Myers and Diener

• What is the focus of this article?

  Research on the topic of happiness
• During which period was there a surge of research exploring people's sense of well-being?

  1980s and early 1990s
• What does the article review about happiness research?

  What had been revealed up to that point
• What is subjective well-being (SWB)?

  A person's sense of their own happiness
• How is SWB assessed through interviews?

  Using a simple closed question
• What type of scale is 'Very satisfied? Fairly satisfied? Not very satisfied? Not at all satisfied?'?

  A scale of life satisfaction
• What is another method besides a simple question to evaluate happiness?

  A multi-item scale questionnaire
• What does a multi-item scale typically include?

  A number of questions related to happiness
• What kind of measure is produced in both interview and multi-item scale assessments of happiness?

  A quantitative measure
• What kind of value is assigned to represent happiness in quantitative measures?

  A numerical value
• What is one method to discover what people are doing?

  Asking them to report their activities
• What does observation in this context refer to?

  A kind of observation of their behaviour
• What tool do researchers use to prompt participants to report their activities?

  Beepers
• What are participants asked to report when prompted by beepers?

  What they are doing and/or thinking
• What is the purpose of using beepers in research?

  To sample people's behavior
• How can correlations help in understanding happiness?

  By considering co-varying factors
• What is a challenge in interpreting correlations with happiness?

  Determining cause and effect
• How might a positive appraisal of life events be related to SWB?

  It is associated with high SWB
• What is the alternative relationship between positive appraisals and SWB?

  Seeing events positively creates higher SWB
• What type of study is this article?

  A review of other research
• What types of research are referred to in this review?

  Reviews and meta-analyses
• What is the next section of the article about?

  The myths of happiness
• What is the next topic explored in the article?

  Who are the happy?
• What is the abbreviation for subjective well-being?

  SWB
• What period does the article cover?

  1980s and early 1990s
• What is the purpose of beepers in the study?

  To remind people to report
• What does the idiom 'rose-coloured way' describe?

  Positive appraisal of events
• What type of study is described in this document?

  A review of other research
• What does the research referred to in this study often consist of?

  Multiple studies
• According to Inglehart's 1990 study, what percentage of people reported life satisfaction?

  80%
• According to research, do all ages experience crises?

  Yes, crises are not restricted by age
• According to Haring et al. (1984), what percentage does gender account for in global well-being?

  1%
• According to Robins and Regier (1991), are men or women more vulnerable to depression?

  Women
• According to Diener et al. (1993), which group reported nearly twice as much happiness?

  African-Americans
• Do countries differ greatly in the levels of happiness reported by their populations?

  No, there are no notable differences
• Do individualist cultures report higher SWB than collectivist cultures?

  Yes, they report greater SWB
• In collectivist cultures, what needs do people focus on?

  The needs of the group
• In individualist cultures, where do people primarily focus their attention?

  On their individual needs
• In collectivist cultures, what is the main focus of individuals?

  The needs of the group
• In which type of culture does individual happiness tend to matter more?

  Individualist cultures