Journal of Happiness Studies

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Volume 19, issue 8, 2018

Well-Being, Personal Success and Business Performance Among Entrepreneurs: A Two-Wave Study pp. 2187-2204

Josette Dijkhuizen, Marjan Gorgievski, Marc Veldhoven and René Schalk

Mindfulness Based Flourishing Program: A Cross-Cultural Study of Hong Kong Chinese and British Participants pp. 2205-2223

Itai Ivtzan, Tarli Young, Hoi Ching Lee, Tim Lomas, Daiva Daukantaitė and Oscar N. E. Kjell

Ignoring Easterlin: Why Easterlin’s Correlation Findings Need Not Matter to Public Policy pp. 2225-2241

Gil Hersch

Happiness, Post-materialist Values, and the Unmarried pp. 2243-2265

Elyakim Kislev

Prosocial Spending and Subjective Well-Being: The Recipient Perspective pp. 2267-2281

Wuke Zhang, Mingliang Chen, Ying Xie and Zhen Zhao

Daily Work Stress and Relationship Satisfaction: Detachment Affects Romantic Couples’ Interactions Quality pp. 2283-2301

Anik Debrot, Sebastian Siegler, Petra L. Klumb and Dominik Schoebi

The Value of Heterogeneous Pleasures pp. 2303-2314

Andrew Alwood

Europe 2020 Strategy and Citizens’ Life Satisfaction pp. 2315-2338

Angeles Sánchez and María J. Ruiz-Martos

Satisfaction with Family Life in South Africa: The Role of Socioeconomic Status pp. 2339-2372

Ferdi Botha, Frikkie Booysen and Edwin Wouters

Does Positive Attitude Matter Only for Older Workers? Evidence from Simultaneous Estimation of Job Satisfaction, Wage and Positive Attitude in the United States pp. 2373-2404

Madhu S. Mohanty

Age-Friendly Communities Matter for Older People’s Well-Being pp. 2405-2420

Anna P. Nieboer and Jane M. Cramm

Examining Psychosocial Pathways Underlying Gratitude Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial pp. 2421-2444

Brenda H. O’Connell, Deirdre O’Shea and Stephen Gallagher

Positioning Implicit Theories of Well-Being Within a Positivity Framework pp. 2445-2463

Holli-Anne Passmore, Andrew J. Howell and Mark D. Holder

Lifespan Differences in a Self Determination Theory Model of Eudaimonia: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Younger, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults pp. 2465-2487

Corey S. Mackenzie, Eric C. Karaoylas and Katherine B. Starzyk

Social Networks and Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of Australia, Britain, and China pp. 2489-2508

Yanjie Bian, Mingsong Hao and Yaojun Li

Volume 19, issue 7, 2018

Mindful and Resilient? Incremental Validity of Sense of Coherence Over Mindfulness and Big Five Personality Factors for Quality of Life Outcomes pp. 1883-1902

Dennis Grevenstein, Corina Aguilar-Raab and Matthias Bluemke

Exploring the Association Between Peace of Mind and Academic Engagement: Cross-Sectional and Cross-Lagged Panel Studies in the Philippine Context pp. 1903-1916

Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Jana Patricia M. Valdez and Ronnel B. King

Self-Efficacy, Emotions and Work Engagement Among Teachers: A Two Wave Cross-Lagged Analysis pp. 1917-1933

Irena Burić and Ivana Macuka

Life Satisfaction and Economic Position Relative to Neighbors: Perceptions Versus Reality pp. 1935-1964

Muhammad Bhuiyan

Personality, Relationships with Others and Psychological Well-Being: A Pilot Study on the Gabonese Older People pp. 1965-1979

Charlay Indoumou Peppe, Emin Altintas, Eleonore Ngoma Voumbi and Alain Guerrien

Competing for Happiness: Attitudes to Competition, Positional Concerns and Wellbeing pp. 1981-2008

Mara Grasseni and Federica Origo

Positive Mental Health as a Predictor of Problematic Internet and Facebook Use in Adolescents and Young Adults pp. 2009-2022

Claudia Marino, C. M. Hirst, C. Murray, A. Vieno and Marcantonio M. Spada

Life Satisfaction and Alcohol Consumption Among Young Adults at Social Gatherings pp. 2023-2034

Stefano Tartaglia, Silvia Gattino and Angela Fedi

A Placebo-Controlled Online Study on Potential Mediators of a Pleasure-Based Positive Psychology Intervention: The Role of Emotional and Cognitive Components pp. 2035-2048

Fabian Gander, René T. Proyer and Willibald Ruch

The Thrill of Creative Effort at Work: An Empirical Study on Work, Creative Effort and Well-Being pp. 2049-2069

