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

Diener, Ed·2000·American Psychologist

Abstract

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
Venue
American Psychologist
Published
2000
Volume
55
Issue
1
Pages
34-43
ISSN
  • 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-990X
OpenAlex
W2070808447
Cited by
7,121
References
72
Citations by year
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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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