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Bibliographic Subjects » MODES OF EMPIRICAL HAPPINESS RESEARCH » Methods used in happiness research (other than cross-sections) » Qualitative studies on happiness

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MODES OF EMPIRICAL HAPPINESS RESEARCH Methods used in happiness research (other than cross-sections) Qualitative studies on happiness
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Qualitative studies on happiness, actor perspective, focused interview, eye of beholder, narrative, story
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List of Publications on this Subject

Authors Title / Source Year Lowenthal, M.F.; Chiriboga, D.A. Transition to the Empty Nest: Crisis, Challenge, or Relief?
Archives of General Psychiatry, 1972, Vol. 26, 8 - 14
1972
Schroo, I. Gewoon Gelukkig. (Simply Happy).
Gottmer Publishers, 1997, Bloemendaal, Netherlands
1997
Magen, Z. Exploring Adolescent Happiness.
Sage, 1998, London, UK
1998
Subotnik, R.; Kassan, L.; Summers, E.; Wasser, A. Genius Revisited. High IQ Children Grown Up.
Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1993, Norwood, New Jersey, USA
1993
Cummins, R.A. Normative Life-Satisfaction: Measurement Issues and a Homeo-Static Model.
Social Indicators Research, 2003, Vol. 64, 225 - 256
2003
Kitayama, S.; Markus, H.R. The Pursuit of Happiness and Realisation of Sympathy: Cultural Patterns of Self, Social Relations and Well-Being.
Diener, E.; Suh, E.M.; Eds.: "Culture and Subjective Well-Being" , MIT Press, 2000, Cambridge, USA, 113 -162
2000
VanBruggen, A.C. Individual Production of Social Well-Being. An Exploratory Study.
Thesis, State University Groningen, ICS, 2001, Netherlands
2001
Lewin, F.A.; Thomas, L.E. Gerotranscendence and Life Satisfaction: Studies of Religious and Secular Iranians and Turks.
Journal of Religious Gerontology, 2000, Vol. 12, 17 - 41
2000
Storm, C.; Jones, C.; Storm, T. Aspects of Meaning in Words Related to Happiness.
Cognition and Emotion, 1996, Vol. 10, 279 - 302
1996
VonFaber-Kraaijenbrink, M. Maten van Succes bij Ouderen: Gezondheid, Aanpassing en Sociaal Welbevinden. ( Measures of Success of Elderly People: Health, Adaptation and Social Wellbeing).
Thesis, University Amsterdam, 2002, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2002
Demir, M.; Grishkina, T.; Linley, P.A. What makes People Happy? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of British, Latvian and Turkish Young Adults.
Poster presented at 2nd Positive Psychology Summit, October 2-5, 2003, Washington, USA
2003
Demir, M.; Linley, P.A. What makes Middle-Aged Turkish Adults Happy? A Qualitative Approach.
Poster presented at 2nd Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, October 2-5 , 2003, USA
2003
Kemper, F. Religiositeit, Etniciteit en Welbevinden bij mannen van de Eerste Generatie Marokkaanse Moslimimmigranten. (Religiosity, Ethnicity and Well-Being of Males of the First Generation Moroccan Muslim Immigrants).
Thesis, Catholic University Nijmegen Press, 1996, Netherlands
1996
Silberfeld, M.; Krahn, M.; Naglie, G.; Rueda, S. Content Validity of Three Generic Preference Based Health Related Quality of Life Instruments.
Quality of Life Research, 2002, Vol. 11, 71 - 79
2002
Antaki, C.; Rapley, M. 'Quality of Life' Talk: The Liberal Paradox of Psychological Testing.
Discourse and Society, 1996, Vol. 7, 293 - 316
1996
Albrecht, G.L.; DeVlieger, P.J. The Disability Paradox: Quality of Life against all Odds.
Social Science and Medicine, 1999, Vol. 48, 977 - 988
1999
Grewal, I.; Bajekal, M.; Nazroo, J. Influences on Quality of Life: A Qualitative Investigation of Ethnic Differences among Older People in England.
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2004, Vol. 30, 737 - 761
2004
Kajorndham, Y. The Research Project Process for Developing Happiness Indicators for the Population of Thailand.
