Abstract
This chapter addresses child well-being from a psychological point of view. In doing so, we need to remember that psychology is not one single discipline but covers a wide range of psychological disciplines from evolutionary psychology and behavior genetics via psychometrics to developmental, cognitive, personality, and social psychology – all of them relevant to the psychology of child well-being. The psychological study of well-being has a history of approximately 2,500 years. The modern psychological study of well-being and its close relatives, resilience, and prosocial behavior belong together under a common umbrella called “positive psychology.” In this chapter, we draw upon both of the ancient and the modern tradition. We have addressed the concept of well-being from both a theoretical and an empirical position. Yet, we have to admit that there is no unified way of sorting all the terms associated with the psychological study of well-being. Consequently, terms like happiness, subjective, emotional, affective, cognitive, mental and psychological well-being, life satisfaction, satisfaction with life, quality of life, enjoyment, engagement, meaning, flow, and hedonic balance have not been used consistently trough out the chapter.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Aber, J. L., Jones, S. M., Brown, J. L., Chaudry, N., & Samples, F. (1998). Resolving conflict creatively: Evaluating the developmental effects of a school-based violence prevention program in neighborhood and classroom context. Development and Psychopathology, 10(2), 187–213. doi:10.1017/s0954579498001576.
Achenbach, T. M. (1991). Manual for the child behavior checklist/4-18 and 1991 profile. Burlington, VT: Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont.
Acquadro, C., Berzon, R., Dubois, D., Leidy, N. K., Marquis, P., Revicki, D., & Grp, P. R. O. H. (2003). Incorporating the patient's perspective into drug development and communication: An ad hoc task force report of the patient-reported outcomes (PRO) harmonization group meeting at the Food and Drug Administration, February 16, 2001. Value in Health, 6(5), 522–531. doi:10.1046/j.1524-4733.2003.65309.x.
Adamson, P. (2007). Child poverty in perspective: an overview of child well-being in rich countries: A comprehensive assessment of the lives and well-being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations. Florence, Italy: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre.
Adelman, H. S., Taylor, L., & Nelson, P. (1989). Minora dissatisfaction with their life circumstances. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 20(2), 135–147. doi:10.1007/bf00711660.
Adi, Y., Killoran, A., Janmohamed, K., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2007). Systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to promote mental wellbeing in children in primary education: Report 1: Universal approaches. Non-violence related outcomes. London: NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
Agache, A., & Trommsdorff, G. (2010, June 30-July 1). Transmission of well-being between mothers, fathers and adolescent children: the role of parenting and personality factors, 9th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference.
Ahern, N. R., Kiehl, E. M., Sole, M. L., & Byers, J. (2006). A review of instruments measuring resilience. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 29(2), 103–125.
Amato, P. R., & Keith, B. (1991). Parental divorces and the well-being of children – a metaanalysis. Psychological Bulletin, 110(1), 26–46. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.110.1.26.
Andelman, R. B., Attkisson, C. C., Zima, B. T., & Rosenblatt, A. B. (1999). Quality of life of children: Toward conceptual clarity. In M. E. Maruisch (Ed.), The use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcomes assessment. London: LEA.
Andrews, F. M., & Withey, S. B. (1976). Social indicators of well-being. New York: Plenum Press.
Angold, A., Messer, S. C., Stangl, D., Farmer, E. M. Z., Costello, E. J., & Burns, B. J. (1998). Perceived parental burden and service use for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. American Journal of Public Health, 88(1), 75–80. doi:10.2105/ajph.88.1.75.
Aristotle. (1996). Nicomachean ethics (W. D. Ross, Trans): Wordsworth Editions Limited.
Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van Ijzendoorn, M. H. (2011). Differential susceptibility to rearing environment depending on dopamine-related genes: New evidence and a meta-analysis. Development and Psychopathology, 23(1), 39–52.
Bale, C., & Mishara, B. (2004). Developing an international mental health promotion programme for young children. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 6(2), 12–16.
Bălţătescu, S. (2006). Comparative results and psychometric properties of the Personal Well-Being Index – Romania (old and new versions) with an adolescent sample – a preliminary analysis. Retrieved from http://www.sergiubaltatescu.info/content/comparativePWI website.
Barnett, W. S. (2011). Effectiveness of early educational intervention. Science, 333(6045), 975–978.
Barry, M. M. (2013). Promoting positive mental health and well-being: Practice and policy. In C. L. M. Keyes (Ed.), Mental well-being: International contributions to the study of positive mental health. Netherlands: Springer.
Barry, M. M., & Friedli, L. (2008). The influence of social, demographic and physical factors on positive mental health in children, adults and older people. Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project. State of Science Review. SR-B3. London, UK: Government Office of Science and Innovation.
Barry, M. M., & Jenkins, R. (2007). Implementing mental health promotion. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Bartels, M., & Boomsma, D. I. (2009). Born to be happy? The etiology of subjective well-being. Behavior Genetics, 39(6), 605–615.
Bauer, R. A. (1966). Social indicators. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Beck, A. T., Rush, A. J., Shaw, B. F., & Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive therapy of depression. New York: Guilford.
Beckett, C., Maughan, B., Rutter, M., Castle, J., Colvert, E., Groothues, C., & Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S. (2006). Do the effects of early severe deprivation on cognition persist into early adolescence? Findings from the English and Romanian adoptees study. Child Development, 77, 696–711.
Bell, R. Q. (1968). A reinterpretation of the direction of effects in studies of socialization. Psychological Review, 75(2), 81–95.
Belsky, J. (1997). Theory testing, effect-size evaluation, and differential susceptibility to rearing influence: The case of mothering and attachment. Child Development, 68(4), 598–600.
Belsky, J. (2001). Emanuel Miller Lecture – Developmental risks (still) associated with early child care. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 42(7), 845–859.
Belsky, J., & Pluess, M. (2009). Beyond diathesis stress: Differential susceptibility to environmental influences. Psychological Bulletin, 135(6), 885–908.
Belsky, J., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van Ijzendoorn, M. H. (2007). For better and for worse: Differential susceptibility to environmental influences. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16(6), 300–304. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00525.x.
Ben-Arieh, A. (2000). Beyond welfare: Measuring and monitoring the state of children – New trends and domains. Social Indicators Research, 52(3), 235–257. doi:10.1023/a:1007009414348.
Ben-Arieh, A. (2001). Measuring and monitoring children’s well-being. Dordrecht: Kluwer.
Ben-Arieh, A. (2005). Where are the children? Children’s role in measuring and monitoring their well-being. Social Indicators Research, 74(3), 573–596. doi:10.1007/s11205-004-4645-6.
Ben-Arieh, A. (2008). The child indicators movement: Past, present, and future. Child Indicators Research, 1(1), 3–16. doi:10.1007/s12187-007-9003-1.
Ben-Arieh, A., & Frones, I. (2007). Indicators of children's well being – Concepts, indices and usage. Social Indicators Research, 80(1), 1–4. doi:10.1007/s11205-006-9069-z.
Benenson, J. F., Markovits, H., Roy, R., & Denko, P. (2003). Behavioural rules underlying learning to share: Effects of development and context. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27(2), 116–121. doi:10.1080/01650250244000119.
Berzon, R., Hays, R. D., & Shumaker, S. A. (1993). International use, application and performance of health-related quality-of-life instruments – preface. Quality of Life Research, 2(6), 367–368. doi:10.1007/bf00422214.
Bjorklund, D. F., & Green, B. L. (1992). The adaptive nature of cognitive immaturity. American Psychologist, 47(1), 46–54. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.47.1.46.
Block, J. H. (1951). An experimental study of a topological representation of ego-structure. Stanford University, US: Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
Bond, M. H., & Lun, V. M. C. (2012). Citizen-making: The role of national goals for socializing children: Manuscript submitted for publication.
Bond, M. H., Lun, V. M.-C., & Li, L. M. W. (2012). The role of secularism in values and engagement in religious practices for the life satisfaction of young people: The moderating role of national-societal factors. In G. Trommsdorff & X. Chen (Eds.), Values, religion, and culture in adolescent development (pp. 123–145). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Borge, A. I. H., Rutter, M., Cote, S., & Tremblay, R. E. (2004). Early childcare and physical aggression: Differentiating social selection and social causation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45(2), 367–376.
Boseovski, J. J. (2010). Evidence for “Rose-colored glasses”: An examination of the positivity bias in young children’s personality judgments. Child Development Perspectives, 4(3), 212–218. doi:10.1111/j.1750-8606.2010.00149.x.
Bowes, L., Maughan, B., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Arseneault, L. (2010). Families promote emotional and behavioural resilience to bullying: Evidence of an environmental effect. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51(7), 809–817. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02216.x.
Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss. London: Hogarth Press.
Bradburn, N. M. (1969). The structure of psychological well-being (Vol. 15). Chicago: Aldine.
