Journal of Happiness Studies

2000 - 2025

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Volume 26, issue 3, 2025

Wanting to be Happy Fosters Happiness by Promoting Savoring: A Daily Diary Study pp. 1-16

Jean-Baptiste Pavani, Marguerite Larmanou, Sophie Holtzer and Desirée Colombo

How Social Desirability Influences the Relationship between Measures of Personality and Key Constructs in Positive Psychology pp. 1-17

Hampus Persson, Fredrik Björklund and Martin Bäckström

Mo Money Mo Problems? Economic Freedom and Subjective Happiness in Europe, 2010–2020 pp. 1-20

Pål E. Martinussen and Geir H. Hilland

Love in the Face of Loss: Associations Between Self-Compassion, Compassionate Love, and Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction in Couples Experiencing a Recent Pregnancy Loss pp. 1-20

Taylor G. Hill, David B. Allsop, K. Brenna Bagnell and Natalie O. Rosen

Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention to Reduce Work Stress among Rural Community Health Workers in India: Results from a Randomized Pilot Study pp. 1-48

Ameya P. Bondre, Spriha Singh, Abhishek Singh, Aashish Ranjan, Azaz Khan, Lochan Sharma, Dinesh Bari, G Sai Teja, Laxmi Verma, Mehak Jolly, Payal Pandit, Radhika Sharma, Ritu Dangi, Romi Ahuja, Sneha Rani Nayak, Surbhi Agrawal, Jyotsna Agrawal, Seema Mehrotra, Rahul Shidhaye, Anant Bhan, John A. Naslund, Steve D. Hollon and Deepak Tugnawat

Returning Entrepreneurship and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Migrant Worker Households in Rural China pp. 1-45

Binhui Wei, Chunkai Zhao and Mingzhong Luo

Analyzing Skill-Challenge Interaction and Flow State: Insights From Response Surface Analysis Among Board Gamers pp. 1-25

Marcin Wojtasiński, Przemysław Tużnik, Tomasz Jankowski and Andrzej Cudo

Relative Effects on Life Satisfaction Revisited: Social Comparison is Only Half the Story pp. 1-25

Johannes Hirata and Patricia Groß

Does Happiness Foster Social Bonds? A Research Synthesis Using an Online Finding Archive pp. 1-31

Nidhi Sharma, Shruti Agrawal and Ruut Veenhoven

How Does Relative Consumption Deprivation Influence Subjective Well-Being? The Moderating Role of Housing Wealth pp. 1-31

Junhua Chen, Na Liu and Shufan Ma

Does Time Heal All Wounds? Life Satisfaction Trajectories in Australian Middle-Aged Women Before and After Relationship Dissolution pp. 1-36

Olivia Jean Arcangeli and Anastasia Ejova

20 Years of Character Strengths: A Bibliometric Review pp. 1-22

Tommaso Feraco and Nicole Casali

Obituary Ruut Veenhoven (1942–2024) pp. 1-2

Antonella Delle Fave

Development and Validation of a Real-Time Happiness Index Using Google Trends™ pp. 1-24

Talita Greyling and Stephanié Rossouw

Mental Health Profiles Among Swedish High School Students: Relationships to Environmental Sensitivity and Coping Self-Efficacy pp. 1-26

Mia M. Maurer, Eva Hoff and Daiva Daukantaitė

Impacts of a Church-Based Positive Psychological Intervention in Spanish-Speaking Hispanics/Latinos with Uncontrolled Hypertension: Results from the ¡Alegrate! Randomized Clinical Trial pp. 1-21

Rosalba Hernandez, Jinsong Chen, Soonhyung Kwon, Lizet Martinez, Angela Martinez, Geovana Martin Alemany, Dana Romero, Elizabeth L. Addington, Jeff C. Huffman and Judith T. Moskowitz

Common and Distinct Neural Connectomes Between Thought Control Ability and Happiness pp. 1-21

Liang Shi

The Consequences of Social Policy for Subjective Well-Being: A New Paradox? pp. 1-23

Naoki Akaeda

Emotional Intelligence Moderates the Relationships Between Teachers’ Emotions and Life Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study During the Teachers’ Role Transition pp. 1-23

Kuilin Ying, Mengmeng Sun, Changchun Hao, YangMei Luo and Xuhai Chen

Emotion Crafting and Daily Psychological Functioning: A 7-Day Diary Study pp. 1-23

Maria Elena Hernandez Hernandez, Nureda Taşkesen and Jolene van der Kaap-Deeder

Gender Equality and Life Satisfaction: A Mediation Model with Individual Autonomy, Income Per Capita and Trust pp. 1-27

