The Science of subjective well-being

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R.J. Larsen, M. Eid, Ed Diener and the Science of Subjective Well-Being. Part 1. The Realm of Subjective Well-Being. D.M. Haybron, Philosophy and the Science of Subjective Well-Being. R. Veenhoven, Sociological Theories of Subjective Well-Being. S.E. Hill, D.M. Buss, Evolution and Subjective Well-Being. D.M. McMahon, The Pursuit of Happiness in Human History. Part 2. Measuring Subjective Well-Being. U. Schimmack, The Structure of Subjective Well-Being. W. Pavot, The Assessment of Subjective Well-Being: Successes and Shortfalls. M. Eid, Measuring the Immeasurable: Psychometric Modeling of Subjective Well-Being Data. Part 3. The Happy Person. R.E. Lucas, Personality and Subjective Well-Being. J.T. Cacioppo, L.C. Hawkley, A. Kalil, M.E. Hughes, L. Waite, R.A. Thisted, Happiness and the Invisible Threads of Social Connection: The Chicago Health, Aging, and Social Relations Study. M.D. Robinson, R.J. Compton, The Happy Mind in Action: The Cognitive Basis of Subjective Well-Being. F. Fujita, The Frequency of Social Comparison and Its Relation to Subjective Well-Being. R.J. Larsen, Z. Prizmic, Regulation of Emotional Well-Being: Overcoming the Hedonic Treadmill. S. Oishi, M. Koo, Two New Questions about Happiness: Is Happiness Good? and Is Happier Better? R.M. Biswas-Diener, Material Wealth and Subjective Well-Being. D.G. Myers, Religion and Human Flourishing. Part 4. Subjective Well-Being in the Interpersonal Domain. M.L. Diener, M. Diener McGavran, Makes People Happy? A Developmental Approach to the Literature on Family Relationships and Well-Being. E.S. Huebner, C. Diener, Research on Life Satisfaction of Children and Youth: Implications for the Delivery of School-Related Services. T.A. Judge, R. Klinger, Job Satisfaction: Subjective Well-Being at Work. E.M. Suh, J. Koo, Comparing Subjective Well-Being across Cultures and Nations: The What and Why Questions. Part 5. Making People Happier. L.A. King, Intervention for Enhancing Subjective Well-Being: Can We Make People Happier, and Should We? B.L. Fredrickson, Promoting Positive Affect. R.A. Emmons, Gratitude, Subjective Well-Being, and the Brain. Part 6. Conclusions and Future Directions. E. Diener, Myths in the Science of Happiness, and Directions for Future Research.