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Bibliographic Subjects » MEASUREMENT of HAPPINESS » Measurability of happiness » Validity of happiness measurements » Validity doubts » Do people report honestly about their happiness?

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MEASUREMENT of HAPPINESS Measurability of happiness Validity of happiness measurements Validity doubts Do people report honestly about their happiness?
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Do people report honestly about their happiness?, desirability bias, truthfulness
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Publications that report an empirical study that used a valid measure of happiness, the results of which are eligible for inclusion in the findings archive

No empirical study reported
12
No valid measure of happiness used
7
Eligible but not yet entered
14
Eligible and included in findings archive (embedded studies)
5

List of Publications on this Subject

Authors Title / Source Year Andrews, F.M.; Withey, S.B. Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Plenum Press, 1976, New York, USA
1976
Aron, E.; Aron, A. The Influence of Inner State on Self-Reported Long-term Happiness.
Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1987, Vol. 27, 248 -270
1987
Campbell, A.; Converse, P.E.; Rodgers, W.L. The Quality of American Life. Perceptions, Evaluations, and Satisfactions.
Russel Sage Foundation, 1976, New York, USA
1976
Cason, H. General Curves and Conditions of Feeling.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 1931, Vol. 15, 126 - 148
1931
Cone, J.D.; Carstensen, L.L. Reply: Social Desirability and the Measurement of Psychological Well-Being in the Elderly Persons.
Journal of Gerontology, 1985, Vol. 40, 127 - 128
1985
Costa, P.T.; McCrae, R.R. Personality as a Lifelong Determinant of Well-Being.
Malatesta, C.Z.;Izard C.E., Eds.: "Emotion in Adult Development", Sage, 1984, Beverly Hills, USA, 141 - 157
1984
Gorman, B.S.; Ricks, D.F.; Wessman, A.E. Social Desirability and Self-Reports of Mood: A Rejoinder.
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1975, Vol. 40, 272 - 274
1975
Kendall, P. Role of Mood.
Kendall, P.: "Conflict and Mood", The Free Press, 1954, Glencoe, Illinois, USA, 68 - 101
1954
Klassen, D.; Anderson, P.B.; Hornstra, R.K. Influence of Social Desirability on Symptom and Mood Reporting in a Community Survey.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975, Vol. 43, 448 - 452
1975
Kozma, A.; Stones, M.J. Social Desirability in Measures of Subjective Well-Being: Age Comparisons.
Social Indicators Research, 1988, Vol. 20, 1 - 14
1988
Kozma, A.; Stones, M.J. Social Desirability and the Measurement of Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Persons: Comment.
Journal of Gerontology, 1985, Vol. 40, 127 - 128
1985
Mancini, J.A.; McKeel, A.J. Social Desirability and Psychological Well-Being Reports in Late Life: A Further Inquiry.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986, Vol. 46, 89 - 94
1986
McCrae, R.R. Well-Being Scales do not Measure Social Desirability.
Journal of Gerontology, 1986, Vol. 41, 390 - 392
1986
McCrae, R.R. Letter to the Editor.
Journal of Gerontology, 1985, Vol. 40, 127 - 128
1985
McCrae, R.R.; Costa, P.T. Social Desirability and the Measurement of Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Persons: Comment.
Journal of Gerontology, 1985, Vol. 40, 127
1985
Myers, D.G. The Pursuit of Happiness. Who is Happy and Why?
William Morrow, 1992, New York, USA
1992
Phillips, D.L.; Clancy, K.J. Some Effects of "Social Desirability" in Survey Studies.
American Journal of Sociology, 1971/72, Vol. 77, 921 - 940
1971
Schwarz, N.; Strack, F. Cognitive and Affective Processes in Judgements of Subjective Well-Being: a Preliminary Model.
Proceedings 10th International Association for Research and Economic Psychology, IAREP Colloquium, 1985, Linz, Austria
1985
