RT Journal Article
T1 What drives unhappiness? A cross-country analysis
A1 Acosta González, Hugo Nicolás
A1 Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, Óscar David
K1 Felicidad - Matemáticas
K1 Pobreza - Matemáticas
K1 Análisis matemático
K1 Matemáticas aplicadas
AB We study the sources of misery (lowest level of life satisfaction) using the European Quality of Life 2016, a cross-sectional survey for 28 European Union countries. We use the decomposition of misery, multivariate analysis and a structural equation model to assess which are the main sources to explain misery: risk of depression (mental health), unemployment, poverty or chronic health problems (physical health). Regardless of the methodological approach followed, we found consistently that the effect of mental health on misery is the largest, exceeding poverty and unemployment. Nonetheless, stigma and low access are the main barriers for mental health attention; therefore, policy goals should proactively promote attention, efficient prevention and early diagnosis of mental health problems.
PB Wiley
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27063
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27063
LA eng
NO Acosta-González, H. Nicolás, and Oscar D. Marcenaro-Gutiérrez. 2023. “What drives unhappiness? A cross-country analysis.” International Social Science Journal 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/issj.12442
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026