Bradshaw, J., & Hatland, A. (2006). Social policy, employment and family change in comparative perspective. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human development: Experiments by nature and design. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Brookings, J. B., & Serratelli, A. J. (2006). Positive illusions: Positively correlated with subjective well-being, negatively correlated with a measure of personal growth. Psychological Reports, 98(2), 407–413. doi:10.2466/pro.98.2.407-413.
Bruene-Butler, L., Hampson, J., Elias, M. J., Clabby, J., & Schuyler, T. (1997). The ‘Improving social awareness-social problem solving’ project. In G. W. Albee & T. P. Gullotta (Eds.), Primary prevention works (Vol. 6). California: Sage.
Bukowski, W. M., Newcomb, A. F., & Hartup, W. W. (1996). The company they keep: Friendships in childhood and adolescence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bumbarger, B. K., & Perkins, D. F. (2008). After randomised trials: Issues related to dissemination of evidence-based interventions. Journal of Children’s Services, 3(2), 55–64.
Burgdorf, J., & Panksepp, J. (2006). The neurobiology of positive emotions. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 30(2), 173–187.
Burger, K. (2010). How does early childhood care and education affect cognitive development? An international review of the effects of early interventions for children from different social backgrounds. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 25, 140–165.
Burke, C. A. (2010). Mindfulness-based approaches with children and adolescents: A preliminary review of current research in an emergent field. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19(2), 133–144.
Burt, S. A. (2009). Rethinking environmental contributions to child and adolescent psychopathology: A meta-analysis of shared environmental influences. Psychological Bulletin, 135(4), 608–637.
Campbell, A. (1976). Subjective measures of well-being. American Psychologist, 31, 117–124.
Campbell, A., Converse, P., & Rodgers, W. (1976). The quality of American life: Perceptions, evaluations, and satisfactions. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Cantril, H. (1965). The pattern of human concerns. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Carlo, G., Crockett, L. J., Randall, B. A., & Roesch, S. C. (2007). A latent growth curve analysis of prosocial behavior among rural adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 17(2), 301–323. doi:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00524.x.
Casas, F. (2000). Quality of life and the life experience of children. In E. Verhellen (Ed.), Fifth international interdisciplinary course on children’s rights. Belgium: University of Ghent.
Casas, F. (2011). Subjective social indicators and child and adolescent well-being. Child Indicators Research, 4(4), 555–575. doi:10.1007/s12187-010-9093-z.
Casas, F., Figuer, C., Gonzalez, M., & Malo, S. (2007). The values adolescents aspire to, their well-being and the values parents aspire to for their children. Social Indicators Research, 84(3), 271–290. doi:10.1007/s11205-007-9141-3.
Casas, F., Coenders, G., Cummins, R. A., Gonzalez, M., Figuer, C., & Malo, S. (2008). Does subjective well-being show a relationship between parents and their children? Journal of Happiness Studies, 9(2), 197–205. doi:10.1007/s10902-007-9044-7.
Casas, F., Gonzalez, M., Figuer, C., & Malo, S. (2009). Satisfaction with spirituality, satisfaction with religion and personal well-being among spanish adolescents and young university students. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 4(1), 23–45. doi:10.1007/s11482-009-9066-x.
Casas, F., Coenders, G., González, M., Malo, S., Bertran, I., & Figuer, C. (2011a). Testing the relationship between parent’s and their own children subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13, 1031–1051. doi:10.1007/s10902-011-9305-3.
Casas, F., Sarriera, J. C., Alfaro, J., González, M., Malo, S., Bertran, I., & Valdenegro, B. (2011b). Testing the personal wellbeing index on 12–16 year-old adolescents in 3 different countries with 2 new items. Social Indicators Research, 105, 461–482.
Casas, F., Coenders, G., Gonzáles, M., Malo, S., Bertran, I., & Figuer, C. (2012a). Testing the relationship between parents’ and their children’s subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13, 1031–1051.
Casas, F., González, M., Navarro, D., & Aligué, M. (2012b). Children as advisers of their researchers: Assuming a different status for children. Child Indicators Research. doi:10.1007/s12187-012-9168-0.
Casas, F., Sarriera, J. C., Abs, D., Coenders, G., Alfaro, J., Saforcada, E., & Tonon, G. (2012c). Subjective indicators of personal well-being among adolescents. Performance and results for different scales in Latin-language speaking countries: A contribution to the international debate. . Child Indicators Research, 5(1), 1–28. doi:DOI 10.1007/s12187-011-9119-1.
Caspi, A. (2000). The child is father of the man: Personality continuities from childhood to adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(1), 158–172. doi:10.1037//0022-3514.78.1.158.
Caspi, A., Sugden, K., Moffitt, T. E., Taylor, A., Craig, I. W., Harrington, H., & Poulton, R. (2003). Influence of life stress on depression: Moderation by a polymorphism in the 5-HTT gene. Science, 301(5631), 386–389.
Cederblad, M. (2003). Från barndom till vuxenliv: En översikt av longitudinell forskning [Eng: From childhood to adulthood: An overview of longitudinal research]. Stockholm: Gothia.
Chang, P. C., & Yeh, C. H. (2005). Agreement between child self-report and parent proxy-report to evaluate quality of life in children with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 14(2), 125–134. doi:10.1002/pon.828.
Chen, H., Pine, D. S., Ernst, M., Gorodetsky, E., Kasen, S., Gordon, K., & Cohen, P. (2012). The MAOA gene predicts happiness in women. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 40, 122–125.
Cherubini, J. (2009). Positive psychology and quality physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 80, 42–47.
Cicchetti, D., & Rogosch, F. A. (2012). Gene x environment interaction and resilience: Effects of child maltreatment and serotonin, corticotropin releasing hormone, dopamine, and oxytocin genes. Development and Psychopathology, 24(2), 411–427.
Clarke, A. M. (2011). An evaluation of the Zippy’s Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland. (PhD Thesis), National University of Ireland Galway.
Clarke, A. M., & Barry, M. M. (2010). An evaluation of the Zippy’s friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland. Retrieved from www.nuigalway.ie/hprc database.
Clarke, A. M., O’Sullivan, M., & Barry, M. M. (2010). Context matters in programme implementation. Health Education, 110(4), 273–293.
Cluver, L., Bowes, L., & Gardner, F. (2010). Risk and protective factors for bullying victimization among AIDS-affected and vulnerable children in South Africa. Child Abuse & Neglect, 34(10), 793–803.doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.04.002.
Coenders, G., Casas, F., Figuer, C., & Gonzalez, M. (2005). Relationships between parents' and children's salient values for future and children's overall life satisfaction. a comparison across countries. Social Indicators Research, 73(2), 141–177. doi:10.1007/s11205-004-3233-0.
Cohn, D. A., Cowan, P. A., Cowan, C. P., & Pearson, J. (1992). Mothers and fathers working models of childhood attachment relationships, parenting styles, and child-behavior. Development and Psychopathology, 4(3), 417–431. doi:10.1017/s0954579400000870.
Conger, R. D., Conger, K. J., & Elder, G. H. (1997). Family economic hardship and adolescent adjustment: Mediating and moderating processes. Consequences of growing up poor, 34.
Costa, P. T., & McCrae, R. R. (1991). The NEO PI-R. Odessa, Fl.: PAR.
Cote, S., Tremblay, R. E., Nagin, D., Zoccolillo, M., & Vitaro, F. (2002a). Childhood behavioral profiles leading to adolescent conduct disorder: Risk trajectories for boys and girls. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41(9), 1086–1094. doi:10.1097/01.chi.0000020260.43550.79.
Cote, S., Tremblay, R. E., Nagin, D., Zoccolillo, M., & Vitaro, F. (2002b). The development of impulsivity, fearfulness, and helpfulness during childhood: Patterns of consistency and change in the trajectories of boys and girls. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 43(5), 609–618. doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00050.
Cote, S. M., Boivin, M., Nagin, D. S., Japel, C., Xu, Q., Zoccolillo, M., & Tremblay, R. E. (2007). The role of maternal education and nonmaternal care services in the prevention of children's physical aggression problems. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64(11), 1305–1312.
Cramer, V., Torgersen, S., & Kringlen, E. (2007). Socio-demographic conditions, subjective somatic health, axis I disorders and personality disorders in the common population: The relationship to quality of life. Journal of Personality Disorders, 21(5), 552–567. doi:10.1521/pedi.2007.21.5.552.
Cromwell, R. (2010). Being human: Human being. Manifesto for a new psychology. New York: iUniverse.
Crosby, D. A., Dowsett, C. J., Gennetian, L. A., & Huston, A. C. (2010). A tale of two methods: comparing regression and instrumental variables estimates of the effects of preschool child care type on the subsequent externalizing behavior of children in low-income families. Developmental Psychology, 46(5), 1030–1048.
Cummins, R. A. (1997). Comprehensive quality of life scale – Student (Grades 7-12): ComQol-S5 (5th ed.). Melbourne: School of Psychology, Deakin University.
Cummins, R. A. (2010). Subjective wellbeing, homeostatically protected mood and depression: A synthesis. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11(1), 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10902-009-9167-0.
