Directionality of the relationship between social well-being and subjective well-being: evidence from a 20-year longitudinal study.
Mohsen JoshanlooM Joseph SirgyJoonha ParkPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
These findings suggest that optimal social functioning is more likely to be an antecedent to subjective well-being, not the other way around. The results are consistent with predictions guided by self-determination theory.