Are changes in the perception of major life events associated with changes in subjective well-being?

How people perceive major life events changes over time. We examined the longitudinal interplay between perceived event characteristics and subjective well-being (SWB) using two short-term studies (NStudy1 = 619; NStudy2 691). In both studies, SWB were assessed at measurement occasions 3 months apart. Perceiving as increasingly externally controlled social status threatening time was consistently associated with a decrease in satisfaction. Furthermore, perceiving challenging positive affect an increase negative affect. Our results indicate that development of is intertwined.