How does subjective well-being (SWB) develop across the life span? Theories and previous
empirical research suggest heterogeneous conclusions regarding this question. Therefore …

Situated within a positive psychology perspective, this study aimed at examining the nature
and directionality of longitudinal relationships between basic psychological needs …

Abstract Grounded in Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT; Deci and Ryan in Intrinsic
motivation and self-determination in human behavior. Plenum, New York, 1985; Psychol Inq …

Different profiles of the character dimensions of self-directedness, cooperativeness and self-
transcendence result in different levels of wellbeing among adults. However, the influence of …

This 6-week longitudinal study aimed to examine a moderated mediation model that may
explain the link between school-related social support (ie, teacher support and classmate …

Regular physical exercise contributes to marked reductions in psychosocial stress, the
enhancing of posi-tive affect and well-being. However, affect can be measured as high (eg …

Although the development of elementary school students' behavioral school engagement in
Western societies has received much research attention, longitudinal research on its …

Positive (PA) and negative affect (NA) are indicators or markers of well-being that also reflect
stable emotional-temperamental dispositions. In three different studies, self-reported affect …

Although there is evidence that parental attachment and personality interact during
development and exert mutual influences on one another, studies describing how parental …

Introduction. This study addresses the need to further contextualize research on well-being
(eg,) in terms of cross-cultural aspects of personality traits among adolescents and by …