(Phys.org) -- An Australian study led by the University of Adelaide has debunked the belief that owning a home is a recipe for happiness.
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2012
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Money doesn't buy happiness. Neither does materialism: Research shows that people who place a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than those who do not. Now new research ...
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People enjoy watching tragedy movies like “Titanic” because they deliver what may seem to be an unlikely benefit: tragedies actually make people happier in the short-term.
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2012
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A complex and fascinating portrait of a society suffering the effects of the deepest recession since the early 1990s and in which young people appear to have been hardest hit is revealed by new findings from the UK's largest ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2012
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People's personalities can change considerably over time, say scientists, suggesting that leopards really can change their spots.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2012
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People who are considered ambitious attend the best colleges and universities, have prestigious careers and earn high salaries, but they don’t necessarily lead more successful lives, according to new research by Timothy ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2012
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Happiness means different things to different consumers, depending on whether they're focused on the future or the present, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2012
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The gross domestic product of the United States -- that oft-cited measure of economic health -- has been ticking upward for the last two years.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2011
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What is more desirable: too little or too much spare time on your hands? To be happy, somewhere in the middle, according to Chris Manolis and James Roberts from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH and Baylor University in ...
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2011
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERT) at the Bourns College of Engineering have received two grants to further explore a process they developed that ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2011
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