If one was to consider the results found here from an equally plausible ‘reverse causality’ perspective from SWB to SC, then it could be concluded, for instance regarding chapter 8.1, that a possible self-selection mechanism which makes satisfied people more likely to volunteer does not apply to mothers. Instead, members of this subgroup seem to participate in community life regardless of a more or less satisfied nature. However, while outcomes in that other direction are acknowledged, this study discusses mainly the implications for a theoretical perspective from SC to SWB based on the professional consensus that “most researchers now agree that social ties have a salutary effect on mental health and psychological well-being