Journal of Happiness Studies

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of Happiness Studies is 21. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Sociodemographic Disparities in Positive Life Experiences54
Correction to: The Importance of the Neighbourhood Environment and Social Capital for Happiness in a Vulnerable District: The Case of the Pajarillos District in Spain42
Beyond Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism: Does the Tripartite Model of Meaning in Life Matter in Predicting Future Well-Being in Adults?37
The Longitudinal Effect of Pre-war Investments in Hedonic Capital on Wartime Well-Being35
Parental Happiness Associates With the Co-occurrence of Preschool-Aged Children’s Healthy Energy Balance-Related Behaviors33
Paradoxical Impacts of Social Relationship on Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic32
Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest Upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction29
Relative Effects on Life Satisfaction Revisited: Social Comparison is Only Half the Story29
The Importance of the Neighbourhood Environment and Social Capital for Happiness in a Vulnerable District: The Case of the Pajarillos District in Spain27
Informal Caregivers and Life Satisfaction: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands26
Does Inequality Shape Human Character? Cross-Cultural Associations between Character Strengths and the Gini Index in 68 Countries25
The Good Life Versus the “Goods Life”: An Investigation of Goal Contents Theory and Employee Subjective Well-Being Across Asian Countries25
When Humble is Humbled: The Moderating Role of Leader Underestimation in the Dual Relationship Between Employee Humility and Well-Being25
“Humor A B C” Program: Specific Strength Intervention in Facilitating the Positive Development of Left-Behind Children24
Why Do We Feel so Time Poor? A Daily Diary Study of Time Poverty and Well-Being24
The Paradox of Wealthy Nations’ Low Adolescent Life Satisfaction23
Energy Loss After Daily Role Stress and Work Incivility: Caring for Oneself with Emotional Wellness23
State Contexts, Job Insecurity, and Subjective Well-being in the Time of COVID-1922
Alone in a Crowd: Is Social Contact Associated with Less Psychological Pain of Loneliness in Everyday Life?22
The Relationship Between Prosociality, Meaning, and Happiness in Everyday Life22
The Impact of Recognizing a Romantic Partner’s Character Strengths on Relationship Satisfaction21
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