Happy People Live Longer: Subjective Well-Being Contributes to Health and Longevity

By E. Diener, Micaela Y. Chan. 2011

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Subfields: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Do Social Network Sites Enhance or Undermine Subjective Well‐Being? A Critical Review (2017, background): “In particular, there is a large amount of evidence showing that subjective well-being leads to enhanced health and longevity (Boehm et al., 2011; Diener & Chan, 2011; Steptoe & Wardle, 2011).”
Gratitude and health: An updated review (2019, background): “…wellbeing, and the well-substantiated notion that ‘happy people live longer’ (i.e. high mental well-being is linked to better health and longevity; Diener & Chan, 2011), there is a possibility that gratitude interventions may indirectly and positively impact physical health through their…”
Does employees’ subjective well-being affect workplace performance? (2017, background): “For instance, raising individuals’ SWB has a causal impact on their physical health (see Diener and Chan, 2011), increases their levels of creativity and problem-solving, and encourages pro-social behaviour and greater levels of engagement at work (see Lyubomirsky et al., 2005).”
How Happiness Affects Choice (2011, neutral): “…have made tremendous strides in determining best measures of happiness, ways to increase happiness, and why happiness is important (Diener and Chan 2011; Diener and Seligman 2002; Dunn, Aknin, and Norton 2008; Easterlin 2003; Kahneman et al. 2004, 2006; Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, and Schkade…”
A multidimensional approach to measuring well-being in students: Application of the PERMA framework (2014, background): “Similarly, Diener and Chan (2011) noted that studies are needed to ‘determine how the concepts are related to one another, and their independent ability to predict health outcomes beyond a general SWB factor score’ (p.”
An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “Specifically, PA begets benefits such as better physical health (Cohen, Alper, Doyle, Treanor, & Turner, 2006; Diener & Chan, 2011; also see Pressman & Cohen, 2005 for a review), increased self-regulation (Aspinwall, 1998), improved cognitive functioning (Yang, Yang, & Isen, 2013), superior…”
The Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis. (2015, background): “Subjective well-being describes how people evaluate their life, including emotional and cognitive judgments (Diener, 1984; Diener & Chan, 2011).”
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the PERMA Model of Well-Being (2015, background): “The notion that subjective well-being is related to better self-reported health, longevity, and reduced pain is well known (Cohen & Pressman, 2006; Diener & Chan, 2011; Howell et al., 2007; Pressman & Cohen, 2005).”
The Facebook Experiment: Quitting Facebook Leads to Higher Levels of Well-Being (2016, background): “Improving people’s well-being is both of interest for the people involved and society at large since well-being is said to be positively associated with other important aspects of people’s life, such as health and longevity.(3,17)”