Sociopolitical Factors and Subjective Well-Being in Türkiye: A Bayesian Ordered Logit Model

This study aims to analyse the influence of sociopolitical factors, including perceived corruption, security, and a sense of belonging, on life satisfaction and happiness in Türkiye, utilising data from the World Values Survey (WVS). A Bayesian ordered logit regression model is employed to analyse the data. The findings reveal that both a sense of belonging and perceived security have a significant, positive effect on indicators of subjective well-being, whereas perceived corruption does not. A sensitivity study with an alternative prior distribution demonstrates that the results are robust. The study provides policymakers with evidence-based insights on enhancing well-being through sociopolitical interventions.