{"title":"Social support processes link gratitude and well-being across cultures and over time","authors":"Carley Vornlocher, Alexandra S. Wormley","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01126-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01126-z","url":null,"abstract":"Strong evidence shows that gratitude enhances well-being, though the mechanisms driving these effects are unclear. Here, we test the idea that gratitude may enhance well-being by (1) attuning people to the support that they receive and boosting perceptions of social support and (2) promoting support provision. Using data from over 148,000 participants across two studies, we explore the mechanistic roles of perceived social support and support provision in linking gratitude to well-being. With both cross-sectional and longitudinal data, we find that social support processes—especially perceived social support—partially mediate the link between gratitude and well-being. Moreover, we find evidence of weaker associations between gratitude and social support provision in more collectivistic countries. This suggests that gratitude’s consequences for social support processes—and their implications for well-being—may depend upon local cultural norms about community and social support.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Not Flourishing","authors":"Alexander Bryson, David G. Blanchflower","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01121-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01121-4","url":null,"abstract":"We examine the age profile of subjective wellbeing and illbeing in the 22 countries appearing in the Global Flourishing Study (GFS) 2022–2024. We propose an alternative to the Flourishing Index at the heart of so much of the GFS literature which has better statistical properties. We call it the Revised Flourishing Index (RFI). The age profile of the original Flourishing Index and some of its sub-components are U-shaped in age. However, the RFI rises linearly in age. We also introduce a new Not Flourishing Index (NFI) capturing illbeing. The NFI and each of its four sub-components fall markedly with age. These results are broadly replicated among those surveyed via a computer-assisted web-based interview (CAWI), except in the case of the original Flourishing Index which, like the RFI, now rises in age. However, the RFI, NFI and the original Flourishing Index age profiles have the opposite signs to the CAWI profiles when conducted via computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). We argue these differences by survey mode arise due to social desirability bias and non-random selection into CATI. Analyses of the European Social Survey (ESS) 2023–2024 and the CAWI-based Global Minds (GM) surveys 2020–2026 for the subset of countries appearing in the GFS support these CAWI findings in the GFS, albeit with alternative metrics, providing some external validity for our GFS findings.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Economics of Happiness and Economic Orthodoxy: A Comparison of Research Traditions","authors":"Stavros A. Drakopoulos","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01120-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01120-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149130281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtues Possession and Use at Work: Testing Congruence Effects on Job Engagement, Fatigue, and Boredom","authors":"Cort Rudolph,Amani Qaqish,Hannes Zacher","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01122-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01122-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149093182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing a positive psychology intervention and cognitive behavioral therapy: a randomized trial for postpartum depression","authors":"Elisa Nombela,Almudena Duque,Gloria Salgado,Covadonga Chaves","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01114-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01114-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149093183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In the Worst of Times, the Best of us: External Threat and Individual Altruism at the Inter-Korean Border in 2016","authors":"Dirk Bethmann,Jae Il Cho,Dara Fox","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01105-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01105-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149093184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Religiosity and Well-Being in Different Cultural Contexts: Multilevel Analyses Based on Over 500,000 Individuals","authors":"Wang Zheng,Zihao Wan,Yinqiu Zhao,Zhiyu Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01123-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01123-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"413 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149210745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Profiles, Transitions, and Associated Factors of Dual-Factor Mental Health in Older Adults","authors":"Jiahui Li,Baoshan Zhang,Mengze Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01124-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01124-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149210744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eugene Malthouse, Nobuyuki Hanaki, Gordon D. A. Brown
{"title":"The Evolved Nest in Childhood: Relation to Adult Well-being and Social Capital Across Cultures","authors":"Eugene Malthouse, Nobuyuki Hanaki, Gordon D. A. Brown","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01109-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01109-0","url":null,"abstract":"Evolved nests are species-specific developmental systems that support biological, psychological, and social needs. The human evolved nest includes practices such as responsive care, self-directed play, and extensive affectionate touch. Previous studies have linked childhood experience of these practices to both child and adult well-being. Here we assessed whether recall of evolved nest experiences during childhood (age 0–18) was related to three dimensions of adult well-being and social capital (personal well-being, social relationships, and general prosociality) in three countries (USA, UK, Japan). Recalled evolved nest experience was positively associated with multiple measures under each dimension across cultures after controlling for demographic factors (<italic>n</italic> = 1,401). In contrast, it was not found to be associated with incentivised measures of prosociality (elicited via a series of economic games) in any country. Exploratory factor analyses revealed that experiences of evolved nest practices clustered together under two common factors in each country: positive and negative experiences. These factors were independently associated with multiple indicators of adult well-being and social capital in each country, and these associations were generally stronger for positive (vs. negative) experiences. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that childhood experience of the evolved nest has long-term benefits for individual and societal well-being regardless of cultural differences.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149093419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}