Journal of Happiness Studies

2000 - 2025

Current editor(s): Antonella Delle Fave

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Volume 15, issue 6, 2014

Is Posner Right? An Empirical Test of the Posner Argument for Transferring Health Spending from Old Women to Old Men pp. 1239-1257

Christoph Wunder and Johannes Schwarze

Index of Inequality-Adjusted Happiness (IAH) Improved: A Research Note pp. 1259-1265

Wim Kalmijn and Ruut Veenhoven

Obtaining a Hierarchy of Contextual Factors in Shaping the SOC of Male and Female Adolescents pp. 1267-1287

Irene García-Moya, Carmen Moreno and Francisco Rivera

Positive Psychology at School: A School-Based Intervention to Promote Adolescents’ Mental Health and Well-Being pp. 1289-1311

Anat Shoshani and Sarit Steinmetz

What Would Your Parents Say? The Impact of Cohabitation Among Young People on Their Relationships with Their Parents pp. 1313-1332

Anna Baranowska-Rataj

Measuring Adolescent Life Satisfaction: A Psychometric Investigation of the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS) pp. 1333-1345

Kelly Bradley, Jessica Cunningham and Richard Gilman

Character Strength-Based Intervention to Promote Satisfaction with Life in the Chinese University Context pp. 1347-1361

Wenjie Duan, Samuel Ho, Xiaoqing Tang, Tingting Li and Yonghong Zhang

Fatigue as Moderator of the Relationship Between Personality and the Affective Dimensions of Well-Being pp. 1363-1376

José González, Almudena López-López, Miriam Alonso-Fernández, Noelia Ciudad, Borja Matías-Pompa and Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez

Extraversion and Neuroticism Mediate Associations Between Openness, Conscientiousness, and Agreeableness and Affective Well-Being pp. 1377-1388

Rui-Ping Zhang and Li Tsingan

Life Satisfaction among Ethnic Minorities in the Netherlands: Immigration Experience or Adverse Living Conditions? pp. 1389-1406

Thomas Vroome and Marc Hooghe

More Happy or Less Unhappy? Comparison of the Balanced and Unbalanced Designs for the Response Scale of General Happiness pp. 1407-1423

Pei-shan Liao

Eudaimonia and Its Distinction from Hedonia: Developing a Classification and Terminology for Understanding Conceptual and Operational Definitions pp. 1425-1456

Veronika Huta and Alan Waterman

Does Lone Motherhood Decrease Women’s Happiness? Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Research pp. 1457-1477

Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Anna Matysiak and Monika Mynarska

Linking Positive Affect and Positive Self-beliefs in Daily Life pp. 1479-1493

Guido Alessandri, Antonio Zuffianò, Richard Fabes, Michele Vecchione and Carol Martin

Hope as a Resource for Self-Directed Career Management: Investigating Mediating Effects on Proactive Career Behaviors and Life and Job Satisfaction pp. 1495-1512

Andreas Hirschi

Social Choice and Social Unemployment-Income Cleavages: New Insights from Happiness Research pp. 1513-1537

Barbara Dluhosch, Daniel Horgos and Klaus Zimmermann

Volume 15, issue 5, 2014

Self-Related and Other-Related Pathways to Subjective Well-Being in Japan and the United States pp. 995-1014

Sheida Novin, Ivy Tso and Sara Konrath

Trusting Only Whom You Know, Knowing Only Whom You Trust: The Joint Impact of Social Capital and Trust on Happiness in CEE Countries pp. 1015-1040

Katarzyna Growiec and Jakub Growiec

Do Attachment Styles Affect the Presence and Search for Meaning in Life? pp. 1041-1059

E. Bodner, Y. Bergman and S. Cohen-Fridel

The Hedonic Procedural Effect of Traditional Medicines pp. 1061-1084

Azusa Sato and Joan Costa-Font

Keep Up with the Joneses or Keep on as Their Neighbours: Life Satisfaction and Income in Canadian Urban Neighbourhoods pp. 1085-1107

Feng Hou

Financial Satisfaction from an Intra-Household Perspective pp. 1109-1123

Namkee Ahn, Victoria Ateca-Amestoy and Arantza Ugidos

Be Happy: The Role of Resilience Between Characteristic Affect and Symptoms of Depression pp. 1125-1138

Jennifer Loh, Nicola Schutte and Einar Thorsteinsson

Work Shorter, Be Happier? Longitudinal Evidence from the Korean Five-Day Working Policy pp. 1139-1163

Robert Rudolf

Association Between Adolescent Eudaimonic Behaviours and Emotional Competence in Young Adulthood pp. 1165-1177

