New article by Petra Böhnke and Frederike Esche published!Subjektives Wohlbefinden in der Sozialstrukturanalyse

22 January 2026

The new article by Prof. Dr. Petra Böhnke and Dr. Frederike Esche, “Subjektives Wohlbefinden in der Sozialstrukturanalyse,” was published on January 22, 2026, in Handbuch Sozialstrukturanalyse( Springer Nature Link). Here is a brief summary:

"Subjective well-being, such as life satisfaction, is shaped not only by objective living conditions such as income, education, and health, but also by social comparisons, expectations, goals, cultural norms, and institutional contexts. Taking subjective indicators into account in social structure analysis can thus broaden our understanding of social inequalities and show how these contexts and conditioning factors systematically influence the perception and evaluation of individual life situations."