Journal of Happiness Studies最新文献

Positively Negative: Why Negative Affect is Linked to Higher Wellbeing 积极消极：为什么消极的影响与更高的幸福感有关

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01040-4

Jinrui Liu, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Joar Vittersø, Irene J. E. Teulings, Espen Røysamb

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Is Well-Being a Cause or an Effect? Perceptions of Causality, Effort Allocation, and Overall Well-Being 幸福是原因还是结果？因果关系、努力分配和整体幸福感的感知

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01044-0

Avital Amir, Zeev Shtudiner, Tal Shavit

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Happy Parents, Happy Kids? Prospective Relations Between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Happiness, Mindful Parenting, and Children’s Social-Emotional Competence 快乐的父母，快乐的孩子？父母幸福、正念养育与儿童社会情感能力的前瞻性关系

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01042-2

Rebecca Y. M. Cheung, Bertha H. C. Kum, Jian-Bin Li, Sum Kwing Cheung

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Role of the Residential Environment in Shaping Subjective Well-being 居住环境在塑造主观幸福感中的作用

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01043-1

Shun Kawakubo, Shiro Arata, Tomomitsu Kamata

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Effects and Mechanisms of Self-compassion on Conspicuous Consumption Orientation: A Randomized Controlled Intervention Study 自我同情对炫耀性消费倾向的影响及其机制：一项随机对照干预研究

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01039-x

Yang Lu, Shuyu Yang, Xianglong Zeng

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Effort and Hedonic Capital as Coping Strategies for Well-Being in Wartime 战时幸福感的应对策略：努力与享乐资本

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01037-z

Eyal Lahav, Arie Sherman, Tal Shavit

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Unveiling the Heterogeneity of Moderate Mental Health Among College Students Through Latent Profile Analysis: Implications for Intervention 大学生中度心理健康异质性的潜在特征分析：干预意义

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01038-y

Virginia Pupi, Sonia Mangialavori, Antonella Delle Fave

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The Bright Eye and the Gleaming Coat? A Stoic Challenge to Haybron on Wellbeing and the Preconditions of Happiness 明亮的眼睛和闪亮的外套？对海布伦关于幸福和幸福的先决条件的坚忍挑战

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01031-5

Matthew Sharpe

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Negative Life Events and Subjective Well-Being in Later Life: Longitudinal Evidence from Australia 消极生活事件与晚年主观幸福感：来自澳大利亚的纵向证据

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-04-02 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01033-3

Guowei Tian, Vasileios Zikos

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Does Social Capital Moderate Happiness for Men and Women with Disabilities? 社会资本对残疾男女的幸福感有调节作用吗？

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01034-2

Tatiana Karabchuk, Osman Antwi-Boateng

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