Bruce Headey

Happiness and Longevity: Unhappy People Die Young, Otherwise Happiness Probably Makes No Difference

Bruce Headey, Jongsay Yong

Journal article  |  2019  |  Social Indicators Research

Based on analysis of long-running panel surveys in Germany and Australia, we offer a revised assessment of the relationship betwee..

One Size Does Not Fit All: Alternative Values-Based ‘Recipes’ for Life Satisfaction

B Headey, GG Wagner

Journal article  |  2019  |  Social Indicators Research

In most previous research on the determinants of Life Satisfaction (LS), there has been an implicit assumption that ‘one size fits..

A Theory of Life Satisfaction Dynamics: Stability, Change and Volatility in 25-Year Life Trajectories in Germany

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels

Journal article  |  2018  |  Social Indicators Research

Alternative Values-Based 'Recipes' for Life Satisfaction: German Results with an Australian Replication

B Headey, Gert Wagner

Report  |  2018

In most research on Life Satisfaction (LS), it is assumed that the covariates of high and low LS are the same for everyone, or at ..

Mrs Aristotle’s Teeth: How SOEP Transformed Life Satisfaction Research

B Headey, Ruud Muffels

Book Chapter  |  2018

Towards a Theory of Medium Term Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany

B Headey, R Muffels

Journal article  |  2017  |  Social Indicators Research

Towards a Theory of Medium Term Life Satisfaction: Two-Way Causation Partly Explains Persistent Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels

Journal article  |  2016  |  Social Indicators Research: an international and interdisciplinary journal for quality-of-life measurement

People Typically Experience Extended Periods of Relative Happiness or Unhappiness due to Positive Feedback Loops Between LS and Variables Which are Both Causes and Consequences of LS

Bruce Headey,, Ruud Muffels

Journal article  |  2015  |  Schmollers Jahrbuch

Does Religion Make You Healthier and Longer Lived? Evidence for Germany

Bruce Headey, Gerhard Hoehne, Gert G Wagner

Journal article  |  2014  |  SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH

Parents Transmit Happiness Along with Associated Values and Behaviors to Their Children: A Lifelong Happiness Dividend?

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, Gert G Wagner

Journal article  |  2014  |  Social Indicators Research

Trajectories of Life Satisfaction: Positive Feedback Loops May Explain Why Life Satisfaction Changes in Multi-Year Waves, Rather Than Oscillating Around a Set-Point.

B HEADEY, R MUFFELS

Report  |  2014

Two-way Causation in Life Satisfaction Research: Structural Equation Models with Granger-Causation

B HEADEY, R MUFFELS

Report  |  2014

National Panel Studies Show Substantial Minorities Recording Long-Term Change in Life Satisfaction: Implications for Set Point Theory

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, Gert G Wagner

Book Chapter  |  2014

Set Point Theory

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

Capabilities

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

Stiglitz Report

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

Longitudinal Investigations of Happiness

Bruce Headey

Reference Work  |  2014

Importance Ratings

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

Hedonic Adaptation

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

Psychology of child well-being

A Holte, MM Barry, M Bekkhus, AIH Borge, L Bowes, F Casas, O Friborg, B Grinde, B Headey, T Jozefiak, R Lekhal, N Marks, R Muffels, RB Nes, E Røysamb, JC Thimm, S Torgersen, G Trommsdorff, R Veenhoven, J Vittersø, et al.

Book Chapter  |  2014

Cross-National Comparison(s)

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

EPI Neuroticism Scale

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

Life Goals

Bruce Headey

Reference Work  |  2014

Extroversion

B HEADEY

Reference Work  |  2014

Bottom-Up Versus Top-Down Theories of Life Satisfaction

Bruce Headey

Reference Work  |  2014

Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Similar Results for Australia, Britain and Germany

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, Gert G Wagner

Journal article  |  2013  |  Social Indicators Research

Capabilities and Choices: Do They Make Sen'se for Understanding Objective and Subjective Well-Being? An Empirical Test of Sen's Capability Framework on German and British Panel Data

Ruud Muffels, Bruce Headey

Journal article  |  2013  |  Social Indicators Research

Set-point theory may now need replacing: Death of a paradigm?

BW Headey

Book Chapter  |  2013

Poverty Redefined as Low Consumption and Low Wealth, Not Just Low Income

B Headey, P Krause, GG Wagner

Book Chapter  |  2012

Poverty redefined as low consumption and low wealth, not just low income: psychological consequences in Australia and Germany

BW Headey, P Krause, G Wagner

Book Chapter  |  2012

Parents Transmit Happiness Along with Associated Values and Behaviors to their Children - A Lifelong Happiness Dividend?