Johan Graafland and Annemiek Schilpzand

Predicting Subjective Well-Being from Personality: The Effects of Suppression, Confounding, and Mediating Variables pp. 1-27

Catie Chun Wan Lai, Kevin R. Brooks and Simon Boag

Gender Differences and Physical Limitations in the Association Between Subjective Well-Being and Cultural Consumption Among Older People pp. 1-27

Maria Carella and Roberta Misuraca

Volume 26, issue 2, 2025

Gendered Effects of Confucian Effortful and Taoist Effortless Actions on Well-Being Trajectories: A Longitudinal Analysis pp. 1-20

Yunxiang Chen

The Effectiveness of the Best-Possible-Self Intervention in College Students from China and the Netherlands: A Cross-Cultural Study pp. 1-17

Liyang Wu, Marjolein M. Hanssen and Madelon L. Peters

Who Matters the Most? The Differential Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers’ Supportive Relationships in Early Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being pp. 1-19

Edita Fino, Migena Kapllanaj, Elisabetta Crocetti and Monica Rubini

Unobserved Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Contentment, and Affect. Implications for Income’s Relevance pp. 1-19

Mariano Rojas

Meeting the Challenges of Flexible Work Designs: Effects of an Intervention Based on Self-Regulation on Detachment, Well-being, and Work–Family Conflict pp. 1-28

Sarah Elena Althammer, Anne Marit Wöhrmann and Alexandra Michel

Revisiting the Energy-Happiness Paradox in China: The Role of Housing Outcomes pp. 1-28

Haitao Du and Bo Zhang

From Financial Assistance to Emotional Care: The Impact of Intergenerational Support on the Subjective Well-Being of China’s Elderly pp. 1-28

Yong Zhan, Xiaoyi Zhan and Min Wu

Spatial Determinants of Life Satisfaction on the Aquitaine Coast: A Geographically-Weighted Regression Approach pp. 1-25

Jean-Christophe Dissart and Vanessa Kuentz-Simonet

Network Analysis of Ideal Life Pursuit and Food Addiction Among Chinese Adults pp. 1-25

Ruimei Sun, Haofeng Ling, Letty Y.-Y. Kwan, Kwok Kit Tong, Juliet Honglei Chen, Shu Fai Cheung and Anise M. S. Wu

Subjective School Experience and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 1-29

Roger Fernandez-Urbano, Guido Salza and Robin Samuel

Volume 26, issue 1, 2025

Awe Influences Prosocial Behavior and Subjective Well-Being Through the Quiet Ego pp. 1-22

Jiali Zhang, Baorui Chang and Jiandong Fang

The Effect of Light on Wellbeing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis pp. 1-22

A. Landvreugd, M. G. Nivard and M. Bartels

Spoiling the Spoils: Indulgent Parenting Costs Parents’ Well-Being More When Adolescents Deny Receiving Much Indulgence pp. 1-22

Peipei Hong, Hao Wu, Qing Mei, Jie He and Ming Cui

When the Burden Lifts: The Effect of School and Day Care Reopenings on Parents’ Life Satisfaction pp. 1-34

Lina Tobler, Bernhard Christoph, Lukas Fervers and Marita Jacob

Who (Really) Wins with Basic Income: Personality and Values as Predictors of Happiness Trajectories pp. 1-34

Julia Malinka, Kristin Mitte and Matthias Ziegler

How Philosophy can Contribute to Developing a Science of Virtue? pp. 1-16

Bradford Cokelet, Blaine J. Fowers and Lukas F. Novak

Within- and Between-Person Effects of Savoring Ability and Well-Being in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study pp. 1-17

Jacquelyn E. Stephens, Laurel Mertz and Jennifer L. Smith

The Effect of Political Regime on the Association of Values with Subjective Well-Being pp. 1-24

Eduard Ponarin and Yulia Afanasyeva

The Longitudinal Effect of Pre-war Investments in Hedonic Capital on Wartime Well-Being pp. 1-23

Eyal Lahav, Arie Sherman and Tal Shavit

Interplay between Teachers’ Affective Well-Being and Thriving at Work: A Cross-Lagged Study pp. 1-23

Shuhua Wei, Hejuan Ding and Huihui Sun

Nonhuman Well-Being is a Part of Happiness and Well-Being Conceptions Among Central Indian Indigenous Communities pp. 1-25

Joonas Uotinen, Tikli Loivaranta and Arunopol Seal

Effectiveness of a Psycho-pedagogical Intervention on Spiritual Intelligence, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-being for Primary School Children: A Non-randomized Controlled Trial pp. 1-25

