Handbook of Happiness Research in Latin America

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Happiness, Research, and Latin America....Pages 1-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
The Singularity of Latin American Patterns of Happiness....Pages 17-29
The Social Psychology of Latin American Happiness....Pages 31-49
The Relevance of Happiness: Choosing Between Development Paths in Latin America....Pages 51-62
Trends and Challenges for the Research of Happiness in Latin America....Pages 63-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The Importance of Relational Goods for Happiness: Evidence from Manizales, Colombia....Pages 91-112
“Like the Zompopito”: Social Relationships in Happiness Among Rural and Indigenous Women in Nicaragua....Pages 113-127
Aging, Family Relations and Well-Being in Chile....Pages 129-141
Happiness and Social Capital: Evidence from Latin American Countries....Pages 143-161
From the Individual to the Romantic Relationship: In Search of Happiness....Pages 163-177
The Role of Relational Goods in the Relationship Between Illnesses and Satisfaction in Latin America....Pages 179-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
How the Economy Affects Happiness. Empirical Findings from Argentina....Pages 193-204
Relative Income and Job Satisfaction in Chile....Pages 205-217
Food-Deprivation and Subjective Well-Being in Latin America....Pages 219-229
Threats to Happiness: How Lower Middle Class Households Deal with Insecurity and Precariousness....Pages 231-249
Income, Sex, Pills and Relationships: An Empirical Study for Argentina....Pages 251-272
Using Life Satisfaction Data to Identify Urban Problems, Prioritize Local Public Expenditures and Monitor the Quality of Urban Life....Pages 273-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Sociopolitical Dimensions of Subjective Wellbeing: The Case of Two Mexican Cities....Pages 297-323
Does Migration Cause Unhappiness or Does Unhappiness Cause Migration? Some Initial Evidence from Latin America....Pages 325-341
Socioeconomic Disparities in Subjective Well-being in Colombia....Pages 343-356
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Individual and Social Dimensions of Subjective Well-Being: Evidence Across Latin-American Countries....Pages 357-388
Psychological and Social Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in Mexico: Poverty, Class Identification and Social Mobility....Pages 389-403
Happiness Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean....Pages 405-414
Does the Chilean Pension Model Influence Life Satisfaction? A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis....Pages 415-441
Does Values Education Make a Difference on Well-Being? A Case Study of Primary Education in Chiapas....Pages 443-462
Happiness and Quality of Life in Mexico: Conceptual and Geographical Considerations....Pages 463-475
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
The Determinants of Mental Health: Empirical Evidence from Chile....Pages 479-488
Pain, Emotions, and Social-Well-Being in Mexico....Pages 489-513
The Impact of Economic Growth on the Prevalence of Health Problems in Latin America....Pages 515-528
Front Matter....Pages 529-529
The Distance Between Perception and Reality in the Social Domains of Life....Pages 531-555
A Perceived Human Development Index....Pages 557-577
Life Satisfaction and Happiness in Mexico: Correlates and Redundancies....Pages 579-611
The Usefulness of Subjective Well-Being to Predict Electoral Results in Latin America....Pages 613-632
Erratum: Pain, Emotions, and Social-Well-Being in Mexico....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 633-637