Research Article

THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL

Volume: 23 Number: 4 December 19, 2025
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THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL

Abstract

This study uses bibliometric analysis and statistical modelling to investigate the relationship between state fragility and national happiness. A binary classification model determines whether a nation is “happy” or “unhappy” based on data from the Fragile States Index and “Life Ladder” scores. Logistic regression, with stepwise feature selection and validation, identified key fragility factors affecting happiness, such as refugees and displacement, economic inequality, governance, demographic pressures, and public services. The model demonstrated strong predictive accuracy, with about 83% accuracy and an AUC of 0.94. For clarity, these values correspond to the training/validation phase (median accuracy = 0.83, AUC ≈ 0.94), while the independent test set yielded an AUC of about 0.85. Furthermore, the model’s predictors aligned with thematic clusters identified by bibliometric analysis of publications published between 2014 and 2024: displacement, inequality, governance, and demographic change. All things considered, these results demonstrate how structural shortcomings such as population displacement, inequity, and weak institutions dramatically reduce national happiness. The combined empirical and bibliometric evidence provides a solid framework for understanding the fragility–happiness connection.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Urban Policy

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 14, 2025

Publication Date

December 19, 2025

Submission Date

August 19, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 23 Number: 4

APA
Akar, C. (2025). THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL. Journal of Management and Economics Research, 23(4), 44-62. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.1768963
AMA
1.Akar C. THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2025;23(4):44-62. doi:10.11611/yead.1768963
Chicago
Akar, Caglar. 2025. “THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 23 (4): 44-62. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.1768963.
EndNote
Akar C (December 1, 2025) THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL. Journal of Management and Economics Research 23 4 44–62.
IEEE
[1]C. Akar, “THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL”, Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 44–62, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.11611/yead.1768963.
ISNAD
Akar, Caglar. “THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 23/4 (December 1, 2025): 44-62. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.1768963.
JAMA
1.Akar C. THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2025;23:44–62.
MLA
Akar, Caglar. “THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL”. Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 23, no. 4, Dec. 2025, pp. 44-62, doi:10.11611/yead.1768963.
Vancouver
1.Caglar Akar. THE USE OF FRAGILITY DATA TO PREDICT SOCIETY’S LEVEL OF HAPPINESS WITH A LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2025 Dec. 1;23(4):44-62. doi:10.11611/yead.1768963