Note, further, that the ISEW measures
only economic wellbeing.
Not exact matches
Not
only have measures of
wellbeing and happiness ceased to rise with
economic growth but, as affluent societies have grown richer, there have been long - term rises in rates of anxiety, depression and numerous other social problems.
Why is the need for preventive
economic action identified, but not the need for preventive health, which will not
only deliver
economic benefits, but also improve future community health and
wellbeing?
As we discuss below, one recent study found that family stability trumps family structure as it pertains to early cognitive development even after controlling for
economic and parental resources.26 It has been shown that children living in stable single - parent families (that is, families that were headed by a single parent throughout childhood) do better than those living in unstable two - parent families (that is, families that had two parents present initially but then experienced a change in family structure).27 Another study finds that children living in stable cohabiting homes (that is, families where two parents cohabit throughout the child's life) do just as well as children living with cohabiting parents who eventually marry.28 But other research challenges the conclusion that it is family stability that is crucial for child
wellbeing One study, for instance, found that children who experience two or more family transitions do not have worse behavioral problems or cognitive test scores than children who experience
only one or no family transitions.