A theory of motivation and emotion is proposed in which causal ascriptions play a key role. It
is first documented that in achievement-related contexts there are a few dominant causal …

Reviews the literature since 1967 on subjective well-being (SWB [including happiness, life
satisfaction, and positive affect]) in 3 areas: measurement, causal factors, and theory. Most …

A theoretical model of psychological well-being that encompasses 6 distinct dimensions of
wellness (Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, Personal Growth, Positive Relations With …

Reigning measures of psychological well-being have little theoretical grounding, despite an
extensive literature on the contours of positive functioning. Aspects of well-being derived …

The reissue of a classic work, now with a foreword by Daniel Goleman! Here is a
monumental work that continues in the tradition pioneered by co-author Richard Lazarus in …

This paper introduces and applies an operationalization of mental health as a syndrome of
symptoms of positive feelings and positive functioning in life. Dimensions and scales of …

In an effort to strengthen conceptual foundations of eudaimonic well-being, key messages
from Aristotle's Nichomacean Ethics are revisited. Also examined are ideas about positive …

Ecological theory was used to develop a more expanded conceptualization of the work–
family interface and to identify significant correlates of multiple dimensions of work–family …

Abstract discusses in turn each of these 3 procedures [of multivariate analysis]: PCA
[principal-components analysis], EFA [exploratory factor analysis] and CFA [confirmatory …

This study details the psychometric evaluation of the Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI), a
measure of life satisfaction that may complement symptom-oriented measures of …