Global Report on Student Well-Being Life Satisfaction and Happiness
What makes people satisfied or happy with their lives or with particular features of their lives? In his attempt to answer these questions, the author has applied his Multiple Discrepancies Theory to study the satisfaction and happiness of university unde
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Global Report on Student Well-Being Published Volumes
Volume I: Life Satisfaction and Happiness Forthcoming Volumes
Volume II: Family, Friends, Living Partner, and Self-Esteem Volume III: Employment, Finances, Housing, and Transportation Volume IV: Religion, Education, Recreation, and Health
Alex C. Michalos
Global Report on Student Well-Being Volume I: Life Satisfaction and Happiness
Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong Barcelona
Alex C. Michalos, Ph.D. Professor University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario NIG 2Wl Canada
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Michalos, Alex C. Global report on student well-being I Alex C. Michalos. p. cm. - (Recent research in psychology) Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: v. 1. Life satisfaction and happiness ISBN-13: 978-0-387-97460-6 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4612-3098-4 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4612-3098-4 1. College students. 2. College students-Psychology. I. Title. II. Series. 1991 LA186.M49 378.1 '98-dc20 90-19335 Printed on acid-free paper.
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To Deborah, With love
Acknowledgments Several people have contributed to this book in one way or another, and I am pleased to thank them. The main funding came from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. It was inadequate for the task, but it was a good beginning. Additional funds were provided by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the University of Guelph and the GuelphWellington Credit Union. In the last case, of course, I have to pay them back. The University of Guelph contribution came from my department, college and university budgets. Over the years it seems as if my hand has always been out whenever there is a hint of philanthropy in the air, and fortunately some benefits have often found their way to my grip. On this score, I would like to express my gratitude especially to Carole Stewart and David Murray. It would have been impossible to complete this project without the help of the 68 scholars from 42 countries listed in Appendix 1. I am grateful to all of them and I hope the product of our labour is worth its cost. The total data set is going to be a mine of infor
