Happiness at Work: A Psychological Perspective

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 landmark review arguing that happiness does not just follow success, it helps produce it. Pulls together cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental evidence across work, health, and relationships.

Sonja Lyubomirsky and Laura King

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 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