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Advances in subjective well-being research

Diener, Ed, Oishi, Shigehiro, Tay, Louis·2018·Nature Human Behaviour
DOI 10.1038/s41562-018-0307-6
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Abstract

The empirical science of subjective well-being, popularly referred to as happiness or satisfaction, has grown enormously in the past decade. In this Review, we selectively highlight and summarize key researched areas that continue to develop. We describe the validity of measures and their potential biases, as well as the scientific methods used in this field. We describe some of the predictors of subjective well-being such as temperament, income and supportive social relationships. Higher subjective well-being has been associated with good health and longevity, better social relationships, work performance and creativity. At the community and societal levels, cultures differ not only in their levels of well-being but also to some extent in the types of subjective well-being they most value. Furthermore, there are both universal and unique predictors of subjective well-being in various societies. National accounts of subjective well-being to help inform policy decisions at the community and societal levels are now being considered and adopted. Finally we discuss the unknowns in the science and needed future research.

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Authors
Diener, E., Oishi, S., & Tay, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Utah (US)
  • University of Virginia (US)
  • Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
Corresponding author
Diener, Ed
ORCID
Venue
Nature Human Behaviour
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2018-02-12
Volume
2
Issue
4
Pages
253-260
ISSN
2397-3374 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41562-018-0307-6
OpenAlex
W2793738252
Cited by
2,003
References
134
Citations by year
2026: 441 · 2025: 408 · 2024: 313 · 2023: 304 · 2022: 216 · 2021: 152 · 2020: 100 · 2019: 51 · 2018: 16
FWCI
12.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Nature Human Behaviour (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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 › Sociology and Political Science › Quality of Life Measurement
Keywords
subjective well-being, happiness, life satisfaction, measurement bias, temperament, income, interpersonal relationships, health and longevity, employee performance, creativity, cross-cultural comparison, policy
MeSH terms
Culture, Happiness, Humans, Personal Satisfaction, Research Design, Policy

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