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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Ed Diener and the science of subjective well-being / Randy J. Larsen and Michael Eid -- [pt]. 1. The realm of subjective well-being -- 2. Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being / Dan M. Haybron -- 3. Sociological theories of subjective well-being / Ruut Veenhoven -- 4. Evolution and subjective well-being / Sarah E. Hill and David M. Buss -- 5. The pursuit of happiness in history / Darrin M. McMahon -- [pt]. 2. Measuring subjective well-being -- 6. The structure of subjective well-being / Ulrich Schimmack -- 7. The assessment of subjective well-being : successes and shortfalls / William Pavot -- 8. Measuring the immeasurable : psychometric modeling of subjective well-being data / Michael Eid -- [pt]. 3. The happy person -- 9. Personality and subjective well-being / Richard E. Lucas -- 10. 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 R. Thisted -- 11. The happy mind in action : the cognitive basis of subjective well-being / Michael D. Robinson and Rebecca J. Compton -- 12. The frequency of social comparison and its relation to subjective well-being / Frank Fujita -- 13. Regulation of emotional well-being : overcoming the hedonic treadmill / Randy J. Larsen and Zvjezdana Prizmic --

14. Two new questions about happiness : "is happiness good" and "is happier better?" / Shige Oishi and Minkyung Koo -- 15. Material wealth and subjective well-being / Robert M. Biswas-Diener -- 16. Religion and human flourishing / David G. Myers -- [pt]. 4. Subjective well-being in the interpersonal domain -- 17. What makes people happy? : a developmental approach to the literature on family relationships and well-being / Marissa L. Diener and Mary Beth Diener McGavran -- 18. Research on life satisfaction of children and youth : implications for the delivery of school-related services / E. Scott Huebner and Carol Diener -- 19. Job satisfaction : subjective well-being at work / Timothy A. Judge and Ryan Klinger -- 20. Comparing subjective well-being across cultures and nations : the "what" and "why" questions / Eunkook Suh and Jayoung Koo -- [pt]. 5. Making people happier -- 21. Interventions for enhancing subjective well-being : can we make people happier and should we? / Laura A. King -- 22. Promoting positive affect / Barbara L. Fredrickson -- 23. Gratitude, subjective well-being, and the brain / Robert A. Emmons -- [pt]. 6. Conclusions and future directions -- 24. Myths in the science of happiness, and directions for future research / Ed Diener -- Author index -- Subject index.

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