The effect of mood on judgments of subjective well-being: Nine tests of the judgment model

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 939-961

  Yap, Stevie C Y ^a,d   Wortman, Jessica ^a,e   Anusic, Ivana ^a,d   Glenn Baker, S ^b   Scherer, Laura D ^b   Brent Donnellan, M ^c   Lucas, Richard E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Insighta Research   (Canada)

^e NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Measurement; Mood; Replication; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MODEL; MOOD; PSYCINFO; SAMPLE SIZE; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85003968498     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000115     Document Type: Article

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