News tagged with journal of happiness studies

No pain, no gain: Mastering a skill makes us stressed in the moment, happy long term

No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math problem or lea ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1




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Sharing landscapes with wildlife may be unrealistic

(Phys.org) -- Expecting wild animals to thrive in increasingly fragmented habitats alongside a growing human population may be unrealistic, say scientists.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Customer satisfaction lies somewhere between pleasure and pain

Edmonton) A new paper by Kyle Murray, a marketing researcher with the Alberta School of Business, puts a spin on the expression "you can't please everyone."

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Prison no bar to inmates' generosity, research shows

(Phys.org) -- Prisoners tend to be more generous than the general public because they could be looking for ways to atone for their crimes, research has shown.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

On Facebook, beauty is more than screen deep

Having attractive friends will make you more popular on Facebook, especially if you are a woman, according to a new study that takes Charles Darwin into the domain of cyber networking.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Professor examines how newspaper 'layoff survivors' view themselves, work

(Phys.org) -- Layoffs, reduced budgets and changing job roles in the past several years have changed the face of journalism. A University of Kansas professor has published a study examining how those who have survived multiple ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Miniature sensors may advance climate studies

(Phys.org) -- An air sampler the size of an ear plug is expected to cheaply and easily collect atmospheric samples to improve computer climate models.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Consumerism and its antisocial effects can be turned on -- or off

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 ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 36 | with audio podcast

Copper chains: Study reveals Earth's deep-seated hold on copper

Earth is clingy when it comes to copper. A new Rice University study this week in the journal Science finds that nature conspires at scales both large and small -- from the realms of tectonic plates down t ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fertilizer use responsible for increase in nitrous oxide in atmosphere

University of California, Berkeley, chemists have found a smoking gun proving that increased fertilizer use over the past 50 years is responsible for a dramatic rise in atmospheric nitrous oxide, which is a major greenhouse ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

States keep up with ozone mandates: Study finds federal efforts most effective at cutting pollutants

States are doing an effective job of monitoring air quality, but the federal government remains the primary player in clearing the air, according to a new study by Rice University.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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