Journal of Happiness Studies

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Happiness Studies is 7. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Energy Loss After Daily Role Stress and Work Incivility: Caring for Oneself with Emotional Wellness76
State Contexts, Job Insecurity, and Subjective Well-being in the Time of COVID-1946
The Longitudinal Effect of Pre-war Investments in Hedonic Capital on Wartime Well-Being34
Alone in a Crowd: Is Social Contact Associated with Less Psychological Pain of Loneliness in Everyday Life?33
Parental Happiness Associates With the Co-occurrence of Preschool-Aged Children’s Healthy Energy Balance-Related Behaviors30
Correction to: The Importance of the Neighbourhood Environment and Social Capital for Happiness in a Vulnerable District: The Case of the Pajarillos District in Spain29
“Humor A B C” Program: Specific Strength Intervention in Facilitating the Positive Development of Left-Behind Children28
Informal Caregivers and Life Satisfaction: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands27
The Paradox of Wealthy Nations’ Low Adolescent Life Satisfaction27
Beyond Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism: Does the Tripartite Model of Meaning in Life Matter in Predicting Future Well-Being in Adults?27
How Does the Quiet Ego Relate to Happiness? A Path Model Investigation of the Relations Between the Quiet Ego, Self-Concept Clarity, and Well-Being26
Paradoxical Impacts of Social Relationship on Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic24
The Relationship Between Prosociality, Meaning, and Happiness in Everyday Life24
Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest Upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction23
Relative Effects on Life Satisfaction Revisited: Social Comparison is Only Half the Story22
When Humble is Humbled: The Moderating Role of Leader Underestimation in the Dual Relationship Between Employee Humility and Well-Being22
Does Inequality Shape Human Character? Cross-Cultural Associations between Character Strengths and the Gini Index in 68 Countries22
The Good Life Versus the “Goods Life”: An Investigation of Goal Contents Theory and Employee Subjective Well-Being Across Asian Countries22
The Pursuit of Resilience: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Resilience-Promoting Interventions21
Personal Growth Initiative: Relation to Coping Styles, Strategies, and Self-Efficacy21
The Importance of the Neighbourhood Environment and Social Capital for Happiness in a Vulnerable District: The Case of the Pajarillos District in Spain21
The Longitudinal Association Between Self-Esteem and Social Relationships Among Chinese Adolescents: Roles of Developmental Stages and Gender21
Lockdown, Infection, and Expressed Happiness in China20
Who (Really) Wins with Basic Income: Personality and Values as Predictors of Happiness Trajectories20
Who is Happier in Japan, a Housewife or Working Wife?20
The Impact of Recognizing a Romantic Partner’s Character Strengths on Relationship Satisfaction20
Acting on Values: A Novel Intervention Enhancing Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being19
Selflessness Meets Higher and More Stable Happiness: An Experience Sampling Study of the Joint Dynamics of Selflessness and Happiness19
The Effect of Consumer Confidence and Subjective Well-being on Consumers’ Spending Behavior19
Discovering Psychological Well-Being: A Bibliometric Review19
Self-compassion Predicts Higher Affective Well-being and Lower Stress Symptoms Through Less Dysfunctional Coping: A Three-wave Longitudinal Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic19
 The Prevalence of Positive Affect over Negative Affect in Adolescents’ Well-being: Moderating Role of Individualism18
The Implicit Affiliation Motive, Evaluations of Social Life Events, and Life Satisfaction: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study with German and Zambian Adolescents18
The Influence of Experiential Avoidance, Humility and Patience on the Association Between Religious/Spiritual Exploration and Well-Being18
Flow Support at Work: Examining the Relationship Between Strengths Use and Flow at Work Among School Staff over a Three-Year Period18
Well-being Monism Defended17
Psychological Well-Being Across the Perinatal Period: Life Satisfaction and Flourishing in a Longitudinal Study of Young Black and White American Women17
The Association of Couplehood and Parenthood with the Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Older Gay Men17
Effectiveness of a Psycho-pedagogical Intervention on Spiritual Intelligence, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-being for Primary School Children: A Non-randomized Controlled Trial16
The Convergence of Positivity: Are Happy People All Alike?16
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 it15
