Abstract
ABSTRACT Four studies addressed the question, can happiness make a house a home? Studies 1 and 2 showed that the hominess of a residence, whether self-rated (Study 1, N = 797) or coded from narratives (Study 2, N = 815) was predicted by subjective well-being, controlling for demographics, personality traits, and objective ratings of a photo of the residence. Study 3 (N = 277) extended these findings to people’s workspaces. The link between well-being and hominess was partially explained by basic psychological need satisfaction in Studies 1 and 2. Basic need satisfaction in one’s office fully explained the link between well-being and hominess of an office space in Study 3. In Study 4 (N = 660), induced positive mood did not affect the hominess ratings of photos. Happy people describe their residences and offices as homier and this is not simply due to positive moods.
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