Further Evaluation of the Tripartite Structure of Subjective Well‐Being

Evidence From Longitudinal and Experimental Studies

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ID19280975
AutoresSamantha Jeannine Metler (Brock University), Michael A Busseri (0000-0001-8110-8213, Brock University, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume85
Fascículo2
Páginas192-206
Data de publicação2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jopy.12233
PMID26471246
OpenAlexW2134810928
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas37
Referências citadas74

Subjective well‐being (SWB; Diener, 1984) comprises three primary components: life satisfaction (LS), positive affect (PA), and negative affect (NA). Multiple competing conceptualizations of the tripartite structure of SWB have been employed, resulting in widespread ambiguity concerning the definition, operationalization, analysis, and synthesis of SWB‐related findings (Busseri & Sadava, 2011). We report two studies evaluating two predominant structural models (as recently identified by Busseri, 2015): a hierarchical model comprising a higher‐order latent SWB factor with LS, PA, and NA as indicators; and a causal systems model specifying unidirectional effects of PA and NA on LS. A longitudinal study ( N = 452; M age = 18.54; 76.5% female) and a lab‐based experiment ( N = 195; M age = 20.42 years; 87.6% female; 81.5% Caucasian) were undertaken. Structural models were evaluated with respect to (a) associations among SWB components across time (three months, three years in Study 1; one week in Study 2) and (b) the impact of manipulating the individual SWB components (Study 2). A hierarchical structural model was supported in both studies; conflicting evidence was found for the causal systems model. A hierarchical model provides a robust conceptualization for the tripartite structure of SWB

Affect (linguistics) · Ambiguity · Causal model · Conceptualization · Developmental psychology · Diener · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Longitudinal study · Multilevel model · Operationalization · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Subjective well-being · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology