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Discipline
Temporal coverage
Study population
SWB dimension
Determinants and correlates of SWB
Basic demographics
SES
Health and functioning
Personality
Social Support
Religion and culture
Geography and infrastructure
1
Abbott and Byrne 2012 [53]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA
D
X
2
Abdel-Khalek 2011 [54]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA
X
D
3
Allen et al. 2012 [55]
PSY
CROSS
Ages 63+
EVA
X
D
4
Andrews 1986 [56]
PSY
CROSS
Multiple (Review)
EVA+EMO
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
5
Ardelt and Edwards 2015 [57]
PSY
CROSS
Ages 71–77
EVA
X
X
X
D
X
6
Arent et al. 2000 [58]
PH
CROSS + LONG
Older adults (60+)
EMO
D
7
Bradburn and Caplovitz 1965 [59]
PSY
CROSS
Adults
EMO
X
X
X
8
Bradburn 1969 [60]
PSY
CROSS
Adults
EMO
X
X
X
X
9
Braun 1978 [61]
PSY
CROSS
Ages 16–74
EVA+EMO
X
X
X
X
10
Brdarić et al. 2015 [62]
PH
CROSS
Avg. age 28.93
EVA+EMO
D
11
Calys-Tagoe et al. 2014 [63]
PH
CROSS
Ages 50+
EVA
D
X
12
Campbell et al. 1976 [64]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA+EMO
X
X
X
X
X
13
Campbell 1981 [65]
PH
LONG
Adults
EVA+EMO
X
X
X
X
X
14
Cantril 1965 [66]
PSY
CROSS
Multiple countries
EVA
X
X
X
X
X
15
Chen and Page 2016 [67]
PH
LONG
Ages 17–25
EVA
D
X
16
Cheng 2004 [68]
PSY
CROSS
Adult
EVA+EMO
D
X
X
X
17
Chou 1999 [69]
PSY
CROSS
Young adults
EMO
X
D
18
Clemente and Sauer 1976 [70]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
D
X
X
X
X
19
Clemente and Sauer 1976 [71]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
X
D
X
X
20
Costa and McCrae 1980 [72]
PSY
CROSS + LONG
Adults
EVA+EMO
D
21
Cramm et al. 2010 [73]
PSY
CROSS
Poor
EVA
D
X
X
22
Cubí-Mollá et al. 2014 [74]
PH
CROSS
Parkinson’s patients
EVA
X
X
D
23
Derdikman-Eiron et al. 2011 [75]
PSY
CROSS
Adolescents
EVA
D
X
X
X
24
Deserno et al. 2017 [76]
PH
CROSS
Autism spectrum disorder patients
EVA
X
X
D
25
Diener et al. 2003 [36]
PSY
CROSS
NA (Review)
EVA+EMO
X
D
26
Dierk et al. 200 [77]
PSY
CROSS
Obese
EVA+EMO
X
X
D
X
27
Edelstein et al. 2016 [78]
PH
CROSS
Glioblastoma patients
EMO
D
28
Emerson and Hatton 200 [79]
PH
CROSS
Mentally disabled
EVA
X
X
D
X
29
Fox 1999 [121
PH
CROSS
Multiple (Review)
EVA
D
30
Freudiger 1983 [80]
PH
CROSS
Adult women
EVA
X
D
X
X
31
Frey and Stutzer 2010 [81]
PSY
LONG
NA (Review)
EVA
D
X
32
George and Landerman 1984 [82]
PH
CROSS + LONG
NA (Review)
EVA+EMO
X
X
X
X
X
33
Grant et al. 2009 [83]
PSY
CROSS
Adults
EVA+EMO
D
34
Guite et al. 2006 [84]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
X
X
D
35
Gull and Dawood 2013 [85]
PH
CROSS
Elderly
EVA+EMO
X
X
D
36
Hamilton et al. 2007 [86]
PSY
CROSS
Adults
EVA+EMO
X
D
37
Hammond et al. 2014 [87]
PH
CROSS
Caregivers
EVA
X
D
38
Hnilica 2011 [88]
PH
CROSS
Ages 15+
EVA+EMO
X
D
39
Ickovics et al. 2006 [89]
PH
LONG
Female HIV patients
EMO
X
X
D
40
Jia et al. 2017 [90]
PSY
CROSS
Migrant adolescents
EVA+EMO
X
X
D
D
41
Jivraj and Nazroo 2014 [57]
PH
CROSS
Ages 50+
EVA
X
X
X
42
Jivraj et al. 2014 [91]
PSY
LONG
Ages 50+
EVA
D
X
X
X
43
Ju et al. 2013 [92]
PH
CROSS
Elderly women
EVA+EMO
X
X
D
44
Kahneman and Deaton 2010 [93]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA+EMO
X
D
X
X
45
Kaliterna Lipovčan et al. 2007 [94]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA+EMO
D
46
Kasl and Harburg 1975 [95]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EMO
X
X
D
47
Khan and Husain 2010 [96]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA
D
X
48
Kim et al. 2012 [97]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA+EMO
X
D
X
49
Krause 2003 [98]
PSY
CROSS
Elderly
EVA
X
X
X
D
50
Kunzmann et al. 2000 [99]
PSY
CROSS + LONG
Elderly
EMO
X
D
51
Kutek et al. 2011 [100]
PH
CROSS
Rural men
EVA
X
X
D
X
52
