Economics of happiness : an exploratory study on family relationship qualities and happiness in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Tan, Ansel Tsu Minh., Lim, Kevin Wei Jie.
• Other Authors: Ho Kong Weng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38606
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Family appears to be one of the most salient life domains that correlate with personal happiness for people in all cultures. Western studies have accumulated strong evidence showing that family life affects happiness greatly (Argyle, 1987; Chilman, 1982; Rodgers and Bachman, 1988). In an Asian civ...