You may want to consider the work on Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan. There are problematic issues related to GNH but it does try to shift the paradigm from Gross National Product (GNP), which is based on economic growth and consumption.
I've just been to a conference on Degrowth where everyone was talking about that (here: http://leipzig.degrowth.org/en/). One topic is that of Good Life - of this, I studied a certain aspect (indigenous concepts like the Buen Vivir), I attach a text.
Article Good Life As a Social Movement Proposal for Natural Resource...
Dear Steed, I recently uploaded a pre-final version of a chapter on "The relationship of South African consumers’ living standards and demographic variables with their life satisfaction" on my profile. I believe you may find it relevant in terms of your search criteria.