Abstract
The concept of well-being, and subjective well- being in particular, is gaining more and more atten- tion from national governments in an attempt to understand the aspects of life that make people happy and contented and, as a consequence improve societal well-being (Stickley, 2020). Subjective well-being, as defined by Yang (2008), is “a state of stable, global judgment of life quality and the degree to which people evaluate the overall qual- ity of their lives positively” (p. 204). It relies upon individuals’ perception, recognition, and evaluation of what is good about their lives (Diener, 1984). For example, high levels of well-being have been associated with enjoying one’s work, as well as overall happiness and life satisfaction, while lower levels of well-being have been linked to depres- sion, anxiety, stress, and the need for therapy (Ste- ger et al., 2006). Furthermore, the link between objective and subjective factors of well-being has been explored to some extent (see McCabe & John- son, 2013); however, there is a lack of research into what specifically drives well-being and, in particu- lar, how event attendance can contribute to subjec- tive well-being.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1525-9951/22 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Event Management |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 12 Aug 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Feb 2022 |