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Social Connectedness and the Declining Life Satisfaction of Australian Females

Social Connectedness and the Declining Life Satisfaction of Australian Females

Jennifer Ulichny, Christopher L. Ambrey, Christopher M. Fleming
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522589006|ISBN10: 1522589007|EISBN13: 9781522589013
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch030
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Ulichny, Jennifer, et al. "Social Connectedness and the Declining Life Satisfaction of Australian Females." Internet and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 529-552. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch030

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Ulichny, J., Ambrey, C. L., & Fleming, C. M. (2019). Social Connectedness and the Declining Life Satisfaction of Australian Females. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Internet and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 529-552). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch030

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Ulichny, Jennifer, Christopher L. Ambrey, and Christopher M. Fleming. "Social Connectedness and the Declining Life Satisfaction of Australian Females." In Internet and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 529-552. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch030

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Abstract

Research into subjective well-being suggests that happier people are healthier and more professionally productive, achieve goals more easily and are more often successful in personal relationships. Unfortunately, studies in the USA and Britain suggest that there has been an overall decline in self-reported well-being since the 1970's, particularly for females. Data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey appear to corroborate the international evidence. Using HILDA 2001 to 2011 data, this chapter investigates: levels of life satisfaction; association between life satisfaction and social connectedness; and whether declines in life satisfaction can be explained by declines in social connectedness. A positive association is found between life satisfaction and almost all measures of social connectedness for both genders. This association, however, only partly explains observed declines in life satisfaction. This research emphasises the importance of frequent, meaningful social connections and the urgency for governments to address declining well-being.

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