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Press releaseVerbal or numerical? How report cards change parents' views of their children's school skills

A new study by BiB shows that most parents overestimate their children's school skills. Written assessments in report cards have little effect on this, whereas grades have a stronger impact on parents.

Journal ArticlesSubjektives Wohlbefinden und demografische Ereignisse im Lebenslauf

Cihlar, Volker; Genoni, Andreas; Milewski, Nadja; Spiess, C. Katharina; Stawarz, Nico (2023)

WISTA 6/2023. Wiesbaden: Statistisches Bundesamt: 69–80

What role does subjective well-being play as an indicator to describe the quality of life of individuals and societal wealth? After a brief introduction to the topic, the article discusses the relationship between subjective well-being and demographic events and processes, like fertility behaviour, international migration and ageing, from an international perspective. In addition to its importance as an indicator of wealth, subjective well-being supports evidence-based policies aimed at ensuring societal wealth. This requires the representative and differentiated collection and analysis of indicators on subjective well-being.