion and critical evaluation of the "state of the art" of mea- suring subjective well-being. Much of the review is devoted to the synthe- sis of those relevant conceptual and methodological issues for which avail- able evidence provides the foundation for informed resolution. For other issues, solutions are not yet available. In these cases, I have tried to clarify the issue and suggest profitable avenues for future effort. Thus, this review is intended to address both past accomplishments and future challenges in the measurement of subjective well-being. This review is 
TI - Subjective Well-Being: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
JF - Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics
DO - 10.1891/0198-8794.2.1.345
DA - 1981-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-publishing/subjective-well-being-conceptual-and-methodological-issues-1DpWS5cNaf
SP - 345
EP - 382
VL - 2
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -