Despite age-associated decreases in cognitive and physical abilities age is not associated with a decrease in ratings of well-being; this phenomenon is termed the ‘paradox of well-being.’ One potential explanation for this paradox may be that older adults place less value on cognitive abilities that have been shown to decrease with age (e.g....

Based on Diener’s (Diener E. (1984). Subjective well-being....

Research investigating the relationship between self-construals and subjective well-being has traditionally focused on understanding how dimensions such as positivity-negativity and internality-externality relate to well-being....

According to self-determination theory well-being and healthy personality development depend on the fulfillment of three basic psychological needs: autonomy relatedness and competence. However various contextual features can interfere with need satisfaction and undermine well-being....

Some teachers are dramatically more effective than others but traditional indicators of competence (e.g. certification) explain minimal variance in performance. The rigors of teaching suggest that positive traits that buffer against adversity might contribute to teacher effectiveness....

Adults from 27 different nations (total N = 24836) completed on-line surveys in English measuring orientations to the seeking of happiness (through pleasure through engagement and through meaning) and life satisfaction. Nations differed in their orientations and clustered into three interpretable groups in terms of them....

This study investigated differences in adolescents'  life satisfaction (LS) apprehension of personal and non-personal events and the influence of recalled life events on LS. The affective temperament (AFT) classification was the framework for the research. Seventy male and 65 female adolescents participated....