Subjective Well-being and Social Media, Paperback by Iacus, Stefano M.; Porro...

by Giuseppe Porro, Stefano M. Iacus

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Subjective Well-being and Social Media, Paperback by Iacus, Stefano M.; Porro, Giuseppe, ISBN 1032043164, ISBN-13 9781032043166, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Subjective Well-Being and Social Media shows how, by exploiting the unprecedented amount of information provided by the social networking sites, it is possible to build new composite indicators of subjective well-being. These new social media indicators are complementary to official statistics and surveys, whose data are collected at very low temporary and geographical resolution. Th also explains in full details how to solve the problem of selection bias coming from social media data. Mixing textual analysis, machine learning and time series analysis, th also shows how to extract both the structural and the temporary components of subjective well-being. Cross-country analysis confirms that well-being is a complex phenomenon that is governed by macroeconomic and health factors, ageing, temporary shocks and cultural and psychological aspects. As an example, the last part of th focuses on the impact of the prolonged stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic on subjective well-being in both Japan and Italy. Through a data science approach, the results show that a consistent and persistent drop occurred throughout 2020 in the overall level of well-being in both countries. The methodology presented in this book: enables social scientists and policy makers to know what people think about the quality of their own life, mini

  • Publisher: CRC Press LLC
  • Year: 2023
  • ISBN: 9781032043166
  • Condition: Fine

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