A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship between achievement motivation and subjective well-being.Through literature retrieval,47 cases and 48 independent effect sizes together with 14,616 participants which met the inclusion criteria of meta-analysis were selected.The results showed that achievement motivation was significantly positively correlated with subjective well-being,the motivation of pursuing success was significantly positively correlated with subjective well-being,while the motivation of avoiding failure was significantly negatively correlated with subjective well-being.Besides,Literature sources significantly moderated the relationship between achievement motivation and subjective well-being.The results showed that achievement motivation was closely related to subjective well-being,and the literature sources might have moderate effect on the relationship.