Subjective Happiness

Also known as: SHS framework · Global subjective happiness

Happiness is best measured as a global, subjective assessment rather than as a sum of specific satisfactions. People who consider themselves happy perceive, interpret and recall events differently from those who consider themselves unhappy — the trait is dispositional, not merely reflective of circumstances.

Source:

Lyubomirsky, S., & Lepper, H. S. (1999). A measure of subjective happiness: Preliminary reliability and construct validation. Social Indicators Research, 46(2), 137-155.

DOI:

10.1023/A:1006824100041