It is widely believed that supportive social networks are especially important resources for older adults. Previous work has lacked attention to the specific types of social rel...
Large samples of data from the World Values Survey, the US Benchmark Survey and a comparable Canadian survey are used to estimate equations designed to explore the social contex...
New studies are revealing predictors of subjective well-being, often assessed as self-reported happiness and life satisfaction. Worldwide, most people report being at least mode...
The empirical science of subjective well-being, popularly referred to as happiness or satisfaction, has grown enormously in the past decade. In this Review, we selectively highl...
Both laypersons and social scientists typically assume that psychological well‐being or happiness is a response to objective circumstances or events. The present study contribut...
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