The (Mis)measurement of happiness : Words we Associate to happiness (Semantic Memory) and narratives of What Makes Us happy (Episodic Memory)
Happiness or subjective well-being is often measured by assessing individuals’ judgments of life satisfaction and experience of positive and negative affect (Diener, Psychological Bulletin, 95, 542-575, 1984). In addition, recent research suggests that individuals’ sense of harmony in life is also an important component of subjective well-being (Kjell et al., Social Indicators Research, 126, 893-9