Time, Money, and Subjective Wellbeing

Cassie  Mogilner; A.V.  Whillans; Michael I. Norton

Chapter | Handbook of Well-Being | 2018

Time, Money, and Subjective Wellbeing

by Cassie Mogilner, A.V. Whillans and Michael I. Norton

Abstract

Time and money are scarce and precious resources: people experience stress about having insufficient time and worry about having insufficient money. This chapter reviews research showing that the ways in which people spend their time and money, the tradeoffs that people make between having more time or having more money, and the extent to which people focus on each resource can have a significant impact on happiness. Considering subjective well-being (or “happiness”) as a combination of high positive affect, low negative affect, and high feelings of life satisfaction, we explore when, how, and why time and money impact peoples’ anticipated, momentary, and lasting happiness.

Keywords: Money; Time Management; Happiness; Satisfaction;

Format: Electronic

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Mogilner, Cassie, A.V. Whillans, and Michael I. Norton. "Time, Money, and Subjective Wellbeing." In Handbook of Well-Being, edited by Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, and Louis Tay. Noba Scholar Handbook Series. Salt Lake City: DEF Publishers, 2018. Electronic.

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