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Subjective well-being. The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index

Diener, Ed·2000·American Psychologist

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One area of positive psychology analyzes subjective well-being (SWB), people's cognitive and affective evaluations of their lives. Progress has been made in understanding the components of SWB, the importance of adaptation and goals to feelings of well-being, the temperament underpinnings of SWB, and the cultural influences on well-being. Representative selection of respondents, naturalistic experience sampling measures, and other methodological refinements are now used to study SWB and could be used to produce national indicators of happiness.

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Authors: Diener, E.
Affiliations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author: Diener, Ed
ORCID: Diener, Ed
Venue: American Psychologist
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2000
Volume: 55
Issue: 1
Pages: 34-43
ISSN: 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
1935-990X
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066x.55.1.34
OpenAlex: W2070808447
Cited by: 7,121
References: 72
Citations by year: 2026: 227 · 2025: 394 · 2024: 445 · 2023: 585 · 2022: 511 · 2021: 537 · 2020: 456 · 2019: 420 · 2018: 333 · 2017: 351 · 2016: 354 · 2015: 387 · 2014: 391 · 2013: 297 · 2012: 265
FWCI: 75.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
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 › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
Keywords: subjective well-being, happiness, positive psychology, adaptation, goals, temperament, ecological momentary assessment, representative sampling
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cultural Characteristics, Happiness, Humans, Quality of Life, Sampling Studies, Temperament

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