The Remarkable Changes in the Science of Subjective Well-Being

Perspectives on Psychological Science - Tập 8 Số 6 - Trang 663-666 - 2013
Ed Diener1
1University of Illinois and the Gallup Organization

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The science of subjective well-being (SWB) has grown dramatically in the last three decades, moving beyond the early cross-sectional surveys of the demographic correlates of SWB. Stronger methods are frequently used to study a broader set of psychological phenomena, such as the effects on SWB of adaptation, culture, personality, and genetics. One important new research finding is that SWB has beneficial effects on health and longevity, social relationships, and productivity. National accounts of SWB are being created to provide information to policy makers about the psychological well-being of citizens. The SWB accounts represent an opportunity for psychologists to demonstrate the positive effects their interventions can produce in societies.

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Perspectives on Psychological Science

Tập 8 Số 6

663-666

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