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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News tagged with personal happiness
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 with earlier research ...
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2009
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Study: Despite Asia's preference for sons, happiness in old age has everything to do with daughters
Researchers from Monash University Malaysia's Business School warn that the traditional preference for a son rather than a daughter, may worsen gender inequality in rapidly aging Asian societies.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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The role of unobservable subjective factors in the experience of happiness
The notion of happiness is highly subjective, and whether we consider ourselves to be happy might be determined by the conditions in which we find ourselves, but may well be controlled to some degree by past experiences, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Study sheds light on how cultures differ in their happiness beliefs
Why is being happy, positive and satisfied with life the ultimate goal of so many people, while others steer clear of such feelings? It is often because of the lingering belief that happiness causes bad things to happen, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2014
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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.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2012
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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.
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2010
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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 Society ...
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2009
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Why I quit my day job researching happiness and started cycling to Bhutan
I'd had enough. It was October 2017, and I'd been wondering what the point of my job was for far too long, and while I'm sure there was something meaningful somewhere and to someone in what I was doing day-to-day, it had ...
Other
Nov 16, 2018
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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, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010
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