Pub Date : 2026-02-10DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01022-6
Shu Wang, Qian Liu, Tiantian Guo, Xuanqi Chen, Qingsong Tan, Zhen Zhen, Feng Kong
{"title":"Pursuing Pleasure or Meaning: A Weekly Diary Study of Happiness Motives and Prosocial Behavior in Young Adults","authors":"Shu Wang, Qian Liu, Tiantian Guo, Xuanqi Chen, Qingsong Tan, Zhen Zhen, Feng Kong","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01022-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01022-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-10DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-01001-3
Marija Janković, Jelle Sijtsema, Stefan Bogaerts
This study investigated the network structure of various social and leisure activities, resilience, and mental health problems in a general adult sample from the Netherlands. Using a Gaussian Graphical Model, we conducted separate analyses for a range of activities in childhood and adulthood to explore timing effects. These activities were assessed in relation to internalizing and externalizing problems and two forms of resilience: psychological and social-ecological. We also compared the network structures between individuals with and without a history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to provide insight into how ACEs may influence associations between the aforementioned constructs. The sample included 613 adults (51.5% women, M age = 43.39), with 70.6% reporting a history of ACEs. In line with the broaden-and-build theory, recreational activities formed a highly interconnected network, with some activities becoming more important with time. Visiting family/friends emerged as a significant factor contributing to social-ecological resilience, while other activities played more indirect roles. Although both psychological and social-ecological resilience were linked to fewer internalizing problems, only social-ecological resilience was related to fewer externalizing problems. Social connections, particularly sustained interactions with family and/or friends across childhood and adulthood as well as participation in youth groups during adulthood, had a central position in the network. This underscores the vital role of social bonds in promoting mental well-being and aligns with theoretical and evolutionary perspectives on the fundamental importance of human social bonds. Finally, observed associations were strongest in those with ACEs, suggesting that early interventions may offer long-term benefits.
{"title":"A Network Analysis of Social and Leisure Activities, Resilience, and Mental Health: Differences by Adverse Childhood Experiences","authors":"Marija Janković, Jelle Sijtsema, Stefan Bogaerts","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-01001-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-01001-3","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the network structure of various social and leisure activities, resilience, and mental health problems in a general adult sample from the Netherlands. Using a Gaussian Graphical Model, we conducted separate analyses for a range of activities in childhood and adulthood to explore timing effects. These activities were assessed in relation to internalizing and externalizing problems and two forms of resilience: psychological and social-ecological. We also compared the network structures between individuals with and without a history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to provide insight into how ACEs may influence associations between the aforementioned constructs. The sample included 613 adults (51.5% women, <jats:italic>M</jats:italic> age = 43.39), with 70.6% reporting a history of ACEs. In line with the broaden-and-build theory, recreational activities formed a highly interconnected network, with some activities becoming more important with time. Visiting family/friends emerged as a significant factor contributing to social-ecological resilience, while other activities played more indirect roles. Although both psychological and social-ecological resilience were linked to fewer internalizing problems, only social-ecological resilience was related to fewer externalizing problems. Social connections, particularly sustained interactions with family and/or friends across childhood and adulthood as well as participation in youth groups during adulthood, had a central position in the network. This underscores the vital role of social bonds in promoting mental well-being and aligns with theoretical and evolutionary perspectives on the fundamental importance of human social bonds. Finally, observed associations were strongest in those with ACEs, suggesting that early interventions may offer long-term benefits.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01020-8
Chao Li, Zhanjun Xing, Xiang Li, Liping Chen
{"title":"How Does Automation in the Workplace Impact Workers’ Happiness? Disentangling the Competing Mechanisms Through Income Shock and Reduced Working time","authors":"Chao Li, Zhanjun Xing, Xiang Li, Liping Chen","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01020-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01020-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01017-3
Matthew Bond, Dan Frings, Anna Stenning, Julien Morton
{"title":"National Estimates of Subjective Wellbeing in the UK Using the Personal Wellbeing Index","authors":"Matthew Bond, Dan Frings, Anna Stenning, Julien Morton","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01017-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01017-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146145996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-07DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01016-4
Jan Delhey, Stephanie Hess, Christian Schneickert
{"title":"Which Life Makes You Happy? The Satisfaction Dividend of the Prosperous, the Exciting, the Cozy, and the Sustainable Life","authors":"Jan Delhey, Stephanie Hess, Christian Schneickert","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01016-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01016-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"312 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146138568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01019-1