Lamu and Olsen 2016 [101]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
X
X
X
X
53
Lee and Browne 2008 [102]
PH
CROSS
Rural residents
EVA
X
X
D
54
Lemola et al. 2013 [103]
PH
CROSS
General population
EVA+EMO
X
X
D
55
Li and Fung 2014 [104]
PSY
CROSS
Married couples
EVA
X
X
X
56
Li et al. 2016 [105]
PSY
CROSS
Adults
EVA+EMO
X
D
57
Librán 2006 ]139]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA+EMO
D
58
Linna et al. 2013 [106]
PH
CROSS
Young adult twins
EVA
X
X
D
59
Liu et al. 2016 [107]
PH
CROSS
Ages 95+
EVA+EMO
X
X
D
60
Lu et al. 2015 [108]
PH
CROSS
Adult caregivers
EVA
X
D
X
61
Lu 2006 [109]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA
X
D
62
Ludwig et al. 2012 [110]
PH
LONG
Program participants
EVA
X
X
D
63
Ma et al. 2015 [111]
PSY
CROSS
Adolescents
EVA
X
D
64
Magallares et al. 2014 [112]
PSY
CROSS
Obese
EVA+EMO
X
X
65
Malathi et al. 2000 [113]
PH
LONG
Staff
EVA
D
X
66
McDonough et al. 2014 [114]
PSY
LONG
Breast cancer survivors
EVA
X
X
X
D
67
Medley 1980 [115]
PH
CROSS
Adults (22+)
EVA
X
D
X
68
Mhaoláin et al. 2012 [116]
PSY
CROSS
Elderly
EVA
X
X
D
X
69
Michalos 1980 [22]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
X
X
X
X
X
70
Moskowitz et al. 2009 [10]
PSY
CROSS + LONG
Multiple (Review)
EMO
D
71
Olsson et al. 2014 [117]
PH
CROSS
Ages 69–79
EVA
X
D
72
Ozcakir et al. 2014 [118]
PH
CROSS
Patients
EVA
X
X
D
73
Palmore 1979 [119]
PH
LONG
Older adults (60+)
EVA
X
X
D
74
Pérez-Garín et al. 2015 [120]
PSY
CROSS
Mentally disabled
EVA+EMO
D
75
Persoskie et al. 2014 [17]
PH
LONG
Adult patients
EVA+EMO
X
X
D
X
76
Pinquart and Sörensen et al. 2000) [121]
PH
CROSS
Elderly
EVA
X
X
X
X
77
Reis et al. 2013 [122]
PH
LONG
Adult patients
EVA+EMO
D
78
Riddick 1980 [123]
PH
CROSS
Women (representative sample for the US)
EVA
D
X
79
Rijken et al. 1995 [124]
PSY
CROSS
Elderly women
EVA
D
X
80
Sand and Gruber 2018 [125]
PH
CROSS
Elderly
EMO
X
X
X
81
Sandstrom and Dunn 2014) [126]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA+EMO
X
D
82
Sharma et al. 2008 [127]
PSY
LONG
Adults
EVA
D
83
Shiah et al. 2016 [128]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
D
84
Soto 2015 [129]
PSY
LONG
Nationally representative sample for Australia
EVA+EMO
D
85
Spinhoven et al. 2015 [130]
PSY
LONG
Adults with an emotional disorder
EMO
X
X
X
D
86
Spreitzer and Snyder 1974 [131]
PH
CROSS
Older Adults (65+)
EVA
X
X
X
X
87
Steverink et al. 2001 [132]
PSY
CROSS
Ages 40–85
EVA+EMO
D
X
X
X
88
Strobel et al. 2011 [133]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA
D
89
Strózik et al. 2016 [134]
PSY
CROSS
Ages 8–12
EVA
X
X
X
X
90
Tanksale 2015 [135]
PSY
CROSS
Ages 30–40
EVA+EMO
D
91
Taylor et al. 2000 [136]
PSY
CROSS + LONG
Multiple (Review)
EMO
X
D
92
Tian 2016 [137]
PSY
CROSS
Elderly
EVA+EMO
X
D
93
Uppal 2006 [138]
PH
CROSS
Disabled
EVA
X
X
D
X
94
van Campen et al. 2013 [139]
PH
CROSS
Caregivers and non-caregivers
EVA
X
D
X
95
Vos et al. 2010 [140]
PH
CROSS
Disabled
EVA
X
D
96
Wadsworth and Pendergast 2014 [141]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
X
X
D
X
97
Wang 2016 [142]
PSY
CROSS
Elderly
EVA+EMO
D
98
Winstanley et al. 2015 [143]
PH
CROSS
Adults
EVA
X
X
D
X
99
Wolinsky et al. 1985 [144]
PH
LONG
White elderly
EVA
X
X
X
X
100
Wyller et al. 1997 [145]
PH
CROSS
Elderly
EVA
X
D
101
You and Shin 2017 [146]
PH
CROSS
Middle-aged adults
EVA+EMO
X
D
102
Yu and Chen 2016 [147]
PSY
CROSS
Adults
EVA+EMO
X
D
X
X
103
Yue et al. 2017 [148]
PSY
CROSS
College students
EVA
D
X
104
Zank and Leipoid 2001 [149]
PH
CROSS
Dementia patients
EVA
X
X
D
105
Zautra and Hempel 1984 [11]
PH
CROSS + LONG
NA (Review)
EVA+EMO
D
Public health (PH); psychology (PSY); cross-sectional (CROSS); longitudinal (LONG); evaluation (EVA); emotions (EMO); evaluation and emotions (EVA+EMO); dominant or primary study determinant/correlate (D)