Arie Sherman and Tal Shavit

Economic Freedom, Income Inequality and Life Satisfaction in OECD Countries pp. 2071-2093

Johan Graafland and Bjorn Lous

The Mystery of Chinese People’s Happiness pp. 2095-2114

Hong Cheng, Chuan Chen, Dandan Li and Hongwei Yu

The Effects of Income Levels and Income Inequalities on Happiness pp. 2115-2137

T. Tavor, L. D. Gonen, M. Weber and U. Spiegel

The Relationship Between the Gender Gap in Subjective Well-Being and Leisure Activities in China pp. 2139-2166

Dong Zhou and Langchuan Peng

Personal Growth of Mothers of Preterms: Objective Severity of the Event, Subjective Stress, Personal Resources, and Maternal Emotional Support pp. 2167-2186

Gal Rozen, Orit Taubman – Ben-Ari, Tzipora Strauss and Iris Morag

Volume 19, issue 6, 2018

The Determinants of Well-Being Among Polish Economic Immigrants. Testing the Sustainable Happiness Model in Migrant Population pp. 1565-1588

Anna Bak-Klimek, Thanos Karatzias, Lawrie Elliott and Rory MacLean

High Trait Cheerfulness Individuals are More Sensitive to the Emotional Environment pp. 1589-1612

Raúl López-Benítez, Alberto Acosta, Juan Lupiáñez and Hugo Carretero-Dios

The Happy Farmer: Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam pp. 1613-1636

Thomas Markussen, Maria Fibæk, Finn Tarp and Nguyen Do Anh Tuan

Erratum to: The Happy Farmer: Self-Employment and Subjective Well-Being in Rural Vietnam pp. 1637-1637

Thomas Markussen, Maria Fibæk, Finn Tarp and Nguyen Do Anh Tuan

Set-Point Theory and Societal Collapse: The Case of Russia pp. 1639-1656

Roberto Stefan Foa, Ronald Inglehart, Eduard Ponarin and Tatiana Karabchuk

Does Money Buy Immigrant Happiness? pp. 1657-1672

Rocío Calvo and Felix Cheung

Gratitude, Psychopathology and Subjective Well-Being: Results from a 7.5-Month Prospective General Population Study pp. 1673-1689

Lilian Jans-Beken, Johan Lataster, Denise Peels, Lilian Lechner and Nele Jacobs

Mindfulness Can Make You Happy-and-Productive: A Mindfulness Controlled Trial and Its Effects on Happiness, Work Engagement and Performance pp. 1691-1711

Cristián Coo and Marisa Salanova

Does Emotional Intelligence Predict Depressed Mood? A Structural Equation Model with Elderly People pp. 1713-1726

Iraida Delhom, Margarita Gutierrez, Teresa Mayordomo and Juan Carlos Melendez

Sustained Effects of Flexible Working Time Arrangements on Subjective Well-Being pp. 1727-1748

Ekaterina Uglanova and Jan Dettmers

Nostalgia and Temporal Life Satisfaction pp. 1749-1762

Shengquan Ye, Ting Kin Ng and Chui Ling Lam

Happy PIIGS? pp. 1763-1782

Mariangela Bonasia, Oreste Napolitano and Nicola Spagnolo

What Makes a Satisfied Immigrant? Host-Country Characteristics and Immigrants’ Life Satisfaction in Eighteen European Countries pp. 1783-1809

Irena Kogan, Jing Shen and Manuel Siegert

Children’s and Adolescents’ Conceptions of Happiness at School and Its Relation with Their Own Happiness and Their Academic Performance pp. 1811-1830

Belén López-Pérez and Belén Fernández-Castilla

Monetary Wisdom: How Do Investors Use Love of Money to Frame Stock Volatility and Enhance Stock Happiness? pp. 1831-1862

Ningyu Tang, Jingqiu Chen, Kaili Zhang and Thomas Li-Ping Tang

General Need for Autonomy and Subjective Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Studies in the US and East Asia pp. 1863-1882

Shi Yu, Chantal Levesque-Bristol and Yukiko Maeda

Volume 19, issue 5, 2018

Life Satisfaction and Character Strengths in Spanish Early Adolescents pp. 1247-1260

María J. Blanca, Marta Ferragut, Margarita Ortiz-Tallo and Rebecca Bendayan

Meaningfulness as Satisfaction of Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness, and Beneficence: Comparing the Four Satisfactions and Positive Affect as Predictors of Meaning in Life pp. 1261-1282

