News tagged with personal happiness
Personality change key to improving well-being
People's personalities can change considerably over time, say scientists, suggesting that leopards really can change their spots.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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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.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Swedes happier than before
Swedes are both happy and content with their lives, reveals a report from the SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The factors that contribute most to a sense of wellbeing are good health, family and friends, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Happiness is not a slave to genes, personality
Choices and behaviors influence long term happiness, despite individual genetic and personality traits, a study finds.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers
A worldwide survey of more than 136,000 people in 132 countries included questions about happiness and income, and the results reveal that while life satisfaction usually rises with income, positive feelings ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Study shows experiences are better than possessions
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study finds that lust for material things fade but our unique experiences remain with us for a long time.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Marketing Professor Studying Adolescents' Sources of Happiness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lan Nguyen Chaplin, an assistant professor in the Eller College of Management, says children and teenagers, in finding happiness, do not always place material things before personal relationships.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Research finds happiest US States match a million Americans' own happiness states
New research by the UK's University of Warwick and Hamilton College in the US into the happiness levels of a million individual US citizens have revealed their personal happiness levels closely correlate ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Hourly employees happier than salaried
People paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness, according to a study published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official journal of the So ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'
A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2009 |
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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 ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Spirituality is key to kids' happiness
To make children happier, we may need to encourage them to develop a strong sense of personal worth, according to Dr. Mark Holder from the University of British Columbia in Canada and his colleagues Dr. Ben Coleman and Judi ...
Jan 08, 2009 |
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