person characteristics (including personality traits), life events and measures of well-being (life satisfaction, positive … satisfaction. Using these data, the paper suggests a major revision to the set point or dynamic equilibrium theory of SWB in order … satisfaction are those who score high on the personality traits of extraversion (E) and/or neuroticism (N) and/or openness to …

on life satisfaction. The results have negative implications for the still dominant theory of SWB, set-point theory. This … changes in life satisfaction. It is becoming clear that the main challenge now for SWB researchers is to develop a new theory …

lifestyle have substantial and similar effects on life satisfaction. The results have negative implications for a widely … population has recorded substantial and apparently permanent changes in life satisfaction (Fujita and Diener, 2005; Headey, 2008a …

and social and political involvement, promote life satisfaction. Zero sum goals, including commitment to career success … and material gains, appear detrimental to life satisfaction. Finding that conscious life goals matter can potentially make …

satisfaction for subjective well-being (SWB) and relative income and employment security for objective well-being (OWB). We ran …

Long term panel data enable researchers to construct Life Satisfaction (LS) trajectories for individuals over time. In … satisfaction with work and leisure. The results are interpreted as showing positive feedback loops between these variables and LS …

An adequate theory of Life Satisfaction (LS) needs to take account of both factors that tend to stabilise LS and those …