Tag: well-being

Study links healthy eating to kids’ happiness

From the BioMed Central press release: Healthy eating is associated with better self-esteem and fewer emotional and peer problems, such as having fewer friends or being picked on or bullied,… Read more »

Study suggests more needs to be done to ensure 24-hour working is not the new norm

From the University of Surrey press release: Employers should do more to ensure employees do not feel pressured into working outside of their contractual hours and offer more support regarding how… Read more »

Study suggests stress faced by emergency call handlers damaging to long term health

From the University of Surrey press release: During this innovative study, researchers from the University of Surrey, University of Dundee, Anglia Ruskin University and Kingston University/St George’s, University of London… Read more »

Study suggests optimists and happy people are healthier overall

From the University of Michigan press release: Research shows that optimists and happy people are healthier overall, enjoying lower blood pressure and less depression and anxiety, among other measures. However,… Read more »

Study suggests short nature intervention can bring out the best in people

From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in muck, happy as a… Read more »

Study suggests maintaining strong social networks linked to slower cognitive decline

From the Northwestern University press release: Maintaining positive, warm and trusting friendships might be the key to a slower decline in memory and cognitive functioning, according to a new Northwestern… Read more »

Study suggests some natural environments more psychologically beneficial than others

From the University of Surrey press release: Spending time in rural and coastal locations is more psychologically beneficial to individuals than time spent in urban green spaces, a new study… Read more »

Study suggests sharing experiences improves wellbeing of healthcare staff

From the University of Surrey press release: Healthcare staff who regularly share the emotional, social or ethical challenges they face in the workplace experience less psychological distress, improved teamwork and increased… Read more »