134826 20241125101129.0 doi 10.1080/02732173.2022.2163444 sideral 132534 ART-2023-132534 eng Delsignore, Gabriela Measuring happiness for social policy evaluation: a multidimensional index of happiness 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted There are multiple indices based on positive psychology and the economics of happiness for measuring, evaluating and developing social policies. Based on univariable scales, they reflect a more hedonic view rather than a complex perspective on social reality and human behavior, which renders them unfit for purpose in the field of sociology. This paper proposes a multidimensional model that includes social relationships and human happiness, focusing more on eudaimonic than hedonic happiness. It contains an affective dimension, an ethical dimension, and a welfare system’s evaluation dimension. Based on the sociology of emotions, it includes elements from Shalom Schwartz’s theory of values and Jacques Thomassen’s study of societies with consolidated political and welfare systems. The model was validated using an Exploratory Factor Analysis with 28 variables from the European Social Survey (ESS). A multidimensional index is proposed, composed of five factors: the welfare system, positive and negative emotional states, altruism, and egocentrism. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 1.9 2023 SOCIOLOGY 78 / 217 = 0.359 2023 Q2 T2 0.679 2023 Sociology and Political Science 2023 Q1 3.8 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Aguilar Latorre, Alejandra Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2683-7346 Garcia Ruiz, Pablo Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8814-9106 Oliván Blázquez, Bárbara Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6565-9699 4009 740 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicología Social 4009 775 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Sociología 4009 735 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac 43, 1 (2023), 16-30 Sociol. spectr. SOCIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM 0273-2173 312195 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/134826/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2024-06-04 646114 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/134826/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2024-06-04 oai:zaguan.unizar.es:134826 articulos driver 2024-11-22-11:58:27 ARTICLE