Cummins, R. A., & Gullone, E. (2000). Why we should not use 5-point Likert scales: The case for subjective quality of life measurement. Proceedings Second International Conference on Quality of Life in Cities Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Cummins, R. A., Eckersley, R., van Pallant, J., Vugt, J., & Misajon, R. (2003). Developing a national index of subjective well-being: The Australian Unity Well-being Index 64, 159–190. Retrieved from http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/acqol/instruments/wellbeing_index.htm website.
Currie, C., Zanotti, C., Morgan, A., Currie, D., de Looze, M., Roberts, C. Rasmussen, V. B. (2012). Social determinants of health and well-being among young people. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2009/2010 survey. In W. R. O. f. Europe (Ed.), Health Policy for Children and Adolescents (Vol. 6). Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Davis, E., Davies, B., Waters, E., & Priest, N. (2008). The relationship between proxy reported health-related quality of life and parental distress: Gender differences. Child: Care, Health and Development, 34(6), 830–837. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00866.x.
De Neve, J. E. (2011). Functional polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in the serotonin transporter gene is associated with subjective well-being: Evidence from a US nationally representative sample. Journal of Human Genetics, 56(6), 456–459.
Dearing, E., McCartney, K., & Taylor, B. A. (2009). Does higher quality early child care promote low-income children's math and reading achievement in middle childhood? Child Development, 80(5), 1329–1349.
Deci, E., & Ryan, R. M. (2012). Motivation, personality, and development within embedded social contexts: An overview of self-determination theory. In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of human motivation (pp. 85–107). Oxford: OUP USA.
DeNeve, K. M., & Cooper, H. (1998). The happy personality: A meta-analysis of 137 personality traits and subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 124(2), 197–229. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.124.2.197.
Dickinson, D. K. (2011). Teachers' language practices and academic outcomes of preschool children. Science, 333(6045), 964–967.
Diener, E. (1984). Subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 95, 542–575.
Diener, E. (2006). Guidelines for national indicators of subjective well-being and ill-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 7, 397–404.
Diener, E. (2012). New findings and future directions for subjective well-being research. American Psychologist, 67, 590–597. doi:10.1037/a0029541.
Diener, E., & Seligman, M. E. (2004). Beyond money: Toward an economy of well-being. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 5(1), 1–31.
Diener, E., Emmons, R., Larsen, R., & Smith, H. L. (1985a). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71–75.
Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985b). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71–75. doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa4901_13.
Diener, E., Suh, E. M., Lucas, R. E., & Smith, H. L. (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125(2), 276–302.
Diener, E., Inglehart, R., & Tay, L. (2012). Theory and validity of life satisfaction scales. Social Indicators Research, Onlin.
Diener, E., Inglehart, R., & Tay, L. (in press). The validity of life satisfaction measures. Social Indicators Research.
Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (1994). Socialization mediators of the relation between socioeconomic-status and child conduct problems. Child Development, 65(2), 649–665. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00774.x.
Dunifon, R., & Kowaleski-Jones, L. (2002). Who’s in the house? Race differences in cohabitation, single parenthood, and child development. Child Development, 73(4), 1249–1264. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00470.
Dunn, J. (2005). Childrens’ friendships: The beginnings of intimacy. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Durlak, J. A., & DuPre, E. P. (2008). Implementation matters: A review of research on the influence of implementation on program outcomes and the factors affecting implementation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 41(3–4), 327–350. doi:10.1007/s10464-008-9165-0.
Durlak, J. A., & Wells, A. M. (1997). Primary prevention mental health programs for children and adolescents: A meta-analytic review. American Journal of Community Psychology, 25(2), 115–152. doi:10.1023/a:1024654026646.
Durlak, J. A., Weissberg, R. P., Dymnicki, A. B., Taylor, R. D., & Schellinger, K. B. (2011). The impact of enhancing students' social and emotional learning: A meta-analysis of school-based universal interventions. Child Development, 82(1), 405–432. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01564.x.
Egeland, B. E., Sroufe, L. A., & Erickson, M. (1983). The developmental consequence of different patterns of maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 7, 459–469.
Eid, M., & Diener, E. (2004). Global judgments of subjective well-being: Situational variability and long-term stability. Social Indicators Research, 65(3), 245–277. doi:10.1023/B:SOCI.0000003801.89195.bc.
Eid, M., & Larsen, R. J. (Eds.). (2008). The science of subjective well-being. New York: The Guilford Press.
Eisenberg, N., & Fabes, R. A. (1998). Prosocial development. In N. Eisenberg (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology (5th ed., Vol. 3, pp. 701–778). New York: Wiley.
Eisenberg, N., Fabes, R. A., & Spinard, T. L. (2006). Prosocial development. In N. Eisenberg (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology (6th ed., Vol. 3, pp. 646–718). New York: Wiley.
Eiser, C., & Morse, R. (2001). Can parents rate their child’s health-related quality of life? Results of a systematic review. Quality of Life Research, 10, 347–357.
Eivers, A. R., Brendgen, M., Vitaro, F., & Borge, A. I. H. (2012). Concurrent and longitudinal links between children’s and their friends’ antisocial and prosocial behaviour in preschool. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27, 137–146.
Ellert, U., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., & Kurth, B. M. (2011). Determinants of agreement between self-reported and parent-assessed quality of life for children in Germany-results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 9. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-9-102.
Ellis, B. J., Boyce, W. T., Belsky, J., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van Ijzendoorn, M. H. (2011). Differential susceptibility to the environment: An evolutionary-neurodevelopmental theory. Development and Psychopathology, 23(1), 7–28. doi:10.1017/s0954579410000611.
Fawett, C., & Liszkowski, U. (2012). Mimicry and play initiation in 18-month-old infants. Infant Behavior & Development, 35, 689–696.
Feldman, F. (2010). What is this thing called happiness? Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Fiorelli, J. A., & Russ, S. W. (2012). Pretend play, coping and subjective well-being in children. A follow-up study. American Journal of Play, 5(1), 81–103.
Fogle, L. M., Huebner, S. E., & Laughlin, J. E. (2002). The relationship between temperament and lifesatisfaction in early adolescence: Cognitive and behavioral mediation models. Journal of Happiness Studies, 3, 373–392.
Foland-Ross, L. C., & Gotlib, I. H. (2012). Cognitive and neural aspects of information processing in major depressive disorder: An integrative perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 3. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00489.
Fomby, P., & Cherlin, A. J. (2007). Family instability and child well-being. American Sociological Review, 72(2), 181–204.
Fordyce, M. W. (1988). A review of research on the happiness measures: A sixty second index of happiness and mental health. Social Indicators Research, 20(4), 355–381.
Fox, K. R. (1999). The influence of physical activity on mental well-being. Public Health Nutrition, 2(Supplement 3a), 411–418.
Fox, E., Ridgewell, A., & Ashwin, C. (2009). Looking on the bright side: Biased attention and the human serotonin transporter gene. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 276(1663), 1747–1751.
Fredrickson, B. L., Cohn, M. A., Coffey, K. A., Pek, J., & Finkel, S. M. (2008). Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(5), 1045–1062.
Friborg, O., Hjemdal, O., Rosenvinge, J. H., & Martinussen, M. (2003). A new rating scale for adult resilience: What are the central protective resources behind healthy adjustment? International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 12(2), 65–76.
Friborg, O., Barlaug, D., Martinussen, M., Rosenvinge, J. H., & Hjemdal, O. (2005). Resilience in relation to personality and intelligence. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 14(1), 29–42.
Friborg, O., Hjemdal, O., Rosenvinge, J. H., Martinussen, M., Aslaksen, P. M., & Flaten, M. A. (2006). Resilience as a moderator of pain and stress. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 61(2), 213–219.
Frones, I. (2007). Theorizing indicators – On indicators, signs and trends. Social Indicators Research, 83(1), 5–23. doi:10.1007/s11205-006-9061-7.
Fulmer, C. A., Gelfand, M. J., Kruglanski, A. W., Kim-Prieto, C., Diener, E., Pierro, A., & Higgins, E. T. (2010). On “feeling right” in cultural contexts: How person-culture match affects self-esteem and subjective well-being. Psychological Science, 21(11), 1563–1569. doi:10.1177/0956797610384742.
Garbarino, J., & Stott, F. M. (1989). What children can tell us: Eliciting, interpreting, and evaluating information from children. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Geoffroy, M. C., Cote, S. M., Giguere, C. E., Dionne, G., Zelazo, P. D., Tremblay, R. E., & Seguin, J. R. (2010). Closing the gap in academic readiness and achievement: The role of early childcare. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51(12), 1359–1367.
Gilman, R., & Huebner, E. S. (2000). Review of life satisfaction measures for adolescents'. Behaviour Change, 17(3), 178–195. doi:10.1375/bech.17.3.178.
Gilman, R., & Huebner, S. (2003). A review of life satisfaction research with children and adolescents. School Psychology Quarterly, 18(2), 192–205. doi:DOI 10.1521/scpq.18.2.192.21858.