Ina Grasmane, Anita Pipere and Vitālijs Raščevskis

Volume 25, issue 8, 2024

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life Satisfaction: Does Social Belonging Matter as a Mechanism and are There Differences by Age? pp. 1-43

Philipp Handschuh, Jacqueline Kroh and Markus Nester

The Effect of Online Multi-Component Positive Psychology Intervention on Adolescents’ Risky Behaviors and Psychological Flexibility: A Mixed Method Study pp. 1-30

Ahmet Alkal and Sabahattin Çam

How Locus of Control Predicts Subjective Well-Being and its Inequality: The Moderating Role of Social Values pp. 1-23

Roger Fernandez-Urbano and Vicente Royuela

Thriving and Striving Around the World: A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Relationship Between Achievement Goals and Flourishing pp. 1-23

G. Noordzij, A. Dam and M. Born

Objective Air Pollution and the Subjective Well-being of Chinese Residents pp. 1-23

Linfei Li, Jiachen Ning and Sufyan Ullah Khan

Measuring Happiness and Life Satisfaction amongst Swedish Citizens: an Inquiry into Semantic Equivalence in Comparative Survey Research pp. 1-21

Sofia Axelsson and Stefan Dahlberg

Income Fluctuations and Subjective Well-being: The Mediating Effects of Occupational Switching and Remittances pp. 1-37

Azizbek Tokhirov

Disability and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Accessibility pp. 1-37

Asya Bellia and Lorenzo Corsini

How Can Family Contribute to Youth’s Purpose Exploration and Commitment? The Roles of Interest Support and Autonomy Support pp. 1-16

Hung-Yang Chen and Ching-Ling Cheng

An Individual-Based Hybrid Well-Being Theory pp. 1-16

Sangmu Oh

Trajectories of Personal Growth among First-Time Parents: The Predicting Role of Coping Flexibility and Parental Distress pp. 1-16

Orit Taubman – Ben-Ari, Dan Ramon and Ofir Ben-Yaakov

Volume 25, issue 7, 2024

Correction: Running on the Hedonic Treadmill: A Dynamical Model of Happiness Based on an Approach–Avoidance Framework pp. 1-2

Jean-Denis Mathias, Nicolas Pellerin, Gustavo Carrero, Eric Raufaste and Michael Dambrun

Are Psychologically Rich Lives Good Lives? pp. 1-18

Scott M. James

The Agency Problem of the Modern Era – The Conflict Between Shareholders’ and Managers’ Motives to Invest in Happiness pp. 1-18

Shay Tsaban and Tal Shavit

How Curiosity Enhances Performance: Mechanisms of Physiological Engagement, Challenge and Threat Appraisal, and Novelty Deprivation pp. 1-18

Lukasz D. Kaczmarek, Todd B. Kashdan and Jolanta Enko

Inequalities and Social Capital as Factors of Subjective Well-Being: Case Study from Western Province, Zambia pp. 1-24

Martin Schlossarek, Jaromír Harmáček, Aneta Seidlová and Lenka Suchá

Social Comparisons Under Pandemic Stress: Income Reference Groups, Comparison Patterns, and the Subjective Well-Being of German Students pp. 1-24

Antje Jantsch, Gertrud Buchenrieder, neé Schrieder, Thomas Dufhues and Judith Möllers

The Role of Resilience in Fostering Late Adolescents’ Meaning-Making Process: A Latent Profile Analysis pp. 1-23

Michela Zambelli, Adriano Mauro Ellena, Semira Tagliabue, Maura Pozzi and Elena Marta

The Unhappy Beliefs of Happiness: Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying the Links Between Negative Hedonic Beliefs and Diminished Well-Being pp. 1-23

Yuri Kwon, Jongan Choi and Incheol Choi

The Joint Enjoyment of Life. Explaining High Happiness in Latin America pp. 1-23

Mariano Rojas

Character Strength-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Focusing on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients with Distress: A Randomized Control Trial of Positive Psychology pp. 1-27

Yi Zhou, Yinglong Duan, Jian Zhou, Ning Qin, Xiangyu Liu, Yue Kang, Ziyu Wan, Xing Zhou, Yuxuan Li, Juan Luo, Jianfei Xie and Andy SK Cheng

The Quality of Society and Happiness: Fairness, Trust, and Community in China pp. 1-26

John Knight and Ramani Gunatilaka

Regaining Mental Well-Being in the Aftermath of the Covid-19 Pandemic with a Digital Multicomponent Positive Psychology Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial pp. 1-26

