The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success

A full thesis testing the Three Good Things exercise, one of the most replicated interventions in the field, and measuring its effect on happiness, optimism, and well-being. Includes the instruments used.

Andrew W. Fleming

A critical look at how happiness and well-being are usually defined, and an argument for moving from a purely individual view to a social and contextual one. Brings in feminist economics and the capabilities approach.

Caterina Arcidiacono and Salvatore Di Martino

A chapter on what actually makes people happy or unhappy at work, and why that spills into overall quality of life. Reviews the models available and where they fall short.

Nishi Misra and Shobhna Srivastava

A review of how positive psychology has developed outside its original setting, with the local research lines, instruments, and cultural differences in how well-being is understood.

Alejandro Castro-Solano and María Laura Lupano-Perugini

A short editorial that maps the research on happiness at work and introduces the studies that follow. A quick orientation to the topic in four pages.

Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz and Ana I. Sanz-Vergel