Ginsburg, K. R., Comm, C., & Comm Psychosocial Aspects, C. (2007). The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds. Pediatrics, 119(1), 182–191. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-2697.
Gjerde, P. F., & Block, J. (1991). Preadolescent antecedents of depressive symptomatology at age 18 – a prospective-study. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 20(2), 217–232. doi:10.1007/bf01537609.
Goodman, A., & Goodman, R. (2009). Strengths and difficulties questionnaire as a dimensional measure of child mental health. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(4), 400–403. doi:10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181985068.
Green, J., Howes, F., Waters, E., Maher, E., & Oberklaid, F. (2005). Promoting the social and emotional health of primary school aged children: reviewing the evidence base for school based interventions. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 7(3), 30–36.
Greenberg, M. T., Kusche, C. A., Cook, E. T., & Quamma, J. P. (1995). Promoting emotional competence in school-aged children – the effects of the paths curriculum. Development and Psychopathology, 7(1), 117–136.
Greenberg, M. T., Domitrovich, C. E., & Bumbarger, B. (2001). The prevention of mental disorders in school-aged children: Current state of the field. Prevention and Treatment, 4(1).
Greenberg, M. T., Weissberg, R. P., O'Brien, M. U., Zins, J. E., Fredericks, L., Resnik, H., & Elias, M. J. (2003). Enhancing school-based prevention and youth development through coordinated social, emotional, and academic learning. American Psychologist, 58(6–7), 466–474. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.58.6-7.466.
Greenberger, E., Chen, C., Tally, S., & Dong, Q. (2000). Family, peer, and individual correlates of depressive symptomatology in U.S. and Chinese adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 202–219.
Gretarsson, S. J., & Gelfand, D. M. (1988). Mothers attributions regarding their childrens social behavior and personality characteristics. Developmental Psychology, 24(2), 264–269. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.24.2.264.
Grinde, B. (2005). An approach to the prevention of anxiety-related disorders based on evolutionary medicine. Preventive Medicine, 40(6), 904–909. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.08.001.
Grinde, B. (2012a). The biology of happiness. Netherlands/Dordrecht: Springer.
Grinde, B. (2012b). Darwinian happiness (2nd ed.). Princeton: The Darwin Press.
Gullone, E., & Cummins, R. A. (1999). The comprehensive quality of life scale: A psychometric evaluation with an adolescent sample. Behaviour Change, 16(2), 127–139. doi:10.1375/bech.16.2.127.
Haaga, D. A. F., & Beck, A. T. (1995). Perspectives on depressive realism – implications for cognitive theory of depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 33(1), 41–48. doi:10.1016/0005-7967(94)e0016-c.
Hadjar, A., Boehnke, K., Knafo, A., Daniel, E., Musiol, A.-L., Schiefer, D., & Möllering, A. (2012). Parent-child value similarity and subjective well-being in the context of migration: An exploration. Family Science, 3(1), 55–63. doi:10.180/19424620.2011.671502.
Hankin, B. L., Nederhof, E., Oppenheimer, C. W., Jenness, J., Young, J. F., Abela, J. R. Z., & Oldehinkel, A. J. (2011). Differential susceptibility in youth: evidence that 5-HTTLPR x positive parenting is associated with positive affect /`for better and worse/'. Transl Psychiatry, 1, e44.
Harbaugh, W. T., Mayr, U., & Burghart, D. R. (2007). Neural responses to taxation and voluntary giving reveal motives for charitable donations. Science, 316(5831), 1622–1625.
Harden, A., Rees, R., Shepherd, J., Brunton, G., Oliver, S., & Oakley, A. (2001). Young people and mental health: A systematic review on barriers and facilitators. England: EPPI-Centre.
Haugland, S., & Wold, B. (2001). Subjective health complaints in adolescence-reliability and validity of survey methods. Journal of Adolescence, 24, 611–624.
Hay, D. F., Castle, J., Davies, L., Demetriou, H., & Stimson, C. A. (1999). Prosocial action in very early childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 40(6), 905–916. doi:10.1017/s0021963099004254.
Headey, B., Muffels, R., & Wagner, G. G. (2010). Long-running German panel survey shows that personal and economic choices, not just genes, matter for happiness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(42), 17922–17926. doi:10.1073/pnas.1008612107.
Headey, B., Muffels, R., & Wagner, G. (2012). Parents transmit happiness along with associated values and behaviors to their children: a lifelong happiness dividend? IZA Discussion Paper No 694.
Heine, S. J., Lehman, D. R., Peng, K., & Greenholtz, J. (2002). What’s wrong with cross-cultural comparisons of subjective Likert scales? The reference-group effect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 903–918.
Hetherington, E. M., Parke, R. D., Gauvain, M., & Locke, V. O. (2006). Child psychology: A contemporary viewpoint (6th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
Higgins, E. T. (2012). Beyond pleasure and pain. New York: Oxford University Press.
Hjemdal, O., Aune, T., Reinfjell, T., Stiles, T. C., & Friborg, O. (2007). Resilience as a predictor of depressive symptoms: A correlational study with young adolescents. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 12(1), 91–104.
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., & Stiles, T. C. (2012). Resilience is a good predictor of hopelessness even after accounting for stressful life events, mood and personality (NEO-PI-R). Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 53(2), 174–180.
Hoffmann, J., & Russ, S. (2012). Pretend play, creativity, and emotion regulation in children. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts, 6(2), 175–184. doi:10.1037/a0026299.
Holder, M. D., & Klassen, A. (2010). Temperament and happiness in children. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11(4), 419–439. doi:10.1007/s10902-009-9149-2.
Holder, M. D., Coleman, B., & Singh, K. (2012). Temperament and happiness in children in India. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13(2), 261–274. doi:10.1007/s10902-011-9262-x.
Holen, S., Lervag, A., Waaktaar, T., & Ystgaard, M. (2012a). Exploring the associations between coping patterns for everyday stressors and mental health in young schoolchildren. Journal of School Psychology, 50(2), 167–193.
Holen, S., Waaktaar, T., Lervag, A., & Ystgaard, M. (2012b). The effectiveness of a universal school-based programme on coping and mental health: A randomised controlled study of Zippy’s Friends. Educational Psychology, 32(5), 657–677.
Holmes, D., & Faupel, A. (2005). Zippy’s friends: Southampton Evaluation Report, Year 2 (2004-2005). Southampton: Southampton Psychology Service.
Howes, C. (1978). Social competence with peers in young children. Developmental consequences. Developmental Review, 7, 252–272.
Huebner, E. (1991a). Correlates of life satisfaction in children. School Psychology Quarterly, 6, 103–111.
Huebner, E. (1991b). Initial development of the Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale. School Psychology International, 12, 231–240.
Huebner, E. S. (1994). Preliminary development and validation of a multidimensional life satisfaction scale of children. Psychological Assessment, 6(2), 149–158.
Huebner, E. S. (2004). Research on assessment of life satisfaction of children and adolescents. Social Indicators Research, 66(1–2), 3–33. doi:10.1023/B:SOCI.0000007497.57754.e3.
Huebner, E. S., Suldo, S. M., & Valois, R. F. (2003). Psychometric properties of two brief measures of children’s life satisfaction: The Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) and the Brief Multidimensional Students Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS). Indicators of Positive Development Conference. DC: Washington.
Hughes, A. R., Farewell, K., Harris, D., & Reilly, J. J. (2007). Quality of life in a clinical sample of obese children. International Journal of Obesity, 31(1), 39–44. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803410.
Huppert, F. A., & So, T. T. C. (2013). Flourishing across Europe: Application of a new conceptual framework for defining well-being. Social Indicators Research, 110, 837–862. doi: 10.1007/s11205-011-9966-7
Huta, V., & Ryan, R. M. (2010). Pursuing pleasure or virtue: The differential and overlapping well-being benefits of hedonic and eudaimonic motives. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11(6), 735–762. doi:10.1007/s10902-009-9171-4.
International Wellbeing Group (2006). Personal wellbeing index – adult – Manual, 4th version. : Melbourne: Australian Centre on Quality of Life, Deakin University. http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/acqol/instruments/well-being_index.htm.
Jaffee, S. R., Van, H. C., & Rodgers, J. L. (2011). Effects of nonmaternal care in the first 3 years on children's academic skills and behavioral functioning in childhood and early adolescence: a sibling comparison study. Child Development, 82(4), 1076–1091.
Jahoda, M. (1958). Current concepts of positive mental health. New York: Basic Books.
Jané-Llopis, E., Barry, M. M., Hosman, C., & Patel, V. (2005). Mental health promotion works: A review. In E. Jané-Llopis, M. M. Barry, C. Hosman & V. Patel (Eds.), The evidence of mental health promotion effectiveness: Strategies for action. Promotion and education IUHPE special issue, supplement 2 (pp. 9–25).
Johnson, D. D. P., & Fowler, J. H. (2011). The evolution of overconfidence. Nature, 477(7364), 317–320.