Proceedings Seminar on Gross National Happiness, 2004, The Centre for Bhutan Studies, Bhutan, 410 - 443
2004
Aberg, A.C.; Hepworth, M.; Lithell, H.; O'Reilly, K.; Sidenvall, B. On Loss of Activity and Independence. Adaptation Improves Life Satisfaction in Old Age. A Qualitative Study of Patients' Perception.
Quality of Life Research, 2005, Vol. 14, 1111 - 1125
2005
Liu, L. Quality of Life as a Social Representation in China: A Qualitative Study.
Social Indicators Research, 2006, Vol. 75, 217 - 240
2006
Westerhof, G.J.; Dittmann-Kohli, F.; Stevens, N.L.; Thissen, T. What is the Problem? A Taxonomy of Life Problems and Their Relation to Subjective Well-Being in Middle and Late Adulthood.
Social Indicators Research, 2006, Vol. 79, 97 - 115
2006
Markus, H.R.; Curhan, K.B.; Palmersheim, K.A.; Ryff, C.D. In Their Own Words: Well-Being at Midlife among High-School Educated and College-Educated Adults.
Brim, O.G.;Ryff, C.D.;Kessler, R.C.;Eds.: ''How healthy Are We? A National Study of Well-Being at Midlife'', The University of Chicago Press, 2004, Chicago, USA, 273 - 319
2004
Simon, C.; Steenbekkers, H.M.; Vermeij, L. In de Stad moet je Googelen om Groen te zien. (Why People are Happier in the Country than in Cities).
Schnabel,P.; Ed.: "Veel Geluk in 2007", SCP, 2007, The Hague, Netherlands, 66 - 71
2007
Puts, M.T.; Heldens, J.; Shekary, N.; Widdershoven, G. What does Quality of Life mean to Older Frail and Non-Frail Community-Dwelling Adults in the Netherlands?
Quality of Life Research, 2007, Vol.16, 263 - 277
2007
Bowling, A.P. Quality of Life in Older Age.
Mollenkopf, H.; Walker, A.: Ed.: "Quality of Life in Old Age", Springer, 2007, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 15 - 30
2007
Hinkle, L.E.; Christenson, W.N.; Kane, F.D. An Investigation of the Relation Between Life Experience, Personality Characteristics, and General Susceptibility to Illness.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 1958, Vol. 20, 278 - 295
1958
Vink, J. Met Beleid meer Geluk en Welbevinden. ( Policy for Happiness and Well-Being.)
Master Thesis University of Utrecht, 2007, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2007
Bloch, C. Moods and Quality of Life.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2002, Vol. 3, 101 - 128
2002
Fliege, H.; Filipp, S.H. Subjektive Theorien zu Glück und Lebensqualität. Ergebnisse explorativer Interviews mit 65-bis 74jährigen. (Subjective Theories for Happiness and Quality of Life. Results of Exploring Interviews with Persons from 65 to 74 Years Old).
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2000, Vol. 33, 307 - 313
2000
Camfield, L.; Choudhury, K.; Devine, J. Well-Being, Happiness and why Relationships Matter: Evidence from Bangladesh.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2009, Vol. 10, 71 - 91
2009
Davey, G.; Chen, Z.; Lau, A.L.D. 'Peace in a Thatched Hut - that is Happiness' : Subjective Wellbeing among Peasants in Rural China.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2009, Vol. 10, 239 - 252
2009
Aberg, A.C. Care Recipients' Perceptions of Activity-Related Life Satisfaction During and After Geriatric Rehabilitation.
Quality of Life Research, 2008, Vol. 17, 509 - 520
2008
Illincheva-Cherkashina, M. Independent Volunteers and Happiness: Russian Experience.
Paper presented at the International Conference "Policies for Happiness", 2007, Siena, Italy.
2007
Milne, H.M.; Gordon, S.; Guilfoyle, A. Personal Accounts of Exercise and Quality of Life from the Perspective of Breast Cancer Survivors.
Quality of Life Research, 2007, Vol. 16, 1473 - 1481
2007
Noble, O. Subjective Well-Being: A Ukrainian Case Study.
