The science of subjective well-being

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

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