SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Health, Hope, and Harmony: A Systematic Review of the Determinants of Happiness across Cultures and Countries.
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- The effect of mandala coloring and free coloring on the happiness in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in the Covid-19 pandemic: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Holistic well-being of older adults as a multidimensional system based on life experiences in the context of urban Indonesia.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Spirituality and Happiness in Haemodialysis Patients: The Mediating Roles of Life Attitude and Posttraumatic Growth.Nursing open · 2026Observational
- Associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior with happiness in Japanese worker types of occupational activity requirements.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Impact of Spousal Addiction on Women's Marital Satisfaction and Family Peace in Turkey.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Impact of Refractive Surgery on Visual Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction: A Six-Month Assessment in Palestine.Cureus · 2025Article
- Associations of depressive symptoms and social dysfunction with happiness in adults with cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Positive mental states and their relation to psychosocial resources: protocol of a systematic review focusing on cultural moderators.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Health and Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Happiness Among Korean Adults with Moderate and Severe Disabilities: A National Survey-Based Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Associations between happiness with social factors and opioid agonist therapy among people who inject drugs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Validation of the Perceived hope scale in Arabic-speaking adults living in Gaza in the midst of war, destruction and death.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Effect of happiness and functional disability on older people's survival.Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Interrelationship between subjective wellbeing and health.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Belonging, happiness, freedom and empowerment-a qualitative study of patients' understanding of health in early rheumatoid arthritis.BMC rheumatology · 2024Article
- Demographic determinants of happiness in Andalusia: insights from the 2022 social survey data.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Measurement of flourishing: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Association of Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Enhanced Personal Health and Social Support: A Nationally Representative Cohort Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to review the literature on what constitutes happiness across cultures and countries to advance scholarly knowledge on the happiness construct. A systematic review was conducted to examine the determinants of happiness in samples across cultures and countries. Five different databases, including APA PsycNet, EBSCO-Academic, EBSCO-Business, Project MUSE, and Google Scholar, grey literature, and in-text references from relevant review articles were used. A total of 155 articles were included in the review, encompassing studies from over 100 countries and 44 cultures. Myriad determinants of happiness were found that were placed into three broad categories labeled Health, Hope, and Harmony. The predominant happiness determinants were mental, emotional, and physical well-being, a purposeful holistic work-life balance, nurturing social relationships, caring for self and others, and being in harmony with one's culture, traditions, community, religion, and environment. This study engendered an "Integrated Model of the Determinants of Happiness" to provide a universally applicable conceptualization of the happiness construct. By examining studies on determinants of happiness across the globe in the past 90 years, this review uncovered that happiness constitutes multiple determinants that fall under three major categories: 'Health', 'Hope', and 'Harmony'.
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