Thesis, 2009, University College London, UK
2009
Schroevers, M.J.; Ranchor, A.V.; Sanderman, R. Adjustment to Cancer in the 8 Years following Diagnosis: A Longitudinal Study comparing Cancer Survivors with Healthy Individuals.
Social Science & Medicine, 2006, Vol. 63, 598 - 610
2006
Spillemaeckers, S.; VanOotegem, L. Well-Being, Capabilities en Geluk in België. Informatie uit Focusgroep Discussies. (Well-Being, Capabilities, and Happiness in Belgium. Information from Focus Group Discussions).
Ethiek & Maatschappij, 2009, Vol. 1, 121 - 146
2009
Pflug, J. Folk Theories of Happiness: A Cross Cultural Comparison of Conceptions of Happiness in Germany and South Africa.
Social Indicators Research, 2009, Vol. 92, 551- 563
2009
Jugureanu, A.; Hughes, J. Lay Theories and the Cultural Contingency of Happiness.
Paper Conference '' Culture and the Making of Worlds'', 2010, Milan, Italy
2010
Byrne-Davis, L.M.; Bennett, D.S.; Wilcock, G.K. How are Quality of Life Ratings Made? Toward a Model of Quality of Life in People with Dementia.
Quality of Life Research, 2006, Vol. 15, 855 - 865
2006
Moller, V. The Best and Worst Times of Life: Narratives and Assessments of Subjective Well-Being by Amnestic Comparative Self Assessment (ACSA) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Social Indicators Research, 2008, Vol. 89, 1 - 22
2008
Martikainen, L. The Many Faces of Life Satisfaction among Finnish Young Adults.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2009, Vol. 10, 721 - 737
2009
Delle-Fave, A.; Brdar, I.; Freire, T. The Eudaimonic and Hedonic Components of Happiness: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings.
Social Indicators Research, 2011, Vol. 100, 185 - 207
2011
Gadermann, A.M.; Zumbo, B.D. Investigating the Substantive Aspect of Construct Validity for Satisfaction with life Scale Adapted for Children: A Focus on Cognitive Process.
Social Indicators Research; 2011, Vol. 100, 37-60
2011
Michalski, J.H. Asking Citizens what Matters for Quality of Life in Canada.
Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN), 2001, Canada
2001
Martikainen, L. Life Satisfaction of University-Educated Young Adults.
Makinen, A.;Hajek, P.;Eds.: ''Psychology of Happiness'', Nova Science Publishers, 2009, New York, USA, 1 -15
2009
Sotgiu, I.; Galati, D.; Manzano, M.; Rognoni, E. Happiness Components and Their Attainment in Old Age: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between Italy and Cuba.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2011, Vol. 12, 353 - 371
2011
Dolan, P. Happiness Questions and government Responses; a Pilot Study of what the general Public makes of it all.
Revue d' économic publique, 2011, january, 3 - 15
2011
Glass, J.C.; Jolly, G.R. Satisfaction in later Life among Women 60 or over.
Educational Gerontology, 1997,Vol. 23, 297 - 314
1997
NicGabhainn, S.; Sixsmith, A.J. Children's Understanding of Well-Being.
Paper, The National Children's Office,2005, Dublin, Ireland
2005
TNS Qual+, Well-Being.
TNSQual+: ""Eurobarometer Qualitive Studies'', 2011, Brussels, Belgium
2011
Mwansa, D.M. Perspectives on Literacy, Gender and Change: A Case for Zambia.
British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1995, Vol. 16, 495 - 516
1995
Francissen, A. A.; Westerhof, G.J.; Wezenberg, E.J. De Gevolgen van Geluk. ( The Consequences of |Happiness.)
Presentation, Twente University, 2010, Netherlands
2010
Silveira, E.R.; Allebeck, P. Migration, Ageing and Mental Health: An Ethnographic Study on Perceptions of Life Satisfaction, Anxiety and Depression in Older Somali Men in East London.
International Journal of Social Welfare, 2001, Vol. 10, 309 - 320
2001
Rao, K.; Prameela, V.; Premchander, S. Subjective Well-Being: The Tangible and the Intangible. Lessons from a Women's Mental Health Project in India.
