Crime and Happiness Amongst Heads of Households in Malawi

被引：33

作者：

Davies, Simon ^{[1
]}

Hinks, Tim ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bath, Dept Econ & Int Dev, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES | 2010年 / 11卷 / 04期

关键词：

Crime; Happiness; Subjective wellbeing; Quality of life; Malawi; Africa; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; UNEMPLOYMENT; TRUST; MONEY; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This paper uses 2005 Malawian data to investigate the link between crime and happiness in Malawi. Detailed descriptive statistics reveal that crime is a gendered issue and econometric analyses show that males and females respond differently to different crime variables. In particular, for males being attacked has a negative impact on happiness and neighbourhood crime rates have a U-shaped effect on happiness with happiness at its lowest when 11.2% of respondents in a neighbourhood reported being a victim. For females only a subjective feeling of insecurity impacts negatively on happiness.

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页数：20

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