Papers
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Layous, K., Kurtz, J. L., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (in press). The effect of a multi-week nostalgia intervention on well-being: Mechanisms and moderation. Emotion. Click here to download pre-print. Click here to download supplemental material.
Mo, T., Layous, K., Zhou, X., & Sedikides, C. (2021). Distressed but happy: Health workers and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to download.
Layous, K., & Nelson, S. K. (2020). The effect of perceived social support on personal resources following minor adversity: An experimental investigation of belonging affirmation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Click here to download.
Shin, L. J., Layous, K., Choi, I., Na, S., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2019). The well-being benefits of kindness in two cultures depend on how the kindness is framed. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Click here to download.
Nelson-Coffey, S. K., Killingsworth, M., Layous, K., Cole, S. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2019). Parenthood is associated with greater well-being for fathers than mothers. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Sweeny, K., Armenta, C., Na, S., Choi, I., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). The proximal experience of gratitude. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0179123. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Davis, E. M., Garcia, J., Purdie-Vaughns, V., Cook, J. E., & Cohen, G. L. (2017). Feeling left out, but affirmed: Protecting against the negative effects of low belonging in college. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 69, 227-231. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Kurtz, J. L., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). Reframing the ordinary: Imagining time as scarce increases well-being. Journal of Positive Psychology. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Nelson, S. K., Kurtz, J. L., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). What triggers prosocial effort? A positive feedback loop between positive activities, kindness, and well-being. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Advance online publication. Click here to download.
Chancellor, J., Layous, K., Margolis, S., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). Clustering by well-being in workplace social networks: Homophily and social contagion. Emotion. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0000311. Click here to download.
Nelson, S. K., Layous, K., Cole, S. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2016). Do unto others or treat yourself? The effects of prosocial and self-focused behavior on psychological flourishing. Emotion. Advance online publication. Click here to download article. Click here to download supplement.
Haworth, C. M. A., Nelson, S. K., Layous, K., Carter, K., Jacobs Bao, K., Lyubomirsky, S., & Plomin, R. (2016). Stability and change in genetic and environmental influences on well-being in response to an intervention. PLoS ONE, 11, e0155538. Click here to download.
Lyubomirsky, S., Layous, K., Chancellor, J., & Nelson, S. K. (2015). Thinking about rumination: The scholarly contributions and intellectual legacy of Susan Nolen-Hoeksema. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 11, 1-22. Click here to download.
Chancellor, J., Layous, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015). Recalling positive events at work makes employees feel happier, move more, and chat less: A 6-week randomized controlled intervention at a Japanese workplace. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16, 871-887. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). Positive activities as protective factors against mental health conditions. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 123, 3-12. Click here to download.
Lyubomirsky, S., & Layous, K. (2013). How do simple positive activities increase well-being? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22, 57-62. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Lee, H., Choi, I., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). Culture matters when designing a successful happiness-increasing activity: A comparison of the United States and South Korea. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44, 1294-1303. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Nelson, S.K., Oberle, E., Schonert-Reichl, K.A., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2012). Kindness counts: Prompting prosocial behavior in preadolescents. PLOS ONE. 7: e51380. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051380. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Nelson, S. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). What is the optimal way to deliver a positive activity intervention? The case of writing about one’s best possible selves. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14, 635-654. Click here to download.
Zanon, C., Bardagi, M. P., Layous, K., & Hutz, C. S. (2014). Validation of the satisfaction with life scale to Brazilian university students: Evidence of measurement noninvariance across Brazil and U.S. Social Indicators Research, 119, 443-453. Click here to download.
Iani, L., Lauriola, M., Layous, K., & Sirigatti, S., (in press). Happiness in Italy: Translation, factorial structure and norming of the Subjective Happiness Scale in a large community sample. Social Indicators Research, 118, 953-967. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Chancellor, J., Lyubomirsky, S., Wang, L., & Doraiswamy, P. M. (2011). Delivering happiness: Translating positive psychology intervention research for treating major and minor depressive disorders. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17, 1-9. Click here to download.
SELECTED CHAPTERS AND COMMENTARIES
Layous, K. (2019). Happiness interventions. In G. M. Walton & A. J. Crum (Eds.) Handbook of wise interventions: How social-psychological insights can help solve problems. New York: Guilford Press. Click here to download draft.
Layous, K. (2019). Promoting happiness in the workplace. In R. Burke & A. M. Richardsen (Eds.) Creating psychologically healthy workplaces (pp. 171-196). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. Click here to download.
Layous, K. (2018). Malleability and intentional activities. In E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay’s (Eds.) Handbook of well-being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers. doi: nobascholar.com. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Sheldon, K. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015). Pursuing happiness: Prospects, practices, and prescriptions. In S. Joseph (Ed.), Positive psychology in practice (pp.185-206) . Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Click here to download.
Layous, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). The how, what, when, and why of happiness: Mechanisms underlying the success of positive interventions. In J. Gruber & J. Moskowitz’s (Ed.) Positive emotion: Integrating the light sides and dark sides (pp. 473-495). New York: Oxford University Press. Click here to download.