Paper, 2011, Bangalore, India
2011
Atchley, R.C. Activity Adaptations to the Development of Functional Limitations and Results for Subjective Well-Being in Later Adulthood: A Qualitative Analysis of Longitudinal Panel Data Over a 16-Year Period.
Journal of Aging Studies, 1998, Vol. 12, 19 - 38
1998
Hoffmann, R. Erleben von Glück. Eine empirische Untersuchung. ( Perception of Happiness. An Empirical Study.)
Psychologische Beiträge, 1984, Vol. 26, 516 - 532
1984
Cox, K.; Casablanca, A.M.; McAdams, D.P. There is Nothing Good About this Work: Identity and Unhappiness Among Nicaraguan Female Sex Workers.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2013, vol. 14, 1459 - 1478
2013
Chiu, H.C.; Hsieh, Y.C; Yeh, H.J. The Connection Between Happiness and Service Businesses: A Preliminary Study.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2011, vol. 12, 841 - 860
2011
Farquhar, M. Elderly People Definitions of Quality of Life.
Social Science and Medicine, 1995, Vol. 41, 1439 - 1446
1995
Stephan, Y.; Bilard, J.; Delignieres, D.; Ninot, G. Repercussion of Transition Out of Elite Sport on Subjective Well-Being: A One-Year Study.
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2003, Vol. 15, 354 - 371
2003
Beban, A. The Politics of Wellbeing in International Development: Research with Organic Farmers in Cambodia
Selin, H.; Davey, G.; Eds.: "Happiness Across Cultures. Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures Across Cultures. The History of Non-Western Science 6.", Springer, 2012, New York, USA, 149 - 165
2012
Reyes-Garcia, V.; Tsimane Amazonian Panel Study (TAPS), Happiness in the Amazon: Folk Explanations of Happiness in a Hunter-Horticulturalist Society in the Bolivian Amazon.
Selin, H.; Davey, G; Eds.: "Happiness Across Cultures. Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures Across Cultures. The History of Non-Western Science 6.", Springer, 2012, New York, USA, 209 - 225
2012
Street, H.; Morling, J.; Nathan, P. Understanding the Relationships between Wellbeing, Goal-setting and Depression in Children.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2004, Vol. 38, 155 - 161
2004
Trockman, C.T.; Kadohiro, J.K.; Murdaugh, C. Adapting Instruments for Caregiver Research in Elderly Japanese American Women.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 1997, Vol. 12, 109 - 120
1997
Martin, F. Perceptions of Links Between Quality of Life Areas: Implications for Measurement and Practice.
Social Indicators Research, 2012, Vol.106, 95 - 107
2012
Mares, J.; Neusar, A. Silent Voices: Children's Quality of Life Concepts.
Studia Psychologica, 2010, Vol. 52, 81 - 100
2010
Arku, F.S.; Filson, G.; Shute, J. An Empirical Approach to the Study of Well-being Among Rural Men and Women in Ghana.
Social Indicators Research, 2008, Vol. 88, 365 - 387
2008
Beyene, Y.; Becker, B. J.; Mayen, N. Perception of Aging and Sense of Well-Being among Latino Elderly.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology , 2002, Vol. 17, 155 - 172
2002
Bahari, F.B. Using Grounded Theory for Studying Meaningful Happiness among People with Physical Disabilities in Malaysia.
ISI conference Proceedings,( IPEDR), 2012, 110 - 115
2012
Fry, C. Culture, Age, and Subjective Well-Being. Health, Functionality, and the Infrastructure of Eldercare in Comparative Perspective.
Journal of Family Issues, 2000, Vol. 21, 751 -776
2000
Haight, B.K.; Hendrix, S. Suicidal Intent/Life Satisfaction: Comparing the Life Stories of Older Women.
Suicide & Life - Threatening Behavior, 1998, Vol. 28, 272 - 284
1998
Hilleras, P.K.; Medway, J.; Pollitt, P. Nonagenarians: a Qualitative Exploration of Individual Differences in Wellbeing.
Ageing and Society, 2000, Vol. 20, 673 - 697
2000
Small, L.M. Material Memories Ethnography: Women's Purposeful Use of Popular Culture Anachronisms in Quasi-Communal Retirement.
