What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year
A popular New Year's resolution is to take up meditation—specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.
Dec 30, 2025
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Qualitative Concept: Personal Satisfaction
Medical news and research articles
Marriage tied to higher health and happiness than single life, study finds
Think being single is easier? A new study suggests that marriage might give people a surprising boost in health and happiness.
Oct 1, 2025
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Is laughter a form of therapeutic medicine?
University of Jaén investigators report significant reductions in anxiety and increased life satisfaction in adults through laughter therapy across 33 clinical trials.
Feeling awe for your child may make parenting more joyful and fulfilling
New research from the University of Rochester suggests that experiencing feelings of pride and awe toward one's children can significantly enhance parental well-being. The study, published in the journal Social Psychological ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Sharing mealtimes with others linked to better well-being
People who share more mealtimes with others are more likely to report higher levels of life satisfaction and well-being, finds research led by a UCL academic for the World Happiness Report.
Mar 20, 2025
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Higher income is linked to both greater life satisfaction and more stress, study finds
For decades, psychologists and social scientists have been trying to understand what contributes to people's mental health, happiness and overall feeling of well-being. Their efforts have already helped to design numerous ...
Lifelong singles differ in personality traits and life satisfaction compared to partnered people, study reveals
Although being married or in a long-term relationship is often seen as the norm, more people are staying single for life. But singlehood can bring economic and medical disadvantages, especially as people get older and may ...
Dec 27, 2024
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Health, financial, social support resources can help maintain subjective well-being from the age of 50
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on how people's health, financial situation and social resources contribute to their subjective well-being, and whether this differs at ...
Oct 30, 2024
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Arts and crafts may improve your mental health at least as much as being employed, scientists find
Could arts and crafts help protect the public's mental health? A new study in Frontiers in Public Health provides evidence that indulging our creative side could provide everyone with a significant well-being boost. Because ...
Aug 16, 2024
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Study finds older adults' life satisfaction varies by immigrant status, living arrangement and social disposition
Do older adults who live alone feel less satisfied with their lives? A new analysis of about 12,000 respondents aged 65 and older reveals that what matters for Canadian older adults' life satisfaction is not living alone ...
Aug 13, 2024
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