Journal of Happiness Studies

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Happiness Studies is 8. 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
Relative Effects on Life Satisfaction Revisited: Social Comparison is Only Half the Story29
Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest Upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction29
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
When Humble is Humbled: The Moderating Role of Leader Underestimation in the Dual Relationship Between Employee Humility and Well-Being25
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
Why Do We Feel so Time Poor? A Daily Diary Study of Time Poverty and Well-Being24
“Humor A B C” Program: Specific Strength Intervention in Facilitating the Positive Development of Left-Behind Children24
Energy Loss After Daily Role Stress and Work Incivility: Caring for Oneself with Emotional Wellness23
The Paradox of Wealthy Nations’ Low Adolescent Life Satisfaction23
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
Personal Growth Initiative: Relation to Coping Styles, Strategies, and Self-Efficacy20
Life Satisfaction Differences Across Trust Profiles Among Dutch Adolescents20
The Pursuit of Resilience: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Resilience-Promoting Interventions20
What You See is What You Get: The Effect of Perceived Inequality on Subjective Well-Being20
Mitigating the Negative Effects of Lower-Class Backgrounds on Subjective Well-Being: The Role of Nonessentialist Views of Happiness19
The Longitudinal Association Between Self-Esteem and Social Relationships Among Chinese Adolescents: Roles of Developmental Stages and Gender19
Who (Really) Wins with Basic Income: Personality and Values as Predictors of Happiness Trajectories19
Lockdown, Infection, and Expressed Happiness in China19
Psychological Well-Being Across the Perinatal Period: Life Satisfaction and Flourishing in a Longitudinal Study of Young Black and White American Women18
The Effect of Consumer Confidence and Subjective Well-being on Consumers’ Spending Behavior18
Effectiveness of a Psycho-pedagogical Intervention on Spiritual Intelligence, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-being for Primary School Children: A Non-randomized Controlled Trial18
Self-compassion Predicts Higher Affective Well-being and Lower Stress Symptoms Through Less Dysfunctional Coping: A Three-wave Longitudinal Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic18
The Association of Couplehood and Parenthood with the Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Older Gay Men18
The Influence of Experiential Avoidance, Humility and Patience on the Association Between Religious/Spiritual Exploration and Well-Being18
Acting on Values: A Novel Intervention Enhancing Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being17
Well-being Monism Defended17
Selflessness Meets Higher and More Stable Happiness: An Experience Sampling Study of the Joint Dynamics of Selflessness and Happiness17
Lonely in a Crowd: Cohort Size and Happiness in the United Kingdom16
Unique Ways in Which the Quality of Friendships Matter for Life Satisfaction16
Psychological Interventions for Well-Being in Healthy Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis16
Discovering Psychological Well-Being: A Bibliometric Review16
The Convergence of Positivity: Are Happy People All Alike?16
 The Prevalence of Positive Affect over Negative Affect in Adolescents’ Well-being: Moderating Role of Individualism16
The Quality of Society and Happiness: Fairness, Trust, and Community in China15
The Implicit Affiliation Motive, Evaluations of Social Life Events, and Life Satisfaction: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study with German and Zambian Adolescents15
Unobserved Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Contentment, and Affect. Implications for Income’s Relevance15
From Emotion Beliefs to Regulatory Behavior: Gratitude Journaling Initiation and Outcomes15
Developmental Trajectories of Students’ Life Satisfaction and Reciprocal Relations with Parental Autonomy Support in Elementary and Secondary School15
A Public, Open, and Independently-Curated Database of Happiness Coefficients15
Optimism and Longevity Among Japanese Older Adults15
Honey, There´s Something on My Mind… Adverse Consequences of Negative and Positive Work Rumination on Attention to the Partner, and the Advantage of Talking About it14
The Effectiveness of the Best-Possible-Self Intervention in College Students from China and the Netherlands: A Cross-Cultural Study14
Pursuing Pleasure or Meaning: A Cross-Lagged Analysis of Happiness Motives and Well-being in Adolescents13
Did Religious Well-Being Benefits Converge or Diverge During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany?13
I Join, So I Enjoy: How Customer Participation Increases Wellbeing13
Predictive Power of Positive Mental Health: A Scoping Review13
The Effectiveness of Positive Psychology Interventions for Promoting Well-being of Adults Experiencing Depression Compared to Other Active Psychological Treatments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analys13
Longitudinal and Age-Related Implications of Primary and Secondary Control for Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being13
The Impact of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Chinese Formal Sector Workers13
The Implications of Meaning in Life on College Adjustment Among Chinese University Freshmen: The Indirect Effects via Academic Motivation13
The Determinants of Countercyclical Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector13
Well-Being and Income Across Space and Time: Evidence from One Million Households12
They are Doing Well, but is it by Doing Good? Pathways from Nonpolitical and Political Volunteering to Subjective Well-Being in Age Comparison12
Responsiveness, Social Connection, Hope, and Life Satisfaction in Everyday Social Interaction: An Experience Sampling Study12
Nostalgia, Gratitude, or Optimism: The Impact of a Two-Week Intervention on Well-Being During COVID-1912
Self-Compassion as a Means to Improve Job-Related Well-Being in Academia12
Mindfulness and Subjective Well-being Among Chinese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study and a Weekly Diary Investigation12
Role of Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation in Well-being and Health: The Interplay between Positive and Negative Emotion Regulation Abilities is Linked to Mental and Physical Health12