W. Hallam, C. Olsson, M. O’Connor, M. Hawkins, J. Toumbourou, G. Bowes, R. McGee and A. Sanson

Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans with DSM IV Psychiatric Disorders pp. 1179-1196

Tina Peterson, Linda Chatters, Robert Taylor and Ann Nguyen

Subjective Well-Being Capabilities: Bridging the Gap Between the Capability Approach and Subjective Well-Being Research pp. 1197-1217

Martin Binder

The Happiness of Single Mothers: Evidence from the General Social Survey pp. 1219-1238

John Ifcher and Homa Zarghamee

Volume 15, issue 4, 2014

Chinese and South Asian Conceptions of the Good Life and Personal Narratives pp. 741-755

Gregory Bonn and Romin Tafarodi

Thinking About One’s Subjective Well-Being: Average Trends and Individual Differences pp. 757-781

Maike Luhmann, Louise Hawkley and John Cacioppo

Living Happily Ever After? The Effect of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance on the Happiness of the Elderly pp. 783-808

Shao-Hsun Keng and Shin-Yi Wu

How We Feel is a Matter of Time: Relationships Between Time Perspectives and Mood pp. 809-827

Maciej Stolarski, Gerald Matthews, Sławomir Postek, Philip Zimbardo and Joanna Bitner

Personality and Optimal Experience in Adolescence: Implications for Well-Being and Development pp. 829-843

Marta Bassi, Patrizia Steca, Dario Monzani, Andrea Greco and Antonella Delle Fave

Perceived Control’s Influence on Wellbeing in Residential Care Versus Community Dwelling Older Adults pp. 845-855

Jaclyn Broadbent, Shikkiah de Quadros-Wander and Jane McGillivray

The Negative Association of Obesity with Subjective Well-Being: Is it All About Health? pp. 857-867

Petri Böckerman, Edvard Johansson, Samuli Saarni and Suoma Saarni

Exploring Predictors of Subjective Well-Being in Ghana: A Micro-Level Study pp. 869-890

Isaac Addai, Chris Opoku-Agyeman and Sarah Amanfu

The Interface Between Core Affects and the Challenge–Skill Relationship pp. 891-913

Mikko Inkinen, Kirsti Lonka, Kai Hakkarainen, Hanni Muukkonen, Topi Litmanen and Katariina Salmela-Aro

Evaluation of Affect in Mexico and Spain: Psychometric Properties and Usefulness of an Abbreviated Version of the Day Reconstruction Method pp. 915-935

Francisco Caballero, Marta Miret, Beatriz Olaya, Jaime Perales, Ruy López-Ridaura, Josep Haro, Somnath Chatterji and José Ayuso-Mateos

Economic Consequences of Mispredicting Utility pp. 937-956

Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer

Optimising Employee Mental Health: The Relationship Between Intrinsic Need Satisfaction, Job Crafting, and Employee Well-Being pp. 957-977

Gavin Slemp and Dianne Vella-Brodrick

Psychological Capital Among University Students: Relationships with Study Engagement and Intrinsic Motivation pp. 979-994

Oi Siu, Arnold Bakker and Xinhui Jiang

Volume 15, issue 3, 2014

Satisfaction with Life in Public Housing in Ogun State, Nigeria: A Research Note pp. 495-501

Eziyi Ibem and Dolapo Amole

Family Economic Well-Being, and (Class) Relative Wealth: An Empirical Analysis of Life Satisfaction of Secondary School Students in Three Italian Cities pp. 503-525

Leonardo Becchetti and Fabio Pisani

Social Interactions and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Latin America pp. 527-554

Victoria Ateca-Amestoy, Alexandra Cortés Aguilar and Ana Moro-Egido

Leisure and Subjective Well-Being: A Model of Psychological Mechanisms as Mediating Factors pp. 555-578

David Newman, Louis Tay and Ed Diener

Perceived Change in Life Satisfaction and Daily Negative Affect: The Moderating Role of Purpose in Life pp. 579-592

Anthony Burrow, Rachel Sumner and Anthony Ong

Religion and Happiness Among Israeli Jews: Findings from the ISSP Religion III Survey pp. 593-611

Jeff Levin

Do Comparison Wages Play a Major Role in Determining Overall Job Satisfaction? Evidence from Australia pp. 613-638

Temesgen Kifle

Does Time Fly When You are Having Fun? A Day Reconstruction Method Analysis pp. 639-655

Vicki Freedman, Frederick Conrad, Jennifer Cornman, Norbert Schwarz and Frank Stafford

La Vie en Rose: High Levels of Well-Being and Events Inside and Outside Autobiographical Memory pp. 657-672

Danilo Garcia

Does Individualistic Culture Lower the Well-Being of the Unemployed? Evidence from Europe pp. 673-691

