Publisher's Synopsis
Based on the author's Multiple Discrepancies Theory, this study maintains that the measurement of life satisfaction is a function of 7 perceived gaps that focus on comparisons between one and one's neighbours. The author also uses a point system model that tabulates aspects of satisfaction in specific domains to determine overall life satisfaction. The data-set for this and other volumes consists of over 18,000 surveys of university-age people drawn from 39 countries - the second largest international study ever conducted.
