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Ha, Shang E.; Kim, Seokho – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Although the statistically significant relationship between personality traits and subjective well-being (i.e., self-reported happiness and life satisfaction) is well-known in the field of positive psychology, some scholars still cast doubt on the external validity of this finding and the strength of personality dimensions vis-a-vis other…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Personality Traits, Psychological Patterns, Well Being
Vella-Brodrick, Dianne A.; Park, Nansook; Peterson, Christopher – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This study examined the contributions of orientations to happiness (pleasure, engagement and meaning) to subjective well-being. A sample of 12,622 adults from the United States completed on-line surveys measuring orientations to happiness, positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction. A sample of 332 adults from Australia also completed…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Life Satisfaction, Well Being, Foreign Countries
Randler, Christoph – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Individual differences in diurnal preferences and circadian rhythms are viewed as an interesting dimension of human personality. Previous research has examined various psychological correlates of diurnal preference. Evening types reported psychological and psychosomatic disturbances more frequently and intensively than morning types and morning…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Eating Disorders, Correlation, Psychological Patterns
Lyubomirsky, Sonja; Tkach, Chris; DiMatteo, Robin M. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
The present study investigated theoretically and empirically derived similarities and differences between the constructs of enduring happiness and self-esteem. Participants (N = 621), retired employees ages 51-95, completed standardized measures of affect, personality, psychosocial characteristics, physical health, and demographics. The relations…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Psychological Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Employees
Abraham P. Greeff; Stephanus Van der Merwe – Social Indicators Research, 2004
The present study focuses on the salutogenic properties of post-divorce families and attempts to identify factors that promote resilience and family well-being. Within the salutogenic paradigm the focus is on positive characteristics and strengths that contribute towards the growth and development of a system. Family coherence is used as an…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Divorce, Well Being, Family Characteristics

Eid, Michael; Diener, Ed – Social Indicators Research, 2004
Subjective well-being (SWB) is an important indicator of quality of life. SWB can be conceptualized as a momentary state (e.g., mood) as well as a relatively stable trait (e.g., life satisfaction). The validity of self-reported trait aspects of SWB has been questioned by experimental studies showing that SWB judgments seem to be strongly context…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Psychological Patterns, Personality, Measurement
Leontopoulou, Sophia – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Variable--and person--focused approaches were applied to study the resilient outcomes of 326 Greek male and female 1st year university students at a major educational transition point. Results indicated that resilience was related to both cognitive and behavioural psychosocial resources in late adolescence. Locus of control emerged as an important…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Coping, College Freshmen, Cognitive Processes

Lever, Joaquina Palomar; Pinol, Nuria Lanzagorta; Uralde, Jorge Hernandez – Social Indicators Research, 2005
This study was carried out for the purpose of explaining the mediating effects of a number of psychological variables (strategies for coping with stress, competitiveness, mastery, locus of control, depression and self-esteem) in the relationship between poverty and the well-being of individuals. To carry out the study, a non-probabilistic,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences, Poverty, Well Being

Flouri, Eirini – Social Indicators Research, 2005
This study used data from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS) to examine the relationship between materialism/postmaterialism and later mental health. Materialism/postmaterialism was assessed (using Inglehart's 4-item index) at age 33 and mental health (measured by the GHQ-12) was assessed at age 42. It was found that after…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Males, Mental Health, Behavior Patterns

John, Lindsay Herbert – Social Indicators Research, 2004
The validity of a scale, from the Ontario Health Survey, measuring the subjective sense of well-being, for a large multicultural population in Metropolitan Toronto, is examined through principal components analysis with oblique rotation. Four factors are extracted. Factor 1, is a stress and strain factor, and consists of health worries, feeling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Well Being
Hansson, Anna; Hilleras, Pernilla; Forsell, Yvonne – Social Indicators Research, 2005
Objectives: The aim of this study was to see if earlier findings about factors associated with well-being could be replicated in a large population-based sample in Sweden. To the best of our knowledge, no research on well-being has been conducted on such a large population in a country, which by most standards is regarded as one of the most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Adults, Well Being
Suldo, Shannon M.; Huebner, E. Scott – Social Indicators Research, 2006
This study examined whether extremely high life satisfaction was associated with adaptive functioning or maladaptive functioning. Six hundred ninety-eight secondary level students completed the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale [Huebner, 1991a, School Psychology International, 12, pp. 231-240], Youth Self-Report of the Child Behavior Checklist…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Adolescents, Well Being, Adjustment (to Environment)