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Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations Between Positive Emotions and General Life Satisfaction in Adolescents

Authors: Kathleen B. Franke, E. Scott Huebner, Kimberly J. Hills

Published in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Issue 4/2017

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Informed by the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions (PE), we tested a model of the origins of life satisfaction (LS) with a sample of 567 middle school students from the Southeastern United States. The pathways thinking domain of hope was proposed to mediate the relation between PE and general LS at a single time point, as well as over 1 year. At Time 1, pathways thinking was a significant mediator of PE and LS. In the prospective model, PE did not predict later LS after controlling for baseline LS. The findings have implications for theory and efforts to promote and sustain LS over time in adolescents.

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Title: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations Between Positive Emotions and General Life Satisfaction in Adolescents
Authors: Kathleen B. Franke
E. Scott Huebner
Kimberly J. Hills
Publication date: 03-06-2016
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Happiness Studies / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9763-8

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