Kim J. M. Tönis, Jannis T. Kraiss, Constance H. C. Drossaert, Joyce Karreman, Miriam S. D. Oostinga, Noortje Kloos, Judith Austin and Ernst T. Bohlmeijer

A Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Group Positive Psychotherapy and Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Flourishing, Happiness and Satisfaction with Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial pp. 1-31

Linda Maria Furchtlehner, Elena Fischer, Raphael Schuster and Anton-Rupert Laireiter

Beyond Income: Exploring the Role of Household Wealth for Subjective Well-Being in Germany pp. 1-33

Antje Jantsch, Julia Blanc and Tobias Schmidt

Unraveling the Most Important Predictors of Eudaimonic and Hedonic Well-Being in Korean Adults: A Machine Learning Approach pp. 1-22

Mina Jyung, Sung-Ha Lee and Incheol Choi

The Impact of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Chinese Formal Sector Workers pp. 1-22

Tianshu Jiang, Hongli Fan and Qian Wei

Subjective Well-Being of Chief Executive Officers and Its Impact on Stock Market Volatility During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: Agent-Based Model Perspective pp. 1-15

Marcin Rzeszutek, Jorgen Vitting Andersen, Adam Szyszka and Szymon Talaga

Assessing the Impact of the Way of Saint James on Psychological Distress and Subjective Well-being: The Ultreya Study pp. 1-30

A. Feliu-Soler, E. Royuela-Colomer, J. Navarrete, N. N. Jørgensen, M. Mariño, M. Demarzo, J. Soler, J. García-Campayo, J. Montero-Marín and J. V. Luciano

Considering the Wellbeing Correlates of Activist Purpose pp. 1-12

Megan W. Wolk, Victor J. Strecher and Patrick L. Hill

The Longitudinal Association Between Self-Esteem and Social Relationships Among Chinese Adolescents: Roles of Developmental Stages and Gender pp. 1-25

Yangu Pan, Meiki Maggie Chan, Guangzeng Liu, Song Li and Xiangshu Deng

From Handouts to Empowerment: Impacts of Policy Subsidies and Employment Support on the Well-Being of Disabled Veterans pp. 1-25

Qiuyue Zhang, Yi Wang, Yili Lin, Yu Cao and Shaoxu Qu

Understanding the Dynamics of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives on Daily Well-Being: Insights from Experience Sampling Data pp. 1-25

Sjoerd Halem, Eeske Roekel and Jaap Denissen

Did Religious Well-Being Benefits Converge or Diverge During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany? pp. 1-35

Jan-Philip Steinmann, Hannes Kröger, Jörg Hartmann and Theresa M. Entringer

Imprecision in the Estimation of Willingness to Pay Using Subjective Well-Being Data pp. 1-40

Lukas Leitner

Socioeconomic Differences in Happy Life Expectancy among Older Adults in China pp. 1-19

Yunxiang Wan and Leiwen Jiang

Impact of Indirect Gratitude Experience on Life Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support pp. 1-13

Mi-Hyeon Kim, Myoung-ho Hyun and Min Jin Jin

Moderating Effects of Housing Tenure Change on the Longitudinal Relationship Between Housing Relocation and Life Satisfaction pp. 1-16

Gum-Ryeong Park, Bo Kyong Seo and Jinho Kim

The Role of Dispositional Mindfulness and Flow in Predicting Problematic Video Game Use pp. 1-16

Jessica Mettler, Devin J. Mills and Nancy L. Heath

Volume 25, issue 6, 2024

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Dietary Interventions to Enhance Mental Wellbeing in Emerging Adulthood pp. 1-37

Ann DeSmet, Catherine Culot, Devintha Virani, S. Pabian, Eva Ariño Mateo, Kathleen Van Royen, Anke Oenema and Margaux Liebmann

When Humble is Humbled: The Moderating Role of Leader Underestimation in the Dual Relationship Between Employee Humility and Well-Being pp. 1-31

Jie Zhong, Qiuxiang Wen, Chao Ma, Ying Zhang and Li Zhang

Purpose in Life and Associated Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms pp. 1-22

Louis Fang, Alfred Allan and Joanne M. Dickson

Gender and Well-Being Disparities Among People who Work from Home in Chile pp. 1-22

Rodrigo Montero and Natalia Bernal

The Implications of Meaning in Life on College Adjustment Among Chinese University Freshmen: The Indirect Effects via Academic Motivation pp. 1-22

