ABSTRACT
Subjective wellbeing (SWB) is a multifaceted concept that comprises people's life satisfaction, their evaluation of their life domains such as work, health and relationships, and how they think and feel about these aspects of their lives. This chapter focuses on measuring an individual's cognitive and affective perceptions of and reactions to her or his whole life as well as to specific domains of life. While affective measures focus on the presence of positive emotions or the absence of negative emotions, other measures emphasize life satisfaction, that is, a more cognitive sense of satisfaction with life. These conceptualizations of the cognitive and affective aspects of wellbeing are aligned with the "hedonism of happiness" approach. The chapter discusses the more cognitive aspects of subjective wellbeing such as satisfaction with life, satisfaction with specific life domains and satisfaction with the overall quality of life, and satisfaction with various aspects of life in Singapore.
