The science of subjective well-being/
Michael Eid and Randy J. Larsen
- New York: The Guilford Press, 2008.
- xiii, 546 p.
1. Ed Diener and the Science of Subjective Well-Being, Randy J. Larsen and Michael EidI. The Realm of Subjective Well-being 2. Philosophy and the Science of Subjective Well-Being, Daniel M. Haybron3. Sociological Theories of Subjective Well-Being, Ruut Veenhoven4. Evolution and Subjective Well-Being, Sarah E. Hill and David M. Buss5. The Pursuit of Happiness in History, Darrin M. McMahonII. Measuring Subjective Well-being 6. The Structure of Subjective Well-Being, Ulrich Schimmack7. The Assessment of Subjective Well-Being: Successes and Shortfalls, William Pavot8. Measuring the Immeasurable: Psychometric Modeling of Subjective Well-Being Data, Michael EidIII. The Happy Person 9. Personality and Subjective Well-Being, Richard E. Lucas10. Happiness and the Invisible Threads of Social Connection: The Chicago Health, Aging, and Social Relations Study, John T. Cacioppo, Louise C. Hawkley, Ariel Kalil, M. E. Hughes, Linda Waite, and Ronald A. Thisted11. The Happy Mind in Action: The Cognitive Basis of Subjective Well-Being, Michael D. Robinson and Rebecca J. Compton12. The Frequency of Social Comparison and Its Relation to Subjective Well-Being, Frank Fujita13. Regulation of Emotional Well-Being: Overcoming the Hedonic Treadmill, Randy J. Larsen and Zvjezdana Prizmic14. Two New Questions about Happiness: ""Is Happiness Good?"" and ""Is Happier Better?"", Shigehiro Oishi and Minkyung Koo15. Material Wealth and Subjective Well-Being, Robert M. Biswas-Diener16. Religion and Human Flourishing, David G. MyersIV. Subjective Well-Being in the Interpersonal Domain17. What Makes People Happy?: A Developmental Approach to the Literature on Family Relationships and Well-Being, Marissa L. Diener and Mary Beth Diener McGavran18. Research on Life Satisfaction of Children and Youth: Implications for the Delivery of School-Related Services, E. Scott Huebner and Carol Diener19. Job Satisfaction: Subjective Well-Being at Work, Timothy A. Judge and Ryan Klinger20. Comparing Subjective Well-Being across Cultures and Nations: The ""What"" and ""Why"" Questions, Eunkook M. Suh and Jayoung KooV. Making People Happier 21. Interventions for Enhancing Subjective Well-Being: Can We Make People Happier, and Should We?, Laura A. King22. Promoting Positive Affect, Barbara L. Fredrickson23. Gratitude, Subjective Well-Being, and the Brain, Robert A. EmmonsVI. Conclusions and Future Directions25. Myths in the Science of Happiness, and Directions for Future Research, Ed Diener