This meta-analysis tested if the links between socioeconomic status (SES) and subjective
well-being (SWB) differ by whether SES is assessed objectively or subjectively. The …

Do acts of kindness improve the well-being of the actor? Recent advances in the
behavioural sciences have provided a number of explanations of human social, cooperative …

Psychological science has typically conceptualized a good life in terms of either hedonic or
eudaimonic well-being. We propose that psychological richness is another, neglected …

The authors assess levels and within-person changes in psychological well-being (ie,
depressive symptoms and life satisfaction) from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic for …

British Psychology Society Textbook of the Year 2020 Why do people who are more socially
connected live longer and have better health than those who are socially isolated? Why are …

The health of people's body and mind is powerfully conditioned by social factors that affect
their social identity. Consistent with this notion, there is a growing interest in the way that …

The current review evaluates the status hypothesis, which states that that the desire for
status is a fundamental motive. Status is defined as the respect, admiration, and voluntary …

Awe has been theorized as a collective emotion, one that enables individuals to integrate
into social collectives. In kee** with this theorizing, we propose that awe diminishes the …

We conducted preregistered replications of 28 classic and contemporary published findings,
with protocols that were peer reviewed in advance, to examine variation in effect magnitudes …

Poverty reduction has become a core subject for researchers across the social sciences
from economics to finance, management and entrepreneurship. In general, the faster and …