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Beyond Income: The Role of Generosity in Happiness Among Urban Malays in Kuala Lumpur 收入之外：慷慨在吉隆坡城市马来人幸福感中的作用

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01045-z

Nik Ahmad Sufian Burhan, Mohamad Fazli Sabri, Heiner Rindermann

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Development and Validation of the Feeling Loved Scale (FLS): Felt Love from a Specific Close Other and Its Relevance for Well-Being 感觉被爱量表（FLS）的开发和验证：来自特定亲密他人的感觉爱及其与幸福感的相关性

IF 4.6 2区心理学

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-026-01052-0

Mengya Xia

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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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