Does the Existence of Social Relationships Matter for Subjective Well-Being?
By Richard E. Lucas, Portia S. Dyrenforth. 2006
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- Mental balance and well-being: building bridges between Buddhism and Western psychology. (2006, background): “Moreover, according to Buddhist theory, clinging to such stimuli as the actual source of one’s happiness can 1 These findings are nuanced, and we do not want to overstate the relationship between money and happiness (see Lucas & Dyrenforth, 2006, for a critique).”
- Social connectedness as a source and consequence of meaning in life (2016, background): “…and meaning in life because it tends to be positively and prospectively associated with both self-report measures of social connectedness (Lucas & Dyrenforth, 2006) and with behavioral indicators of connectedness, such as a higher number of group memberships and a higher likelihood of…”
- Attachment and daily sexual goals: A study of dating couples (2008, background): “Close relationships, and romantic relationships in particular, are one of the most important sources of life satisfaction and emotional wellbeing across the life span (see reviews by Lucas & Dyrenforth, 2006; Myers, 2000).”
- Advances and Open Questions in the Science of Subjective Well-Being (2018, unknown): “These correlations, however, are often based on self-reports of relationship quality (Lucas & Dyrenforth, 2006), which can inflate correlations with self-reported measures of SWB.”
- Reconsidering happiness: the costs of distinguishing between hedonics and eudaimonia (2008, unknown): “Other research has focused on social and cultural factors that influence the nature and strength of a person’s SWB (e.g., Lucas & Dyrenforth, 2006; Tsai, 2007).”