One Size Does Not Make All Happy: Idionomic Links Between Striving for Positive States and Happiness in Experience Sampling12
Can Good Memories of the Past Instill Happiness? Nostalgia Improves Subjective Well-Being by Increasing Gratitude12
Save Today for a Happier Tomorrow: Associations Between Happiness and Financial Preparation in Japan12
Eudaimonic and Uncertainty Metaphors About Life are Associated with Meaningfulness, Experiential Avoidance, Mental Health and Happiness11
Inequalities and Social Capital as Factors of Subjective Well-Being: Case Study from Western Province, Zambia11
Pleasure or Meaning: Subjective Well-Being Orientations and the Willingness to Help Close Versus Distant Others11
Development and Evaluation of a Prospective Group Coaching Program: Increasing Well-Being and Openness to the Future in a Subclinical Sample11
The Disruptive Long-Term Costs of International Migration on Subjective Well-Being11
What Drives Happiness? The Interviewer’s Happiness11
Revisiting the Energy-Happiness Paradox in China: The Role of Housing Outcomes11
“Inner Peace is the Good Life’’: Conceptualizations of Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults Aged 60 and Over in Rural Northern Ghana11
From Financial Assistance to Emotional Care: The Impact of Intergenerational Support on the Subjective Well-Being of China’s Elderly11
Flow and Flourishing During the Pandemic: The Roles of Strengths Use and Playful Design11
Importance Weighting in Subjective Well-Being Measures: Using Marginal Utilities as Weights for Domain Satisfaction11
Who Matters the Most? The Differential Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers’ Supportive Relationships in Early Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being11
Why is Intelligence not Making You Happier?11
Spatial Heterogeneity and Subjective Wellbeing: Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Metropolitan Areas Using Multilevel Modelling10
The power of strength-oriented feedback enlightened by self-determination theory: a positive technology-based intervention10
The Paradox of Job Retention Schemes: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach to Immediate and Prolonged Effects of Short-Time Work on Job Insecurity and Employee Well-Being10
Conceptualizations of Happiness and Vegetarianism: Empirical Evidence from University Students in Spain10
Seeking Pleasure is Good, but Avoiding Pain is Bad: Distinguishing Hedonic Approach from Hedonic Avoidance Orientations10
The Division of Labour Within the Household and Life Satisfaction10
Does Self-Transcendent Wisdom Mediate the Relation between Spirituality and Well-Being? A Test Across Six Nations9
Feeling Important, Feeling Well. The Association Between Mattering and Well-being: A Meta-analysis Study9
Life Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Human, Economic, Social, and Psychological Capital9
20 Years of Character Strengths: A Bibliometric Review9
Character Strength-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Focusing on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients with Distress: A Randomized Control Trial of Positive Psychology9
Interpersonal Media and Face-to-Face Communication: Relationship with Life Satisfaction and Loneliness9
Impact of Indirect Gratitude Experience on Life Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support9
Social Connection Constellations and Individual Well-Being Typologies: Using the Loglinear Modeling Approach with Latent Variables9
Perceived Calling Enablement: Achieving Positive Work Outcomes Through Unanswered Calling9
Beyond Income: Exploring the Role of Household Wealth for Subjective Well-Being in Germany9
Personal Well-Being Index (PWI) and its Association with Physical Health, Mental Health and Leisure Activities: Results from the Health and Lifestyle Survey9
The Unhappy Beliefs of Happiness: Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying the Links Between Negative Hedonic Beliefs and Diminished Well-Being9
Differentiating Optimists from Pessimists in the Prediction of Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction: A Latent Profile Analysis9
The Soundtrack of a Crisis: More Positive Music Preferences During Economic and Social Adversity8
Climbing the Career Ladder Does Not Make You Happy: Well-being Changes in the Years Before and After Becoming a Leader8
How Long do We Flourish? A Flourishing State or Trait? A Longitudinal Examination of the Diener Flourishing Scale8
Uncovering the Effects of Awe on Meaning in Life8
Well-being Changes from Year to Year: A Comparison of Current, Remembered and Predicted Life Satisfaction8
Linkage from Self-Sacrifice to Hope Through the Intervening Roles of Perceived Family Support and Attitudes to Aging in Chinese Older Adults8
Subjective Well-Being and Populist Voting in the Netherlands8
Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention to Reduce Work Stress among Rural Community Health Workers in India: Results from a Randomized Pilot Study8
Profile Membership of Self-Worth Contingencies Predicts Well-being, Virtues, and Values8
Subjective Vitality: A Benefit of Self-Directed, Leisure Time Physical Activity8
Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Optimism and Positive Affect in Older Women8
How Does Interpersonal Gratitude Relate to Adolescent Life Satisfaction? The Roles of Parent–Child Relationship and Attachment Insecurity8
Does Being Globalized Matter for Happiness in African Countries?8
Wage Structures, Fairness Perceptions, and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data8
How Can We Cope with Self-Control Demands and Enhance Proactive Vitality Management? The Role of Leisure Crafting and Supervisor Recreational Sports Support8
Don’t Look Up! Individual Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being of Students in Thailand8
The Effects of an Online Positive Psychology Course on Happiness, Health, and Well-Being8
Network Analysis of Ideal Life Pursuit and Food Addiction Among Chinese Adults8
A Meta-Analysis of Religion/Spirituality and Life Satisfaction8
Relationship Status and Psychological Well-being: Initial Evidence for the Moderating Effects of Commitment Readiness8
Looking Beyond Linear: A Closer Examination of the Relationship Between Wisdom and Wellbeing8
How Does (In)congruence in Perceived Adolescent–Parent Closeness Link to Adolescent Socioemotional Well-Being? The Mediating Role of Resilience8
Adolescent Residential Mobility and Life Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood8
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