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Yuan, Anastasia S. Vogt, RACIAL COMPOSITION OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. Sociological Spectrum; Jan/Feb2008, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p105-129.

Living in a higher percentage same-race neighborhood improves the emotional well-being of Blacks and Hispanics; although, it is related to different aspects of emotional well-being. Social support explains part of this relationship for Blacks.

Singh, M. Predicting General Well-Being From Emotional Intelligence and Three Broad Personality Traits. Journal of Applied Social Psychology; Mar2008, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p635-646.

EI was related but distinct from the 3 personality variables. Trait-EI demonstrated the strongest correlation with job satisfaction, but predicted general well-being no better than Neuroticism. In regression analyses, trait-EI predicted l variance in the well-being criteria, beyond the 3 personality traits. It was concluded that trait-EI may be useful in examining dispositional influences on psychological well-being.

Ryan, R. ON HAPPINESS AND HUMAN POTENTIALS: A Review of Research on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being. Annual Review of Psychology; 2001, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p141, 26pgs.

Lit. review of well-being. Social class and wealth as predictors of well-being; Physical health and its relations to well-being; Research on differences in well-being across time and place.