Jun Wei, Cong Yi, Yonghe Ti and Shi Yu

Personal Growth Initiative: Relation to Coping Styles, Strategies, and Self-Efficacy pp. 1-22

Ingrid K. Weigold, Arne Weigold, Stephanie A. Dykema, Naomi M. Drakeford and Emily T. Ethridge

The Division of Labour Within the Household and Life Satisfaction pp. 1-22

Anna Gudrun Ragnarsdottir, Paul McNamee, Edward Norton, Thorhildur Olafsdottir and Tinna Laufey Asgeirsdottir

Capturing Flow Experiences in Everyday Life: A Comparison of Recall and Momentary Measurement pp. 1-26

Karen Bartholomeyczik, Michael T. Knierim, Christof Weinhardt, Gabriele Oettingen and Ulrich Ebner-Priemer

Fear-setting: A Brief Writing Intervention Increases Motivation to Reach Personal Goals and Positive Affect pp. 1-21

Aljoscha Dreisoerner, Johannes Bodo Heekerens, Verena Karle and Janine Mendes Pawelkiewicz

Exploring Close Relationships and Executive Functions as Unique and Joint Predictors of Adolescent Subjective Well-Being Across the Transition to High School pp. 1-21

Fatima Wasif and Tara McAuley

Self-concept Clarity and Meaning in Life: A Daily Diary Study in a Collectivistic Culture pp. 1-23

Sijia Chen, Xiaoru Li and Shengquan Ye

The Association of Acculturation and Well-Being: Second-Generation Immigrants in Switzerland pp. 1-23

Beate Schwarz and Pirmin Pfammatter

The Paradox of Job Retention Schemes: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach to Immediate and Prolonged Effects of Short-Time Work on Job Insecurity and Employee Well-Being pp. 1-32

Katharina Klug, Claudia Bernhard-Oettel and Magnus Sverke

Predictive Power of Positive Mental Health: A Scoping Review pp. 1-41

Jürgen Margraf, Tobias Teismann and Julia Brailovskaia

The Determinants of Countercyclical Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector pp. 1-29

Oded Ravid

Enhancing Relationship Quality through Behavioral-Based Appreciation of Romantic Partner’s Character Strengths pp. 1-18

Hadassah Littman-Ovadia and Ma’ayan Klein

The Impact of Answer Scale Orientation on the Measurement of Life Satisfaction pp. 1-18

Fabienne Wöhner and Axel Franzen

Predictors of Subjective Health Among Spouses and Its Relations With Happiness: A Multilevel Analysis in a Nationwide Survey in Turkey pp. 1-20

Furkan Tosyali, Ezgi Coban-Tosyali and Mehmet Harma

Predicting Intraindividual Change in Satisfaction with Life During COVID-19: A Prospective Study of Swiss Older Adults with Differing Levels of Childhood Adversity pp. 1-20

Myriam V. Thoma, Florence Bernays, Joffrey Fuhrer, Jan Höltge, Aileen N. Salas Castillo and Shauna L. Rohner

Optimism, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Posttraumatic Growth Among Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Mediating Effects of Adversity Belief and Affect pp. 1-19

Yifan Li, Yingying Ye and Xiao Zhou

The Role of Cultural Heterogeneity in Strengthening the Link Between Family Relationships and Life Satisfaction in 50 Societies pp. 1-25

Liman Man Wai Li, Vivian Miu-Chi Lun, Michael Harris Bond, June Chun Yeung, Eric Raymond Igou, Brian W. Haas, Stanislava Stoyanova, Fridanna Maricchiolo, John M. Zelenski, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Yukiko Uchida, Iva Poláčková Šolcová, David Sirlopú, Joonha Park, Aleksandra Kosiarczyk, Agata Kocimska-Zych, Colin A. Capaldi, Mladen Adamovic, Charity S. Akotia, Isabelle Albert, Lily Appoh, Douglas Arevalo, Arno Baltin, Patrick Denoux, Alejandra Domínguez-Espinosa, Carla Sofia Esteves, Vladimer Gamsakhurdia, Márta Fülöp, Ragna B. Garðarsdóttir, Alin Gavreliuc, Diana Boer, David O. Igbokwe, İdil Işık, Natalia Kascakova, Lucie Klůzová Kračmárová, Olga Kostoula, Nicole Kronberger, Anna Kwiatkowska, J. Hannah Lee, Xinhui Liu, Magdalena Łużniak-Piecha, Arina Malyonova, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos Marroquin, Tamara Mohorić, Oriana Mosca, Elke Murdock, Nur Fariza Mustaffa, Martin Nader, Azar Nadi, Ayu Okvitawanli, Yvette Osch, Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Zoran Pavlović, Muhammad Rizwan, Vladyslav Romashov, Espen Røysamb, Ruta Sargautyte, Beate Schwarz, Heyla A. Selim, Ursula Serdarevich, Maria Stogianni, Chien-Ru Sun, Julien Teyssier, Wijnand A. P. Tilburg, Claudio Torres, Vivian L. Vignoles, Cai Xing and Kuba Krys

A Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Diener’s Tripartite Model of Subjective Well-Being Across 16 Countries pp. 1-25

Veljko Jovanović, Maksim Rudnev, Christ Billy Aryanto, Beatrice Adriana Balgiu, Corrado Caudek, Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Tharina Guse, Theodoros Kyriazos, Louise Lambert, Krishna Kumar Mishra, Rogelio Puente-Díaz, Sean P. M. Rice, Kamlesh Singh, Katsunori Sumi, Kwok Kit Tong, Saad Yaaqeib, Murat Yıldırım, Gaja Zager Kocjan and Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska

From Soil to Soul: Agro-Product Geographical Indications and the Subjective Well-Being of Rural Residents pp. 1-25

Guanghao Wu

Broadband Infrastructure and Happiness of Rural Households in China pp. 1-25

Mingzhi Hu, Yuming Yang, Yinxin Su and Xiaofen Yu

Volume 25, issue 5, 2024

Using Self-Directed Humor to Regulate Emotion: Effects Comparison of Self-Enhancing Humor and Self-Defeating Humor pp. 1-20

Hongyu Fu, Yanfeng Lin, Yifan Shao and Zhonglu Zhang

Self-compassion Predicts Higher Affective Well-being and Lower Stress Symptoms Through Less Dysfunctional Coping: A Three-wave Longitudinal Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 1-14

Eva Asselmann, Antonia Bendau, Cosma Hoffmann and Christina Ewert

Integrating the Philosophy and Psychology of Well-Being: An Opinionated Overview pp. 1-28

James L. D. Brown and Sophie Potter

Running on the Hedonic Treadmill: A Dynamical Model of Happiness Based on an Approach–Avoidance Framework pp. 1-38

Jean-Denis Mathias, Nicolas Pellerin, Gustavo Carrero, Eric Raufaste and Michael Dambrun

Can Students Learn to Optimize Their Need-Based Experiences and Mental Health During a Stressful Period? Testing a Need-Crafting Intervention in Higher Education pp. 1-31

Daphne Bogaard, Bart Soenens, Katrijn Brenning, Nele Flamant and Maarten Vansteenkiste

Perceived Calling Enablement: Achieving Positive Work Outcomes Through Unanswered Calling pp. 1-31

Ju Young Lee, Viva Nsair and Boram Do

“The Sum Is Greater Than the Parts?”—The Role of Student Covitality in Flourishing pp. 1-22

Esther Yuet Ying Lau, Xingzhou Zhang, Rong-wei Sun and John Chi-Kin Lee

Childhood Socioeconomic Status Shapes Beliefs About Hedonic Versus Eudaimonic Happiness: A Life History Approach pp. 1-21

Jinseok P. Kim and Eunkook M. Suh

The Relationship Between Trust and Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis pp. 1-26

Minxiang Zhao, Yixuan Li, Junqi Lin, Yuan Fang, Yuchuan Yang, Boyang Li and Yan Dong

Adolescent Residential Mobility and Life Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood pp. 1-23

Juul H. D. Henkens, Matthijs Kalmijn and Helga A. G. Valk

Spatial Heterogeneity and Subjective Wellbeing: Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Metropolitan Areas Using Multilevel Modelling pp. 1-23

Phil Lignier, Diane Jarvis, Daniel Grainger and Taha Chaiechi

Multidimensional Flourishing in Africa: An Intracontinental Analysis of 38 Well-Being Indicators in 40 Countries pp. 1-32

Victor Counted, Richard G. Cowden and Timothy Lomas

Discovering Psychological Well-Being: A Bibliometric Review pp. 1-24

Busra Yiğit and Bünyamin Yasin Çakmak

Coaching Based on Signature Strengths or Lesser Strengths? The Effects of Two Strengths Spotting Interventions on Managerial Coaching Behavior pp. 1-24

Valesca Y. Tobias, Marianne Woerkom, Maria Christina Meyers and Robin Bauwens

The Soundtrack of a Crisis: More Positive Music Preferences During Economic and Social Adversity pp. 1-24

