Title: The effects of domain satisfaction on overall life satisfaction in Türkiye

Authors: Serhat Çakmak; Pınar Narin Emirhan

Addresses: Salihli Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Salihli Bes Eylul Campus, Salihli, Manisa, 45300, Türkiye ' Faculty of Business, Department of Economics, Dokuz Eylül University, Buca, Izmir 35160, Türkiye

Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the determinants of overall life satisfaction in Türkiye by using six different life domains (e.g., housing, financial standing, work conditions, the government's security policies, health, and marriage). In this way, it will be possible to drive a more efficient policy implications through domain satisfactions. Life Satisfaction Survey Micro Data Set of the Turkish Statistical Institute was used in the study during the period 2014-2017, and the determinants of overall life satisfaction are estimated simultaneously using the regressions created for the six domain satisfactions. The empirical findings of the study show that financial satisfaction and marriage satisfaction increase life satisfaction more than other domains in Türkiye.

Keywords: life satisfaction; happiness; instrumental variable-ordered probit model; conditional-mixed process.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHD.2024.137968

International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2024 Vol.8 No.3, pp.244 - 270

Received: 09 May 2023
Accepted: 18 Oct 2023
Published online: 15 Apr 2024 *

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