What Makes for a Merry Christmas?

By T. Kasser, Kennon M. Sheldon. 2002

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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Teacher Support and Adolescents' Subjective Well-Being: A Mixed-Methods Investigation (2009, methodology): “Consistent with previous research (e.g., Kasser & Sheldon, 2002), an aggregate SWB variable was created by standardizing and summing scores for life satisfaction and positive affect, then subtracting standardized negative affect scores.”
Explaining the Paradox: How Pro-Environmental Behaviour can both Thwart and Foster Well-Being (2013, unknown): “For example, consuming in a pro-environmental way was found to be related to greater personal well-being [7], higher overall life-satisfaction [14], and more happiness [15].”
Sustainable happiness: How happiness studies can contribute to a more sustainable future. (2008, background): “…individuals with an intrinsic value orientation are less materialistic and more inclined to engage in environmentally friendly behaviour, such as cycling and recycling, than individuals with an extrinsic value orientation (Kasser & Sheldon, 2002; Richins & Dawson, 1992; Sheldon & McGregor, 2000).”
Towards a Theory of Minimalism and Wellbeing (2020, background): “…include negative self-appraisals and social comparisons (Richins 1991; Sirgy 1998); compensating for insecurities or dissatisfaction with life (Fournier and Richins 1991; Richins and Dawson 1992); and failure to satisfy the psychological needs proposed by self-determination theory (Kasser 2002).”
Close Relationships and Happiness Among Emerging Adults (2010, methodology): “As for reliability, Watson et al. (1988) and others (Crawford and Henry 2004; Kasser and Sheldon 2002 ) reported moderate internal consistency and test-retest reliability for the scales (please see Table 1 for the internal consistency of the happiness measures used in this study).”
Are Psychological and Ecological Well-being Compatible? The Role of Values, Mindfulness, and Lifestyle (2005, background): “Individuals have also reported more happiness at Christmas when they engaged in environmentally friendly holiday behaviors (Kasser and Sheldon, 2002), although they also reported somewhat lower happiness when they limited their spending.”
I Matter to My Friend, Therefore I am Happy: Friendship, Mattering, and Happiness (2011, background): “Indeed, some studies created a composite happiness score (by first standardizing life satisfaction, positive and negative affect; and then subtracting negative affect from the sum of life satisfaction and positive affect) when investigating the association of happiness with a variety of psychologica”
Psychological Need Satisfaction, Personal Well-Being, and Ecological Sustainability (2009, unknown): “First, Kasser and Sheldon (2002) found that Americans who reported more satisfaction and less stress at Christmastime also engaged in more environmentally friendly holiday behaviors like using organic or locally grown foods and giving environmentally friendly presents.”
Looking Beyond Psychopathology: The Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health in Youth (2008, methodology): “Consistent with previous research (Kasser & Sheldon, 2002; Sheldon, Kasser, Houser-Marko, Jones, & Turban, 2005), an aggregate SWB variable was created by standardizing and summing scores for life satisfaction and positive affect, then subtracting standardized negative affect scores.”
Toward a new measure of organizational environmental citizenship behavior (2017, background): “Because Kelloway (1998) cautions that ideal absolutefit is rarely achieved, it is recommended to invariably focus on “comparing the fit of competing and theoretically plausible models” (p.”
Sweetheart, you really make me happy: romantic relationship quality and personality as predictors of happiness among emerging adults (2008, methodology): “Others also used the same method in creating an aggregate happiness score ( Kasser & Sheldon, 2002; Sheldon & Kasser, 2001; Sheldon et al., 2005).”