Ruut Veenhoven
Social Indicators Research, 1996, vol 37, pp 1-46
ABSTRACT
This paper reviews advances in the study of satisfaction in the context of Social
Indicators Research. Five developments are considered: 1) changes in the conceptualization
of satisfaction, 2) advances in the measurement of satisfaction, 3) growth of a
significant body of comparative data on satisfaction, 4) the map of satisfaction that
emerges from these developments, 5) resulting advances in understanding of the
appraisal-process, and 6) developments in the use of the satisfaction concept in wider
conceptions of welfare.