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The Science of Well-Being

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 37)

Editors: Diener, Ed

DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2350-6

ISBN: 978-90-481-2349-0

Publisher: Springer Netherlands - Springer Journals

Jan 1, 2009

1 - 10 of 10 Chapters

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Chapter 1Introduction—The Science of Well-Being: Reviews and Theoretical Articles by Ed Diener

Diener, Ed

Pages: 1 –10

[Since the time of the ancient Greeks, and even before that, people have wondered about the nature of “the good life.” What is it that makes life desirable? What determines a high quality of life? One answer to these questions is that a person feels and thinks his or her life is desirable...
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Chapter 2Subjective Well-Being

Diener, Ed

Pages: 11 –58

[The literature on subjective well-being (SWB), including happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, is reviewed in three areas: measurement, causal factors, and theory. Psychometric data on single-item and multi-item subjective well-being scales are presented, and the measures are...
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Chapter 3In Pursuit of Happiness: Empirical Answers to Philosophical Questions

Kesebir, Pelin; Diener, Ed

Pages: 59 –74

[In this article, we provide an overview of what various philosophers throughout the ages have claimed about the nature of happiness, and we discuss to what extent psychological science has been able to substantiate or refute their claims. We first address concerns raised by philosophers...
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Chapter 4Personality and Subjective Well-Being

E., Richard; Diener, Ed

Pages: 75 –102

[Personality has been found to be more strongly associated with subjective well-being in many instances than are life circumstances. In part, this might be due to the fact that temperament and other individual differences can influence people’s feelings and evaluations of their lives, but also...
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Chapter 5Beyond the Hedonic Treadmill: Revising the Adaptation Theory of Well-Being

Diener, Ed; Lucas, Richard E.; Scollon, Christie Napa

Pages: 103 –118

[According to the hedonic treadmill model, good and bad events temporarily affect happiness, but people quickly adapt back to hedonic neutrality. The theory, which has gained widespread acceptance in recent years, implies that individual and societal efforts to increase happiness are doomed to...
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Chapter 6Will Money Increase Subjective Well-Being?: A Literature Review and Guide to Needed Research

Diener, Ed; Biswas-Diener, Robert

Pages: 119 –154

[Four replicable findings have emerged regarding the relation between income and subjective well-being (SWB): 1. There are large correlations between the wealth of nations and the mean reports of SWB in them, 2. There are mostly small correlations between income and SWB within nations, although...
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Chapter 7The Well-Being of Nations: Linking Together Trust, Cooperation, and Democracy

Tov, William; Diener, Ed

Pages: 155 –173

[The theme of this chapter is that cooperative and trusting social relationships tend to enhance people’s subjective well-being (happiness and life satisfaction), and that in turn positive feelings of well-being tend to augment cooperation and trust. Extensive empirical work now supports the fact...
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Chapter 8The Optimum Level of Well-Being: Can People Be Too Happy?

Oishi, Shigehiro; Diener, Ed; Lucas, Richard E.

Pages: 175 –200

[Psychologists, self-help gurus, and parents all work to make their clients, friends, and children happier. Recent research indicates that happiness is functional and generally leads to success. However, most people are already above neutral in happiness, which raises the question of whether...
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Chapter 9Beyond Money: Toward an Economy of Well-Being

Diener, Ed; Seligman, Martin E.P.

Pages: 201 –265

[Policy decisions at the organizational, corporate, and governmental levels should be more heavily influenced by issues related to well-being—people’s evaluations and feelings about their lives. Domestic policy currently focuses heavily on economic outcomes, although economic indicators omit, and...
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Chapter 10Conclusion: The Well-Being Science Needed Now

Diener, Ed

Pages: 267 –271

[We have learned much about well-being in the past several decades. Our methods have improved in impressive ways, and we have developed a broader view of who across the globe has high versus low subjective well-being. The articles in this volume review the advances we have made in understanding...

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