Very Happy People

By E. Diener, Martin E. P. Seligman. Psychology Science, 2002

2,395 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. Fred Luthans
2. T. Kashdan
3. E. Diener
4. D. Vella‐Brodrick
5. P. Alex Linley
6. Sonja Lyubomirsky
7. John Maltby
8. James Avey

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. E. Diener
2. P. Alex Linley
3. Fred Luthans
4. Susan Antaramian
5. E. Scott Huebner
6. T. Kashdan
7. Sonja Lyubomirsky
8. John Maltby

In Social Psychology

1. E. Diener
2. D. Vella‐Brodrick
3. T. Kashdan
4. Sonja Lyubomirsky
5. Fred Luthans
6. P. Alex Linley
7. John Maltby
8. Martin E. P. Seligman

Citations in the corpus

• Friendship, Need Satisfaction and Happiness (2010, background): “First of all, research has shown that friendship experiences (quality, support, satisfaction) are positively associated with life satisfaction (Cooper et al. 1992; Demir et al. 2007; Demir and Weitekamp 2007; Diener and Seligman 2002 ).”
• Close Relationships and Happiness Among Emerging Adults (2010, background): “In support of theory, decades of empirical research documents that friendship quality is related to happiness among adults (Demir and Weitekamp 2007; Diener and Seligman 2002; Lyubomirsky et al. 2006).”
• There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea: The Effects of Choice Overload and Reversibility on Online Daters’ Satisfaction With Selected Partners (2017, background): “Romantic relationships are key to personal happiness (Diener & Seligman, 2002), and nowadays online dating has become a prevalent modality for initiating these relationships: 35% of the long-term relationships established between 2005 and 2012 were the result of individuals meeting online, with…”
• Entrepreneurship and Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Psychological Functioning (2019, background): “This is important because social functioning has been shown, in turn, to be one of the strongest determinants of subjective well-being (e.g., Diener & Seligman, 2002; Helliwell & Putnam, 2005; Halpern, 2010; Ryan & Deci, 2000).”
• The good of boredom (2018, neutral): “It is not news to state that there is a place for negative emotions and affective states in our well-being (Diener & Seligman, 2002).”
• Assessing the Role of Body Image Coping Strategies as Mediators or Moderators of the Links Between Self-Objectification, Body Shame, and Well-Being (2009, background): “goal, both by researchers and lay people (Diener and Oishi 2005; Diener and Seligman 2002 ).”
• The Role of Self-concept Clarity in Relationship Quality (2010, background): “A study of exceedingly happy people revealed that all but one of the happiest 10%were currently involved in a romantic relationship (Diener & Seligman, 2002).”