tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post2601952739944900565..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: Positive Affect and HealthEmma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-34079204479565127022014-02-06T13:56:49.318+00:002014-02-06T13:56:49.318+00:00They place health on the x-axis and positive emoti...They place health on the x-axis and positive emotions on the y-axis but the paper actually focuses on the impact of emotions on health. <br /><br />They find a stronger association between self-rated health and emotions in poor countries compared to rich countries and interpret this as evidence for the generalizability of research detailing the impact of emotions on health to low GDP countries. <br /><br />A more likely conclusion is that health conditions tend to have larger effects on well-being in poor countries due to inadequate healthcare and the presence of other conditions with strong affective consequences like HIV/AIDS. Michael99https://www.blogger.com/profile/18218444900545461083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-61865128222404476102014-02-05T22:54:35.397+00:002014-02-05T22:54:35.397+00:00Yes, the high Irish self-rated health is well-know...Yes, the high Irish self-rated health is well-known and discussed across a lot of papers. Not clear at all though extent to which it is a reporting issue or reflecting actual better levels of broadly-defined health. Even when Ireland had much lower life expectancy than wealthier European countries, still had higher self-rated health which suggests an element of reporting differences. Liam Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656244754607675282noreply@blogger.com