News tagged with emotional happiness

Happiness can deter crime, a new study finds

Happy adolescents report less involvement in crime and drug use than other youth, a new UC Davis study finds.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Happy children make happy adults

Being a 'happy' teenager is linked to increased well-being in adulthood, new research finds.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Crocodile tears don't fool us all

How easy is it to fake remorse? Not so easy if your audience knows what to look for. In the first investigation of the nature of true and false remorse, Leanne ten Brinke and colleagues, from the Centre for the Advancement ...

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created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People neglect who they really are when predicting their own future happiness

Humans are notoriously bad at predicting their future happiness. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that part of the reason for these mispredictions lies i ...

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created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Getting older leads to emotional stability, happiness: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- As people age, they're more emotionally balanced and better able to solve highly emotional problems, says psychology professor and longevity expert Laura Carstensen.

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created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How are sadness and happiness like diseases? They're infectious, study finds

Is sadness a sickness? It appears to spread like one, a new study has found.

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created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Psychologists say longer lives can still lead to happier golden years

As more people live well into their 80s and 90s, it's reassuring to know that most people get happier as they age and exert more emotional control than younger adults, according to researchers who spoke at the 117th Annual ...

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created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

If you're happy, then we know it: Scientists build 'hedonometer'

In 1881, the optimistic Irish economist Francis Edgeworth imagined a strange device called a "hedonimeter" that would be capable of "continually registering the height of pleasure experienced by an individual." ...

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created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 7

The complicated consumer: Positive ads aren't always the most effective

Ads that feature positive emotions, like happiness, are not always the best way to reach consumers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

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created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research suggests key to happiness is gratitude -- and men may be locked out

With Mother's Day, Father's Day and high school and college graduations upcoming, there will be plenty of gift-giving and well wishes. When those start pouring in, let yourself be grateful—it's the best way to achieve happiness ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (12) | comments 4


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