Characteristics, Hotspots and Frontiers of the Research on Subjective Sense of Happiness in China

Abstract

In order to grasp the research characteristics, hot issues and frontiers of subjective sense of happiness in China in 2008-2018, the knowledge map is to be made with the 3960 articles included in CNKI with the CiteSpace knowledge mapping software. (1)Zheng Xue, Gan Xiong, Wang Jian and others are representative figures in the field; (2)Southwest University, Beijing Normal University, Huazhong Normal University and other institutions are typical research institutions in this field; (3)The hot research fields include the influencing factors of subjective sense of happiness, student groups and psychological factors, social support and other aspects; (4)The research frontiers focus on such aspects as the new generation of migrant workers, psychological capital and intervention research. The cooperation of researchers and research institutes in the research of subjective sense of happiness in China is not strong enough., the fields of hot issues are concentrated, and the research frontiers reflect the characteristics of the times. Keywords—Knowledge map; Subjective sense of happiness; CiteSpace; Characteristics; Hotspots; Frontiers