1. Height and life satisfaction: Evidence from 27 nations.
- Author
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Habibov N, Luo R, Auchynnikava A, and Fan L
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Asia, Central, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Body Height, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life
- Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of height on life satisfaction., Methods: We use data from a recent multi-country survey that was conducted in 27 nations., Results: Our main finding is that height does have a strong positive effect on life satisfaction. These findings remain positive and significant when we use a comprehensive set of well-known covariates of life-satisfaction at both the individual and country levels. These findings also remain robust to alternative statistical specifications., Conclusions: From a theoretical standpoint, our findings suggest that height is important in explaining life-satisfaction independent of other well-known determinants. From a methodological standpoint, the findings of this study highlight the need to explicitly control for the effect of heights in studies on subjective well-being, happiness, and life-satisfaction., (© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2020
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