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2000, Vol. 29, 563 - 592
2000
Henricksen, A.; Stephens, C. An Exploration of the Happiness-enhancing Activities Engaged in by Older Adults.
Ageing International, 2010, Vol. 35, 311 - 326
2010
Bock, S. Staying Positive: Women’s Illness Narratives and the Stigmatized Vernacular.
Health, Culture and Society, 2013, Vol. 5, 150 - 166
2013
McMellon, C. Learning the Scripts: An exploration of the Shared Ways in which Young Lao Volunteers in Vientiane Understand Happiness.
Health, Culture and Society, 2013, Vol. 5, 119 - 134
2013
Boothe, B.; Lille, A. Liebesfreuden - Lebensfreuden Glück in der Erinnerung. Was ist Glück? Ein Leuchten auf dunklem Hintergrund. Love Delights - Life Delights, Happiness in the Memory. What is Happiness? A light on the Dark Background.
Liebesfreuden im Alter, 2000, 1 - 22, Zurich, Switserland
2000
Lorentzen, B.; Joranger, P.; Wikström, B.M. Voluntary Work for Public Health. Older Volunteers' Participating in a Norwegian Society.
Journal of Nursing, 2014, Vol. 4, 724 - 729
2014
Navarro, D.; Casas, F.; Crous, G.; González, M.; Malo, S.; Montserrat, C. Subjective well-being: what do adolescents say?
Child & Family Social Work , 2015, 1 - 10
2015
Wong, C.K.; Wei-Qun Lou, V. "I wish to be Self-Reliant": Aspirations for Self-Reliance, Need and Life Satisfaction, and Exit Dilemma of Welfare Recipients in Hong Kong.
Soc. Indic. Research, 2010, Vol. 95, 519 - 534
2011
Stolar, G.E.; Hill, P.; McEntee, M.I. Seniors' Assessment of their Health and Life Satisfaction: The Case for Contextual Evaluation.
International Journal Aging and Human Development, 1992, Vol. 35, 305 - 317.
1992
Bowling, A.P. Quality of Life in older Age.
Mollenkopf, H. (Ed) "International and Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives", Springer, Dordrecht, 2007, Netherlands, 15 - 30
2007
Pettigrew, S. Consumption and the Ideal Life.
Journal of Research for Consumers, 2005, Vol. 9, 1 - 8
2005
Wilkins, A.C. Happier than Non-Christians: Collective Emotions and Symbolic Boundaries among Evangelical Christians.
Social Psychology Quarterly, 2008, Vol. 71, 281 - 301
2008
Galinha, I.; Garcia-Martin, M.A.; Oishi, S. Criteria for Happiness among People living in Extreme Poverty in Maputo, Mozambique.
International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 2016, Vol. 5, 67 - 90
2016
Adams, S.; Savahl, S. Children's Discourses of Natural Spaces: Considerations for children's Subjective Well-Being.
Child Indicators Research, 2016, Online Publication,1 - 24
2016
Moller, V.; Roberts, B.; Zani, D. The Personal Wellbeing Index in the South African IsiXhosa Translation: A Qualitative Focus Group Study.
Social Indicators Research, 2015, Volume 124, 835 - 862
2015
Park Lee, E.Y. Creating Harmony, Creating Happiness: Subjective Well-being of Older Koreans in the United States.
Digital Archive, 2005, University of Maryland, USA
2005
Lambert, L.; Pasha-Zaidi, N. Happiness in the United Arab Emirates: Conceptualisations of Happiness among Emirati and other Arab Students.
International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2015, Vol. 2, 1 - 22
2015
Hone, L.; Jarden, A.; Schofield, G. Conceptualizations of Wellbeing: Insights from a Prototype Analysis on New Zealand Workers.
Positive Psychology in the Workplace Special Issue, 2015, Vol 15, 97 - 118
2015
Douma, L.; Hutter, I.; Steverink, N. Exploring Subjective Wellbeing in Older Age by Using Participant-generated World Clouds
The Gerontologist, 2015 Vol. 57, 229 - 239,
2015
Ares, G.; Giménez, A.; Saldamando, L. Food and wellbeing. Towards a Consumer-Based Approach.