Marco Palomeque and Juan de-Lucio

Beyond Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism: Does the Tripartite Model of Meaning in Life Matter in Predicting Future Well-Being in Adults? pp. 1-18

Edward C. Chang

Volume 25, issue 4, 2024

Profile Membership of Self-Worth Contingencies Predicts Well-being, Virtues, and Values pp. 1-30

Elizabeth M. Bounds, Juliette L. Ratchford and Sarah A. Schnitker

Lockdown, Infection, and Expressed Happiness in China pp. 1-29

Mingming Ma, Shun Wang and Fengyu Wu

Prosocial Behavior as an Antidote to Social Disconnection: The Effects of an Acts of Kindness Intervention on Daily Social Contact and Loneliness pp. 1-24

Yeeun Archer Lee, Yingchi Guo, Gu Li and Frances S. Chen

A Meta-Analysis of Life Satisfaction’s Association with Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression: The Influences of Age, Gender, and Cultural Values pp. 1-24

Wenfeng Wu, Hongxiang Wu, Xiaoqing Wu, Jiao Gu and Xin Qi

The “Realizing Growth Potential” Emotion Regulation Strategy: How Realizing the Potential for Psychological Growth from Negative Events can Mitigate Emotional Negativity Associated with the Events pp. 1-23

Rajagopal Raghunathan and Anoosha Izadi

Family Connections and Subjective Wellbeing in Transitional China pp. 1-27

Youqin Huang, Yuyao Li and William A. V. Clark

How and When Resilience can Boost Student Academic Performance: A Weekly Diary Study on the Roles of Self-Regulation Behaviors, Grit, and Social Support pp. 1-26

Kongqi Li, Huatian Wang, Oi-Ling Siu and Hong Yu

Children’s Expressions of Gratitude for General and Specific Categories Amid a Pandemic pp. 1-22

Simone P. Nguyen and Cameron L. Gordon

Positive Psychology Interventions Reduce Anti-Rich Mentality: An Exploration of the Contribution of Appreciative Joy pp. 1-17

Rong Wang, Ying Li, Yuan Zheng, Yang Zhang, Tian P. S. Oei and Xianglong Zeng

Does Inequality Shape Human Character? Cross-Cultural Associations between Character Strengths and the Gini Index in 68 Countries pp. 1-17

Nicole Casali, Silvia Filippi and Tommaso Feraco

Volume 25, issue 3, 2024

Better to Grow Up Poor in a Richer Place? Social Housing, Neighbourhood Comparisons, and English Teenagers’ Well-Being pp. 1-20

Franco Bonomi Bezzo and Pieter Vanhuysse

The Prevalence of Positive Affect over Negative Affect in Adolescents’ Well-being: Moderating Role of Individualism pp. 1-16

Qingke Guo, Wang Zheng and Zhenhua Han

Contribution of Relationships with Friends and Teachers and Experiences of School Violence to the Subjective Well-Being of Immigrant Children pp. 1-17

Fabiane Friedrich Schutz, Diana Miconi, Lívia Maria Bedin and Mónica Ruiz-Casares

Reciprocal Relations Between Meaning in Life, Beneficence, and Psychological Needs for Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness: Evidence from a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study pp. 1-17

Frank Martela, Jesús Unanue, Marcos Gomez and Wenceslao Unanue

Happy Moments between Children and Their Parents: A Multi-method and Multi-informant Perspective pp. 1-28

Flavia Izzo, Edoardo Saija, Susanna Pallini, Salvatore Ioverno, Roberto Baiocco and Jessica Pistella

Does Being Globalized Matter for Happiness in African Countries? pp. 1-27

Mbiankeu Nguea Stéphane and Isssidor Noumba

Volume 25, issue 1, 2024

Responsiveness, Social Connection, Hope, and Life Satisfaction in Everyday Social Interaction: An Experience Sampling Study pp. 1-20

Andy J. Merolla, Andreas B. Neubauer and Christopher D. Otmar

Role of Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in Well-being and Health: The Interplay between Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation Abilities is Linked to Mental and Physical Health pp. 1-20

Masayuki Tsujimoto, Toshiki Saito, Yutaka Matsuzaki and Ryuta Kawashima

Emotional Experiences, Well-Being, and Ill-Being During Art Museum Visits: A Latent Class Analysis pp. 1-17

Katherine N. Cotter, Rebekah M. Rodriguez-Boerwinkle, Sarah Silver, Maya Hardy, Henry Putney and James O. Pawelski

Comparing Subjective Well-being Longitudinally: Measurement Invariance of the Personal Wellbeing Index Across Time pp. 1-13