Frank Martela, Richard M. Ryan and Michael F. Steger

Quieting the Ego Through Group Activities: A Thematic Analysis of Romanian and Japanese Students’ Positive Group Experiences pp. 1283-1303

Claudia Gherghel, Dorin Nastas and Takeshi Hashimoto

The Confounding Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction Between Self-Determined Motivation and Well-Being pp. 1305-1327

Andrés S. Lombas and Miguel Ángel Esteban

Does Piped Water Improve Happiness? A Case from Asian Rural Communities pp. 1329-1346

Phumsith Mahasuweerachai and Siwarut Pangjai

Subjective Well-Being in an Era of Relentless Growth: The Case of Turkey Between 2004 and 2014 pp. 1347-1371

Kâzım Anıl Eren and Ahmet Atıl Aşıcı

Children’s Life Satisfaction: The Roles of Mothers’ Work Engagement and Recovery from Work pp. 1373-1393

Saija Mauno, Riikka Hirvonen and Noona Kiuru

Positive Experiences at Work and Daily Recovery: Effects on Couple’s Well-Being pp. 1395-1413

Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz, Ana I. Sanz-Vergel, Mirko Antino, Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker

Individual Differences in Mood Changes pp. 1415-1438

Magdalena Marszał-Wiśniewska and Magdalena Nowicka

Happiness at Work Scale: Construction and Psychometric Validation of a Measure Using Mixed Method Approach pp. 1439-1463

Sanjay Singh and Yogita Aggarwal

Do Equal Rights for a Minority Affect General Life Satisfaction? pp. 1465-1483

Niclas Berggren, Christian Bjørnskov and Therese Nilsson

A Path to Teacher Happiness? A Sense of Meaning Affects Teacher–Student Relationships, Which Affect Job Satisfaction pp. 1485-1503

Shiri Lavy and Shira Bocker

Posttraumatic Growth in Children and Adolescents Exposed to the 2010 Earthquake in Chile and Its Relationship with Rumination and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms pp. 1505-1517

Mariela Andrades, Felipe E. García, Isabel Calonge and Rosario Martínez-Arias

Gratitude and Subjective Wellbeing: A Proposal of Two Causal Frameworks pp. 1519-1542

Anna Alkozei, Ryan Smith and William D. S. Killgore

Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Well-Being and Positive Education pp. 1543-1564

Lucy Morrish, Nikki Rickard, Tan Chyuan Chin and Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

Volume 19, issue 4, 2018

Understanding Satisfaction: An Analysis of the Meaning Potential of the Word “Satisfaction” in Everyday Norwegian Language pp. 939-959

Erik Carlquist, Hilde E. Nafstad and Rolv M. Blakar

Integrated Conative Model of Well-Being: from Motives to Well-Being pp. 961-981

Zeynab Bahrami and Jacquelyn Cranney

Psychological Maltreatment, Social Acceptance, Social Connectedness, and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents pp. 983-1001

Gökmen Arslan

Mediating and Moderating Effects of Social Support in the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Hope Levels in Children pp. 1003-1019

Ümit Sahranç, Eyüp Çelik and Mehmet Emin Turan

Income Inequality and Life Satisfaction: Unrelated Between Countries, Associated Within Countries Over Time pp. 1021-1043

Martin Schröder

Does Being Mindful of Your Character Strengths Enhance Psychological Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis pp. 1045-1066

Wenjie Duan and Samuel M. Y. Ho

Individual Well-Being, Geographical Heterogeneity and Social Capital pp. 1067-1090

Isabel Neira, Fernando Bruna, Marta Portela and Adela García-Aracil

Analyzing the Relationship Between Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Social Affiliation pp. 1091-1114

Carola Hommerich and Tim Tiefenbach

Stigma Consciousness and Subjective Well-Being in Lesbians and Gays pp. 1115-1133

Encarnación Nouvilas-Pallejà, Prado Silván-Ferrero, José Fuster-Ruiz Apodaca Mª and Fernando Molero

The Role of Leisure Interest and Engagement for Subjective Well-Being pp. 1135-1150

Philipp Schulz, Julian Schulte, Sven Raube, Hala Disouky and Christian Kandler

The Role of Workers’ Motivational Profiles in Affective and Organizational Factors pp. 1151-1174

Nicolas Gillet, Evelyne Fouquereau, Robert J. Vallerand, Jocelyne Abraham and Philippe Colombat

Problematic Factorial Validity of Three Language Versions of the Basic Psychological Needs Scale (BPNS): Why and What are the Implications? pp. 1175-1194

