Pub Date : 2025-11-25DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00972-7
Gian Vittorio Caprara, Giuseppe Corbelli, Mariagiovanna Caprara, Antonio Contreras, Marinella Paciello, Antonio Zuffianò
Positivity, defined as the tendency to view life and experiences with a positive outlook, has recently received a great deal of interest for its significance in understanding human strengths and well-being, yet the temporal interplay among its three facets (self-esteem, life satisfaction, optimism) in relation to the construct of positivity itself is still unclear. A three-wave study of 1,375 Spanish university students investigated this interplay before, during, and after the first COVID-19 lockdown. A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model separated trait-like from state-like variance in each facet and extracted latent shared components, to explore the extent to which positivity subsumes or coexists with these dimensions of human strengths and their relationships across time. The trait-like positivity factor loaded strongly on the between-person components of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and optimism, suggesting a pervasive influence on these facets at the between-person level. A state-like positivity factor accounted for their concurrent dynamic fluctuations, but did not fully account for the within-person variance of each facet, showing its distinctiveness from these constructs and the uniqueness of each. Moreover, both trait-like and state-like positivity and within-person residuals of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and optimism were significantly associated with subjective mental health perception. These findings contribute to the understanding of positivity as a construct encompassing a stable trait-like disposition and state-like specific components arising from self-esteem, life satisfaction and optimism without subsuming them, highlighting its role as an expression of the self-system with an important function in well-being and adaptive functioning.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-25DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00982-5
Yuxuan Tan, Julan Xie
{"title":"How Mindfulness Shapes Life Satisfaction in Married Couples: Evidence from a Crossover Model","authors":"Yuxuan Tan, Julan Xie","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00982-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00982-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145593551","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 : 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00978-1
Diana Wright Guerin, Kathleen Suzanne Johnson Preston, Allen W. Gottfried, Pamella H. Oliver, Adele Eskeles Gottfried, Michelle C. Ramos, Shantay L. Alvarez
{"title":"Temperament in Middle Childhood: Relation to Childhood Happiness and to Happiness and Health Entering Middle Adulthood","authors":"Diana Wright Guerin, Kathleen Suzanne Johnson Preston, Allen W. Gottfried, Pamella H. Oliver, Adele Eskeles Gottfried, Michelle C. Ramos, Shantay L. Alvarez","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00978-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00978-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"107 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145546187","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 : 2025-11-13DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00977-2
Yangu Pan, Mei-ki Maggie Chan, Tianqiang Hu, Guangzeng Liu
{"title":"Longitudinal Link between Interparental Conflict and Adolescent Subjective Well-being: A Multilevel Moderation Analysis of Teacher-Student Relationship","authors":"Yangu Pan, Mei-ki Maggie Chan, Tianqiang Hu, Guangzeng Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00977-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00977-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145498237","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 : 2025-11-11DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00973-6
Yijia Dong, Xijing Wang, Mac Zewei Ma, Kai-Tak Poon
{"title":"Being Grateful Makes Me a Human: the Enhancing Effect of Gratitude Expression on Self-Humanness Via Perceived Social Connection","authors":"Yijia Dong, Xijing Wang, Mac Zewei Ma, Kai-Tak Poon","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00973-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00973-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145485595","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":"Associations of Positive Childhood Experiences with Eudaimonic and Hedonic well-being in Young Adults","authors":"Rixin Wang, Tiantian Guo, Kaixin Zhong, Chengcheng Li, Ningzhe Zhu, Feng Kong","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00976-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00976-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145485594","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 : 2025-11-10DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00971-8
Esra Ascigil, Ceyda Ozer, Zeynep Soyalan, Gul Gunaydin, Emre Selcuk
{"title":"When Close Ties Falter, Do Minimal Interactions Matter? Daily Dynamics of Social Connections and Well-Being","authors":"Esra Ascigil, Ceyda Ozer, Zeynep Soyalan, Gul Gunaydin, Emre Selcuk","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00971-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00971-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"140 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145478279","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 : 2025-11-10DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00974-5
Martina E. Mölsä, Patrik Söderberg, Anna K. Forsman
Positive affect (PA) in children tends to decline around the age of 10, with peers, teachers, and family being important socio-contextual factors influencing this development. However, no longitudinal studies have examined how these factors collectively shape PA of preadolescents (in ages 9–12) over time. The aim of this study was to explore the development of preadolescents’ PA and the extent to which peer relationships, teacher sensitivity, and family satisfaction predict PA, as well as potential gender differences. We followed 300 preadolescents from grades. Socio-contextual factors had distinct effects on PA, with family satisfaction and peer relationships predicting initial PA levels, and peer relationships and teacher sensitivity influencing changes over time. No significant gender differences in PA were found. These findings have implications for the design of interventions to support and enhance PA and broader subjective well-being among primary school preadolescents.
{"title":"Developmental Patterns of Positive Affect Among Preadolescents in Primary School: A Two-Year Latent Growth Analysis of Peer, Teacher, and Family Influences","authors":"Martina E. Mölsä, Patrik Söderberg, Anna K. Forsman","doi":"10.1007/s10902-025-00974-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00974-5","url":null,"abstract":"Positive affect (PA) in children tends to decline around the age of 10, with peers, teachers, and family being important socio-contextual factors influencing this development. However, no longitudinal studies have examined how these factors collectively shape PA of preadolescents (in ages 9–12) over time. The aim of this study was to explore the development of preadolescents’ PA and the extent to which peer relationships, teacher sensitivity, and family satisfaction predict PA, as well as potential gender differences. We followed 300 preadolescents from grades. Socio-contextual factors had distinct effects on PA, with family satisfaction and peer relationships predicting initial PA levels, and peer relationships and teacher sensitivity influencing changes over time. No significant gender differences in PA were found. These findings have implications for the design of interventions to support and enhance PA and broader subjective well-being among primary school preadolescents.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145478389","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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