Journal of Happiness Studies

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of Happiness Studies is 21. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Sociodemographic Disparities in Positive Life Experiences54
Correction to: The Importance of the Neighbourhood Environment and Social Capital for Happiness in a Vulnerable District: The Case of the Pajarillos District in Spain42
Beyond Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism: Does the Tripartite Model of Meaning in Life Matter in Predicting Future Well-Being in Adults?37
The Longitudinal Effect of Pre-war Investments in Hedonic Capital on Wartime Well-Being35
Parental Happiness Associates With the Co-occurrence of Preschool-Aged Children’s Healthy Energy Balance-Related Behaviors33
Paradoxical Impacts of Social Relationship on Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic32
Relative Effects on Life Satisfaction Revisited: Social Comparison is Only Half the Story29
Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest Upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction29
The Importance of the Neighbourhood Environment and Social Capital for Happiness in a Vulnerable District: The Case of the Pajarillos District in Spain27
Informal Caregivers and Life Satisfaction: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands26
When Humble is Humbled: The Moderating Role of Leader Underestimation in the Dual Relationship Between Employee Humility and Well-Being25
Does Inequality Shape Human Character? Cross-Cultural Associations between Character Strengths and the Gini Index in 68 Countries25
The Good Life Versus the “Goods Life”: An Investigation of Goal Contents Theory and Employee Subjective Well-Being Across Asian Countries25
Why Do We Feel so Time Poor? A Daily Diary Study of Time Poverty and Well-Being24
“Humor A B C” Program: Specific Strength Intervention in Facilitating the Positive Development of Left-Behind Children24
Energy Loss After Daily Role Stress and Work Incivility: Caring for Oneself with Emotional Wellness23
The Paradox of Wealthy Nations’ Low Adolescent Life Satisfaction23
The Relationship Between Prosociality, Meaning, and Happiness in Everyday Life22
State Contexts, Job Insecurity, and Subjective Well-being in the Time of COVID-1922
Alone in a Crowd: Is Social Contact Associated with Less Psychological Pain of Loneliness in Everyday Life?22
The Impact of Recognizing a Romantic Partner’s Character Strengths on Relationship Satisfaction21
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