Lusilda Schutte, Marié P. Wissing and Suria M. Ellis

Generalised Ordered Model for Conceptualising and Ascertaining the Determinants of Livelihood Satisfaction in Ghana pp. 1195-1216

Tiah A-K. Mahama and Keshav Maharjan

Psychological Benefits of the “Maker” or Do-It-Yourself Movement in Young Adults: A Pathway Towards Subjective Well-Being pp. 1217-1239

Ann Futterman Collier and Heidi A. Wayment

Does Money Make Us Happy? The Prospects and Problems of Happiness Research in Economics pp. 1241-1245

Kiki Berk

Volume 19, issue 3, 2018

Religiosity and Subjective Wellbeing in Canada pp. 629-647

Maryam Dilmaghani

What Does “Happiness” Prompt in Your Mind? Culture, Word Choice, and Experienced Happiness pp. 649-662

Ji-eun Shin, Eunkook M. Suh, Kimin Eom and Heejung S. Kim

11-M Victims 3 Years After Madrid Terrorist Attacks: Looking for Health Beyond Trauma pp. 663-675

Darío Díaz, Maria Stavraki, Amalio Blanco and Miriam Bajo

Naked and Unashamed: Investigations and Applications of the Effects of Naturist Activities on Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction pp. 677-697

Keon West

Development and Evaluation of the PROMIS® Pediatric Positive Affect Item Bank, Child-Report and Parent-Proxy Editions pp. 699-718

Christopher B. Forrest, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Janine Devine, Brandon D. Becker, Rachel E. Teneralli, JeanHee Moon, Adam C. Carle, Carole A. Tucker and Katherine B. Bevans

Are Women Happier When Their Spouse is Teleworker? pp. 719-754

Eleftherios Giovanis

Why Managerial Women are Less Happy Than Managerial Men pp. 755-779

Hilke Brockmann, Anne-Maren Koch, Adele Diederich and Christofer Edling

Does Economic Inequality Affect the Quality of Life of Older People in Rural Vietnam? pp. 781-799

Tuyen Tran, Cuong Nguyen and Huong Vu

Enhancing a Sense of Competence at Work by Engaging in Proactive Behavior: The Role of Proactive Personality pp. 801-816

Chia-Huei Wu, Hong Deng and Yuhui Li

Sense of Coherence, Time Perspective and Positive Aging pp. 817-839

Ulrich Wiesmann, Ilka Ballas and Hans-Joachim Hannich

When Feeling Mixed Can Be Meaningful: The Relation Between Mixed Emotions and Eudaimonic Well-Being pp. 841-861

Raul Berrios, Peter Totterdell and Stephen Kellett

Happiness from Ancient Indian Perspective: Hitopadeśa pp. 863-879

Piyush Gotise and Bal Krishna Upadhyay

The Quiet Ego: Motives for Self-Other Balance and Growth in Relation to Well-Being pp. 881-896

Heidi A. Wayment and Jack J. Bauer

Relationships Between Social Support, Internal Assets, and Life Satisfaction in Korean Adolescents pp. 897-915

Sukkyung You, Sun Ah Lim and Eui Kyung Kim

Well-Being and Generalized Anxiety in Japanese Undergraduates: A Prospective Cohort Study pp. 917-937

Yoshitake Takebayashi, Keisuke Tanaka, Yoshinori Sugiura and Tomoko Sugiura

Volume 19, issue 2, 2018

Towards Youth Happiness and Mental Health in the United Arab Emirates: The Path of Character Strengths in a Multicultural Population pp. 333-350

Eleni Petkari and Margarita Ortiz-Tallo

The Ant and the Grasshopper: Adolescents’ Time Perspective, Satisfaction with Life and the Mediating Role of Hope pp. 351-364

Susanna Pallini, Michela Milioni, Fiorenzo Laghi and Giovanni Maria Vecchio

Personality Traits and Metacognitions as Predictors of Positive Mental Health in College Students pp. 365-379

C. Marino, A. Vieno, M. Lenzi, B. A. Fernie, A. V. Nikčević and M. M. Spada

Demystification of the Relationship Between Psychopathy and Happiness pp. 381-395

Guillaume Durand

The Impact of Home Ownership on Life Satisfaction in Urban China: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis pp. 397-422

Honghao Ren, Henk Folmer and Arno J. Van der Vlist

Happiness Studies and the Problem of Interpersonal Comparisons of Satisfaction: Two Histories, Three Approaches pp. 423-442

Shiri Cohen Kaminitz

Do Envy and Compassion Pave the Way to Unhappiness? Social Preferences and Life Satisfaction in a Spanish City pp. 443-469

