Image via Wikipedia A new and important research paper by Ed Diener et al has been recently published in JPSP and you should read the paper in full by requesting reprint using this page (this is how I got access to the paper) . It is very lucidly written and bears upon an important question: More >Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)Related posts:Is low IQ the cause of income inequality and low life
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July 7, 2010
Happine$$: Money does buy you life satisfaction, but for feeling good rely on psychosocial capital
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July 1, 2010
Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers
A worldwide survey of more than 136,000 people in 132 countries included questions about happiness and income, and the results reveal that while life satisfaction usually rises with income, positive feelings don't necessarily follow, researchers report.
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January 22, 2010
Actually, maybe economists did prove money can buy happiness…
A little while ago, I wrote a post about an article in Science about the relationship between “objective” measurements of “quality of life” and subjective measurements of “life-satisfaction”. The article found a very high correlation between these measurements leading the authors to claim that there was now “objective verification” of the subjective
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December 16, 2009
Couples who do the dishes together stay happier
A new study reveals that couples who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family models.
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November 27, 2009
October 27, 2009
Married With Children The Key To Happiness?
Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness.
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September 9, 2009
Poverty-Reduction Programs Need To Also Look At Improving People’s Well-Being
There is more to life satisfaction than money, and public policy programs aiming to tackle poverty need to move beyond simply raising people's income to also improving their quality of life in other areas. These findings1 by Professor Mariano Rojas from Mexico's Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales are published online in Springer's journal, Applied Research in Quality of Life.
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September 8, 2009
Money Won’t Buy Happiness
Poverty-reduction programs need to also look at improving people's well-being There is more to life satisfaction than money, and public policy programs aiming to tackle poverty need to move beyond simply raising people's income to also improving their quality of life in other areas. These findings1 by Professor Mariano Rojas from Mexico's Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales are publi
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July 9, 2009
Positive Emotions Increase Life Satisfaction By Building Resilience
People who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges, according to a new study.
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