Journal of Happiness Studies

2000 - 2013

Edited by Robert A. Cummins

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Volume 14, issue 1, 2013

Self-Efficacy for Affect Regulation as a Predictor of Future Life Satisfaction and Moderator of the Negative Affect—Life Satisfaction Relationship pp. 1-18

Owen Lightsey, Richelle McGhee, Audrey Ervin, George Gharibian Gharghani, Eli Rarey, Rosaire Daigle, Katherine Wright, Donnalin Constantin and Kevin Powell

Change in Life Satisfaction Under Chronic Physical Multi-morbidity in Advanced Old Age: Potential and Limits of Adaptation pp. 19-36

Oliver Schilling, Hans-Werner Wahl and Frank Oswald

When Romantic Partners’ Goals Conflict: Effects on Relationship Quality and Subjective Well-Being pp. 37-49

Judith Gere and Ulrich Schimmack

Differences in How Trait Emotional Intelligence Predicts Life Satisfaction: The Role of Affect Balance Versus Social Support in India and Germany pp. 51-66

Selda Koydemir, Ömer Şimşek, Astrid Schütz and Arun Tipandjan

Happiness and Well-Being of Young Carers: Extent, Nature and Correlates of Caring Among 10 and 11 Year Old School Children pp. 67-80

Katrina Lloyd

The Happiness-Enhancing Activities and Positive Practices Inventory (HAPPI): Development and Validation pp. 81-98

Annette Henricksen and Christine Stephens

Structure and Continuity of Well-Being in Mid-Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study pp. 99-114

Katja Kokko, Anni Korkalainen, Anna-Liisa Lyyra and Taru Feldt

Positive Automatic Cognitions Mediate the Relationship Between Personality and Trait Positive Affect pp. 115-134

Owen Lightsey, George Gharibian Gharghani, Aron Katz, Valerie McKinney and Eli Rarey

A Happiness Study Using Age-Period-Cohort Framework pp. 135-153

Kosei Fukuda

The Psychological Displacement Paradigm in Diary-Writing (PDPD) and its Psychological Benefits pp. 155-167

Jen-Ho Chang, Chin-Lan Huang and Yi-Cheng Lin

Comparing Three Methods to Measure a Balanced Time Perspective: The Relationship Between a Balanced Time Perspective and Subjective Well-Being pp. 169-184

Jia Zhang, Ryan Howell and Maciej Stolarski

Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Adults’ Childhood Recollections: How are Peak-Experiences Described in China and Portugal? pp. 185-197

Man Ho, Sylvia Chen, Edward Hoffman, Yanjun Guan and Valentina Iversen

Child’s Personality and Perception of Parental Relationship as Correlates of Optimal Experience pp. 199-214

Belén Mesurado and María Richaud de Minzi

Family Ties, Living Arrangement, and Marital Satisfaction pp. 215-233

Wen-Chun Chang

The Interplay Among Levels of Personality: The Mediator Effect of Personal Projects Between the Big Five and Subjective Well-Being pp. 235-250

Isabel Albuquerque, Margarida Lima, Marcela Matos and Cláudia Figueiredo

The Role of Hope, Spirituality and Religious Practice in Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction: Longitudinal Findings pp. 251-261

Susana Marques, Shane Lopez and Joanna Mitchell

The Role of Gratitude in Breast Cancer: Its Relationships with Post-traumatic Growth, Psychological Well-Being and Distress pp. 263-274

Chiara Ruini and Francesca Vescovelli

Testing Strengths-Based Interventions: A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of a Program Targeting Curiosity, Gratitude, Hope, Humor, and Zest for Enhancing Life Satisfaction pp. 275-292

René Proyer, Willibald Ruch and Claudia Buschor

Life Satisfaction and the Self: Structure, Content, and Function pp. 293-308

Warren Reich, Ellen Kessel and Frank Bernieri

Affective Reactions to One’s Whole Life: Preliminary Development and Validation of the Ontological Well-Being Scale pp. 309-343

Ömer Şimşek and Ercan Kocayörük

Science and Morality: Mind the Gap, Use Happiness as a Safe Bridge! pp. 345-351

Jan Ott

Americans Value Happiness, But Block Required Policies pp. 353-361

Jan Ott

Volume 13, issue 6, 2012

Wishing for Change in Japan and Canada pp. 969-983

Romin Tafarodi, Yasunori Nishikawa, Greg Bonn, Hiroaki Morio, Ai Fukuzawa and Joo Lee

Overall Hedonic Evaluations and Evaluation of Specific Moments from Past Relationships and High School Days pp. 985-998

Simon Kemp and Zhe Chen

The Affective Temperaments: Differences between Adolescents in the Big Five Model and Cloninger’s Psychobiological Model of Personality pp. 999-1017

Danilo Garcia

Happiness, Mental Health, and Socio-Demographic Associations Among a National Cohort of Thai Adults pp. 1019-1029

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Boonchai Somboonsook, Sam-ang Seubsman and Adrian Sleigh