Stephen Prah, Bright Owusu Asante, John N. Ng’ombe
{"title":"Who Manages Better? Gendered Perspectives on Food Security and Subjective Wellbeing in Ghana","authors":"Stephen Prah, Bright Owusu Asante, John N. Ng’ombe","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01019-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01019-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146138528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01014-6
Benjamin D. Rasmussen, Ronald D. Rogge
{"title":"Correction to: Optimizing the Measurement of Life Satisfaction Beyond the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) Via the Development and Validation of the Satisfaction and Quality of Life Scale (SQLS)","authors":"Benjamin D. Rasmussen, Ronald D. Rogge","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01014-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01014-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"241 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146138527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01010-w
Hoolda Kim, Baeyong Lee
Subjective well-being has gained increasing attention in both academic research and policymaking, leading to a growing body of literature examining its determinants. Yet, factors affecting the subjective well-being of older adults have remained underexplored. This study investigates the impact of social, political, economic, and demographic factors on older adults' life satisfaction using the seventh wave of the World Values Survey (2017–2022) which includes individuals’ responses from 58 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. A global perspective is crucial for understanding how varying economic performances, political conditions, and social policies shape the well-being of older adults. The geographical diversity of the sample enables a global comparison, capturing a wide range of social, political, and cultural contexts. By employing multilevel mixed-effects regression models, we account for both within-country and between-country variations, integrating both individual-level and country-level data. The findings indicate that social capital, political governance, and economic performance significantly affect life satisfaction. Interpersonal trust, institutional confidence, social group membership, quality governance, and democracy are positively associated with subjective well-being whereas corruption and inflation are negatively associated. Notably, political governance is found to be the leading factor affecting the life satisfaction of adults aged 50-64, while it is social capital for those aged 65 and above. Social and political factors have played an increasingly influential role during the pandemic. These findings emphasize the importance of developing tailored interventions that consider regional, temporal, and age-related differences to effectively meet the diverse needs of older adults.
{"title":"Exploring the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in Older Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Social, Political, Economic, and Demographic Factors","authors":"Hoolda Kim, Baeyong Lee","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01010-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01010-w","url":null,"abstract":"Subjective well-being has gained increasing attention in both academic research and policymaking, leading to a growing body of literature examining its determinants. Yet, factors affecting the subjective well-being of older adults have remained underexplored. This study investigates the impact of social, political, economic, and demographic factors on older adults' life satisfaction using the seventh wave of the World Values Survey (2017–2022) which includes individuals’ responses from 58 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. A global perspective is crucial for understanding how varying economic performances, political conditions, and social policies shape the well-being of older adults. The geographical diversity of the sample enables a global comparison, capturing a wide range of social, political, and cultural contexts. By employing multilevel mixed-effects regression models, we account for both within-country and between-country variations, integrating both individual-level and country-level data. The findings indicate that social capital, political governance, and economic performance significantly affect life satisfaction. Interpersonal trust, institutional confidence, social group membership, quality governance, and democracy are positively associated with subjective well-being whereas corruption and inflation are negatively associated. Notably, political governance is found to be the leading factor affecting the life satisfaction of adults aged 50-64, while it is social capital for those aged 65 and above. Social and political factors have played an increasingly influential role during the pandemic. These findings emphasize the importance of developing tailored interventions that consider regional, temporal, and age-related differences to effectively meet the diverse needs of older adults.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146138529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Publisher Correction: Happiness and Life Satisfaction: Understanding the Effects of Question Order on Subjective Wellbeing Measures in India","authors":"Giulia Greco, Camilla Fabbri, Varun Dutt, Timothy Powell-Jackson","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-01000-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-01000-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146095642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-31DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00999-w
Juliane Kloidt, Lawrence W. Barsalou
{"title":"Developing and Evaluating the Comprehensive Hierarchical Eustress Review (CHER)","authors":"Juliane Kloidt, Lawrence W. Barsalou","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00999-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00999-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"288 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146095641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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