Jones, H. M. (1953). The pursuit of happiness. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Jozefiak, T. (2004). Quality of life among children and adolescents in a psychiatric outpatient sample. In H. Remschmidt & M. Belfer (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the 16th World congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (pp. 177). Berlin: Darmstadt: Steinkopf.
Jozefiak, T., Larsson, B., Wichstrom, L., Mattejat, F., & Ravens-Sieberer, U. (2008). Quality of life as reported by school children and their parents: A cross-sectional survey. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 6. doi:8610.1186/1477-7525-6-34.
Jozefiak, T., Larsson, B., & Wichstrom, L. (2009). Changes in quality of life among Norwegian school children: A six-month follow-up study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 7. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-7-7.
Kahneman, D. (1999). Objective happiness. In D. Kahneman, E. Diener, & N. Schwarz (Eds.), Well-being: The foundations of hedonic psychology (pp. 3–25). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Kahneman, D. (2012). A machine for jumping to conclusions, APA Monitor. 43(2), 24–27. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/02/conclusions.aspx website.
Kahneman, D., Krueger, A. B., Schkade, D. A., Schwarz, N., & Stone, A. A. (2004). A survey method for characterizing daily life experience: The day reconstruction method. Science, 306(5702), 1776–1780. doi:DOI 10.1126/science.1103572.
Kasser, T. (2011). Cultural values and the well-being of future generations: A cross-national study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(2), 206–215.
Kellam, S. G., Rebok, G. W., Ialongo, N., et al. (1994). The course and malleability of aggressive behavior from early first grade into middle school: Results of a developmental epidemiologically based preventive trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 35, 259–281.
Keyes, C. L. M. (2007). Promoting and protecting mental health as flourishing – A complementary strategy for improving national mental health. American Psychologist, 62(2), 95–108. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.62.2.95.
Keyes, C. L. M., & Annas, J. (2009). Feeling good and functioning well: Distinctive concepts in ancient philosophy and contemporary science. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(3), 197–201. doi:10.1080/17439760902844228.
Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. (2010). A wandering mind is an unhappy mind. Science, 330(6006), 932–932. doi:DOI 10.1126/science.1192439.
Knafo, A., Israel, S., & Ebstein, R. P. (2011). Heritability of children’s prosocial behavior and differential susceptibility to parenting by variation in the dopamine receptor D4 gene. Development and Psychopathology, 23(1), 53–67. doi:10.1017/s0954579410000647.
Kovess-Masfety, M., Murray, M., & Gureje, O. (2005). Positive mental health. In H. Herrman, S. Saxena, & R. Moodie (Eds.), Promoting mental health: Concepts, emerging evidence, practice. A report of the world health organization, department of mental health and substance abuse in collaboration with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and University of Melbourne (pp. 35–45). Geneva: World Health Organization.
Krasnor, L. R., & Pepler, D. J. (1980). The study of children’s play: Some suggested future directions. In K. H. Rubin (Ed.), Children’s play. New directions for child development (pp. 85–95). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Krueger, R. F., South, S., Johnson, W., & Iacono, W. (2008). The heritability of personality is not always 50 %: Gene-environment interactions and correlations between personality and parenting. Journal of Personality, 76(6), 1485–1521.
Lagattuta, K. H., Sayfan, L., & Bamford, C. (2012). Do you know how I feel? Parents underestimate worry and overestimate optimism compared to child self-report. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 113(2), 211–232. doi:10.1016/j.jecp. 2012.04.001.
Lancy, D. F. (2007). Accounting for variability in mother-child play. American Anthropologist, 109(2), 273–284. doi:10.1525/aa.2007.109.2.273.
Langer, E. J. (1975). Illusion of control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 32(2), 311–328. doi:10.1037//0022-3514.32.2.311.
Lau, A. L. D., Cummins, R. A., & McPherson, W. (2005). An investigation into the cross-cultural equivalence of the personal wellbeing index. Social Indicators Research, 72(3), 403–430. doi:10.1007/s11205-004-0561-z.
Laub, J. H., & Sampson, R. J. (2003). Shared beginnings, divergent lives: Delinquent boys to age 70. Cambridge, US: Harvard University Press.
Layzer, J. I., & Goodson, B. D. (2006). The “quality” of early care and education settings – Definitional and measurement issues. Evaluation Review, 30(5), 556–576.
Lekhal, R. (2012). Do type of childcare and age of entry predict behavior problems during early childhood? Results from a large Norwegian longitudinal study. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 36, 197–204.
Lekhal, R., Zachrisson, H. D., Wang, M. V., Schjølberg, S., & von Soest, T. (2011). Does universally accessible child care protect children from late talking? Results from a Norwegian population-based prospective study. Early Child Development and Care, 181(8), 1007–1019.
Leknes, S., & Tracey, I. (2008). Science & society – A common neurobiology for pain and pleasure. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 9(4), 314–320. doi:9810.1038/nrn2333.
Liiva, C. A., & Cleave, P. L. (2005). Roles of initiation and responsiveness in access and participation for children with specific language impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 48(4), 868–883. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2005/060).
Lillard, A. S., Lerner, M. D., Hopkins, E. J., Dore, R. A., Smith, E. D., & Palmquist, C. M. (2013). The impact of pretend play on children’s development: A review of the evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 139(1), 1–34. doi:10.1037/a0029321
Lister-Sharp, D., Chapman, S., Stewart-Brown, S., & Sowden, A. (1999). Health promoting schools and health promotion in schools: Two systematic reviews. Health Technology Assessment, 3(22), 1–207.
Lobmaier, J. S., & Perrett, D. I. (2011). The world smiles at me: Self-referential positivity bias when interpreting direction of attention. Cognition & Emotion, 25(2), 334–341. doi:10.1080/02699931003794557.
Love, K. M., & Murdock, T. B. (2004). Attachment to parents and psychological well-being: An examination of young adult college students in intact families and stepfamilies. Journal of Family Psychology, 18(4), 600–608. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.18.4.600.
Love, J. M., Harrison, L., Sagi-Schwartz, A., van Ijzendoorn, M. H., Ross, C., Ungerer, J. A., & Chazan-Cohen, R. (2003). Child care quality matters: How conclusions may vary with context. Child Development, 74(4), 1021–1033.
Lu, L., & Gilmour, R. (2004). Culture and conceptions of happiness: Individual oriented and social oriented swb. Journal of Happiness Studies, 5, 269–291.
Lucas, R. E., Diener, E., & Suh, E. (1996). Discriminant validity of well-being measures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71(3), 616–628. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.71.3.616.
Luhmann, M., Schimmack, U., & Eid, M. (2011). Stability and variability in the relationship between subjective well-being and income. Journal of Research in Personality, 45(2), 186–197. doi:10.1016/j.jrp. 2011.01.004.
Luhmann, M., Hofmann, W., Eid, M., & Lucas, R. E. (2012). Subjective well-being and adaptation to life events: A meta-analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102(3), 592–615. doi:10.1037/a0025948.
Luthar, S. S. (2006). Resilience in development: A synthesis of research across five decades. In D. J. Cohen & D. Cicchetti (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology: Risk, disorder, and adaptation (2nd ed., Vol. 3, pp. 739–795). Hoboken, US: Wiley.
Luthar, S. S., Doernberger, C. H., & Zigler, E. (1993). Resilience is not a unidimensional construct: Insights from a prospective study of inner-city adolescents. Development and Psychopathology, 5(4), 703–717.
Lykken, D. (2000). The nature and nurture of joy and contentment. New York: St Martin’s Griffin.
Lykken, D., & Tellegen, A. (1996). Happiness is a stochastic phenomenon. Psychological Science, 7(3), 186–189.
Lyytinen, P., Poikkeus, A. M., & Laakso, M. L. (1997). Language and symbolic play in toddlers. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 21(2), 289–302.
Magnuson, K., & Berger, L. M. (2009). Family structure states and transitions: Associations with children’s well-being during middle childhood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71(3), 575–591.
Magnuson, K. A., Ruhm, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2007). Does prekindergarten improve school preparation and performance? Economics of Education Review, 26(1), 33–51.
Manzi, C., Vignoles, V. L., Regalia, C., & Scabini, E. (2006). Cohesion and enmeshment revisited: Differentiation, identity, and well-being in two european cultures. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68(3), 673–689. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00282.x.
Markus, H. R., & Kitayama, S. (1991). Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation. Psychological Review, 98, 224–253.
Masten, A., & Shaffer, A. (2006). How families matter in child development: Reflections from research on risk and resilience. In A. Clarke-Stewart & J. Dunn (Eds.), Families count: Effects on child and adolescent development (pp. 5–25). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Masten, A. S., Cutuli, J. J., Herbers, E. J., & Reed, M. G. J. (2011). Resilience in development. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Oxford handbook of positive psychology (pp. 117–132). New York: Oxford University Press.
Mayer, B., & Trommsdorff, G. (2012, July). The relations between adolescents' family models and their well-being in 10 cultures. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Roehampton University, London, UK.
