Adapting to heart conditions: a test of the hedonic treadmill. |
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Authors: | S Wu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Economics, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323, USA. swu@hamilton.edu |
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Abstract: | This paper tests the hypothesis of hedonic adaptation by analyzing the role that a history of heart problems has on the ability to deal with future heart conditions. The results show that those who have had a heart condition in the past are less likely to report worse self-assessed health and emotional health due to the onset of a new condition than those who have not previously had exposure to heart trouble. The results are fairly supportive of the notion of a hedonic treadmill. |
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