divorced, and report worse health than men. Based on the happiness literature, these inequalities should cause women to be less … happy than men. This study investigates this hypothesis using the Gallup World Poll to estimate differences in happiness … the magnitude of the female–male happiness gap can be explained by country characteristics, such as economic development …

Casas et al. (J Happiness Stud 9(2):197–205, <CitationRef CitationID="CR8">2008</CitationRef>) found no significant … life satisfaction (OLS). However, a significant, but low (.19) parent–child relationship did appear for the PWI multi … items from Russell’s scale on core affects, one on overall happiness, Fordyce’s happiness item and the optional item of the …