Appetite, 2014, Vol. 74, 61 - 69
2014
Ares, G.; Giménez, A.; Saldamando, L. Consumers’ Associations with Wellbeing in a Food-Related Context: A Cross-Cultural Study.
Food Quality and Preference, 2015, Vol. 40, 304 - 315
2015
Manolom, T.; Promphakping, B. Measuring Well-Being from Local Perspective: The Case of Lao PDR.
Social Indicator Research, 2015, Vol. 123, 391 - 409
2015
Cieslik, M. The Happiness Riddle and the Quest for a Good Life
Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, London, UK
2017
Fisher, B.J. Successful Aging, Life Satisfaction, and Generativity in Later Life.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1995, Vol. 41, 239 - 250.
1995
Botor, N.J.; Del Puerto, A; Pagaduan-Lopez, J. C. Ecology of Psychological Well-being: Children’s Visualizations of Happiness in Critically Typhoon-Affected Coastal Communities
ResearchGate. Net, 2015, unpublished,
2015
Hyman, L. Happiness: Understandings, Narratives and Discourses
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, Basingstoke, UK
2014
Adams, S.; Savahl, S. Children's discourses of natural spaces: considerations for children's subjective well-being
Child Indicators Research, 2017, Vol. 10, 423-446
2017
Hitokoto, H.; Kaewpijit, J.; Takahashi, Y. Happiness in Thailand: Variation Between Urban and Rural Regions.
Psychologia, 2014, Vol. 57, 229 - 244
2014
Mantovani, E.P.; DeLucca, S.R.; Neri, A.L. Associations Between Meanings of Old Age and Subjective Well-Being Indicated by Satisfaction Among the Elderly
Brazilian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology., 2016, Vol.19, 203 - 222
2016
Mehta, K.K.; Ee, J.C. Effects of Good Life Program on Singaporean Older Adults’ Psychological Well-Being.
Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 2008, Vol. 32 , 214 - 237
2008
Mosher-Ashley, P.M.; Lemay, E.P. Improving Residents' Life Satisfaction.
Feature Article, 2001, Vol 5, 50 - 54
2001
Yamaguchi, A. Influences of Quality of Life on Health and Well-Being.
Social Indicators Research, 2015, Vol. 123, 77 -102
2015
Willeto, A. A. A. Friendship and Happiness in Navajos,
Mekijsha Demir, ''Friendship and Happiness'', 2017, Springer, 225 - 234
2015
White, S. The Ethical Imperative of Qualitative Methods: Developing Measures of Subjective Dimensions of Well-Being in Zambia…
Ethics and Social Welfare, 2014, Vol.8, 262 - 276
2014
Demirci, I.; Eksi, H. Keep Calm and Be Happy: A Mixed Method Study from Character Strengths to Well-being.
Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice,, 2018, Vol. 18, 303 - 354
2018
Denegri Coria, M.; Garcia Jara, C.; Gonzalez Rivera, N. Bienestar Subjetivo y Satisfacci6n con la Alimentaci6n en Estudiantes Universitarios del Sur de Chile: un Estudio Cualitativo (Subjective Well-Being and Satisfaction with Food-Related Life in University Students in Southern Chile: A Qualitative Study)
Summa Psicologica UST, 2014, Vol. 11, 51 -63
2014
Edwards, L.M.; Lopez, S.J. Perceived Family Support, Acculturation, and Life Satisfaction in Mexican American Youth: A Mixed-Methods Exploration.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006, Vol. 53, 279-287
2006
Rohrer, J.M.; Brümmer, M.; Richter, D. Successfully Striving for Happiness: Socially Engaged Pursuits Predict Increases in Life Satisfaction.
Psychological Science, 2018, Vol. 29, 1291 - 1298
2018
Greatheart, M.S. The FRED Study: Stories of Life Satisfaction and Wellness from Post-Transition Transgender Men.
PhD dissertation, 2010, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2010
Ip, P.K. Misrepresenting Chinese Folk Happiness: A Critique of a Study.
Social Indicators Research, 2013, Vol. 110, 695 - 702
2013
Hernández Aburto, K.; Moyano-Díaz, E.; Muñoz Rioseco, M. Concept of Happiness in Adults from Low-Income Class.
