Income Evaluation and Happiness in the Case of an Income Decline
研究了经历收入下降的人群如何评估收入及幸福感，发现寻求信息和采取预防措施的行为能显著解释收入评估和幸福感，为家庭财务管理和预算建议提供启示。
SUMMARY Income evaluation and happiness in a number of life domains of people who had experienced an income decline were studied. 800 Participants in a survey indicated whether they had sought information and had taken precautionary measures to mitigate the effects of the lower income. By using Categorical Principal Components Analysis on this data, two scales capturing their reported behavior were constructed. The scales significantly explained people's income evaluation and happiness, in addition to their household income, family composition, and reasons for the income drop. Conclusions for budget advice and education in household financial management were drawn.