Beyond the Hedonic Treadmill: Revising the Adaptation Theory of Well-Being

2009/01/01 by Ed Diener, Richard E. Lucas, Christie Napa Scollon · 250 citations
Mathematics · Psychology · #Adaptation (eye) #Affect (linguistics) #Cognitive psychology #Communication #Computer science #Epistemology #Happiness #Life satisfaction #Mathematics #Mental Health Research Topics #Neutrality #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Personality #Point (geometry) #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Set (abstract data type) #Social psychology #Subjective well-being #Temperament #Well-being

paper · doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2350-6_5

published in Social indicators research series, 103-118 (Springer Nature (Netherlands))

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