McCabe, C. (2007). A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses of whole school interventions to promote children’s mental health. Leeds: Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds.
McCartney, K., Burchinal, M., Clarke-Stewart, A., Bub, K. L., Owen, M. T., & Belsky, J. (2010). Testing a series of causal propositions relating time in child care to children’s externalizing behavior. Developmental Psychology, 46(1), 1–17.
McCrae, R., & Costa, J. P. (1991). Adding Liebe und Arbeit: The full five-factor model and well-being. Personality and social psychology bulletin, 17, 227–232.
McGill, V. J. (1967). The idea of happiness. New York: F.A. Praeger.
McMahon, D. (2006). The pursuit of happiness. A history from the Greeks to the present. London: Allen Lane.
Melhuish, E. C., Sylva, K., Sammons, P., Siraj-Blatchford, I., Taggart, B., Phan, M. B., & Malin, A. (2008). The early years – Preschool influences on mathematics achievement. Science, 321(5893), 1161–1162.
Mervilde, I., & De Fruyt, F. (2002). Assessing children’s traits with the hierarchical personality inventory for children. In B. D. Raad & M. Perugini (Eds.), Big five assessment (pp. 129–146). Bern: Hogrefe and Huber.
Mezulis, A. H., Abramson, L. Y., Hyde, J. S., & Hankin, B. L. (2004). Is there a universal positivity bias in attributions? A meta-analytic review of individual, developmental, and cultural differences in the self-serving attributional bias. Psychological Bulletin, 130(5), 711–747. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.130.5.711.
Michalec, B., Keyes, C. L. M., & Nalkur, S. (2009). Flourishing. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), The encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 391–394). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Michalos, A. C. (1985). Multiple discrepancies theory (MDT). Social Indicators Research, 16, 347–413.
Miller, G. E., Lachman, M. E., Chen, E., Gruenewald, T. L., Karlamangla, A. S., & Seeman, T. E. (2011). Pathways to resilience: Maternal nurturance as a buffer against the effects of childhood poverty on metabolic syndrome at midlife. Psychological Science, 22(12), 1591–1599. doi:10.1177/0956797611419170.
Mishara, B. L., & Ystgaard, M. (2006). Effectiveness of a mental health promotion program to improve coping skills in young children: Zippy’s friends. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(1), 110–123. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.01.002.
Moore, M. T., & Fresco, D. M. (2012). Depressive realism: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 32(6), 496–509. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2012.05.004.
Nantel-Vivier, A., Kokko, K., Caprara, G. V., Pastorelli, C., Gerbino, M. G., Paciello, M., & Tremblay, R. E. (2009). Prosocial development from childhood to adolescence: A multi-informant perspective with Canadian and Italian longitudinal studies. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 50(5), 590–598.
Nes, R. B., Roysamb, E., Tambs, K., Harris, J. R., & Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. (2006). Subjective well-being: Genetic and environmental contributions to stability and change. Psychological Medicine, 36(7), 1033–1042.
Nes, R. B., Czajkowski, N., & Tambs, K. (2010). Family matters: Happiness in nuclear families and twins. Behavior Genetics, 40(5), 577–590.
NICHD. (2003). Nichd early child care network: Does amount of time spent in child care predict socioemotional adjustment during the transition to kindergarten? Child Development, 74(4), 976–1005.
NICHD. (2006). Nichd early child care network: Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD study of early child care and youth development. American Psychologist, 61(2), 99–116.
NICHD, & Duncan, G. J. (2003). Nichd early child care network & Duncan: Modeling the impacts of child care quality on children’s preschool cognitive development. Child Development, 74(5), 1454–1475.
Nickerson, C., Schwarz, N., Diener, E., & Kahneman, D. (2003). Zeroing in on the dark side of the American dream: A closer look at the negative consequences of the goal for financial success. Psychological Science, 14(6), 531–536. doi:10.1046/j.0956-7976.2003.psci_1461.x.
Nowlis, V., & Nowlis, H. (1956). The description and analysis of mood. Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 55, 345–355.
O’Neill, J. (2011). The overshadowing of needs. In F. Rauschmayer, I. Omann, & J. Frühmann (Eds.), Sustainable development. Capabilities, needs and well-being (pp. 25–42). London: Routledge.
Oishi, S. (2000). Goals as cornerstones of subjective well-being: Linking individuals and cultures. In E. Diener & E. M. Suh (Eds.), Culture and subjective well being (pp. 87–112). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Olweus, D. (2012). Cyberbullying: An overrated phenomenon? The European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9(5), 520–538. doi:10.1080/17405629.2012.682358.
Olweus, D., Limber, S., & Mihalic, S. (1998). Blueprints for violence prevention. Boulder, CO: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Ong, A. D., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (Eds.). (2007). Oxford handbook of methods in positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pavot, W., & Diener, E. (1993). Review of the satisfaction with life scale. Psychological Assessment, 5(2), 164–172.
Payton, J., Weissberg, R. P., Durlak, J. A., Dymnicki, A. B., Taylor, R. D., Schellinger, K. B., & Pachan, M. (2008). The positive impact of social and emotional learning for kindergarten to eight-grade students: Findings from three scientific reviews Chicago, IL: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.
Pedersen, S., Vitaro, F., Barker, E. D., & Borge, A. I. H. (2007). The timing of middle childhood peer rejection and friendship: linking early behavior to early adolescent adjustment. Child Development, 78(4), 1037–1051.
Penedo, F. J., & Dahn, J. R. (2005). Exercise and well-being: A review of mental and physical health benefits associated with physical activity. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 18(2), 189–193.
Petito, F., & Cummins, R. A. (2000). Quality of life in adolescence: The role of perceived control, parenting style, and social support. Behaviour Change, 17(3), 196–207. doi:10.1375/bech.17.3.196.
Pluess, M., & Belsky, J. (2009). Differential susceptibility to rearing experience: The case of childcare. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50(4), 396–404. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01992.x.
Pluess, M., & Belsky, J. (2012). Vantage sensitivity: Individual differences in response to positive experiences. Psychological Bulletin, Oct 1, 2012. doi: 10.1037/a0030196
Pollard, E. L., & Lee, P. D. (2003). Child well-being: A systematic review of the literature. Social Indicators Research, 61(1), 59–78. doi:10.1023/a:1021284215801.
Proctor, C. L., Linley, P. A., & Maltby, J. (2009). Youth life satisfaction: A review of the literature. Journal of Happiness Studies, 10, 583–630.
Raphael, D., Rukholm, E., Brown, I., HillBailey, P., & Donato, E. (1996). The quality of life profile – adolescent version: Background, description, and initial validation. Journal of Adolescent Health, 19(5), 366–375. doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(96)00080-8.
Richter, L. M. (2010). Global perspectives on the well-being of children. In C. M. Worthman, P. M. Plotsky, D. S. Schechter, & C. A. Cummings (Eds.), Formative experiences: The interaction of caregiving, culture, and developmental psychobiology (pp. 531–548). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Roberts, B. W., & DelVecchio, W. F. (2000). The rank-order consistency of personality traits from childhood to old age: A quantitative review of longitudinal studies. Psychological Bulletin, 126(1), 3–25. doi:10.1037//0033-2909.126.1.3.
Roberts, M. C., Brown, K. J., Johnson, R. J., & Reinke, J. (2002). Positive psychology for children. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 663–675). New York: Oxford University Press.
Romano, E., Babchishin, L., Pagani, L. S., & Kohen, D. (2010). School readiness and later achievement: Replication and extension using a nationwide Canadian survey. Developmental Psychology, 46(5), 995–1007.
Rothbaum, F., Weisz, J., Pott, M., Miyake, K., & Morelli, G. (2000). Attachment and culture: Security in the United States and Japan. American Psychologist, 55(10), 1093–1104.
Rowling, L. (2008). Prevention science and implementation of school mental health promotion: Another way. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 1(3), 29–37.
Rowling, L., Martin, G., & Walker, L. (2002). Mental health promotion and young people: Concepts and practice. Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
Ruiz, S. A., & Silverstein, M. (2007). Relationships with grandparents and the emotional well-being of late adolescent and young adult grandchildren. Journal of Social Issues, 63(4), 793–808.
Rutter, M. (2006). Genes and behavior: Nature-nurture interplay explained. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Rutter, M., Beckett, C., Castle, J., Colvert, E., Kreppner, J., Mehta, M., & Sonuga-Barke, E. (2007). Effects of profound early institutional deprivation: An overview of findings from a UK longitudinal study of Romanian adoptees. The European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 4(3), 332–350.
Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68–78.
Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2001). On happiness and human potentials: A review of research on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 141–166. doi:DOI 10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.141.
Ryff, C. D. (1989). Happiness is everything, or is it – Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57(6), 1069–1081. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.57.6.1069.
Ryff, C. D., & Keyes, C. L. M. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(4), 719–727. doi:Doi 10.1037/0022-3514.69.4.719.
