| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Guidelines for National Indicators of Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2007 | 247 |
| 2 | Work-Life Balance: an Integrative Review | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2018 | 209 |
| 3 | Vacationers Happier, but Most not Happier After a Holiday | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2010 | 187 |
| 4 | Examining Walkability and Social Capital as Indicators of Quality of Life at the Municipal and Neighborhood Scales | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2011 | 154 |
| 5 | Positive Indicators of Child Well-Being: A Conceptual Framework, Measures, and Methodological Issues | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2011 | 144 |
| 6 | Social Capital and Happiness in the United States | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2008 | 136 |
| 7 | Relations of Parenting Styles and Friendship Quality to Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction and Happiness in Adolescents | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2014 | 134 |
| 8 | What is the Strength of the Link Between Objective and Subjective Indicators of Urban Quality of Life? | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2006 | 128 |
| 9 | COVID-19 and Quality of Life: Twelve Reflections | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2021 | 116 |
| 10 | The Impact of Third Places on Community Quality of Life | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2009 | 114 |
| 11 | Students Who Like and Dislike School | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2007 | 113 |
| 12 | Consumer Well-Being (CWB): The Effects of Self-Image Congruence, Brand-Community Belongingness, Brand Loyalty, and Consumption Recency | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2007 | 110 |
| 13 | Meaning and Health: A Systematic Review | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2014 | 110 |
| 14 | The Impact of Cyberbullying and Social Bullying on Optimism, Global and School-Related Happiness and Life Satisfaction Among 10-12-year-old Schoolchildren | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2015 | 105 |
| 15 | Character Strengths and PERMA: Investigating the Relationships of Character Strengths with a Multidimensional Framework of Well-Being | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2020 | 102 |
| 16 | Protests in Hong Kong (2019–2020): a Perspective Based on Quality of Life and Well-Being | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2020 | 93 |
| 17 | A Review of Character Strengths Interventions in Twenty-First-Century Schools: their Importance and How they can be Fostered | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2020 | 92 |
| 18 | Do Quarantine Experiences and Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Affect the Distribution of Mental Health in China? A Quantile Regression Analysis | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2021 | 90 |
| 19 | An Ecological View of School Satisfaction in Adolescence: Linkages Between Social Support and Behavior Problems | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2007 | 85 |
| 20 | An Integrated Conceptual Model of Quality of Life for Older Adults Based on a Synthesis of the Literature | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2009 | 85 |
| 21 | Needs, Wants and Goals: Wellbeing, Quality of Life and Public Policy | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2009 | 82 |
| 22 | An Exploratory Study of Religiosity, Meaning in Life and Subjective Wellbeing in Muslim Students from Algeria | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2009 | 82 |
| 23 | A Systematic Review of Quality of Life Measures in Pregnant and Postpartum Mothers | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2013 | 80 |
| 24 | Psychosocial Factors Influencing Individual Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: a Six-Year Longitudinal Study | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2018 | 80 |
| 25 | Is Longer Always Better? A Comparison of the Validity of Single-item Versus Multiple-item Measures of Life Satisfaction | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2020 | 78 |
| 26 | A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Randomized Controlled Positive Psychological Interventions on Subjective and Psychological Well-Being | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2021 | 78 |
| 27 | Technology Use and Work-Life Balance | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2014 | 77 |
| 28 | Global Evidence on the Determinants of Public Trust in Governments during the COVID-19 | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2022 | 76 |
| 29 | Economic and Social Consequences of Population Aging the Dilemmas and Opportunities in the Twenty-First Century | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2015 | 75 |
| 30 | A Work-Life Identity Model of Well-Being: Towards a Research Agenda Linking Quality-of-Work-Life (QWL) Programs with Quality of Life (QOL) | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2008 | 74 |
| 31 | Everyday Understandings of Happiness, Good Life, and Satisfaction: Three Different Facets of Well-being | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2017 | 74 |
| 32 | Further Validation of the Social and Emotional Health Survey for High School Students | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2014 | 72 |
| 33 | Six Functions of Character Strengths for Thriving at Times of Adversity and Opportunity: a Theoretical Perspective | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2020 | 71 |
| 34 | Towards a Benefits Theory of Leisure Well-Being | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2017 | 70 |
| 35 | Gender Differences in Happiness: the Effects of Marriage, Social Roles, and Social Support in East Asia | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2018 | 70 |
| 36 | Leisure Activities and Life Satisfaction: an Analysis with German Panel Data | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2017 | 69 |
| 37 | Quality of Life in Old Age: Problematic Issues | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2011 | 68 |
| 38 | How Does Residents’ Satisfaction with Community Services Influence Quality of Life (QOL) Outcomes? | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2008 | 67 |
| 39 | Who is Happier: Housewife or Working Wife? | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2014 | 67 |
| 40 | The Relations between Hope and Subjective Well-Being: a Literature Overview and Empirical Analysis | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2021 | 66 |
| 41 | A Measure of Quality of Life in Elderly Tourists | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2016 | 64 |
| 42 | Influences of Work-Family Interface on Job and Life Satisfaction | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2014 | 63 |
| 43 | The Impact of Culture on the Individual Subjective Well-Being of the Italian Population: An Exploratory Study | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2011 | 61 |
| 44 | Influences of Affect Associated with Routine Out-of-Home Activities on Subjective Well-Being | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2012 | 61 |
| 45 | Effects of Family Context on Adolescents’ Psychological Problems: Moderated by Pubertal Timing, and Mediated by Self-Esteem and Interpersonal Relationships | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2016 | 61 |
| 46 | The Effect of Work/Family Conflict on Intention to Quit: The Mediating Roles of Job and Life Satisfaction | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2007 | 60 |
| 47 | Further Validation of a Need-based Quality-of-work-life (QWL) Measure: Evidence from Marketing Practitioners | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2007 | 60 |
| 48 | Youth Developmental Assets and Perceived Life Satisfaction: Is There a Relationship? | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2009 | 60 |
| 49 | Measuring Social Sustainability: A Community-Centred Approach | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2012 | 60 |
| 50 | Subjective Well-Being among Adolescent Consumers: The Effects of Materialism, Compulsive Buying, and Time Affluence | Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2012 | 60 |
