Universität zu Köln

Luhmann, Maike ORCID: 0000-0001-6211-9304, Necka, Elizabeth A., Schoenbrodt, Felix D. and Hawkley, Louise C. (2016). Is valuing happiness associated with lower well-being? A factor-level analysis using the Valuing Happiness Scale. J. Res. Pers., 60. S. 46 - 51. SAN DIEGO: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. ISSN 1095-7251

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Recent studies suggest that valuing happiness is negatively associated with well-being. Most of these studies used the Valuing Happiness Scale (Mauss, Tamir, Anderson, & Savino, 2011). In the present paper, we examined the factor structure of this scale using data pooled from six independent samples (N-total = 938). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the Valuing Happiness Scale is not unidimensional and that only one of its three factors correlates negatively with various indicators of well-being, whereas non-significant or positive correlations were found for the other factors. These findings indicate that valuing happiness may not necessarily be bad for one's well-being, and call for a better definition, theoretical foundation, and operationalization of this construct. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Luhmann, Maike UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6211-9304 UNSPECIFIED Necka, Elizabeth A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schoenbrodt, Felix D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hawkley, Louise C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-285865
DOI:	10.1016/j.jrp.2015.11.003
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Res. Pers.
Volume:	60
Page Range:	S. 46 - 51
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	1095-7251
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language UCLA LONELINESS SCALE; SEEKING HAPPINESS; SYMPTOMS; BENEFITS; VALIDITY; PURSUIT; SCIENCE; HAPPIER Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28586