|aThe science of subjective well-being /|cedited by Michael Eid, Randy J. Larsen.
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|aNew York :|bGuilford Press,|cc2008.
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|axiii, 546 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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|g1.|tEd Diener and the science of subjective well-being /|rRandy J. Larsen|gand|rMichael Eid --|g[pt]. 1. The|trealm of subjective well-being --|g2.|tPhilosophy and the science of subjective well-being /|rDan M. Haybron --|g3.|tSociological theories of subjective well-being /|rRuut Veenhoven --|g4.|tEvolution and subjective well-being /|rSarah E. Hill|gand|rDavid M. Buss --|g5. The|tpursuit of happiness in history /|rDarrin M. McMahon --|g[pt]. 2.|tMeasuring subjective well-being --|g6. The|tstructure of subjective well-being /|rUlrich Schimmack --|g7. The|tassessment of subjective well-being : successes and shortfalls /|rWilliam Pavot --|g8.|tMeasuring the immeasurable : psychometric modeling of subjective well-being data /|rMichael Eid --|g[pt]. 3. The|thappy person --|g9.|tPersonality and subjective well-being /|rRichard E. Lucas --|g10.|tHappiness and the invisible threads of social connection : the Chicago health, aging, and social relations study /|rJohn T. Cacioppo,|rLouise C. Hawkley,|rAriel Kalil,|rM.E. Hughes,|rLinda Waite,|gand|rRonald R. Thisted --|g11. The|thappy mind in action : the cognitive basis of subjective well-being /|rMichael D. Robinson|gand|rRebecca J. Compton --|g12. The|tfrequency of social comparison and its relation to subjective well-being /|rFrank Fujita --|g13.|tRegulation of emotional well-being : overcoming the hedonic treadmill /|rRandy J. Larsen|gand|rZvjezdana Prizmic --
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|g14.|tTwo new questions about happiness : "is happiness good" and "is happier better?" /|rShige Oishi|gand|rMinkyung Koo --|g15.|tMaterial wealth and subjective well-being /|rRobert M. Biswas-Diener --|g16.|tReligion and human flourishing /|rDavid G. Myers --|g[pt]. 4.|tSubjective well-being in the interpersonal domain --|g17.|tWhat makes people happy? : a developmental approach to the literature on family relationships and well-being /|rMarissa L. Diener|gand|rMary Beth Diener McGavran --|g18.|tResearch on life satisfaction of children and youth : implications for the delivery of school-related services /|rE. Scott Huebner|gand|rCarol Diener --|g19.|tJob satisfaction : subjective well-being at work /|rTimothy A. Judge|gand|rRyan Klinger --|g20.|tComparing subjective well-being across cultures and nations : the "what" and "why" questions /|rEunkook Suh|gand|rJayoung Koo --|g[pt]. 5.|tMaking people happier --|g21.|tInterventions for enhancing subjective well-being : can we make people happier and should we? /|rLaura A. King --|g22.|tPromoting positive affect /|rBarbara L. Fredrickson --|g23.|tGratitude, subjective well-being, and the brain /|rRobert A. Emmons --|g[pt]. 6.|tConclusions and future directions --|g24.|tMyths in the science of happiness, and directions for future research /|rEd Diener --|tAuthor index --|tSubject index.