BW Headey, R Muffels, G Wagner

Report  |  2012

Economics of population ageing: Australia may not have a labour supply problem, but recent superannuation reforms have not helped

BW Headey

Report  |  2011

Health correlates of pet ownership: national surveys

B HEADEY, M Grabka

Book Chapter  |  2011

Long-running German panel survey shows that personal and economic choices, not just genes, matter for happiness

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, Gert G Wagner

Journal article  |  2010  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

The Set Point Theory of Well-Being Has Serious Flaws: On the Eve of a Scientific Revolution?

Bruce Headey

Journal article  |  2010  |  Social Indicators Research

Authentic happiness theory supported by impact of religion on life satisfaction: A longitudinal analysis with data for Germany

Bruce Headey, Juergen Schupp, Ingrid Tucci, Gert G Wagner

Journal article  |  2010  |  The Journal of Positive Psychology

Living Standards in Retirement: Accepted International Comparisons are Misleading

Joachim R Frick, Bruce W Headey

Journal article  |  2009  |  Schmollers Jahrbuch

Yes We Can …Happiness Levels Can Change, But Most Recent Changes Are In The Wrong Direction

B HEADEY

Report  |  2009

Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey – Release 7.0

M WOODEN, N Watson, B HEADEY, R WILKINS, S FREIDIN, C HAYES, P AGIUS, M SUMMERFIELD, P ITTAK

Report  |  2009

Do 'Bad' Jobs Lead to 'Good' Jobs? Evidence for 1997-2007

B HEADEY

Report  |  2009

Poverty is low consumption and low wealth, not just low income

Bruce Headey

Journal article  |  2008  |  Social Indicators Research

Pet dogs benefit owners' health: A 'natural experiment' in China

Bruce Headey, Fu Na, Richard Zheng

Journal article  |  2008  |  Social Indicators Research

Money does not buy happiness: Or does it? A reassessment based on the combined effects of wealth, income and consumption

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, Mark Wooden

Journal article  |  2008  |  Social Indicators Research

Do generous welfare states generate efficiency gains which counterbalance short run losses? Testing downside risk theory with economic panel data for the US, Germany and the Netherlands

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels

Journal article  |  2008  |  Social Indicators Research

Life goals matter to happiness: A revision of set-point theory

Bruce Headey

Journal article  |  2008  |  Social Indicators Research

The set-point theory of well-being: Negative results and consequent revisions

B Headey

Journal article  |  2008  |  Social Indicators Research

The Structure and Distribution of Household Wealth in Australia: Cohort Differences and Retirement Issues

B HEADEY, D WARREN, M WOODEN

Journal article  |  2008  |  Policy Research Paper Series

Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey - Release 6.0

M WOODEN, N Watson, B HEADEY, S FREIDIN, C HAYES, P AGIUS

Report  |  2008

Families, Incomes and Jobs Volume 3: A Statistical Report on Waves 1 to 5 of the HILDA Survey

B HEADEY, D WARREN

Report  |  2008

Families, Incomes and Jobs,  Volume 2: A Statistical Report on Waves 1 to 4 of the HILDA Survey

B HEADEY, D WARREN

Report  |  2007

Pets and human health in Germany and Australia: National longitudinal results

Bruce Headey, Markus M Grabka

Journal article  |  2007  |  Social Indicators Research

Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey -- Release 5.0

N Watson, M WOODEN, S FREIDIN, P AGIUS, C HAYES, B HEADEY

Report  |  2007

Happiness: Revising Set-Point Theory and Dynamic Equilibrium Theory to Account for Long Term Change

B HEADEY

Journal article  |  2007  |  Schmollers Jahrbuch

Financial Poverty in Australia: Developing a Valid Measure Based on Wealth, Income and Consumption for use by Commonwealth and State Governments

B HEADEY

Conference Proceedings  |  2007  |  HILDA Survey Research Conference 2007 (website)

Subjective well-being: Revisions to dynamic equilibrium theory using national panel data and panel regression methods

Bruce Headey

Journal article  |  2006  |  Social Indicators Research

Happiness ; revising set point theory and dynamic equilibrium theory to account for long term change

B HEADEY

Report  |  2006

Jobless households: longitudinal analysis of the persistence and determinants of joblessness using HILDA data for 2001-03

B HEADEY

Report  |  2006

Life goals matter to happiness : revisions to set-point theory

B HEADEY

Report  |  2006

Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey -- Release 4.0

M WOODEN, N Watson, S FREIDIN, A GOODE, B HEADEY, P AGIUS

Report  |  2006

Families, incomes and jobs: a statistical report of the HILLDA survey

B HEADEY, D WARREN

Report  |  2006

The structure and distribution of household wealth in Australia

B Headey, G Marks, M Wooden

Report  |  2005  |  Australian Economic Review

A framework for assessing poverty,disadvantage and low capabilities

B HEADEY

Report  |  2005

The importance of wealth for subjective well-being

BW HEADEY, MP WOODEN

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Financial Transformation

Economic wellbeing and subjective wellbeing: the effects of income and wealth

BW HEADEY, MP WOODEN

Book Chapter  |  2005

The dynamics of income poverty in Australia: Evidence from the First Three Waves of the HILDA Survey

