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Keywords
Happiness, Health, Family, Mixed Methods, Mexico
Abstract
This study analyzes how happiness is built in Mexico in a context of concentrated poverty. The study uses a mixed-methods approach and incorporates two techniques of data analysis. The first analysis employs an ordinal logistic model with data from the Self-Report Well-being Survey (N=44,518), while the second draws upon semi-structured interviews in four Mexican states (N=247). The results show that six important categories influence the level of happiness in Mexico: (1) emotional life; (2) self-perception of health (the health status of family members and close friends); (3) religiosity and religious affiliation, or both; (4) having the freedom to decide and act in life (autonomy); (5) poverty; and (6) perceived attainment of basic material needs.
Recommended Citation
Martínez-Martínez, Oscar A.; Lombe, Margaret; Vázquez-Rodríguez, Ana María; Reyes-Martínez, Javier; and Ramírez-López, Araceli
(2021)
"The Social Construction of Happiness: A Mixed-Methods Research Study in Mexico,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 48:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4453
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