Psychological Interventions for Well-Being in Healthy Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis15
Optimism and Longevity Among Japanese Older Adults15
Lonely in a Crowd: Cohort Size and Happiness in the United Kingdom15
Obituary15
Unique Ways in Which the Quality of Friendships Matter for Life Satisfaction15
The Impact of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Chinese Formal Sector Workers14
From Emotion Beliefs to Regulatory Behavior: Gratitude Journaling Initiation and Outcomes14
Unobserved Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Contentment, and Affect. Implications for Income’s Relevance14
The Quality of Society and Happiness: Fairness, Trust, and Community in China14
A Public, Open, and Independently-Curated Database of Happiness Coefficients14
Did Religious Well-Being Benefits Converge or Diverge During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany?13
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
The Effectiveness of the Best-Possible-Self Intervention in College Students from China and the Netherlands: A Cross-Cultural Study13
I Join, So I Enjoy: How Customer Participation Increases Wellbeing13
Predictive Power of Positive Mental Health: A Scoping Review13
Self-Compassion as a Means to Improve Job-Related Well-Being in Academia13
Pursuing Pleasure or Meaning: A Cross-Lagged Analysis of Happiness Motives and Well-being in Adolescents13
Nostalgia, Gratitude, or Optimism: The Impact of a Two-Week Intervention on Well-Being During COVID-1912
Development and Evaluation of a Prospective Group Coaching Program: Increasing Well-Being and Openness to the Future in a Subclinical Sample12
Conceptions of Happiness Matter: Relationships between Fear and Fragility of Happiness and Mental and Physical Wellbeing12
Longitudinal and Age-Related Implications of Primary and Secondary Control for Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being12
Well-Being and Income Across Space and Time: Evidence from One Million Households12
Can Good Memories of the Past Instill Happiness? Nostalgia Improves Subjective Well-Being by Increasing Gratitude12
Why is Intelligence not Making You Happier?12
Eudaimonic and Uncertainty Metaphors About Life are Associated with Meaningfulness, Experiential Avoidance, Mental Health and Happiness12
Responsiveness, Social Connection, Hope, and Life Satisfaction in Everyday Social Interaction: An Experience Sampling Study12
The Determinants of Countercyclical Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector12
The Implications of Meaning in Life on College Adjustment Among Chinese University Freshmen: The Indirect Effects via Academic Motivation12
Exploring Posttraumatic Growth in Sierra Leone Using Mixed Methods12
Subjective Well-Being and Aversion to Macroeconomic Losses: New Evidence12
Flow and Flourishing During the Pandemic: The Roles of Strengths Use and Playful Design12
Save Today for a Happier Tomorrow: Associations Between Happiness and Financial Preparation in Japan12
From Financial Assistance to Emotional Care: The Impact of Intergenerational Support on the Subjective Well-Being of China’s Elderly12
Mindfulness and Subjective Well-being Among Chinese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study and a Weekly Diary Investigation12
They are Doing Well, but is it by Doing Good? Pathways from Nonpolitical and Political Volunteering to Subjective Well-Being in Age Comparison12
Who Matters the Most? The Differential Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers’ Supportive Relationships in Early Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being11
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 Health11
Revisiting the Energy-Happiness Paradox in China: The Role of Housing Outcomes11
Importance Weighting in Subjective Well-Being Measures: Using Marginal Utilities as Weights for Domain Satisfaction10
What Drives Happiness? The Interviewer’s Happiness10
Seeking Pleasure is Good, but Avoiding Pain is Bad: Distinguishing Hedonic Approach from Hedonic Avoidance Orientations10
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
Spatial Heterogeneity and Subjective Wellbeing: Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Metropolitan Areas Using Multilevel Modelling10
Conceptualizations of Happiness and Vegetarianism: Empirical Evidence from University Students in Spain10
Inequalities and Social Capital as Factors of Subjective Well-Being: Case Study from Western Province, Zambia10
The power of strength-oriented feedback enlightened by self-determination theory: a positive technology-based intervention10
History Matters: Life Satisfaction in Transition Countries10
Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction of Older Adults in Asia: A Systematic Review10
Pleasure or Meaning: Subjective Well-Being Orientations and the Willingness to Help Close Versus Distant Others9
Does Self-Transcendent Wisdom Mediate the Relation between Spirituality and Well-Being? A Test Across Six Nations9
