Thirty-six international academics and researchers contribute 24 chapters reviewing the growing body of knowledge on subjective well-being (SWB) from the past 25 years. Coverage includes a broad overview of SWB from the perspectives of philosophy, history, sociology, and evolution; how SWB is structured; cutting-edge assessment instruments and data-analytic approaches; aspects of life related to SWB, such as personality, social connectedness, social comparison, material wealth, religion, and emotion regulation; different life domains wherein SWB is manifest in important ways, such as the family, institutions like schools and the workplace, and in cultural contexts; and interventions that may work to make people happier. The text is suitable as a reference for social, personality, cognitive, clinical, and developmental psychologists, and as a student text for self-study or use in graduate level courses. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)