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.
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Aug 22, 2011
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News tagged with happiness
A happy life is a long one for orangutans
New research has shown that happier orang-utans live longer which may shed light on the evolution of happiness in humans.
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2011
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What do policymakers know about the factors influencing people's well-being?
Most people would probably agree that quality of life means more than just material welfare, and it is becoming increasingly common for politicians to be interested in letting people's subjective well-being guide policy. ...
Social Sciences
May 23, 2011
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Germans top table of happiest tweets
(PhysOrg.com) -- The country rated highest on the map which rated words and icons used to describe happiness on social network site Twitter.
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2011
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Mum's the word when it comes to children's happiness
As part of the study, which will follow 40,000 UK households over a number of years, young people aged between 10 to 15 years have been asked how satisfied they are with their lives. The findings indicate that a mother's ...
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2011
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Cause marketing lowers charitable donations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cause marketing -- when firms share proceeds from the sale of products with a social cause -- reduces charitable giving by consumers, says a researcher at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2011
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Older parents happier with more children
The more children young parents have, the unhappier they are. From age 40 on, however, it is the other way round. Then, more children generally mean more happiness. This is true independent of sex, income, or partnership ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2011
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UK youth are happy after all?
As part of the study, which will follow 40,000 UK households over a number of years more than 2,000 young people aged between 10 to 15 years have been asked how satisfied they are with their lives. The findings indicate ...
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2011
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Unions make both members, nonmembers happier
As the Wisconsin battle over union benefits continues to rage, the passion and commitment of people on both sides reflect that the activists are fighting over “a perennial ideological debate in American politics: whether ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2011
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The UK is a nation of happy couples
Researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research asked both individuals in the couple to rate their happiness on a seven point scale; from the lowest score of 'extremely unhappy' to the middle point of 'happy', ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2011
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