Testing the Relationship Between Parents’ and Their Children’s Subjective Well-Being pp. 1031-1051

Ferran Casas, Germà Coenders, Mònica González, Sara Malo, Irma Bertran and Cristina Figuer

The Adolescent Life Goal Profile Scale: Development of a New Scale for Measurements of Life Goals Among Young People pp. 1053-1072

Leiv Gabrielsen, Pål Ulleberg and Reidulf Watten

Predictors of Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents’ Parents pp. 1073-1089

Gordana Keresteš, Irma Brković and Gordana Kuterovac Jagodić

Psychological Hardiness in Learning and Quality of College Life of Business Students: Evidence from Vietnam pp. 1091-1103

Tho Nguyen, Clifford Shultz and M. Westbrook

Happiness is not Well-Being pp. 1105-1129

Jason Raibley

Work-Family Values, Priority Goals and Life Satisfaction: A Seven Year Follow-up of MBA Students pp. 1131-1144

Aline Masuda and Florencia Sortheix

Character Strengths Interventions: Building on What We Know for Improved Outcomes pp. 1145-1163

Denise Quinlan, Nicola Swain and Dianne Vella-Brodrick

Volume 13, issue 5, 2012

Pay It Forward: Gratitude in Social Networks pp. 761-781

Yen-Ping Chang, Yi-Cheng Lin and Lung Chen

What Makes for a Good Life? A Four-Nation Study pp. 783-800

Romin Tafarodi, Greg Bonn, Hanyu Liang, Jiro Takai, Satoshi Moriizumi, Vivek Belhekar and Amruta Padhye

Personal Growth and Meaning in Life Among First-Time Mothers and Grandmothers pp. 801-820

Orit Taubman - Ben-Ari, Shirley Ben Shlomo and Liora Findler

The Optimality of Tax Transfers: What does Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us? pp. 821-832

Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston and Michael Shields

Psychological and Social Factors that Promote Positive Adaptation to Stress and Adversity in the Adult Life Cycle pp. 833-848

M. Jiménez Ambriz, María Izal and Ignacio Montorio

The Wise Thinking and Acting Questionnaire: The Cognitive Facet of Wisdom and its Relation with Memory, Affect, and Hope pp. 849-873

Despina Moraitou and Anastasia Efklides

Does Government Make People Happy?: Exploring New Research Directions for Government’s Roles in Happiness pp. 875-899

Seoyong Kim and Donggeun Kim

Hope and Social Support in High School Students from Urban and Rural Areas of Ankara, Turkey pp. 901-911

Gülşah Kemer and Gökhan Atik

For your Eyes Only: A Q-Methodology on the Ontology of Happiness Among Chronically Ill Filipino Elderly in a Penal Institution pp. 913-930

Allan Guzman, Kreziah Silva, Julienne Silvestre, Jenika Simbillo, Jan Simpauco, Reuben Sinugbuhan, Donna Sison and Marielle Siy

Adolescents’ Temperament and Character: A Longitudinal Study on Happiness pp. 931-946

Danilo Garcia and Saleh Moradi

Happiness and Sex Difference in Life Expectancy pp. 947-967

Junji Kageyama

Volume 13, issue 4, 2012

Results of a Study to Increase Savoring the Moment: Differential Impact on Positive and Negative Outcomes pp. 579-588

Daniel Hurley and Paul Kwon

After Adversity Strikes: Predictions, Recollections and Reality Among People Experiencing the Onset of Adverse Circumstances pp. 589-600

Yvette Peeters, Dylan Smith, George Loewenstein and Peter Ubel

Global and School-Related Happiness in Finnish Children pp. 601-619

Lotta Uusitalo-Malmivaara

Happiness No Matter the Cost? An Examination on How Efficiently Individuals Reach Their Happiness Levels pp. 621-645

Martin Binder and Tom Broekel

De-Biasing the Age-Happiness Bias: Memory Search and Cultural Expectations in Happiness Judgments Across the Lifespan pp. 647-658

Heather Lacey, Todd Kierstead and Diana Morey

What is Psychological Well-Being, Really? A Grassroots Approach from the Organizational Sciences pp. 659-684

Véronique Dagenais-Desmarais and André Savoie

Spirituality as an Essential Determinant for the Good Life, its Importance Relative to Self-Determinant Psychological Needs pp. 685-700

Dirk Dierendonck

They Need to be Different, They Feel Happier in Authentizotic Climates pp. 701-727

Arménio Rego and Miguel Pina e Cunha

The AB Identification Survey: Identifying Absolute versus Relative Determinants of Happiness pp. 729-744

Adelle Yang, Christopher Hsee and Xingshan Zheng

Can Hope be Changed in 90 Minutes? Testing the Efficacy of a Single-Session Goal-Pursuit Intervention for College Students pp. 745-759

David Feldman and Diane Dreher

Volume 13, issue 3, 2012

Happiness and Suffering in the Life Story: An Inquiry into Conflicting Expectations Concerning the Association of Perceived Past with Present Subjective Well-Being in Old Age pp. 389-409

