Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change

By Sonja Lyubomirsky, Kennon M. Sheldon, D. Schkade. 2005

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

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Purpose in Life as a System that Creates and Sustains Health and Well-Being: An Integrative, Testable Theory (2009, background): “…suggest people derive the greatest positive experiences when they participate in activities congruent with their habits and predispositions (i.e., dominant personality traits) and the least pleasure when there is discord (Coˆte´ & Moskowitz, 1998; Lyubomirsky et al., 2005; Sheldon & Kasser, 1998).”
Increasing Middle School Students’ Life Satisfaction: Efficacy of a Positive Psychology Group Intervention (2014, background): “Such positive psychology interventions (PPIs) include: increasing grateful thinking (Emmons and McCullough 2003), performing acts of kindness (Lyubomirsky et al. 2005), identification and use of one’s character strengths in new ways (Seligman et al.”
Putting the ‘app’ in Happiness: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Mindfulness Intervention to Enhance Wellbeing (2016, background): “1.3 Differentiating Between Helping Yourself and Self-Help Research originating from the field of positive psychology convincingly shows that a substantial portion of happiness is within an individual’s control; through intentional activities and responses (Lyubomirsky et al. 2005a, b).”
The role of gratitude in the development of social support, stress, and depression : two longitudinal studies (2008, positive): “On the basis of this relationship, gratitude interventions have been developed, and shown to substantially decrease depression and increase social functioning (Emmons & McCullough, 2003; Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005; Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005).”
Getting off the Hedonic Treadmill, One Step at a Time: The Impact of Regular Religious Practice and Exercise on Well-Being (2008, background): “In addition, Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, and Schkade (2005) suggest that intentional activities, discrete actions in which people choose to engage, can lead to higher levels of well-being because they draw attention to positive events, thus preventing them from fading into the background.”
To have in order to do: Exploring the effects of consuming experiential products on well-being (2015, positive): “Some successful strategies include counting one's blessings (Emmons & McCullough, 2003), expressing gratitude (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005), and meditating (Fredrickson, Cohn, Coffey, Pek, & Finkel, 2008).”
Workplace happiness, well-being and their relationship with psychological capital: A study of Hungarian Teachers (2019, background): “…and coping abilities, and are more prosocial (Diener and Seligman 2002; Chida and Steptoe 2008; Seligman and Schulman 1986; Seligman et al. 1990; Kubzansky et al. 2001; Fredrickson and Joiner 2002; Howell et al. 2007; Lyubomirsky et al. 2005a, b; Segerstrom 2007; Williams and Shiaw 1999).”
Gratitude predicts psychological well-being above the Big Five facets (2009, background): “From a slightly different perspective, Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, and Schkade (2005) see gratitude as integral to well-being, as it offers an alternative to the ‘‘hedonistic treadmill”, where ever more possessions need to be purchased in order to maintain short term gains in happiness.”
Determinants of Daily Happiness on Vacation (2011, background): “Approximately 50% of an individual’s happiness is predetermined through heredity (Lyubomirksy, Sheldon, and Schkade 2005), which is likely caused by highly heritable personality traits (McCrae and John 1992; Tellegen et al. 1988).”
Grateful to God or just plain grateful? A comparison of religious and general gratitude (2011, background): “While considerable experimental evidence now suggests that activities aimed at enhancing positive emotions, behaviors and cognitions can produce beneficial shifts in human affect over time (eg, Burton & King, 2004 ; Emmons & McCullough, 2003 ; Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005 ) more recent e”