Sabatier, C., Mayer, B., Friedlmeier, M., Lubiewska, K., & Trommsdorff, G. (2011). Religiosity, family orientation, and life satisfaction of adolescents in four countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42, 1375–1393.
Sampson, R., & Laub, J. H. (1997). A life-course theory of cumulative disadvantage and the stability of delinquency. In P. T. Thornberry (Ed.), Developmental theories of crime and delinquency (pp. 133–162). Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
Sanders, M. R. (1999). Triple P-positive parenting program: Towards an empirically validated multilevel parenting and family support strategy for the prevention of behavior and emotional problems in children. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev, 2(2).
Scarr, S., & McCartney, K. (1983). How people make their own environments: A theory of genotype greater than environment effects. Child Development, 54, 424–435.
Schilling, V., Petermann, F., & Hampe, P. (2006). Psychosocial situation in families of children with ADHD. Zeitschrift Fur Psychiatrie Psychologie Und Psychotherapie, 54(4), 293–301. doi:10.1024/1661-4747.54.4.293.
Schimmack, U., Schupp, J., & Wagner, G. G. (2008). The influence of environment and personality on the affective and cognitive component of subjective well-being. Social Indicators Research, 89(1), 41–60. doi:10.1007/s11205-007-9230-3.
Schneider, B. (2000). Friends and enemies: Peer relations in childhood. London: Arnold.
Schwartz, S. H. (2012). Values and religion in adolescent development: Cross-national and comparative evidence. In G. Trommsdorff & X. Chen (Eds.), Values, religion, and culture in adolescent development (pp. 97–122). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Schwarz, B., Mayer, B., Trommsdorff, G., Ben-Arieh, A., Friedlmeier, M., Lubiewska, K., & Peltzer, K. (2012). Does the importance of parent and peer relationships for adolescents’ life satisfaction vary across cultures? Journal of Early Adolescence, 32, 55–80.
Seligman, M. E. P. (2002a). Authentic happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York: Free Press.
Seligman, M. E. P. (2002b). Positive psychology, positive prevention, and positive therapy. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 3–9). New York: Oxford University Press.
Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish. A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being. New York: Free Press.
Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress – Empirical validation of interventions. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410–421.
Seligson, J. L., Huebner, E. S., & Valois, R. F. (2003). Preliminary validation of the brief multidimensional student’s life satisfaction scale. Social Indicators Research, 61, 121–145.
Sen, A. (2000). Development as freedom. New York: Anchor Books.
Sen, A., Hawthorn, G., & Muellbauer, J. (1987). The standard of living. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Shek, D. T. L. (2008). Perceived parental control processes, parent–child relational qualities, and adolescent psychological well-being in intact and nonintact families: Longitudinal findings in the Chinese culture. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 49(1–2), 171–189. doi:10.1080/10502550801973187.
Shonkoff, J. P. (2011). Protecting brains, not simply stimulating minds. Science, 333(6045), 982–983. doi:10.1126/science.1206014.
Shonkoff, J. P., & Phillips, D. A. (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods. The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Sin, N. L., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2009). Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: A practice-friendly meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65(5), 467–487.
Singer, D. G., Singer, J. L., D’Agostino, H., & Delong, R. (2009). Children’s pastimes and play in sixteen nations: Is free play declining? American Journal of Play, 1, 283–312.
Smith, C., & Lloyd, B. (1978). Maternal behaviour and the perceived sex of infant: Revisited. Child Development, 49, 1263–1266.
Smith, J. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Klebanov, P. K. (1997). Consequences of living in poverty for young children’s cognitive and verbal ability and early school achievement. In J. G. Duncan & J. Brooks-Gunn (Eds.), Consequences of growing up poor (pp. 132–189). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Smith, R. L., & Rose, A. J. (2011). The “Cost of Caring” in Youths’ friendships: Considering associations among social perspective taking, co-rumination, and empathetic distress. Developmental Psychology, 47(6), 1792–1803. doi:10.1037/a0025309.
Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (2002). Handbook of positive psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Spieth, L. E. (2001). Generic health related quality of life measures for children and adolescents. In H. M. Koot & J. L. Wallander (Eds.), Quality of life in child and adolescent illness (pp. 49–88). New York: Brunner-Routledge.
Stein, M. B., Campbell-Sills, L., & Gelernter, J. (2009). Genetic variation in 5HTTLPR is associated with emotional resilience. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 150B(7), 900–906.
Stepp, S. D., Pardini, D. A., Loeber, R., & Morris, N. A. (2011). The relation between adolescent social competence and young adult delinquency and educational attainment among at-risk youth: The mediating role of peer delinquency. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 56(8), 457–465.
Stiglitz, J. E., Sen, A., & Fitoussi, J.-P. (2009). Report by the commission on the measurement of economic performance and social progress. Paris, France: OECD.
Suh, E., Diener, E., Oishi, S., & Triandis, H. C. (1998). The shifting basis of life satisfaction judgments across cultures: Emotions versus norms. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(2), 482–493.
Suh, E. M., & Koo, J. (2008). Comparing subjective well-being across cultures and nations: The “what” and “why” questions. In M. Eid & R. J. Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being (pp. 414–430). New York: The Guilford Press.
Super, C. M., & Harkness, S. (1993). The developmental niche: A conceptualization at the interface of child and culture. In R. A. Pierce & M. A. Black (Eds.), Life span development: A diversity reader (pp. 61–77). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
Svetlova, M., Nichols, S. R., & Brownell, C. A. (2010). Toddlers' prosocial behavior: From instrumental to empathic to altruistic helping. Child Development, 81(6), 1814–1827.
Swartz, D., Dodge, K., Pettit, G., Bates, J. E., & Group, t. C. D. P. R. (2000). Friendship as a moderating factor in the pathway between early harsh home environment and later victimization in the peer group. Developmental Psychology, 36, 646–662.
Tamis-LeMonda, C., & Bornstein, M. (1994). Specificity in mother-toddler language-play relations across the second year. Developmental Psychology, 30, 283–292.
Taylor, S. E., & Brown, J. D. (1988). Illusion and well-being: A social psychology perspective on mental health. Psychological Bulletin, 103(2), 193–210. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.103.2.193.
Taylor, S. E., Kemeny, M. E., Reed, G. M., Bower, J. E., & Gruenewald, T. L. (2000). Psychological resources, positive illusions, and health. American Psychologist, 55(1), 99–109. doi:10.1037//0003-066x.55.1.99.
Tellegen, A., Lykken, D. T., Bouchard, T. J., Wilcox, K. J., Rich, S., & Segal, N. L. (1988). Personality similarity in twins reared apart and together. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(6), 1031–1039.
Terry, T., & Huebner, E. S. (1995). The relationship between self-concept and life satisfaction in children. Social Indicators Research, 35(1), 39–52. doi:10.1007/bf01079237.
Thomas, W. I., & Thomas, D. S. (1928). The child in America; Behavior problems and programs. New York: Knopf.
Tiberius, V. (2013). Recipes for a good life: Eudaimonism and the contribution of philosophy. In A. Waterman (Ed.), The best within us. Positive psychology perspectives on eudaimonia. Washington, DC: APA Books.
Tiberius, V., & Mason, M. F. (2009). Eudaimonia. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), The encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 351–355). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Tomyn, A. J., & Cummins, R. A. (2011). The subjective wellbeing of high-school students: Validating the personal wellbeing index-school children. Social Indicators Research, 101(3), 405–418. doi:10.1007/s11205-010-9668-6.
Torgersen, S. (1995, 2008). Personlighet og personlighetsforstyrrelser. Oslo: Gyldendal akademisk.
Torgersen, S., & Vollrath, M. (2006). Personality types, personality traits, and risky health behavior. In M. Vollrath (Ed.), Handbook of personality and health. New York: Wiley.
Trommsdorff, G. (2007). Entwicklung im kulturellen Kontext. In G. Trommsdorff & H.-J. Kornadt (Eds.), Enzyklopädie der Psychologie: Themenbereich C Theorie und Forschung, Serie VII Kulturvergleichende Psychologie. Band 2: Kulturelle Determinanten des Erlebens und Verhaltens (pp. 435–519). Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe.
Trommsdorff, G. (2012). Cultural perspectives on values and religion in adolescent development: A conceptual overview and synthesis. In G. Trommsdorff & X. Chen (Eds.), Values, religion, and culture in adolescent development (pp. 3–45). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Trommsdorff, G., Cole, P. M., & Heikamp, T. (2012). Cultural variations in mothers’ intuitive theories: A preliminary report on interviewing mothers from five nations about their socialization of children's emotions. Global Studies of Childhood, 2, 158–69. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/gsch.2012.2.2.158.
Trommsdorff, G., & Kornadt, H.-J. (2003). Parent-child relations in cross-cultural perspective. In L. Kuczynski (Ed.), Handbook of dynamics in parent-child relations (pp. 271–306). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Uchida, Y., Norasakkunkit, V., & Kitayama, S. (2004). Cultural constructions of happiness: Theory and evidence. Journal of Happiness Studies, 5, 223–239.
