Happiness Measure

A Happiness Measure is a human well-being measure of a state of happiness.

• AKA: Human-Happiness Utility Function.
• Context:
  • It can be used by a Utilitarian (who follows a Utilitarian theory)
• Example(s):
  • Gross National Happiness.
  • a Job Satisfaction Measure.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Depression Measure.
  • a Beauty-centric Utility Function.
• See: Quality Of Life, Capabilities Approach, Happiness Economics, Cognate, Human Flow Experience, Utility Function.

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References

2005

• (Peterson et al., 2005) ⇒ Christopher Peterson, Nansook Park, and Martin EP Seligman. (2005). “Orientations to Happiness and Life Satisfaction: The Full Life versus the Empty Life.” In: Journal of happiness studies 6, no. 1

1999

• (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999) ⇒ Sonja Lyubomirsky, and Heidi S. Lepper. (1999). “A Measure of Subjective Happiness: Preliminary Reliability and Construct Validation." Social indicators research 46, no. 2

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