BW HEADEY, G MARKS, MP WOODEN

Journal article  |  2005  |  Australian Journal of Social Issues

Money & happiness: the combined effects of wealth, income and consumption

BW HEADEY, MP WOODEN, R MUFFELS

Journal article  |  2005  |  Schmollers Jahrbuch

Income, wealth and joblessness: insights from the HILDA survey

BW HEADEY, MP WOODEN

Book Chapter  |  2005

Communities, social capital and public policy.

DT JOHNSON, BW HEADEY, BJ JENSEN

Journal article  |  2005  |  Policy Research Paper Series

Household wealth in Australia: its components, distribution and correlates

G MARKS, BW HEADEY, MP WOODEN

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Sociology

The structure and distribution of wealth in Australia

MP WOODEN, G MARKS, BW HEADEY

Journal article  |  2005  |  Australian Economic Review

The effects of wealth and income on subjective well-being and ill-being

B Headey, M Wooden

Journal article  |  2004  |  The Economic Record

Who enjoys the fruits of growth? Impact of governments and markets on living standards in Germany, the Netherlands and the U. S. A., 1987-1996

B Headey, S Headey, R Muffels, C Janssen

Journal article  |  2004  |  Social Indicators Research

Wealth matters more than income to happiness

BW HEADEY, MP WOODEN

Journal article  |  2004  |  Australian Social Monitor

Australian Economy and Society 2002: religion, morality and public policy in international perspective 1984-2002

M EVANS, J KELLEY, ND DE GRAAF, BW HEADEY, J SIKORA, E ZANJANI

Book  |  2004

Money doesn't buy happiness ... or does it? A reconsideration based on the combined effects of wealth, income and consumption

BW HEADEY, R MUFFELS, MP WOODEN

Report  |  2004

Pet ownership: good for health?

Bruce Headey

Journal article  |  2003  |  Medical Journal of Australia

German reunification: Welfare gains and losses East and West

B Headey, D Headey

Journal article  |  2003  |  Social Indicators Research

Communities, social capital and public policy.

DT JOHNSON, BW HEADEY, BJ JENSEN

Report  |  2003

Welfare capitalism: the ten year impact of governments on poverty, inequality and financial risk in West Germany, the Netherlands, and the USA

BW HEADEY, R MUFFELS

Book Chapter  |  2003

Policy goals and outcomes in three worlds of welfare capitalism

BW HEADEY, R MUFFELS

Journal article  |  2003  |  Schmollers Jahrbuch

Pet ownership: good for health?

BW HEADEY

Journal article  |  2003  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Pet ownership is good for your health and saves public expenditure too: Australian and German longitudinal evidence.

BW HEADEY, M GRABKA, J KELLEY, P REDDY, Y TSENG

Journal article  |  2002  |  Australian Social Monitor

The psychological impact of unemployment: the economic and social costs of unemployment.

BW HEADEY

Book Chapter  |  2002

Does Parental Marital Conflict Impair Their Children's Education?

M EVANS, J KELLEY, BW HEADEY

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australian Social Monitor

Marital Strife and Divorce in Australia

J KELLEY, M EVANS, BW HEADEY

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australian Social Monitor

Public Opinion on an Australian Republic: Changes Since the 1999 Referendum

J KELLEY, M EVANS, BW HEADEY

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australian Social Monitor

Social Capital: Australia is Well Endowed

BW HEADEY

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australian Social Monitor

Is there a trade-off between economic efficiency and a generous welfare state? A comparison of best cases of 'the three worlds of welfare capitalism'

B Headey, RE Goodin, R Muffels, HJ Dirven

Journal article  |  2000  |  Social Indicators Research

Old age is not downhill: The satisfactions and well-being of older Australians

B Headey

Journal article  |  1999  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Health benefits and health cost savings due to pets: Preliminary estimates from an Australian national survey

B Headey

Journal article  |  1999  |  Social Indicators Research

Welfare over time: Three worlds of welfare capitalism in panel perspective

B Headey, RE Goodin, R Muffels, HJ Dirven

Journal article  |  1997  |  Journal of Public Policy

Pet ownership and future health

WP Anderson, BW Headey

Journal article  |  1997  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Policy agendas of the poor, the public and elites: A test of Bachrach and Baratz

