Psychology & Psychiatry
Don't worry, be happy
To most of the Western world, happiness is the number one goal, and a happy life is seen as a good life. But is it as simple as that?
May 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Worries about catching COVID-19 stay low as lockdown eases
Despite the relaxation of lockdown measures enabling many people to return to more normal activities, worries about catching the virus show little sign of changing, finds UCL's COVID-19 social study.
Jun 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Links between money and happiness uncovered
Changes in income do not affect most peoples' happiness, most of the time, according to a new study led by the University of Stirling.
Mar 9, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Money, marriage, kids: To attain happiness, Gilbert says, consider your mom's recipe
Daniel Gilbert, Harvard professor of psychology and best-selling author of "Stumbling on Happiness," on Wednesday presented an impressive array of scientific research from economics, psychology, and neuroscience to assess ...
Feb 22, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness at work doesn't just depend on your employer
When Google promoted a software engineer named Chade-Meng Tan to the role of "Jolly Good Fellow", his career – and the entire culture of Silicon Valley – took a sharp turn.
Jun 1, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
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.
Mar 8, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study highlights the power of positive relationships for girls' mental health
(Medical Xpress)—The experience of being bullied is particularly detrimental to the psychological health of school girls who don't have social support from either adults or peers, according to a new study by Dr. Martin ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why happiness is becoming more expensive and out of reach for many Australians
One of the most well-known findings in the economic study of happiness is that, on average, happiness increases with income, but at a certain point diminishing returns set in.
Nov 8, 2021
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Health
U.S. falls out of top 20 in 'world's happiest countries' list
For the first time, the United States has fallen out of the top 20 spots on the annual world's happiest nations list.
Mar 20, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness is the metric of the future – but there are problems with how we measure it
Move over GDP: happiness is angling to become the metric of the future. Nation states have begun to compete in global happiness rankings and plan policy according to statistics of well-being.
Sep 11, 2018
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