Handbook of Well-Being

1. Introduction, History, and Measurement
2. Introduction by the Editors — Diener, Oishi, & Tay
3. From the Paleolithic to the Present: Three Revolutions in the Global History of Happiness — McMahon
4. Religion and Well-being — Newman & Graham
5. Well-Being Concepts and Components — Tov
6. Reevaluating the Strengths and Weaknesses of Self-Report Measures of Subjective Well-Being — Lucas
7. Non-Traditional Measures of Subjective Well-Being and Their Validity: A Review — Scollon
8. What do Subjective Well-Being Judgments Mean? Sources and Distinctions, Processes and Mechanisms — Robinson & Klein
9. The Cornerstone of Research on Subjective Well-Being: Valid Assessment Methodology — Pavot
10. Statistical Approaches to Analyzing Well-being Data — Eid
11. Qualitative Approaches to Culture and Well-Being — Thin
12. Theories and Psychological Processes
13. Cognitive Outlooks and Well-Being — Margolis & Lyubomirsky
14. Eudaimonia in the Contemporary Science of Subjective Well- Being: Psychological Well-Being, Self-Determination, and Meaning in Life — Heintzelman
15. Do It! Activity Theories and The Good Life — Vittersø
16. The Way is the Goal: The Role of Goal Focus for Successful Goal Pursuit and Subjective Well-Being — Kaftan & Freund
17. Hedonic Adaptation and the Set Point for Subjective Well-Being — Luhmann & Intelisano
18. Well-Being, Self-Actualization, and Fundamental Motives: An Evolutionary Perspective — Kenrick & Krems
19. Exploring the Associations Between Personality and Subjective Well-Being — Lucas
20. Hedonomics: On Subtle Yet Significant Determinants of Happiness — Tu & Hsee
21. Biological Factors
22. The Genetics of Well-being — Røysamb & Nes
23. Neuroscience and Well-Being — Dolcos, Moore, & Katsumi
24. Stress, Development, and Well-being — DePasquale & Gunnar
25. Foods, Sex, and Drugs: Appetitive Desires and Subjective Well- Being — Hofmann, Diel, & Seibel
26. Hormones and Well-being — Rector & Friedman
27. Demographic Factors and Life Domains
28. A Lifespan Perspective on Subjective Well-Being — Lansford
29. Gender Differences in Subjective Well-Being — Batz & Tay
30. Race and Subjective Well-being: Critical Race Perspective and Empirical Review of Key Predictors — Yoo, Kim, & Lee
31. Intersection of Religion and Subjective Well-Being — Kim-Prieto & Miller
32. Married...With Children: The Science of Well-Being in Marriage and Family Life — Nelson-Coffey
33. Work, the Work-Family Interface, and Subjective Well-being — Ford, Wang, & Huh
34. The Importance of Leisure for Subjective Well-Being — Kuykendall, Boemerman, & Zhu
35. Well-being and Psychopathology: A Deep Exploration into Positive Emotions, Meaning and Purpose in Life, and Social Relationships — Goodman, Doorley, & Kashdan
36. Subjective Well-Being and Physical Health — Cross, Hofschneider, Grimm, & Pressman
37. Economic and Social Factors
38. Time, Money, and Subjective Well-Being — Mogilner, Whillans, & Norton
39. Income and Subjective Well-Being: Review, Synthesis, and Future Research — Tay, Zyphur, & Batz
40. Beggars do not Envy Millionaires: Social Comparison, Socioeconomic Status, and Subjective Well-Being — Kraus
41. Social Capital and Prosocial Behaviour as Sources of Well-Being — Helliwell, Aknin, Shiplett, Huang, & Wang
42. Meaning and Well-Being — Steger
43. Multiple Levels in Job Demands–Resources Theory: Implications for Employee Well-being and Performance — Bakker & Demerouti
44. Wisdom and Well-Being — Zacher & Staudinger
45. What’s Love Got to Do With it? Romantic Relationships and Well-Being — Kansky
46. Resilience and Well-Being — Harms, Brady, Wood, & Silard
47. Consequences and Interventions
48. Living Healthier and Longer Lives: Subjective Well-Being’s Association with Better Health — Boehm
49. Using Multiple Methods to More Fully Understand Causal Relations: Positive Affect Enhances Social Relationships — Moore, Diener, & Tan
50. Wellbeing and Work Performance — Warr & Nielsen
51. Optimal Levels of Happiness — Biswas-Diener & Wiese
52. Affective Ingredients: Recipes for Understanding How Affective States Alter Cognitive Outcomes — Gasper & Spencer
53. Malleability and Intentional Activities — Layous
54. Physical Activity Interventions: Effects on Well-Being Outcomes in Older Adults — Ehlers, Salerno, Aguiñaga, & McAuley
55. Cultivating Subjective Well-Being through Positive Psychological Interventions — Stone & Parks
56. Psychology Therapies and Interventions that Raise Subjective Well-Being — Chow
57. Stress Management Interventions: Improving Subjective Psychological Well-Being in the Workplace — Holman, Johnson, & O'Connor
58. Culture and Context
59. Predictors of Subjective Well-Being Across Cultures — Suh & Choi
60. Subjective Well-Being in Nations — Veenhoven
61. Culture and Subjective Well-Being: Conceptual and Measurement Issues — Oishi
62. The Subjective Well-Being of Small Societies — Biswas-Diener
63. Materialism and Living Well — Kasser
64. Values and Subjective Well-Being — Schwartz & Sortheix
65. Happiness comes Naturally: Engagement with Nature as a Route to Positive Subjective Well-Being — McMahan
66. Geographical Variation in Subjective Well-Being — Rentfrow
67. The Psychology of Life Balance — Sirgy & Lee
68. Policy Applications
69. Subjective Well-Being and the Law — Huang
70. How Political Systems and Social Welfare Policies Affect Well- being — MacCulloch
71. Subjective Well-Being and Public Policy — Odermatt & Stutzer
72. Media Technology and Well-Being: A Complementarity- Interference Model — Kushlev
73. Accounts of Psychological and Emotional Well-Being for Policy Purposes — Sim & Diener

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