11. Sheldon & Krieger (2014) examined income and well-being among different types of lawyers. Results of their study suggest that:
11. Sheldon & Krieger (2014) examined income and well-being among different types of lawyers. Results of their study suggest that:
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“Money lawyers” were much more stressed out and unhappy than “social advocacy lawyers” because they were working longer hours.
Well-being was higher among the “social advocacy lawyers” (compared to the “money lawyers”) because they were more likely to be working on things that were intrinsically important and interesting to them.
“Money lawyers” were happier and less stressed than “social advocacy lawyers” because their higher income allowed them to maximize psychological need satisfaction in other areas of their lives.
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14. Results of Kasser, Ryan, Zax, and Sameroff’s (1995) longitudinal study of adolescents’ values and well-being indicate that:
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Mothers (in particular) who were more controlling and cold had children who focused more on materialistic goals and values and displayed more symptoms of psychopathology and internal distress.
Having a cold, controlling mother only led to well-being deficits among adolescents who failed to achieve their extrinsic goals.
Mothers who were controlling and cold had children who displayed more symptoms of psychopathology and internal distress, but this was unrelated to the types of aspirations their children held.
Having a cold, controlling mother only led to well-being deficits among adolescents who actually achieved their extrinsic goals