Research on well-being has exploded in recent years to more than 55,000 relevant publications annually, making it difficult for psychologists—including key communicators such as textbook authors—to stay current with this field. Moreover, well-being is a daily concern among policymakers and members of the general public. Well-being science is relevant to the lives of students—illustrating the diverse methods used in the behavioral sciences, presenting highly replicated findings, and demonstrating the diversity of individuals and cultures. Therefore, in this article, we present eight major findings that teachers and authors should seriously consider in their coverage of this field. These topics include processes such as adaptation, influences such as income, the benefits of well-being, and cultural and societal diversity in well-being and its causes. We also examine how much these topics were covered in 15 of the most popular introductory psychology textbooks. Although some topics such as social relationships and well-being were discussed in nearly all textbooks, others were less frequently covered, including the validity of self-reported well-being, the effects of spending on happiness, and the impact of culture and society on well-being. We aim to ensure more complete coverage of this important area in psychology courses.

近年来，关于幸福感的研究激增至每年超过 55,000 篇相关出版物，这使得心理学家——包括教科书作者等关键传播者——难以与该领域保持同步。此外，福祉是政策制定者和公众日常关心的问题。幸福科学与学生的生活息息相关——展示了行为科学中使用的多种方法，展示了高度重复的发现，并展示了个人和文化的多样性。因此，在本文中，我们提出了教师和作者在研究该领域时应认真考虑的八项主要发现。这些主题包括适应等过程、收入等影响、福祉的好处以及福祉及其原因的文化和社会多样性。我们还研究了 15 种最受欢迎​​的入门心理学教科书涵盖了多少这些主题。尽管几乎所有教科书都讨论了社会关系和幸福感等一些话题，但其他话题却很少涉及，包括自我报告幸福感的有效性、支出对幸福感的影响，以及文化和社会对幸福感的影响。福利。我们的目标是确保在心理学课程中更完整地覆盖这一重要领域。以及文化和社会对福祉的影响。我们的目标是确保在心理学课程中更完整地覆盖这一重要领域。以及文化和社会对福祉的影响。我们的目标是确保在心理学课程中更完整地覆盖这一重要领域。