This volume focuses explicitly on close relationships as a reliable source for individual happiness and well-being across cultures. The work in this volume addr

Different cultures experience happiness differently. Traditionally, the West is considered materialistic, and happiness is said to come from achievement and acq

This is the first book that explicitly focuses on the relationships between various types of friendship experiences and happiness. It addresses historical, theo

A ground breaking study of the ways that intimate relationships are similar around the world, and the ways they are different.

Explains the four pillars of well-being--meaning and purpose, positive emotions, relationships, and accomplishment--placing emphasis on meaning and purpose as t