Layous, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). Benefits, mechanisms, and new directions for teaching gratitude to children. School Psychology Review, 43, 153-159. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Kurtz, J. L., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (in press). The effect of a multi-week nostalgia intervention on well-being: Mechanisms and moderation. Emotion. Click here to download pre-print. Click here to download supplemental material.
Mo, T., Layous, K., Zhou, X., & Sedikides, C. (2021). Distressed but happy: Health workers and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to download.
Layous, K., & Nelson, S. K. (2020). The effect of perceived social support on personal resources following minor adversity: An experimental investigation of belonging affirmation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Click here to download.
Shin, L. J., Layous, K., Choi, I., Na, S., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2019). The well-being benefits of kindness in two cultures depend on how the kindness is framed. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Click here to download.
Nelson-Coffey, S. K., Killingsworth, M., Layous, K., Cole, S. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2019). Parenthood is associated with greater well-being for fathers than mothers. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Sweeny, K., Armenta, C., Na, S., Choi, I., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). The proximal experience of gratitude. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0179123. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Davis, E. M., Garcia, J., Purdie-Vaughns, V., Cook, J. E., & Cohen, G. L. (2017). Feeling left out, but affirmed: Protecting against the negative effects of low belonging in college. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 69, 227-231. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Kurtz, J. L., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). Reframing the ordinary: Imagining time as scarce increases well-being. Journal of Positive Psychology. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Nelson, S. K., Kurtz, J. L., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). What triggers prosocial effort? A positive feedback loop between positive activities, kindness, and well-being. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Advance online publication. Click here to download.
Chancellor, J., Layous, K., Margolis, S., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). Clustering by well-being in workplace social networks: Homophily and social contagion. Emotion. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0000311. Click here to download.
Nelson, S. K., Layous, K., Cole, S. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2016). Do unto others or treat yourself? The effects of prosocial and self-focused behavior on psychological flourishing. Emotion. Advance online publication. Click here to download article. Click here to download supplement.
Haworth, C. M. A., Nelson, S. K., Layous, K., Carter, K., Jacobs Bao, K., Lyubomirsky, S., & Plomin, R. (2016). Stability and change in genetic and environmental influences on well-being in response to an intervention. PLoS ONE, 11, e0155538. Click here to download.
Lyubomirsky, S., Layous, K., Chancellor, J., & Nelson, S. K. (2015). Thinking about rumination: The scholarly contributions and intellectual legacy of Susan Nolen-Hoeksema. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 11, 1-22. Click here to download.
Chancellor, J., Layous, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015). Recalling positive events at work makes employees feel happier, move more, and chat less: A 6-week randomized controlled intervention at a Japanese workplace. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16, 871-887. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). Positive activities as protective factors against mental health conditions. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 123, 3-12. Click here to download.
Lyubomirsky, S., & Layous, K. (2013). How do simple positive activities increase well-being? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22, 57-62. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Lee, H., Choi, I., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). Culture matters when designing a successful happiness-increasing activity: A comparison of the United States and South Korea. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44, 1294-1303. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Nelson, S.K., Oberle, E., Schonert-Reichl, K.A., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2012). Kindness counts: Prompting prosocial behavior in preadolescents. PLOS ONE. 7: e51380. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051380. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Nelson, S. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). What is the optimal way to deliver a positive activity intervention? The case of writing about one’s best possible selves. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14, 635-654. Click here to download.
Zanon, C., Bardagi, M. P., Layous, K., & Hutz, C. S. (2014). Validation of the satisfaction with life scale to Brazilian university students: Evidence of measurement noninvariance across Brazil and U.S. Social Indicators Research, 119, 443-453. Click here to download.
Iani, L., Lauriola, M., Layous, K., & Sirigatti, S., (in press). Happiness in Italy: Translation, factorial structure and norming of the Subjective Happiness Scale in a large community sample. Social Indicators Research, 118, 953-967. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Chancellor, J., Lyubomirsky, S., Wang, L., & Doraiswamy, P. M. (2011). Delivering happiness: Translating positive psychology intervention research for treating major and minor depressive disorders. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17, 1-9. Click here to download.
SELECTED CHAPTERS AND COMMENTARIES
Layous, K. (2019). Happiness interventions. In G. M. Walton & A. J. Crum (Eds.) Handbook of wise interventions: How social-psychological insights can help solve problems. New York: Guilford Press. Click here to download draft.
Layous, K. (2019). Promoting happiness in the workplace. In R. Burke & A. M. Richardsen (Eds.) Creating psychologically healthy workplaces (pp. 171-196). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. Click here to download.
Layous, K. (2018). Malleability and intentional activities. In E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay’s (Eds.) Handbook of well-being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers. doi: nobascholar.com. Click here to download.
Layous, K., Sheldon, K. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2015). Pursuing happiness: Prospects, practices, and prescriptions. In S. Joseph (Ed.), Positive psychology in practice (pp.185-206) . Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Click here to download.
Layous, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). The how, what, when, and why of happiness: Mechanisms underlying the success of positive interventions. In J. Gruber & J. Moskowitz’s (Ed.) Positive emotion: Integrating the light sides and dark sides (pp. 473-495). New York: Oxford University Press. Click here to download.
Layous, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). Benefits, mechanisms, and new directions for teaching gratitude to children. School Psychology Review, 43, 153-159. Click here to download.
