Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 June 2019
Previous research has indicated that social relationships are important predictors of well-being, but that the quality of the relationships is more important than merely having the relationships (Saphire-Bernstein & Taylor, 2013).
Happiness is viewed by psychologists as an emotional response, while life satisfaction is viewed as a cognitive evaluation (Diener, Oishi, & Lucas, 2002). Across a sample of 123 countries, Tay and Diener (2011) found that positive feelings were most associated with fulfilling social and esteem needs, while life evaluation was most associated with fulfilling basic needs such as food and shelter.
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