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外文翻译 原文1 Subjective Well-Being of Beijing Taxi Drivers Abstract This study investigates subjective well-being among a sample of Beijing taxi drivers in the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games using the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI). The specific aims of this study are (a) investigate the psychometric properties of the PWI in this unique population; (b) ascertain whether Beijing taxi drivers are satisfied with their lives; and (c) examine whether the responses to the PWI from participants falls within the narrow range predicted by the ‘Theory of Subjective Wellbeing Homeostasis’. The PWI demonstrated good psychometric properties and was consistent with previous studies for Western and non-Western samples. The data revealed a moderate level of subjective well-being (PWI score = 61.1). While Beijing taxi drivers work long hours for low wages, the PWI was nonetheless within the normative range predicted for Chinese societies by the ‘Theory of Subjective Wellbeing Homeostasis’. The results suggest that the homeostatic mechanism is fairly resilient, even when the individual leads relatively a hard life based on objective indicators. Specifically, for Beijing taxi drivers, it appears that external, buffers such as personal relationships and feeling part of the community, act to assist the homeostatic system. Keywords China _ Personal Wellbeing Index _ Subjective Wellbeing 1Introduction Research on subjective well-being in China is still embryonic, relative to the large literature that has emerged in Western contexts (Chen and Davey 2008a, b). One promising line of inquiry is the application of the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) to Chinese samples. The PWI is a multi-item indicator of subjective well-being first developed in Australia as part of the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index (Cummins et al. 2003). As of 2005, the PWI was being used by over 100 researchers in 50 countries (International Wellbeing Group 2006). The psychometric properties of the PWI are well es