Louis Tay

Louis Tay

Louis Tay is a researcher and first author of the 2011 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology paper on needs and subjective well-being around the world, with Ed Diener.

Who they are

The work of Louis Tay reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Key papers

Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2011). Needs and subjective well-being around the world. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(2), 354-365. What it reports: Examined need fulfilment and subjective well-being in 123 countries. Need fulfilment was linked to well-being across world regions; life evaluation was most tied to basic needs, while positive and negative feelings were tied more to social, respect and autonomy needs, and the patterns held with household income accounted for.

Key ideas

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: A five-level ordering of human motives, from physiological needs through safety, belonging and esteem to self-actualisation.

Sources

  1. Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2011). Needs and subjective well-being around the world. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(2), 354-365.