Lei Liu, Jian-min Sun and Zheyuan Wang

Essentializing Humor and Implications for Pursuing Happiness pp. 1-16

Yi Cao, Yuanze Liu, Yubo Hou and Li-Jun Ji

The Long and Short-Form Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale: A Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis pp. 1-19

Diane Elizabeth Mack, Kevin Than Vo and Philip M. Wilson

Artificial Intelligence Perceptions and Life Satisfaction pp. 1-14

Tim Hinks

Contentment and Self-acceptance: Wellbeing Beyond Happiness pp. 1-35

Daniel T. Cordaro, Yang Bai, Christina M. Bradley, Franklyn Zhu, Rachel Han, Dacher Keltner, Arasteh Gatchpazian and Yitong Zhao

Why is Intelligence not Making You Happier? pp. 1-25

Bianjing Ma and Lei Chen

Longitudinal Effect of Gratitude on Prosocial Behavior among Young Adults: Evidence from the Bi-factor Model of Gratitude pp. 1-15

Ningzhe Zhu, Chengcheng Li, Ying Ye, Linting Zhang and Feng Kong

Benefiting Individuals High in Both Self-Criticism and Dependency Through an Online Multi-component Positive Psychology Intervention: Effects and Mechanisms pp. 1-22

Yanhe Deng, Jingru Zhang, Henry Chen, Sisi Tian, Yifei Zhang and Xiong Hu

Savouring the Present to Better Recall the Past pp. 1-22

Desirée Colombo, Jean-Baptiste Pavani, Jordi Quoidbach, Rosa M. Baños, María Folgado-Alufre and Cristina Botella

In My Grasp or out of My Hands? Belief About Where Life Satisfaction Comes from Predicts Motivation to Seek it pp. 1-37

Erin Shanahan, Jean Paul Lefebvre, Preet K. Chauhan and Anne E. Wilson

Meaning in Late Life: A Scoping Review pp. 1-33

Julie Vissers, Isto Peltomäki, Daan Duppen, Gørill Haugan, Helena Larsson, Suvi-Maria Saarelainen and Jessie Dezutter

Norwegian Outdoor Happiness: Residential Outdoor Spaces and Active Leisure Time Contributions to Subjective Well-being at the National Population Level at the Start of and During the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 1-23

Raul Grau-Ruiz, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll and Gunvor Marie Dyrdal

Storytelling Elaboration and Hope During COVID-19 Shutdowns: Ties with College Adults’ Psychosocial Adjustment pp. 1-23

Emily Schroeder, Mikayla A. Ell and Jordan A. Booker

Feeling Important, Feeling Well. The Association Between Mattering and Well-being: A Meta-analysis Study pp. 1-27

Monica Paradisi, Camilla Matera and Amanda Nerini

One (Financial Well-Being) Model Fits All? Testing the Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-Being Scale Across Nine Countries pp. 1-26

Angela Sorgente, Bünyamin Atay, Marc Aubrey, Shikha Bhatia, Carla Crespo, Gabriela Fonseca, Oya Yerin Güneri, Žan Lep, David Lessard, Oana Negru-Subtirica, Alda Portugal, Mette Ranta, Ana Paula Relvas, Nidhi Singh, Ulrike Sirsch, Maja Zupančič and Margherita Lanz

To Evaluate the Age–Happiness Relationship, Look Beyond Statistical Significance pp. 1-26

David Bartram

Personal Growth and Life Satisfaction among Arab Mothers After Fertility Treatment – The Role of Stress and Optimism pp. 1-21

Salam Abu Sharkia and Orit Taubman – Ben-Ari

Well-Being Contextualism and Capabilities pp. 1-18

Sebastian Östlund

Aristotelian Flourishing and Contemporary Philosophical Theories of Wellbeing pp. 1-18

Xavier Symons and Tyler VanderWeele

Impact of the Expiration of the SLCP Subsidy on Farmers’ Income and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Hebei Province, China pp. 1-24

Chen Chen, Xiao Zhang, Yanlu Shi, Xue Yao and Liqun Wang

Thriving in Openness, Care, and Compassion: How Virtue and Compassion for Self and Others Relate to Flourishing pp. 1-24

Paul Verhaeghen

The Situational Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMILE): Development and Validation Studies pp. 1-24

Michela Zambelli and Semira Tagliabue

Life Satisfaction and the Roles of Work, Family, and Social Factors in a Social Production Function Framework pp. 1-24

James Chowhan, Hossein Samavatyan and Farimah HakemZadeh