News tagged with happiness levels


'Happiness gap' in the US narrows

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Happiness inequality in the U.S. has decreased since the 1970s, according to research published this month in the Journal of Legal Studies.





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Spirituality is key to kids' happiness

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 11

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 ...


In pursuit of a happiness gene

In pursuit of a happiness gene

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The pursuit of happiness characterizes the human condition. But for those suffering from stress, money trouble or chronic illness, a positive outlook on life can be difficult to find. Now, a Tel Aviv University ...


Money buys happiness when you spend on others: research

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 20, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (22) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Harvard Business School have found that it’s possible to buy happiness after all: when you spend money on others.


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

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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

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 ...


Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' ...


Positive thinking may protect against breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Feelings of happiness and optimism play a positive role against breast cancer. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Cancer suggests that while staying positive has a protective role, adverse life events ...


Happiness is rising around the world: study

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created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (37) | comments 2

People in most countries around the world are happier these days, according to newly released data from the World Values Survey based at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.


Research finds happiest US States match a million Americans' own happiness states

Research finds happiest US States match a million Americans' own happiness states

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (6) | comments 18

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 ...


New research suggests key to happiness is gratitude -- and men may be locked out

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

With Mother's Day, Father's Day and high school and college graduations upcoming, there will be plenty of gift-giving and well wishes. When those start pouring in, let yourself be grateful—it's the best way to achieve happiness ...


More marital happiness = less sleep complaints

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created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Marital happiness may lower the risk of sleep problems in Caucasian women, while marital strife may heighten the risk, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting ...



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