Malgorzata Mikucka

Measuring Search for Meaning: A Factor-Analytic Evaluation of the Seeking of Noetic Goals Test (SONG) pp. 693-715

Stefan Schulenberg, Brandy Baczwaski and Erin Buchanan

Aversion to Happiness Across Cultures: A Review of Where and Why People are Averse to Happiness pp. 717-735

Mohsen Joshanloo and Dan Weijers

Aversion to Happiness Across Cultures: A Review of Where and Why People are Averse to Happiness pp. 717-735

Mohsen Joshanloo and Dan Weijers

Good Question, Nice Answer, But Why Without Happiness? pp. 737-740

Jan Ott

Volume 15, issue 2, 2014

Assessing Stability and Change in a Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Model of Meaning in Life pp. 237-253

Neal Krause and R. David Hayward

Maintaining Successful Aging: The Role of Coping Patterns and Resources pp. 255-270

Hava Tovel and Sara Carmel

Engaged at Work and Happy at Home: A Spillover–Crossover Model pp. 271-283

Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz, Ana Sanz-Vergel, Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold Bakker

Sleep Habits May Undermine Well-Being Through the Stressor Appraisal Process pp. 285-299

Larissa Barber, Elizabeth Rupprecht and David Munz

Marijuana Use and Well-Being in University Students pp. 301-321

Jadie Allen and Mark Holder

Examining Moderators of Signature Strengths Use and Well-being: Calling and Signature Strengths Level pp. 323-337

Blake Allan and Ryan Duffy

A Salutogenic Analysis of the Well-Being Paradox in Older Age pp. 339-355

Ulrich Wiesmann and Hans-Joachim Hannich

Social Capital and Individual Happiness in Europe pp. 357-386

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Viola Berlepsch

The Portuguese Version of the Psychological Adjustment to Separation Test-Part A (PAST-A): A Study with Recently and Non-recently Divorced Adults pp. 387-406

Diogo Lamela, Bárbara Figueiredo and Alice Bastos

Promoting Well-Being in School-Based Mentoring Through Basic Psychological Needs Support: Does It Really Count? pp. 407-424

Francisco Simões and Madalena Alarcão

Subjective and Objective Aspects of Free Time: The Italian Case pp. 425-441

Isabella Mingo and Silvia Montecolle

Coping Strategies as Mediating Variables Between Self-serving Attributional Bias and Subjective Well-Being pp. 443-453

Pilar Sanjuán and Alejandro Magallares

When Less is More: A Short Version of the Personal Optimism Scale and the Self-Efficacy Optimism Scale pp. 455-474

Vesna Gavrilov-Jerković, Veljko Jovanović, Dragan Žuljević and Dragana Brdarić

Eastern Conceptualizations of Happiness: Fundamental Differences with Western Views pp. 475-493

Mohsen Joshanloo

Volume 15, issue 1, 2014

Authenticity at Work: Development and Validation of an Individual Authenticity Measure at Work pp. 1-18

Ralph Bosch and Toon Taris

Increasing Middle School Students’ Life Satisfaction: Efficacy of a Positive Psychology Group Intervention pp. 19-42

Shannon Suldo, Jessica Savage and Sterett Mercer

The Psychometric Equivalence of the Personal Wellbeing Index School-Children for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Adolescents pp. 43-56

Adrian Tomyn, Matthew Fuller Tyszkiewicz and Jacolyn Norrish

Happiness and Regional Segmentation: Does Space Matter? pp. 57-83

Chun-Hung Lin, Suchandra Lahiri and Ching-Po Hsu

Happiness and Leisure Across Countries: Evidence from International Survey Data pp. 85-118

Miao Wang and M. Wong

Well-Being in Times of Crisis: Interdisciplinary Evidence and Policy Implications pp. 119-123

Antonella Delle Fave

Subjective Well-Being and Retirement: Analysis and Policy Recommendations pp. 125-144

Elizabeth Horner

Social Capital and Well-Being in Times of Crisis pp. 145-162

John Helliwell, Haifang Huang and Shun Wang

Do Economic Reforms Alleviate Subjective Well-Being Losses of Economic Crises? pp. 163-182

Christian Bjørnskov

A Demonstration of Set-Points for Subjective Wellbeing pp. 183-206

Robert Cummins, Ning Li, Mark Wooden and Mark Stokes

Changes in Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being After a Severe Nationwide Disaster: The Case of the Great East Japan Earthquake pp. 207-221

Yukiko Uchida, Yoshiaki Takahashi and Kentaro Kawahara

Personal Resilience in Times of Crisis: The Implications of SWB Homeostasis and Set-Points pp. 223-235

Robert Cummins and Mark Wooden