Persistent pursuit of need-satisfying goals leads to increased happiness: A 6-month experimental longitudinal study

By Kennon M. Sheldon, Neetu Abad, Yuna L. Ferguson, A. Gunz, Linda Houser‐Marko, C. P. Nichols, Sonja Lyubomirsky. 2010

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

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Debt and Subjective Well-being: The Other Side of the Income-Happiness Coin (2016, background): “A lack of financial resources can also limit the extent to which individuals fulfill life goals and fundamental needs, such as autonomy and social relations, which are key for promoting SWB (Sheldon et al. 2009; Tay and Diener 2011).”
Examining links from civic engagement to daily well-being from a self-determination theory perspective (2019, background): “Experimental, cross-sectional, and daily diary studies support the SDT proposition that well-being is enhanced when these psychological needs are satisfied (e.g., Reis, Sheldon, Gable, Roscoe, & Ryan, 2000; Ryan & Deci, 2001; Sheldon et al., 2010).”
Why are materialists less happy? The role of gratitude and need satisfaction in the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction. (2014, background): “Similarly, Sheldon et al. (2010) found that longitudinal interventions to increase need satisfaction produced increases in happiness.”
What Is the Optimal Way to Deliver a Positive Activity Intervention? The Case of Writing About One’s Best Possible Selves (2012, background): “Past research has demonstrated the importance of effort (Lyubomirsky et al. 2011), self-concordant motivation (Sheldon and Lyubomirsky 2006) and attitudes towards happiness increasing activities (Sheldon et al. 2010) on the success of happiness-increasing activities.”
The how, why, what, when, and who of happiness: Mechanisms underlying the success of positive activity interventions. (2014, background): “would enhance their competence, however, did not show relative gains in well-being (Sheldon et al., 2010).”
How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being? (2013, background): “In a study that directly manipulated these hypothesized mediators, people who engaged in autonomy- and relatedness-fulfilling activities saw greater increases in well-being than did people who focused on their life circumstances (Sheldon et al., 2010).”
New Look at Social Support: A Theoretical Perspective on Thriving through Relationships (2014, result): “The processes linking support for life opportunities to thriving in terms of psychological and physical health is supported by a longitudinal study with newlyweds showing that responsive support during the first year of marriage predicts better psychological and physical health 1 year later (Van Vle”
An applied framework for Positive Education (2013, background): “Mental health is a requisite of effective learning (Hendren, Weisen, & Orley, 1994), and positive emotions contribute to creative and flexible thinking (Fredrickson, 2001); in turn, accomplishing worthwhile goals leads to positive emotions and wellbeing (Sheldon et al., 2010).”