The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success?

S Lyubomirsky, L King, E Diener - Psychological bulletin, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous studies show that happy individuals are successful across multiple life domains,
including marriage, friendship, income, work performance, and health. The authors suggest …

Parenthood and happiness: A review of folk theories versus empirical evidence

T Hansen - Social indicators research, 2012 - Springer
This paper reviews and compares folk theories and empirical evidence about the influence
of parenthood on happiness and life satisfaction. The review of attitudes toward parenthood …

Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the selfcompassion scale

F Raes, E Pommier, KD Neff… - Clinical psychology & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present study was to construct and validate a shortform version of the
SelfCompassion Scale (SCS). Two Dutch samples were used to construct and cross …

Pursuing happiness: The architecture of sustainable change

S Lyubomirsky, KM Sheldon… - Review of general …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
The pursuit of happiness is an important goal for many people. However, surprisingly little
scientific research has focused on the question of how happiness can be increased and …

The consequences of divorce for adults and children

PR Amato - Journal of marriage and family, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
I use a divorcestressadjustment perspective to summarize and organize the empirical
literature on the consequences of divorce for adults and children. My review draws on …

The funds, friends, and faith of happy people.

DG Myers - American psychologist, 2000 - psycnet.apa.org
New studies are revealing predictors of subjective well-being, often assessed as self-
reported happiness and life satisfaction. Worldwide, most people report being at least …

Similarity of the relations between marital status and subjective well-being across cultures

E Diener, CL Gohm, E Suh… - Journal of cross-cultural …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
In a sample of 59,169 persons in 42 nations, relations between marital status and subjective
well-being were found to be very similar across the world. Although cultural variables were …

The physiology of marriage: Pathways to health

TF Robles, JK Kiecolt-Glaser - Physiology & behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
Marriage is the central relationship for most adults and has beneficial effects for health. At
the same time, troubled marriages have negative health consequences. This review outlines …

Labeling and stigma

BG Link, JC Phelan - Handbook of the sociology of mental health, 2013 - Springer
The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

What are the differences between happiness and self-esteem

S Lyubomirsky, C Tkach, MR DiMatteo - Social indicators research, 2006 - Springer
The present study investigated theoretically and empirically derived similarities and
differences between the constructs of enduring happiness and self-esteem. Participants (N …