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Between Science and Self-Help: A Scoping Review of Scholarly and Popular DefinitionS Of IKIGAI 在科学和自助之间：IKIGAI的学术和流行定义的范围审查

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Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01080-w

Eugene Y. J. Tee, Saori Tsukamoto, Michael F. Steger

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Examining the Interplay of Happiness for Older Adults and Their Spouses: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model 检验老年人及其配偶幸福的相互作用：一个行动者-伴侣相互依赖模型

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Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01077-5

Elnaz Abaei, Peter Martin

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The Measure of Youth-Hope, Efficacy, Resilience and Optimism at School (MY-HERO@School): Development and Validation of an Instrument for Evaluating Psychological Capital (PsyCap) in an Australian High School Context 青少年在学校的希望、效能、弹性和乐观的测量（MY-HERO@School）：澳大利亚高中背景下心理资本评估工具（PsyCap）的开发和验证

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01066-8

Jules Finch, Larry Myers, Allison M. Waters, Lara J. Farrell

{"title":"The Measure of Youth-Hope, Efficacy, Resilience and Optimism at School (MY-HERO@School): Development and Validation of an Instrument for Evaluating Psychological Capital (PsyCap) in an Australian High School Context","authors":"Jules Finch, Larry Myers, Allison M. Waters, Lara J. Farrell","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01066-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01066-8","url":null,"abstract":"Psychological Capital (PsyCap) has become the focus of a growing field of research. Over the past two decades, studies have explored its impact on vocational and organisational performance, mental health, and wellbeing in adult populations. More recently, emerging evidence suggests that PsyCap, comprising hope, (self-) efficacy, resilience, and optimism (aka HERO), may also play a role in predicting mental health symptoms and wellbeing among school students. However, current PsyCap measures for youth insufficiently represents the conceptual or contextual nuances for this population. The current study aims to develop and validate a youth PsyCap assessment tool: the Measure of Youth-Hope, Efficacy, Resilience and Optimism at School (MY-HERO@School). Students ( n = 741, aged 11 to 18, 93.7% female, M age = 14.78, SD = 1.78) from two schools in South-east Queensland participated. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on half the sample ( n = 371). Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were performed with an additional 370 students to examine model fit, convergent and divergent validity, and validate the MY-HERO@School with existing outcome measures of mental health symptoms, school engagement, and student wellbeing. Findings indicate the MY-HERO@School demonstrated a good fit to the model and exhibited both convergent and divergent validity. Scale validation further confirmed that PsyCap in high school students significantly predicted all outcome measures, including anxiety and depressive symptoms, school engagement, student life satisfaction, and flourishing.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148539314","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}

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Sufficient Conditions Logic Maps as Alternative to Indicators: The Theory and the Italian Wellbeing Case 作为替代指标的充分条件逻辑图：理论和意大利福利案例

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01078-4

Demetrio Miloslavo Bova

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Publisher Correction: Happiness and Single Parenthood: A Literature Review Using an Online Findings Archive 出版商更正：幸福和单身父母：使用在线发现档案的文献综述

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01064-w

Susanne Elsas, Teresa Möhrle, Ruut Veenhoven

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The Green Meaning: A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis on the Relations Between Nature Exposure and Meaning in Life 绿色意义：接触自然与生活意义关系的随机截距交叉滞后面板分析

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01082-8

Yue Zhou, Liuna Geng

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On the Dual Side of Personality Traits: How They Predict Social Media Disorder and Social Well-Being on Social Media 论人格特质的两面性：它们如何预测社交媒体障碍和社交媒体上的社会幸福感

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01075-7

Syeda W. F. Rizvi, Sameha AlShakhsi, Ala Yankouskaya, Dena Al-Thani, Raian Ali

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Sustaining Well-Being Under Daily Stress: The Mediating Role of Momentary Self-Worth and the Short-Lived Protective Function of Grandiose Narcissism Trait 日常压力下的幸福感维持：瞬间自我价值感和浮夸自恋特质的短期保护功能的中介作用

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Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01076-6

Quan Wei, Jiangyong Li, Huiqing Huang, Ziyi Li, Yangmei Luo

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Subjective Inequality and Well-being in South Korea: Generational Variations in the Mediating and Moderating Effects of Social Connectedness 韩国的主观不平等与幸福感：社会联系的中介和调节效应的代际差异

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Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-07-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01072-w

Jae-woo Kim, Seulki Kim

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Subjective Inequity Aversion: How Perceived Unfair Inequality Affects Subjective Well-being 主观不公平厌恶：感知不公平不平等如何影响主观幸福感

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Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01053-z

Sandra Bohmann, Fabian Kalleitner

{"title":"Subjective Inequity Aversion: How Perceived Unfair Inequality Affects Subjective Well-being","authors":"Sandra Bohmann, Fabian Kalleitner","doi":"10.1007/s10902-026-01053-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-026-01053-z","url":null,"abstract":"Combining theoretical insights from social justice literature and social comparison research, this paper argues that subjective perceptions of inequity (i.e., unfairness), rather than objective deviations from equality, are key to understanding the relationship between (in)equality and subjective well-being. To test this hypothesis, we analyze the association between respondents’ perceived fairness of own, top, and bottom incomes with subjective well-being using data from the European Social Survey 2018. Results from spline regressions indicate that perceived injustice of own and top incomes is negatively related to subjective well-being even when accounting for individuals’ relative income positions and objective macro-level inequality. However, we find no substantive relationship between perceived unfairness of bottom incomes and subjective well-being. These findings are consistent across several robustness checks and when using German panel data to test the effect of own income fairness on subjective well-being in a longitudinal setting. Overall, our results underscore the importance of integrating theoretical insights emphasizing normative and comparative social mechanisms as our results suggest that injustice for oneself hurts more than injustice for others and individuals experience greater discomfort when they believe the rich have too much than when they think the poor have too little.","PeriodicalId":15837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Happiness Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148355584","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}

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