Time well spent versus a life considered: changing subjective Well-Being in China
利用中国农村的纵向调查数据，发现2006至2009年间生活满意度变化不大，但体验效用显著上升，主要源于对具体活动的积极感受增强，而非时间分配变化，符合抱负适应理论。
Abstract Using unique longitudinal survey data that employed the Day Reconstruction Method to measure experienced utility (EU) in rural China, this study reveals striking differences in the trends for life satisfaction and EU. We find that reported life satisfaction changed little over the period from 2006 to 2009. However, EU increased significantly during the same period. The improvement in EU is mainly due to more positive feelings about specific activities rather than changes in the time spent on different activities. These findings are consistent with the predictions of aspiration adaptation theory.