Long term trends in happiness and income are not related; short term fluctuations in happiness and income are … artifact. Some analysts assert that in less developed countries happiness and economic growth are positively related "up to …

it, or replacing it. This chapter portrays some of these new measures and puts them to a happiness test: compared to the … for 34 OECD societies, we can show that from a happiness perspective, there is-surprisingly-little wrong with the GDP, and … sum, the chapter demonstrates that a happiness perspective can add important insights along the way to facilitate the …

light on this seemingly paradoxical relationship between income and happiness. ‘Happiness’ remains an elusive concept, and …Happiness research is a new, rapidly growing and provocative aspect of economic science. In fact, there are now over 1 …,800 published papers on the subject, and it might be said that the ‘dismal science’ has come to be obsessed with happiness. This …

focusing on Ghana. The paper explores the predictors of two measures of subjective well-being—happiness and satisfaction in … happiness and satisfaction in life among Ghanaians. The second section elucidates factors influencing the selected measures of … subjective well-being separately. The data reveal that both happiness and life satisfaction among Ghanaians are shaped by …

Casas et al. (J Happiness Stud 9(2):197–205, <CitationRef CitationID="CR8">2008</CitationRef>) found no significant … items from Russell’s scale on core affects, one on overall happiness, Fordyce’s happiness item and the optional item of the …

-reported happiness and life satisfaction) is well-known in the field of positive psychology, some scholars still cast doubt on the … subjective well-being such as income, employment status, marital status, self-reported health, and so on. Using a nationally …-factor Model)—particularly, Emotional Stability and Extraversion—are positively associated with happiness and life satisfaction …

multidimensional alternative to the univariate scales measuring happiness and satisfaction most often used in social research. In …

>, p. 292), evidence-based approach to well being, happiness, and positive psychology intervention suitable for both … happiness. Quality of Life Therapy and Coaching is “manualized” in the form of the book entitled Quality of Life Therapy (Frisch … which attempts to integrate findings from the fields of well-being, positive psychology, happiness, quality of life, social …

increase happiness and reduce tiredness and stress, raising net affect, and high temperatures reduce happiness, consistent with …