Haines Leah, Grimes Arthur
Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand.
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, PO Box 24390, Wellington, 6142 New Zealand.
Soc Indic Res. 2022;162(1):449-474. doi: 10.1007/s11205-021-02845-x. Epub 2021 Nov 28.
We examine determinants of subjective wellbeing (SWB) for mothers of dependent children in material hardship, using a modification of the New Zealand Treasury's Living Standards Framework (LSF) and data from the General Social Survey. We convert the LSF-an indicator dashboard-into a tool for prioritising social policies by placing SWB at the head of a hierarchy of wellbeing domains. Several determinants of these mothers' SWB conform to standard findings; however, two important differences stand out. One is the lack of a protective effect from employment on SWB for this group (unlike the protective effect for males). The other is a positive relationship between a mother's SWB and satisfaction with her own skills/knowledge; this effect is particularly strong for sole mothers in hardship, dominating any effect of qualifications on SWB. The analysis demonstrates both a practical use of a modified LSF, and the value of taking a gender-specific approach to analysing wellbeing.
我们利用对新西兰财政部生活水平框架（LSF）的修改版本以及综合社会调查的数据，研究了处于物质困境中的有受抚养子女母亲的主观幸福感（SWB）的决定因素。我们将LSF（一个指标仪表板）转变为一种通过将主观幸福感置于幸福领域层次结构之首来对社会政策进行优先排序的工具。这些母亲主观幸福感的几个决定因素与标准研究结果相符；然而，有两个重要差异较为突出。一是就业对该群体主观幸福感缺乏保护作用（与对男性的保护作用不同）。另一个是母亲的主观幸福感与对自身技能/知识的满意度之间存在正相关关系；这种影响在处于困境的单亲母亲中尤为强烈，超过了学历对主观幸福感的任何影响。该分析展示了修改后的LSF的实际用途，以及采用性别特定方法分析幸福感的价值。