Paidéia, 2017, Vol. 27, Suppl. 1, 386-394
2017
Moyano-Díaz, E. Building the Concept of Happiness for Adults from Phenomenography.
Universum, 2016, Vol. 31, 141 - 156
2016
Heil, D.; Selin,, H. Happiness in an Aboriginal Australian Community: What It Means 'To Be Well' and 'To Enjoy Life' in Central-Western New South Wales, Australia
Selin, H. and Davey, G. (Eds.) "Happiness Across Cultures. Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures", 2012, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. 195-207
2012
Ravazzini, L.; Chavez-Juarez, F. Which Inequality Makes People Dissatisfied with Their Lives? Evidence of the Link Between Life Satisfaction and Inequalities.
Social Indicators Research, 2017, Online Publication, 1 - 26
2017
Xavier, F.; Escosteguy, N.; Ferraz, M.; Marc, N.; Moriguchi, E. Elderly People's Definition of Quality of Life.
The Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2003, Vol. 25, 31 - 39
2003
Webb, D. Happiness on the Tibetan Plateau
Selin, H. and Davey, G. (Eds.) "Happiness Across Cultures", 2012, Springer Science Business Media, Dordrecht, Netherlands
2012
Thin, N. Qualitive Approaches to Culture and Well-being
E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), "Handbook of well-being", 2018, DEF Publishers, Salt Lake City, United States of America, 1-20
2018
Tadic Vujcic, M.; Brajsa-Zganec, A.; Franc, R Children and Young Peoples’ Views on Well-being: A Qualitative Study
Child Indicators Research, 2018, 1-29
2018
Junghaenel, D.U.; Broderick, J.E.; Schneider, S. Frames of Reference in Self-Reports of Health, Well-Being, Fatigue, and Pain: a Qualitative Examination.
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2018, Vol. 13, 585 - 601
2018
Maher, J.; Doerksen, S.E.; Elavsky, S. A Daily Analysis of Physical Activity and Satisfaction With Life in Emerging Adults
Health Psychology, 2013, Vol. 32, 647-656
2013
Hyman, L. Happiness and Memory: Some Sociological Reflections
Sociological Research, 2014, online, 1-9
2014
Jaafar, J.L.; Idris, M.A.; Jaafar, S. The Sources of Happiness to the Malaysians and Indonesians: Data from a Smaller Nation
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012, Vol. 65, 549 - 556
2012
Kral, M.J.; Idlout, L. It's All in the Family: Wellbeing Among Inuit in Arctic Canada
Happiness Across Cultures, Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science, Vol. 6, 2012, 387 - 398
2012
Loera-Gonzalez, J.J. The Power of Wellbeing Discourses among Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Mexico
IDS Bulletin, 2014, Vol. 45, Nos. 2 - 3, 29 - 42
2014
Fattore, T.; Mason, J.; Watson, E. Children's Understandings of Well-being Towards a Child Standpoint
Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research, 2016, Springer Science+Business Media B.V.,
2016
Gabriel, Z.; Bowling, A.P. Quality of life from the Perspectives of Older People
Ageing and Society, 2004, Vol. 24, 675-691
2004
Franc, R; Babarovic, T; Sucic, I. How to Develop Well-Being Survey Questions for Young Children: Lessons Learned from Cross-Cultural Cognitive Interviews.
Pollock, G. et al (Eds.). Measuring Youth Well-Being, Springer International Publishing, 2018, Chapter 6
2018
Sahin, O. Happiness Management in Micro, Small and Medium Sized Food and Beverage Enterprises (SMFBEs): Menteşe/Muğla Case.
Journal of Business Research-Turk, 2018, Vol.10, 843 - 867.
2018
Giacaman, R.; Mataria, A.; Nguyyen-Gillham, V. Quality of Life in the Palestinian Context: An Inquiry in War-Like Conditions
Health Policy, 2007, Vol. 81, 68 - 84
2007
Dwyer, R.; Dunn, E.W.; Hershfield, H.E. Cousins or Conjoined Twins: How Different Are Meaning And Happiness in Everyday Life?
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