Beyond Income: Exploring the Role of Household Wealth for Subjective Well-Being in Germany9
Differentiating Optimists from Pessimists in the Prediction of Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction: A Latent Profile Analysis9
Interpersonal Media and Face-to-Face Communication: Relationship with Life Satisfaction and Loneliness9
The Division of Labour Within the Household and Life Satisfaction9
Personal Well-Being Index (PWI) and its Association with Physical Health, Mental Health and Leisure Activities: Results from the Health and Lifestyle Survey9
Life Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Human, Economic, Social, and Psychological Capital9
Impact of Indirect Gratitude Experience on Life Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support9
Perceived Calling Enablement: Achieving Positive Work Outcomes Through Unanswered Calling9
Character Strength-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Focusing on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients with Distress: A Randomized Control Trial of Positive Psychology9
Feeling Important, Feeling Well. The Association Between Mattering and Well-being: A Meta-analysis Study9
Social Connection Constellations and Individual Well-Being Typologies: Using the Loglinear Modeling Approach with Latent Variables9
Relationship Status and Psychological Well-being: Initial Evidence for the Moderating Effects of Commitment Readiness8
The Unhappy Beliefs of Happiness: Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying the Links Between Negative Hedonic Beliefs and Diminished Well-Being8
Network Analysis of Ideal Life Pursuit and Food Addiction Among Chinese Adults8
A Meta-Analysis of Religion/Spirituality and Life Satisfaction8
Subjective Vitality: A Benefit of Self-Directed, Leisure Time Physical Activity8
Examining the Associations of Trait Self-control with Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-being8
Subjective Well-Being and Populist Voting in the Netherlands8
Uncovering the Effects of Awe on Meaning in Life8
20 Years of Character Strengths: A Bibliometric Review8
Climbing the Career Ladder Does Not Make You Happy: Well-being Changes in the Years Before and After Becoming a Leader8
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
Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention to Reduce Work Stress among Rural Community Health Workers in India: Results from a Randomized Pilot Study8
Well-being Changes from Year to Year: A Comparison of Current, Remembered and Predicted Life Satisfaction8
Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Optimism and Positive Affect in Older Women8
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
Lifestyle and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Delayed Gratification8
The Mediating Effect of Gratitude on the Relation Between Religiosity and Well-being in Samples of Undergraduate Students and Adults Formerly Raised by Grandparent Caregivers8
Profile Membership of Self-Worth Contingencies Predicts Well-being, Virtues, and Values7
How Do Late Adults Experience Meaning During the COVID-19 Lockdown? The Role of Intrinsic Goals7
Looking Beyond Linear: A Closer Examination of the Relationship Between Wisdom and Wellbeing7
Study Burnout and Engagement During COVID-19 Among University Students: The Role of Demands, Resources, and Psychological Needs7
Correction to: Does Education Make People Happy? Spotlighting the Overlooked Societal Condition7
Linkage from Self-Sacrifice to Hope Through the Intervening Roles of Perceived Family Support and Attitudes to Aging in Chinese Older Adults7
Scripts About Happiness Among Urban Families in South India7
The Soundtrack of a Crisis: More Positive Music Preferences During Economic and Social Adversity7
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life Satisfaction: Does Social Belonging Matter as a Mechanism and are There Differences by Age?7
Happiness in Old Age: The Daughter Connection7
Does Being Globalized Matter for Happiness in African Countries?7
How Do Consumption Patterns Influence the Discrepancy Between Economic and Subjective Poverty?7
How Does Interpersonal Gratitude Relate to Adolescent Life Satisfaction? The Roles of Parent–Child Relationship and Attachment Insecurity7
Adolescent Residential Mobility and Life Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood7
How Does (In)congruence in Perceived Adolescent–Parent Closeness Link to Adolescent Socioemotional Well-Being? The Mediating Role of Resilience7
Measuring Financial Well-Being: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Instruments7
Objective Air Pollution and the Subjective Well-being of Chinese Residents7
Economic Crises, Subjective Well-Being, and Vote Switching: The Case of Brazil’s 2018 Presidential Election7
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