In Memory of Edward Diener: Reflections on His Career, Contributions and the Science of Happiness

Weiting  Ng; William Tov; Ruut Veenhoven; Sebastiaan Rothmann; Maria José  Chambel; Sufen  Chen; Matthew L.  Cole; Chiara Consiglio; Arianna Costantini; Jesus Alfonso Daep  Datu; Zelda  Di Blasi; Susana Llorens  Gumbau; Alexandra  Huber; Saskia M.  Kelders; Jeff  Klibert; Hans Henrik  Knoop; Claude-Hélène  Mayer; Mirna Nel; Marisa  Salanova; Marijke  Schotanus-Dijkstra; Rebecca  Shankland; Akihito  Shimazu; Peter M. ten Klooster; Maria Vera; Maria A. J.  Zondervan-Zwijnenburg; Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706447

In Memory of Edward Diener: Reflections on His Career, Contributions and the Science of Happiness

Weiting Ng (Corresponding author)
, William Tov
, Ruut Veenhoven
, Sebastiaan Rothmann
, Maria José Chambel
, Sufen Chen
, Matthew L. Cole
, Chiara Consiglio
, Arianna Costantini
, Jesus Alfonso Daep Datu
, Zelda Di Blasi
, Susana Llorens Gumbau
, Alexandra Huber
, Saskia M. Kelders
, Jeff Klibert
, Hans Henrik Knoop
, Claude-Hélène Mayer
, Mirna Nel
, Marisa Salanova
, Marijke Schotanus-Dijkstra

Rebecca Shankland, Akihito Shimazu, Peter M. ten Klooster, Maria Vera, Maria A. J. Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Prof. Edward (Ed) Diener (1946-2021), a pioneer in the science of happiness and wellbeing, passed away on the 27th of April 2021 at his home in Salt Lake City, US. As one of the most influential psychologists of the discipline, Ed Diener pushed the boundaries of our understanding of positive psychological functioning, subjective wellbeing and happiness. Although he has made extensive contributions to psychology over the last 50 years, he will be most remembered for trailblazing the scientific study of subjective wellbeing (SWB) and happiness. In respect of his memory, the purpose of this paper is threefold: (a) to reflect upon his career journey, (b) to celebrate his significant contributions to the discipline, and (c) to provide personal reflections of those who worked closely with him over the past 50 years.

Original language	English
Article number	706447
Number of pages	5
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706447
Publication status	Published - 14 May 2021

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The authors would like to extend their gratitude to the Frontiers in Psychology team (Chloe Blundell, Ilaria Prete, and the back-office staff) as well as Prof. Leon T. de Beer and the two reviewers for their support in managing this manuscript. We would further like to thank Dr. Machteld van den Heuvel for her thorough review and feedback on an earlier draft of the manuscript.

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Ed Diener
subjective wellbeing
life satisfaction
happiness
positive psychology
obituary
subjective well-being
obituary announcement

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Ng, W., Tov, W., Veenhoven, R., Rothmann, S., Chambel, M. J., Chen, S., Cole, M. L., Consiglio, C., Costantini, A., Datu, J. A. D., Di Blasi, Z., Gumbau, S. L., Huber, A., Kelders, S. M., Klibert, J., Knoop, H. H., Mayer, C.-H., Nel, M., Salanova, M., ... van Zyl, L. E. (2021). In Memory of Edward Diener: Reflections on His Career, Contributions and the Science of Happiness. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 706447. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706447

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