Comparative Latent State–Trait Analysis of Satisfaction with Life Measures: The Steen Happiness Index and the Satisfaction with Life Scale

Kaczmarek, Łukasz D.; Bujacz, Aleksandra; Eid, Michael

doi:10.1007/s10902-014-9517-4

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“…The measures of happiness index derived from previous studies included economic stability, family interaction, interpersonal relationships, and health; extensive validity tests were conducted. In addition, the scale utilized by Hervás and Vázquez [21], Kaczmarek, Bujacz, and Eid [22], and others was used to measure the relationship between individuals' life satisfaction, psychological and social environments, and happiness ( Table 1).…”

Section: Happiness Indexmentioning

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Effects of the Health Promotion Programs on Happiness

Lee

Yoon

2020

Sustainability

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The Healthy City program is a comprehensive health promotion program implemented by local governments to improve citizens’ health. The Healthy City program aims to improve citizens’ quality of life through health promotion activities in daily life. It also improves health by eliminating health risk factors and increasing citizens’ happiness. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of the Healthy City program on the happiness index of local residents and the correlation between the Healthy City program and the happiness index using quality of life as a parameter. We conducted a questionnaire survey of residents of Seoul, where Healthy City networks are actively promoted. A total of 392 responses were obtained. Structural equations were used to analyze the collected data. The Healthy City program had positive effects on the happiness index. In other words, it increased the happiness index by improving the health of the local residents. Relevant policy efforts are also being made to advance health services through Healthy City programs. For an effective Healthy City program, it is necessary to implement policies regarding health equity, to expand Healthy City programs based on a settings approach, and to implement a sustainable Healthy City program through the establishment of Healthy City governance.

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Section: Happiness Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of the Health Promotion Programs on Happiness

Lee

Yoon

2020

Sustainability

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“…The sum of items comprising the subscales is treated as the measure of overall well-being (17 items, α = 0.85), which in Seligman's concept can be viewed as an indicator of full life, which combines the different paths to personal happiness (Seligman 2002). Kaczmarek et al (2015) demonstrated that the tool is highly correlated with another popular measure of well-being, i.e. the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), both on the trait level, and on the occasion-specific level.…”

Section: Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Authenticity and rumination mediate the relationship between loneliness and well-being

Borawski

2019

Curr Psychol

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In recent years, plentiful data has emerged indicating the detrimental effects of loneliness on well-being. One of the challenges for researchers dealing with this issue is to find the mechanism underlying the relationship. The present study investigated 293 adults, aged 19-40, and examined whether authenticity and rumination functioned as mediators in the relationship between loneliness and well-being (and its three domainspleasure, engagement, and meaning). The results of the study confirmed the lonelinesswell-being link and, additionally, revealed potential mechanisms explaining this relationship, which were of different character in the cases of the particular domains of well-being. As it turned out, authenticity was the sole significant mediator in the relationship between loneliness and meaning, and rumination played the role of key mediator between loneliness and pleasure. Both these mediators had their share in the indirect effects of loneliness on engagement and overall well-being. The relations revealed between loneliness and authenticity are, in turn, congruent with recent conceptualizations of authenticity, which emphasize the interpersonal sources of this variable.

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“…The AHI has already been frequently used in positive psychology intervention studies (e.g., Andrewes, Walker, & O'Neill, 2014;Gander, Proyer, Ruch, & Wyss, 2013;Mongrain & Anselmo-Matthews, 2012;Mongrain, Chin, & Shapira, 2011;Schueller, 2011Schueller, , 2012Senf & Liau, 2013;Sergeant & Mongrain, 2014;Shapira & Mongrain, 2010) and was also used in a broad range of other, non-intervention type studies (e.g., Ding, Mullan, & Xavier, 2014;Howell, Passmore, & Buro, 2013;Mullan & Xavier, 2013;Park, Monnot, Jacob, & Wagner, 2011;Parks, Della Porta, Pierce, Zilca, & Lyubomirsky, 2012;Proyer, 2014;Ruch, Proyer, Harzer, Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2010;Schiffrin & Nelson, 2010;Toner, Haslam, Robinson, & Williams, 2012;Zabihi, Ketabi, Tavakoli, & Ghadiri, 2014). In a recent study, Kaczmarek, Bujacz, and Eid (2014) examined whether the AHI is more sensitive to situational changes than Diener et al's (1985) Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) over three measurement periods within 15 months in a sample of young adults. The findings suggest that both instruments converge well and were similarly related to occasion-specific influences in their sample.…”

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The Authentic Happiness Inventory Revisited: Addressing its Psychometric Properties, Validity, and Role in Intervention Studies

Proyer

Gander

Wellenzohn

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J well-being assess

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The Authentic Happiness Inventory (AHI) is a frequently used measure for the subjective assessment of happiness and is primarily used in positive psychology intervention studies. It has been argued that it is sensitive to detect subtle changes in happiness and differentiates happiness at very high levels. We designed a series of studies to test some of the basic premises and to assess the reliability and validity of the German version of the AHI (total N = 5166). In Study 1, four independently collected samples provide evidence for its good psychometric properties and convergent as well as discriminant validity. Study 2 shows that the AHI has high test-retest correlations over a period of one week, and one, three and six months (r = .75-.85; N = 319). Also, the experience of positive life events went along with higher scores in the AHI. In Study 3, the AHI was used in a positive psychology intervention study by testing two well-established positive psychology interventions (i.e., "another door opens", and "three good things") against a placebo control group (N = 400 in total). Results show that the AHI reflects the expected changes in well-being (i.e., increase in the intervention in comparison with the placebo-control group). Overall, the three studies support the notion that the AHI has good psychometric properties and provides support for its validity. Potential further applications of the measure are discussed.

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Comparative Latent State–Trait Analysis of Satisfaction with Life Measures: The Steen Happiness Index and the Satisfaction with Life Scale

Cited by 34 publications

References 44 publications

Effects of the Health Promotion Programs on Happiness

Effects of the Health Promotion Programs on Happiness

Authenticity and rumination mediate the relationship between loneliness and well-being

The Authentic Happiness Inventory Revisited: Addressing its Psychometric Properties, Validity, and Role in Intervention Studies

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