Dov Shmotkin and Amit Shrira

The Silver Lining of Materialism: The Impact of Luxury Consumption on Subjective Well-Being pp. 411-437

Liselot Hudders and Mario Pandelaere

Measuring Non-Economic Quality of Life on a Sub-National Level: A Case Study of New Zealand pp. 439-454

Stephanié Rossouw and Gail Pacheco

Predicting Well-Being From Personality in Adolescents and Older Adults pp. 455-467

Ana Butkovic, Irma Brkovic and Denis Bratko

Calling and Life Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Students: Investigating Mediators and Moderators pp. 469-479

Ryan Duffy, Blake Allan and Elizabeth Bott

Self-Reported Wisdom and Happiness: An Empirical Investigation pp. 481-499

Ad Bergsma and Monika Ardelt

Ruminations and Flow: Why Do People with a More Harmonious Passion Experience Higher Well-Being? pp. 501-518

Joëlle Carpentier, Geneviève Mageau and Robert Vallerand

Conceptualizing and Measuring Engagement: An Analysis of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale pp. 519-545

Maura Mills, Satoris Culbertson and Clive Fullagar

Neighborhood Determinants of Quality of Life pp. 547-563

Nestor Gandelman, Giorgina Piani and Zuleika Ferre

Linking Adult Attachment Styles to Relationship Satisfaction in Hong Kong and the United States: The Mediating Role of Personal and Structural Commitment pp. 565-578

Man Ho, Sylvia Chen, Michael Bond, Chin Hui, Clare Chan and Michael Friedman

Volume 13, issue 2, 2012

Occupation as a Personal Project System: Application of the Ontological Well-Being Concept to Workplace pp. 203-223

Ömer Şimşek, Ebru Günlü and Ahmet Erkuş

Satisfaction with Life and Food-Related Life in Persons of the Mapuche Ethnic Group in Southern Chile: A Comparative Analysis Using Logit and Probit Models pp. 225-246

Berta Schnettler, Horacio Miranda, José Sepúlveda, Marianela Denegri, Marcos Mora and German Lobos

Unpacking Cultural Variations in Peak-Experiences: Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Early Childhood Recollection Between Hong Kong and Brazil pp. 247-260

Man Ho, Sylvia Chen and Edward Hoffman

Temperament and Happiness in Children in India pp. 261-274

Mark Holder, Ben Coleman and Kamlesh Singh

A Model of Subjective Well-Being for Adolescents in High School pp. 275-289

Ali Eryılmaz

Formalizing Happiness pp. 291-311

Dimitrios Xefteris

Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators pp. 313-331

Karen Cohen and David Cairns

Subjective Wellbeing in China: A Review pp. 333-346

Gareth Davey and Ricardo Rato

Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness pp. 347-355

Lara Aknin, Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton

Subjective Wellbeing in a Southwestern Province in China pp. 357-369

Elizabeth Monk-Turner and Charlie Turner

What Makes Entrepreneurs Happy? Determinants of Satisfaction Among Founders pp. 371-387

Martin Carree and Ingrid Verheul

Volume 13, issue 1, 2012

Optimism and Subjective Well-Being: Affectivity Plays a Secondary Role in the Relationship Between Optimism and Global Life Satisfaction in the Middle-Aged Women. Longitudinal and Cross-Cultural Findings pp. 1-16

Daiva Daukantaitė and Rita Zukauskiene

I’m Happy, Hope You’re Happy Too pp. 17-29

Marc Hooghe

The Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and Current Mood pp. 31-45

Amelie Gamble and Tommy Gärling

Linking Peoples’ Pursuit of Eudaimonia and Hedonia with Characteristics of their Parents: Parenting Styles, Verbally Endorsed Values, and Role Modeling pp. 47-61

Veronika Huta

Life Satisfaction and Political Participation: Evidence from the United States pp. 63-78

Patrick Flavin and Michael Keane

Age-Related Differences in Lay Conceptions of Well-Being and Experienced Well-Being pp. 79-101

Ethan McMahan and David Estes

Happiness and Unhappiness in the Developing World: Life Satisfaction Among Sex Workers, Dump-Dwellers, Urban Poor, and Rural Peasants in Nicaragua pp. 103-128

Keith Cox

The Interaction Between Culture, Health and Psychological Well-Being: Data Mining from the Italian Culture and Well-Being Project pp. 129-148

Enzo Grossi, Giorgio Tavano Blessi, Pier Sacco and Massimo Buscema

Subjective Wellbeing and its Influence on Consumer Sentiment Towards Marketing: A New Zealand Example pp. 149-166

Alexandra Ganglmair-Wooliscroft and Rob Lawson

The Determinants of Happiness of China’s Elderly Population pp. 167-185

Hau Chyi and Shangyi Mao

Letters of Gratitude: Further Evidence for Author Benefits pp. 187-201

Steven Toepfer, Kelly Cichy and Patti Peters