Antonio Espín, Dolores Moreno-Herrero, José Sánchez-Campillo and José A. Rodríguez Martín

A Research Note: Happiness by Age is More Complex than U-Shaped pp. 471-482

Seppo Laaksonen

Does Higher Education Increase Hedonic and Eudaimonic Happiness? pp. 483-504

Boris Nikolaev

Is Cohabitation As Good As Marriage for People’s Subjective Well-Being? Longitudinal Evidence on Happiness and Life Satisfaction in the British Household Panel Survey pp. 505-520

Morten Blekesaune

What Affects Happiness Inequality? Evidence from Japan pp. 521-543

Yoko Niimi

Understanding Evaluations of Foreigners in Modern South Africa: The Relationship Between Subjective Wellbeing and Xenophobia pp. 545-566

Steven Lawrence Gordon

Strengths and Subjective Wellbeing in Adolescence: Strength-Based Parenting and the Moderating Effect of Mindset pp. 567-586

Hayley K. Jach, Jessie Sun, Daniel Loton, Tan-Chyuan Chin and Lea E. Waters

We Are Happier than We Realize: Underestimation and Conflation in Measuring Happiness pp. 587-606

Jason A. Husser and Kenneth E. Fernandez

The Best Possible Selves Intervention: A Review of the Literature to Evaluate Efficacy and Guide Future Research pp. 607-628

Paula M Loveday, Geoff P Lovell and Christian M Jones

Volume 19, issue 1, 2018

The Financial Burden of Having Children and Fertility Differentials Across Development and Life Stages: Evidence from Satisfaction Data pp. 1-26

Junji Kageyama and Tsukasa Matsuura

Flourishing is Associated with Higher Academic Achievement and Engagement in Filipino Undergraduate and High School Students pp. 27-39

Jesus Alfonso D. Datu

Gratitude and Life Satisfaction in the United States and Japan pp. 41-55

Briana L. Robustelli and Mark A. Whisman

Does Age Make a Difference? Age as Moderator in the Association Between Time Perspective and Happiness pp. 57-67

Marianne Simons, Sanne Peeters, Mayke Janssens, Johan Lataster and Nele Jacobs

The Impact of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Personal Well-Being: Evidence from a Panel of 58 Countries and Aggregate and Regional Country Samples pp. 69-80

Nicholas Apergis

A Replication of the Reker and Cousins’ Study About the Complementarity Between the Purpose-In-Life Test (PIL) and the Seeking of Noetic Goals (SONG) Among Spanish Young People pp. 81-97

Joaquín García-Alandete, César Rubio-Belmonte and Beatriz Soucase Lozano

Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness pp. 99-122

Efstratia Arampatzi, Martijn Burger and Natallia Novik

International Determinants of Subjective Well-Being: Living in a Subjectively Material World pp. 123-143

Pablo Diego-Rosell, Robert Tortora and James Bird

Putting a Price Tag on Security: Subjective Well-Being and Willingness-to-Pay for Crime Reduction in Europe pp. 145-166

Mattheus Brenig and Till Proeger

Multidimensional Poverty Index and Happiness pp. 167-189

Harald Strotmann and Jürgen Volkert

Need for Meaning, Meaning Confusion, Meaning Anxiety, and Meaning Avoidance: Additional Dimensions of Meaning in Life pp. 191-212

Hong Zhang, Zhiqin Sang, Changkai Chen, Jiawei Zhu and Weijing Deng

The Role of Decision Making Styles in Explaining Happiness pp. 213-229

Andreja Bubić and Nikola Erceg

Work Locus of Control, Motivational Regulation, Employee Work Passion, and Work Intentions: An Empirical Investigation of an Appraisal Model pp. 231-256

Drea Zigarmi, Fred J. Galloway and Taylor Peyton Roberts

To be a Fan is to be Happier: Using the Eudaimonic Spectator Questionnaire to Measure Eudaimonic Motivations in Spanish Fans pp. 257-276

Javier Lozano Delmar, Milagrosa Sánchez-Martín and José Antonio Muñiz Velázquez

Depression, Positive and Negative Affect, Optimism and Health-Related Quality of Life in Recently Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis Patients: The Role of Identity, Sense of Coherence, and Self-efficacy pp. 277-295

Emanuela Calandri, Federica Graziano, Martina Borghi and Silvia Bonino

Life Transitions and Life Satisfaction During Young Adulthood pp. 297-314

Malgorzata Switek and Richard A. Easterlin

The Measurement of Subjective Wellbeing: Item-Order Effects in the Personal Wellbeing Index—Adult pp. 315-332

Melissa K. Weinberg, Catherine Seton and Nikki Cameron