Departamento de Economía Aplicada (Estructura Económica), Faculty of Economics, University of Malaga, Plaza de El Ejido s/n, 29071 Malaga, Spain.
Eur J Health Econ. 2010 Oct;11(5):471-85. doi: 10.1007/s10198-009-0184-z. Epub 2009 Sep 30.
This paper analyses the effect of the onset of disability on the well-being of individuals. In particular, we are interested in studying whether people can adapt to disability over time after its onset. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) for the period 1984-2006, we estimate life satisfaction equations using a fixed-effects model for working-age males (aged 21-58). The results show that disability has a significant negative effect on life satisfaction, but, in time, hedonic adaptation will return disabled males to life satisfaction levels registered by those who have not become disabled. These findings contribute to supporting the idea within psychology literature that individuals bounce back from painful events or adversities (such as the onset of disability) to achieve initial life satisfaction scores.
本文分析了残疾发作对个人幸福感的影响。特别是，我们有兴趣研究在残疾发作后，人们是否能够随着时间的推移适应残疾。利用德国社会经济小组（GSOEP）1984-2006 年期间的纵向数据，我们使用固定效应模型为工作年龄男性（21-58 岁）估算了生活满意度方程。结果表明，残疾对生活满意度有显著的负面影响，但随着时间的推移，享乐适应将使残疾男性的生活满意度恢复到没有残疾的人的生活满意度水平。这些发现有助于支持心理学文献中的一个观点，即个体从痛苦的事件或逆境（如残疾的发作）中反弹，以达到最初的生活满意度得分。
