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Does Homeownership Improve Household Well-Being? A Case Study from Togo 有房能改善家庭幸福吗？多哥案例研究

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00903-6

Tchablemane Yenlide, Mawussé Komlagan Nézan Okey

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Creating Kinship with Nature and Boosting Well-Being: Testing Two Novel Character Strengths-Based Nature Connectedness Interventions 创造与自然的亲缘关系和促进幸福感：测试两种新的基于性格优势的自然联系干预措施

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00900-9

Holli-Anne Passmore, Ryan Lumber, Ryan Niemiec, Levi I. Sofen

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Sociodemographic Disparities in Positive Life Experiences 积极生活经历中的社会人口差异

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00870-y

Naomi Podber, Tara L. Gruenewald

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Affirming the Less Defended Self: Quiet Ego Reminders Reduce Implicit Self-Other Bias 肯定较少防御的自我：安静的自我提醒减少内隐的自我-他人偏见

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00894-4

Heidi A. Wayment

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Flow and Abiding Interest: An Experiential Perspective on Identity Maintenance and Development in Later Life 心流与持久兴趣：身份维持与发展的经验视角

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00901-8

Kevin Rathunde

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Perceived Greenspace Exposure and Children’s Emotional Well-Being in Daily Life: Comparisons between Children Living in Urban and Rural Areas 感知绿地暴露与儿童日常生活情绪健康：城市和农村儿童的比较

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00899-z

Wei Cui, Jianjie Xu, Fenghua Tang, Mengyu Miranda Gao, Yiwen Zheng, Donghua Zhou, Shangqing Yang, Zhuo Rachel Han

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Cultural Diffusion and Happiness: A New Evidence in Sub Saharan Africa 文化传播与幸福：撒哈拉以南非洲的新证据

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00897-1

Cyrille Bergali Kamdem, Thierry Mamadou Asngar, Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa, Blaise Ondoua Beyene

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Small but Certain Happiness in Daily Life: Structure and Relation with Well-Being 日常生活中微小但确定的幸福：结构及其与幸福的关系

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00896-2

Kazuhisa Miwa

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Types of Adolescent Screen Use and Positive Wellbeing: Gender and Parental Education Influences 青少年屏幕使用类型与积极幸福感：性别和父母教育的影响

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00884-6

Grace Chang

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Social Media and Subjective Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Personality Traits 社交媒体与主观幸福感：人格特质的调节作用

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00898-0

Linda E. V. Alphenaar, Rebecca L. Shiner, Clara Chavez Arana, Peter Prinzie

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