The science of subjective well-being

The science of subjective well-being / edited by Michael Eid, Randy J. Larsen.

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Eid, Michael.
Larsen, Randy J.
ProQuest (Firm)
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:xiii, 546 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ed Diener and the science of subjective well-being / Randy J. Larsen and Michael Eid
  • The realm of subjective well-being
  • Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being / Dan M. Haybron
  • Sociological theories of subjective well-being / Ruut Veenhoven
  • Evolution and subjective well-being / Sarah E. Hill and David M. Buss
  • The pursuit of happiness in history / Darrin M. McMahon
  • Measuring subjective well-being
  • The structure of subjective well-being / Ulrich Schimmack
  • The assessment of subjective well-being: successes and shortfalls / William Pavot
  • Measuring the immeasurable : psychometric modeling of subjective well-being data / Michael Eid
  • The happy person
  • Personality and subjective well-being / Richard E. Lucas
  • Happiness and the invisible threads of social connection : the Chicago health, aging, and social relations study / John T. Cacioppo ... [et al.]
  • The happy mind in action : the cognitive basis of subjective well-being / Michael D. Robinson and Rebecca J. Compton
  • The frequency of social comparison and its relation to subjective well-being
  • Frank Fujita
  • Regulation of emotional well-being : overcoming the hedonic treadmill / Randy J. Larsen and Zvjezdana Prizmic
  • Two new questions about happiness : "is happiness good" and "is happier better?" / Shige Oishi and Minkyung Koo
  • Material wealth and subjective well-being / Robert M. Biswas- Diener
  • Religion and human flourishing / David G. Myers
  • Subjective well-being in the interpersonal domain
  • What makes people happy? : a developmental approach to the literature on family relationships and well-being / Marissa L. Diener and Mary Beth Diener McGavran
  • Research on life satisfaction of children and youth : implications for the delivery of school-related services / E. Scott Huebner and Carol Diener
  • Job satisfaction : subjective well-being at work / Timothy A. Judge and Ryan Klinger
  • Comparing subjective well-being across cultures and nations: the "what" and "why" questions / Eunkook Suh and Jayoung Koo
  • Making people happier
  • Interventions for enhancing subjective well-being : can we make people happier and should we? / Laura A. King
  • Promoting positive affect / Barbara L. Fredrickson
  • Gratitude, subjective well-being, and the brain / Robert A. Emmons
  • Conclusions and future directions
  • Myths in the science of happiness, and directions for future research / Ed Diener.

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