Department of Psychology, University of Virginia.
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University.
Am Psychol. 2015 Apr;70(3):234-42. doi: 10.1037/a0038899.
Diener (2000) proposed that National Accounts of Well-Being be created to complement existing economic and social indicators that reflect the quality of life in nations. These national accounts can provide valuable information to policymakers and other leaders. Systematic measurement of subjective well-being provides novel information about the quality of life in societies, and it allows for the accumulation of detailed information regarding the circumstances that are associated with high subjective well-being. Thus, accounts of subjective well-being can help decision makers evaluate policies that improve societies beyond economic development. Progress with well-being accounts has been notable: Prestigious scientific and international institutions have recommended the creation of such national accounts, and these recommendations have been adopted in some form in over 40 nations. In addition, increasing research into policy-relevant questions reveals the importance of the accounts for policy. Psychologists can enlarge their role in the formulation and adoption of policies by actively studying and using accounts of subjective well-being to evaluate and support the policies they believe are needed.
戴纳（2000 年）提出，应该创建“国民幸福账户”来补充现有的经济和社会指标，以反映各国的生活质量。这些国民账户可以为政策制定者和其他领导人提供有价值的信息。对主观幸福感进行系统的衡量可以提供有关社会生活质量的新信息，并且可以积累与主观幸福感高相关的情况的详细信息。因此，幸福感账户可以帮助决策者评估那些超越经济发展而改善社会的政策。幸福感账户取得了显著进展：享有盛誉的科学和国际机构已经建议创建这样的国民账户，并且这些建议已经以某种形式在 40 多个国家得到采纳。此外，对与政策相关问题的研究不断增加，这表明幸福感账户对政策非常重要。心理学家可以通过积极研究和使用主观幸福感账户来评估和支持他们认为需要的政策，从而在政策的制定和采用中扩大他们的作用。
