Happiness and Wellbeing: The Singaporean Experience

This book aims to provide a comprehensive reference for academics, practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and students who are interested in the subject of happiness and wellbeing in Singapore. This book is part of the continuing research on quality of life issues conducted by its authors, and builds on past research on the values and lifestyles of Singaporeans (published in 1999, 2004 and 2009). It focuses on the well-being of Singaporeans and details the findings of a large-scale survey on the values and lifestyles of 1500 Singapore residents in 2011. This comprehensive study provides insights into Singaporeans " value orientations, personal values, aspirations, satisfaction with life and living in Singapore, emotional wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, economic wellbeing and overall wellbeing. In addition, this 2011 study builds on previous studies that were done in 1991, 1996, and 2001, thus providing a longitudinal perspective into how the various aspects of the subjective wellbeing of Singaporeans have evolved through the years.