Can happiness change? [Elektronische Ressource] : the short- and long-term relationships between subjective well-being and external circumstances / vorgelegt von Maike Luhmann

Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie der Freien Universität Berlin Can Happiness Change? The Short- and Long-Term Relationships Between Subjective Well-Being and External Circumstances DissertationzurErlangungdesakademischenGradesDoktorinderPhilosophie(Dr.phil.)vorgelegtvonDipl.Psych.MaikeLuhmannErstgutachter:Prof.Dr.MichaelEidZweitgutachter:Prof.Dr.RichardE.LucasDatumderDisputation:20.10.2010Berlin,2010Table of Contents 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgements 4 Abstract 5 1 Introduction 8 1.1 AShortHistoryoftheSetPointTheoryofSWB 10 1.2 EmpiricalEvidence 12 1.3 ThePresentDissertation 16 1.4 References 19 2 Stable and Transient Determinants of the Relationship Between Subjective Well-Being and Income 22 2.1 OverviewofthePresentPaper 25 2.2 Method 26 2.3 Results 38 2.4 Discussion 45 2.5 References 48 2.6 AppendixtoChapter2 52 3 Subjective Well-Being and Adaptation to Life Events: A Meta-Analysis 57 3.1 SubjectiveWellBeing 61 3.2 LifeEvents 61 3.3 Adaptation 62 3.4 OverviewofthePresentMetaAnalysis 65 3.5 Method 66 3.6 Results 80 3.7 GeneralDiscussion 131 3.8 References 138 3.9 AppendixtoChapter3 160 4 Does it Really Feel the Same? Changes in Life Satisfaction Following Repeated Life Events 209 4.1 ExplainingChangesintheImpactofanEvent 211 4.2 PreviousResearchonRepeatedLifeEvents 213 4.