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Exploring associations of three evaluative subjective wellbeing measures (Cantril’s ladder, life satisfaction, happiness) with 15 childhood and demographic factors across 22 countries

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-35777-y

Published Online: 2026-02-10

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Authors

Lomas, Tim

Koga, Hayami K.

Padgett, R. Noah

Pawelski, James O.

Kim, Eric S.

Makridis, Christos A.

Gundersen, Craig

Bradshaw, Matt

Pertel, Noémie Le

Shiba, Koichiro

Felton, Chris

Helliwell, John F.

Johnson, Byron R.

VanderWeele, Tyler J.
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton World Charity Foundation (61665)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Templeton Religion Trust (1308)

Well-Being for Planet Earth

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Fetzer Institute (4354)

Well Being Trust

Paul L. Foster Family Foundation

David & Carol Myers Foundation
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Article History

Received: 10 April 2025

Accepted: 8 January 2026

First Online: 10 February 2026

Declarations

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: Tyler J. VanderWeele reports partial ownership and licensing fees from Gloo, Inc. The remaining authors have no competing interests to declare.

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