News tagged with happiness
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Buying life experiences to impress others removes happiness boost
Spending money on activities and events, such as concert tickets or exotic vacations, won't make you happier if you're doing it to impress others, according to findings published in the Journal of Happiness Studies.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Marriage may make people happier
Married people may be happier in the long run than those who aren't married, according to new research by Michigan State University scientists.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 30, 2012 |
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Happiness wave study reveals happy pensioners, and debunks middle-age blues myth
(Medical Xpress) -- People are at their happiest at retirement age and their most miserable in their geriatric years, a new study has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 29, 2012 |
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Parents are happier than non-parents, new research suggests
New research by psychologists at three North American universities, including the University of British Columbia, finds that parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning from life than non-parents.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2012 |
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Research shows how to increase mental wellbeing and feel happy
Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each day is a struggle? Should we just accept the personality we're born with? Or can we act and think ourselves to happiness?
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2012 |
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Happiness model developed by MU researcher could help people go from good to great
The sayings "variety is the spice of life" and "happiness isn't getting what you want, but wanting what you get" seem to have a psychological basis, according to a new study by an MU psychologist who identified two keys to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 07, 2012 |
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People with 'balanced time perspective' more likely to call themselves content
Do you look fondly at the past, enjoy yourself in the present, and strive for future goals? If you hold these time perspectives simultaneously—and don't go overboard on any one of them—you're likely to be a happy ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Group finds facial expressions not as universal as thought
(Medical Xpress) -- For most of history, people have assumed that facial expressions are generally universal; a smile by someone of any cultural group generally is an expression of happiness or pleasure, for ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Can you die of a broken heart? Bereavement can weaken the body's ability to fight infections
(Medical Xpress) -- Immunity experts at the University of Birmingham have found biological evidence to suggest that bereavement lowers physical immunity, putting older people at risk of life-threatening infections..
Immunology
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Happiness: it's not in the jeans
(Medical Xpress) -- You may throw on an outfit without much thought in the morning, but your choice is strongly affected by your mood. And the item of casual wear in almost everyone’s wardrobe – denim jeans – ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Aging, overweight people stay happy, says new study
Growing older and being overweight are not necessarily associated with a decrease in mental well-being, according to a cross-cultural study looking at quality of life and health status in the US and the UK.
Overweight and Obesity
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Aging studies suggest older people are happier
(Medical Xpress) -- We get wrinkles. Our hair turns gray, or we lose it altogether. Our job prospects diminish and our chances of incurring disease increase. Researchers across the globe focus their efforts ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors
(AP) -- Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice ...
Health
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Time = money = less happiness, study finds
What does "free time" mean to you? When you're not at work, do you pass the time -- or spend it?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 06, 2012 |
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'Tiger mothers' should tame parenting approach
The Eastern view of parenting, as defined by best-selling author and self-described "tiger mother" Amy Chua, is that children should be pushed to excel at all costs. Parents needn't worry about their happiness, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 10, 2012 |
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