Diener, E. Assessing Subjective Well-Being: Progress and Opportunities.
Social Indicators Research, 1994, Vol. 31, 103 - 157
1994
Hagedorn, J.W. Happiness and Self-Deception: An Old Question Examined by a New Measure of Subjective Well-Being.
Social Indicators Research, 1996, Vol. 38, 139 - 160
1996
Shmotkin, D. Declarative and Differential Aspects of Subjective Well-Being and Its Implications for Mental Health in Later Life.
Lomranz, J.;Ed.: "Handbook of Aging and Mental Health: An Integrative Approach", Plenum, 1998, New York, USA, 15 - 43
1998
Naess, S. Does Self-Deception Enhance the Quality of Life?
Nordenfelt, L.;Ed.: "Concepts and Measurement of Quality of Life in Health Care", Kluwer, 1994, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 95 - 114
1994
Carstensen, L.L.; Cone, J.D. Social Desirability and the Measurement of Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Persons.
Journal of Gerontology, 1983, Vol. 38, 713 - 715
1983
Thomas, D.L.; Diener, E. Memory Accuracy in the Recall of Emotions.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1990, Vol. 59, 291 - 297
1990
Hornung, B. Was Uns Wirklich Glücklicher Macht. (What Really Makes us Happy).
Institut für Glückforschung, 2004, München, Germany
2004
Lavallee, L.F.; Hatch, P.M; McKinley, T.; Michalos, A.C. Development of the Contentment with Life Assessment Scale (CLAS): Using Daily Life Experiences to Verify Levels of Self-Reported Life Satisfaction.
Social Indicators Research, 2007, Vol. 83, 201 - 244
2007
Osin, E.N. Social Desirability in Positive Psychology Bias or Desirable Sociality?
Freire, T.;Ed..: "Understanding Positive Life Research and Practice on Positive Psychology", Climepsi, 2009, Lisabon, Portugal, 407 - 428
2009
Matikka, L.M.; Vesala, H.T. Acquiescence in Quality-of-Life Interviews with Adults who have Mental Retardation.
Mental Retardation, 1997, Vol. 35, 75 - 82
1997
Sanjuan, P.; Magallares, A. Coping Strategies as Mediating Variables Between Self-serving Attributional Bias and Subjective Well-Being.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, Vol. 15, 443 - 453
2014
Erez, A.; Johnson, D.; Judge, T.A. Self-Deception as a Mediator of The Relationship Between Dispositions and Subjective Well-Being.
Personal and Individual Differences, 1995, Vol. 19. 597 - 612
1995
Sanjuan, P.; Lopez, De, K.J. Relationships Between Self-Serving Attributional Bias and Subjective Well-Being Among Danish and Spanish Women.
Book: Well-Being and Cultures: Perspectives 183 from Positive Psychology, Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology 3, Chapter: 12, 183 - 194
2013
Robinson, M.D.; Ryff, C.D. The Role of Self-Deception in Perceptions of Past, Present, and Future Happiness.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1999, Vol. 25, 596 - 608
1999
Lee, J.Y.; Im, G.S. Self-enhancing Bias in Personality, Subjective Happiness, and Perception of Life-events: A Replication in a Korean Aged Sample.
Aging & Mental Health, 2007, Vol. 11, 57 - 60
2007
Kim, H. Cultural Differences in Self- and other Evaluations Well-Being: A Study of European and Asian Canadians.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2012, 1 - 18
2012
Heintzelman, S.J.; King, L.A.; Trent, C. Revisiting Desirable Response Bias in Well-Being Reports.
The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2015 Vol. 10, 167 - 178
2015
Brasja-Zganec, A.; Ivanović, D.; Kaliterna Lipovcan, L.J. Personality Traits and Social Desirability as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being.
Psihologijske teme, 2011, Vol. 20, 261 - 276
2011
Soubelet, A.; Salthouse, T.A. Influence of Social Desirability on Age Differences in Self-Reports of Mood and Personality
Journal of Personality, 2011, Vol. 79, 741-762
2011
Wojcik, S.P.; Ditto, P.H. Motivated Happiness: Self-Enhancement Inflates Self-Reported Subjective Well-Being
Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2014, Vol. 5, 825 - 834
2014