B Headey, D Muller

Journal article  |  1996  |  Australian Journal of Political Science

Agenda-setters and policy influentials: Results from the Victorian Agendas Project

D Muller, B Headey

Journal article  |  1996  |  Australian Journal of Political Science

Subjective well-being (SWB): A comparison of utility, adaptation, and dynamic equilibrium models

PM Hart, BW Headey, NE McMurray, AJ Wearing

Journal article  |  1996  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

Political legitimacy versus economic imperatives in system transformation: Hungary and East Germany 1990-93

B Headey, R Andorka, P Krause

Journal article  |  1995  |  Social Indicators Research

EAST-GERMANY - RISING INCOMES, UNCHANGED INEQUALITY AND THE IMPACT OF REDISTRIBUTIVE GOVERNMENT 1990-92

B HEADEY, P KRAUSE, R HABICH

Journal article  |  1995  |  The British Journal of Sociology

POLICE STRESS AND WELL-BEING - INTEGRATING PERSONALITY, COPING AND DAILY WORK EXPERIENCES

PM HART, AJ WEARING, B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1995  |  Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Perceived quality of life, personality, and work experiences:: Construct validation of the police daily hassles and uplifts scales

PM Hart, AJ Wearing, B Headey

Journal article  |  1994  |  Criminal Justice and Behavior

LONG AND SHORT-TERM POVERTY - IS GERMANY A 2/3 SOCIETY

B HEADEY, P KRAUSE, R HABICH

Journal article  |  1994  |  Social Indicators Research

MORAL REASONING AND POLITICAL-CONFLICT - THE ABORTION CONTROVERSY

J KELLEY, MDR EVANS, B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1993  |  The British Journal of Sociology

DIMENSIONS OF MENTAL-HEALTH - LIFE SATISFACTION, POSITIVE AFFECT, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

B HEADEY, J KELLEY, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1993  |  Social Indicators Research

AN ECONOMIC-MODEL OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING - INTEGRATING ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES

B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1993  |  Social Indicators Research

ASSESSING POLICE WORK EXPERIENCES - DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLICE DAILY HASSLES AND UPLIFTS SCALES

PM HART, AJ WEARING, B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1993  |  Journal of Criminal Justice

SOCIOECONOMIC WELL-BEING AND BEHAVIORAL REACTIONS - A PANEL STUDY OF PEOPLE DRAWING BENEFITS FROM THE DUTCH NATIONAL-SECURITY SYSTEM - GROENLAND,E

B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1992  |  Social Indicators Research

DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE AND OCCUPATIONAL INCOMES - PERCEPTIONS OF JUSTICE DETERMINE PERCEPTIONS OF FACT

B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1991  |  The British Journal of Sociology

TOP-DOWN VERSUS BOTTOM-UP THEORIES OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

B HEADEY, R VEENHOVEN, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1991  |  Social Indicators Research

SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING AND COPING WITH ADVERSITY

B HEADEY, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1990  |  Social Indicators Research

PERSONALITY, LIFE EVENTS, AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING - TOWARD A DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM-MODEL

B HEADEY, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1989  |  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

THE SENSE OF RELATIVE SUPERIORITY - CENTRAL TO WELL-BEING

B HEADEY, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1988  |  Social Indicators Research

COPING WITH THE SOCIAL-ENVIRONMENT - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIFE EVENTS, COPING STRATEGIES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS

B HEADEY, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1988  |  Community Health Studies

MODELING CHANGE IN PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE (PQOL)

B HEADEY, T GLOWACKI, E HOLMSTROM, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1985  |  Social Indicators Research

MODELS OF WELL-BEING AND ILL-BEING

B HEADEY, E HOLMSTROM, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1985  |  Social Indicators Research

WELL-BEING AND ILL-BEING - DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS

B HEADEY, E HOLMSTROM, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1984  |  Social Indicators Research

THE IMPACT OF LIFE EVENTS AND CHANGES IN DOMAIN SATISFACTIONS ON WELL-BEING

B HEADEY, E HOLMSTROM, A WEARING

Journal article  |  1984  |  Social Indicators Research

Consumer Research for the Public Sector Human Services in Victoria

AJ Wearing, B Headey, E Holmström, L Verbrugge

Journal article  |  1983  |  Urban Policy and Research

CAN MINISTERS COPE - AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL MINISTERS AT WORK - WELLER,P, GRATTAN,M

B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1982  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN AUSTRALIA

B HEADEY

Journal article  |  1981  |  Social Indicators Research

TRANSGENERATIONAL, STRUCTURED INEQUALITY - SOCIAL FACT OR FICTION

B HEADEY, T OLOUGHLIN

Journal article  |  1978  |  The British Journal of Sociology