From the Wiley press release: A new review indicates that subjective well-being — factors such as life satisfaction and enjoyment of life — can influence physical health. The review’s investigators also examine why this is…
From the University of Zürich press release: Generosity makes people happier, even if they are only a little generous. People who act solely out of self-interest are less happy. Merely promising to be more generous…
From the Indiana University press release: A study led by computer scientists at Indiana University has found that people with the most connections on social media are also happier. This may cause most social media…
From the Michigan State University press release: The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, indicates new research by a Michigan State University scholar. In a…
From the Frontiers press release: If humans are primarily motivated by self-interest, as traditional economic theory claims, why do we sometimes perform acts of generosity that don’t yield us any material benefits? Indeed, such altruistic…
From the University of Connecticut press release: You don’t have to spend hours at the gym or work up a dripping sweat to improve your mood and feel better about yourself, researchers at the University…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release: A study from the 1930s into what made people happy may have lessons for policymakers today. That is the conclusion of research being presented today, Wednesday 3…
From the University of East Anglia press release: The study examined when and how dealing with emotional exhaustion can enhance happiness in a work environment. The research was focused on the role of perceived supervisor…
From the Springer press release via ScienceDaily: Communities that stick together and do good for others cope better with crises and are happier for it, according to a new study by John Helliwell, from the…
From the University of Missouri press release via EurekAlert!: The song, “Get Happy,” famously performed by Judy Garland, has encouraged people to improve their mood for decades. Recent research at the University of Missouri discovered…