The satisfaction paradox is an empirical phenomenon in quality-of-life research, describing how objectively negative life circumstances have relatively little impact on an individual's subjective well-being. This counterintuitive effect challenges the assumption that adverse conditions directly correlate with lower life satisfaction.
The satisfaction paradox is an empirical phenomenon in quality-of-life research, describing how objectively negative life circumstances have relatively little impact on an individual's subjective well-being. This counterintuitive effect challenges the assumption that adverse conditions directly correlate with lower life satisfaction.
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