Life satisfaction among the poorest of the poor: a study on the impact of poverty on the subjective well-being of urban slum residents in India
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Esther Sulkers, Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen (Netherlands)
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Project Citation:
Sulkers, Esther. Life satisfaction among the poorest of the poor: a study on the impact of poverty on the subjective well-being of urban slum residents in India. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-04-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/E136141V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This study investigates the level and predictors of life satisfaction in people living
in slums in Kolkata, India. Participants of six slum settlements (n =
164; 91% female) were interviewed and data on age, gender, poverty indicators
and life satisfaction were collected. The results showed that the level of
global life satisfaction in this sample did not significantly differ from the
level of global life satisfaction measured in a representative sample from the
general population of another large Indian city. In addition, the slum
residents were most satisfied with their social relationships and least
satisfied with their finances. Global life satisfaction was predicted by age,
income and non-monetary poverty indicators (deprivation of health, education
and living standards) (R2 15.4%). In conclusion, the current
study replicates previous research which showed that people living in slums
tend to report higher levels of life satisfaction than might be expected, given
the objective circumstances of their lives. The results further suggest that
factors other than objective poverty make life more, or less, satisfying. The
findings are discussed in terms of theory about psychological adaptation to
poverty.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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life satisfaction;
subjective wellbeing;
poverty ;
urban slum;
india
Geographic Coverage:
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India
Collection Date(s):
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11/1/2019 – 1/15/2020
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