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Time frames and the distinction between affective and cognitive well-being

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Luhmann, Maike, Hawkley, Louise C., Eid, Michael, Cacioppo, John T.·2012·Journal of Research in Personality

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We examined whether the empirical differences between affective well-being (AWB) and cognitive well-being (CWB) might be due to (a) the use of different time frames in measures of AWB and CWB or (b) structural differences. In Study 1, a multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) analysis indicated that levels of different components are more similar but do not converge completely when the same time frame is used. In Study 2, we found that people are more likely to consider global life circumstances (as opposed to specific events and activities) when they evaluate their CWB, regardless of the specific time frame. In both studies, the time frame did not moderate the associations between AWB and CWB and important correlates (personality, life circumstances).

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Authors: Luhmann, M., Hawkley, L. C., Eid, M., & Cacioppo, J. T.
Affiliations: University of Chicago (US)
Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Corresponding author: Luhmann, Maike
ORCID: Luhmann, Maike
Hawkley, Louise C.
Eid, Michael
Cacioppo, John T.
Venue: Journal of Research in Personality
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2012-08
Volume: 46
Issue: 4
Pages: 431-441
ISSN: 0092-6566 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2012.04.004
PMC: PMC3571101
OpenAlex: W2007787963
Cited by: 149
References: 46
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FWCI: 7.70
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Research in Personality (publishedVersion)
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Funders: National Institutes of Health (Z99 RG999999)
National Institute on Aging (R01AG034052)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: emotional well-being, cognitive well-being, time frames, living conditions, personality, measurement convergence, subjective well-being

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