UNICEF. (2007). Child poverty in perspective: An overview of child well-being in rich countries Innocenti report card 7. Florence, IT: The United Nations Children’s Fund.
UNICEF. (2008). Innocenti research center. Report Card 8: The child care transition.
Upton, P., Lawford, J., & Eiser, C. (2008). Parent-child agreement across child health-related quality of life instruments: a review of the literature. Quality of Life Research, 17(6), 895–913. doi:10.1007/s11136-008-9350-5.
Valentino, K., Cicchetti, D., Toth, S. L., & Rogosch, F. A. (2011). Mother-child play and maltreatment: A longitudinal analysis of emerging social behavior from infancy to toddlerhood. Developmental Psychology, 47(5), 1280–1294. doi:10.1037/a0024459.
van der Mark, I. L., van Ijzendoorn, M. H., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (2002). Development of empathy in girls during the second year of life: Associations with parenting, attachment, and temperament. Social Development, 11(4), 451–468.
Vandell, D. L., Belsky, J., Burchinal, M., Steinberg, L., & Vandergrift, N. (2010). Do effects of early child care extend to age 15 years? Results from the NICHD study of early child care and youth development. Children Development, 81(3), 737–756.
VanVaalen, M. (2011). Geluk op basischool. (Happiness in elementary school). Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, 50, 100–104.
Veenhoven, R. (1984). Conditions of happiness. Dordrecht: Reidel.
Veenhoven, R. (2011). World database of happiness: Example of a focussed findings archive, Working paper no. 169. German data Forum RatSWD.
Veenhoven, R. (2012a). Bibliography of happiness. Available from http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_bib/bib_fp.php, from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Veenhoven, R. (2012b). Correlates of happiness. Available from http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_cor/cor_fp.htm, from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Veenhoven, R. (2012c). Happiness in Nations. http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_nat/nat_fp.php, from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Veenhoven, R. (2012d). Happiness in publics. http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_pub/pub_fp.php, from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Veenhoven, R. (2012e). Measures of happiness. Available from http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_quer/hqi_fp.htm, from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Veenhoven, R. (2012f). World database of happiness. Available from http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl, from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Vitaro, F., Boivin, M., & Bukowski, W. M. (2009). The role of friendship in child and adolescent psychosocial development. In K. H. Rubin, W. M. Bukowski, & B. Laursen (Eds.), Handbook of peer interactions, relationships and groups (pp. 568–588). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., Boivin, M., Cantin, S., Dionne, G., Tremblay, R. E., & Perusse, D. (2011). A monozygotic twin difference study of friends’ aggression and children’s adjustment problems. Child Development, 82(2), 617–632. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01570.x.
Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., & Tremblay, R. E. (2000). Influence of deviant friends on delinquency: Searching for moderator variables. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 28(4), 313–325. doi:10.1023/a:1005188108461.
Vogels, T., Verrips, G. H. W., Koopman, H. M., Theunissen, N. C., Fekkes, M., & Kamhuis, R. P. (2000). TACQOL Manual parent form and child form. Leiden: LUMC-TNO.
Vollrath, M., & Torgersen, S. (2000). Personality types and coping. Personality and Individual Differences, 29(2), 367–378. doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(99)00199-3.
Votruba-Drzal, E., Coley, R. L., Maldonado-Carreno, C., Li-Grining, C. P., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2010). Child care and the development of behavior problems among economically disadvantaged children in middle childhood. Child Development, 81(5), 1460–1474.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1967). Play and its role in the mental development of the child. Soviet Psychology, 12, 62–76.
Waaktaar, T., & Torgersen, S. (2010). How resilient are resilience scales? The Big Five scales outperform resilience scales in predicting adjustment in adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 51(2), 157–163.
Wagner, G. G., Frick, J. R., & Schupp, J. (2007). The German socio-economic panel study (SOEP) – scope, evolution and enhancements (vol 1): Schmollers Jahrbuch 127.
Walker, W. R., Skowronski, J. J., & Thompson, C. P. (2003). Life is pleasant – and memory helps to keep it that way! Review of General Psychology, 7(2), 203–210. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.7.2.203.
Ware, J. E., & Sherbourne, C. D. (1992). The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) 1.1 Conceptual-framework and item selection. Medical Care, 30(6), 473–483. doi:10.1097/00005650-199206000-00002.
Waterman, A. (2013). The best within us. Positive psychology perspectives on eudaimonia. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Waterman, A. S. (1993). Two conceptions of happiness: Contrasts of personal expressiveness (Eudaimonia) and hedonic enjoyment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 678–691.
Waterman, A. S., Schwartz, S. J., & Conti, R. (2008). The implications of two concepts of happiness (Hedonic enjoyment and eudaimonia) for the understanding of intrinsic motivation. Journal of Happiness Studies, 9, 41–79.
Watson, D., Clark, L. A., & Tellegen, A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect – the Panas scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(6), 1063–1070. doi:Doi 10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063.
Watson, J. (1895). Hedonistic theories. From Aristippus to Spencer. London: MacMillan.
Weare, K., & Nind, M. (2011). Mental health promotion and problem prevention in schools: What does the evidence say? Health Promotion International, 26, I29–I69. doi:10.1093/heapro/dar075.
Weinstein, N., & Ryan, R. M. (2010). When helping helps: Autonomous motivation for prosocial behavior and its influence on well-being for the helper and recipient. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98(2), 222–244. doi:10.1037/a0016984.
Weinstein, N. D. (1987). Unrealistic optimism about susceptibility to health problems: Conclusions from a community-wide sample. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 10(5), 481–500. doi:10.1007/bf00846146.
Weiss, A., Bates, T. C., & Luciano, M. (2008). Happiness is a personal(ity) thing – The genetics of personality and well-being in a representative sample. Psychological Science, 19(3), 205–210.
Weissberg, R. P., Caplan, M., & Harwood, R. L. (1991). Promoting competent young-people in competence-enhancing environments – a system-based perspective on primary prevention. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59(6), 830–841. doi:10.1037//0022-006x.59.6.830.
Wells, J., Barlow, J., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2003). A systematic review of universal approaches to mental health promotion in schools. Health Education, 103(4), 197–220.
Werner, E. E. (1993). Risk, resilience, and recovery: Perspectives from the Kauai longitudinal study. Development and Psychopathology, 5(4), 503–515.
Werner, E. E., & Smith, R. S. (1992). Overcoming the odds: High risk children from birth to adulthood. Ithaca, US: Cornell University Press.
WHO. (1998). WHO’s global school health initiative: Health promoting schools. Geneva: World Health Organization.
WHO. (2001). The world health report 2001: Mental health: New understanding, new hope. Geneva: World Health Organization.
WHO. (2004). Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging evidence, Practice. (Summary Report). A Report of the World Health Organisation, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and The University of Melbourne Geneva: WHO.
Wiest, M., Schuz, B., Webster, N., & Wurm, S. (2011). Subjective well-being and mortality revisited: Differential effects of cognitive and emotional facets of well-being on mortality. Health Psychology, 30(6), 728–735. doi:10.1037/a0023839.
Wilson, D. B., Gottfredson, D. C., & Najaka, S. S. (2001). School-based prevention of problem behaviors: A meta-analysis. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 17(3), 247–272. doi:10.1023/a:1011050217296.
Winkelmann, R. (2004). Subjective well-being and the family: results from an ordered probit model with multiple random effects, IZA Discussion Paper No. 1016.
Wynn, J., Cahill, H., Holdsworth, R., Rowling, L., & Carson, S. (2000). MindMatters, a whole school approach to promoting mental health and well-being. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 34, 594–601.
Zachrisson, H. D., Dearing, E., Lekhal, R., & Toppelberg Claudio, O. (2013). Little evidence that time in child care causes externalizing problems during early childhood in Norway. Child & Development. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12040
Zahn-Waxler, C., & Smith, K. D. (1992). The development of prosocial behavior. In V. B. V. Hasselt & M. H. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of social development: A lifespan perspective (pp. 229–256). New York: Plenum Press.
Ziehm, J., Trommsdorff, G., Heikamp, T., & Park, S.-Y. (2012). German and Korean mothers' intuitive theories about parenting: Maternal sensitivity and related parenting goals: Manuscript in preparation.
Zins, J. E. (2004). Building academic success on social and emotional learning: What does the research say? New York: Teachers College Press.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Mette Lemser who assisted in the technical editing of this chapter and to Jeanette Ziehm, Hannah Meurer, Evelyn Raichle, and Holly Bunje for their valuable assistance with the section on “Subjective Well-Being in Children and Adolescents from a Cross-Cultural Perspective” (20.4.1).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this entry
Cite this entry
Holte, A. et al. (2014). Psychology of Child Well-Being. In: Ben-Arieh, A., Casas, F., Frønes, I., Korbin, J. (eds) Handbook of Child Well-Being. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_13
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-9062-1
Online ISBN: 978-90-481-9063-8
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law