Culture and Well-Being

1. Introduction – Culture and Well-Being Works by Ed Diener
Ed Diener

2. Culture and Subjective Well-Being
William Tov, Ed Diener

3. Factors Predicting the Subjective Well-Being of Nations
Ed Diener, Marissa Diener, Carol Diener

4. Cross-Cultural Correlates of Life Satisfaction and Self-Esteem
Ed Diener, Marissa Diener

5. Goals, Culture, and Subjective Well-Being
Shigehiro Oishi, Ed Diener

6. Cross-Cultural Variations in Predictors of Life Satisfaction: Perspectives from Needs and Values
Shigehiro Oishi, Ed Diener, Richard E. Lucas, Eunkook M. Suh

7. From Culture to Priming Conditions: Self-Construal Influences on Life Satisfaction Judgments
Eunkook M. Suh, Ed Diener, John A. Updegraff

8. The Dynamics of Daily Events and Well-Being Across Cultures: When Less Is More
Shigehiro Oishi, Ed Diener, Dong-Won Choi, Chu Kim-Prieto, Incheol Choi

9. Norms for Experiencing Emotions in Different Cultures: Inter- and Intranational Differences
Michael Eid, Ed Diener

10. Emotions Across Cultures and Methods
Christie N. Scollon, Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, Robert Biswas-Diener

11. Positivity and the Construction of Life Satisfaction Judgments: Global Happiness is Not the Sum of its Parts
Ed Diener, Christie Napa Scollon, Shigehiro Oishi, Vivian Dzokoto, Eunkook M. Suh

12. Most People Are Pretty Happy, but There Is Cultural Variation: The Inughuit, the Amish, and the Maasai
Robert Biswas-Diener, Joar Vittersø, Ed Diener

13. Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Satisfaction in the Slums of Calcutta
Robert Biswas-Diener, Ed Diener

14. Conclusion: What We Have Learned and Where We Go Next
Ed Diener

Nyckelord: Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Social Policy, Economic Policy, Psychometrics