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The Situation of Money-Based Happiness
Posted on August 12, 2012
An excerpt from a recent, terrific New York Times piece by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton: The notion that money can’t buy happiness has been around a long time — even before yoga came into vogue. But it turns out there is a measurable connection between income and happiness; not surprisingly, people with a comfortable […]
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The Situation of Money and Happiness
Posted on June 13, 2009
Fiona Anderson of the Financial Post has an interesting take on a question that has been much discussed for many years: can money buy happiness? We excerpt the piece below. * * * But if the best things in life are free, why is it that we always seem to be after more money? Because […]
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Happiness and Punishment – Abstract
Posted on September 19, 2008
John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, and Jonathan Masur, have recently posted their interesting new paper, “Happiness and Punishment” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * This article continues our project to apply groundbreaking new literature on the behavioral psychology of human happiness to some of the most deeply analyzed questions in law. Here we explain […]
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Happiness Rankings by Country
Posted on May 20, 2008
Andrew Cohen of the Ottawa Citizen has a new piece that discusses a 2006 study by social psychologist Adrian White of the University of Leicester. The study, entitled “A Global Projection of Well Being: A Challenge to Positive Psychology?,” employed more than 100 studies to rank countries by their citizens’ level of happiness. Congrats to […]
Posted in Life, Public Policy | 8 Comments »
Mindfulness, Adolescence, and Depression
Posted on March 19, 2013
From ScienceDaily: Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness programme report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like symptoms. The study, conducted by Professor Filip Raes (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven), is the first to examine […]
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Tis Happier To Give Than To Receive
Posted on March 5, 2013
From EurekaAlert: Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be a universal response among people in both impoverished countries and rich nations, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. “Our findings suggest that the psychological reward experienced from helping others may be deeply ingrained in […]
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Recent Research on Well-Being, Giving, Getting, and Gratitude
Posted on February 20, 2013
From SPSP Press Release: Giving away money to feel wealthy New research shows that people all around the world – from Canada to Uganda, from South Africa to India – derive more happiness from spending money on others than they do on themselves. For the first time, we show that giving away money or spending […]
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Mind-Wandering and Why It Matters
Posted on September 18, 2012
From Harvard Gazette (regarding new research by Situationist friend Dan Gilbert and Matthew Killingsworth): People spend 46.9 percent of their waking hours thinking about something other than what they’re doing, and this mind-wandering typically makes them unhappy. So says a study that used an iPhone Web app to gather 250,000 data points on subjects’ thoughts, […]
Posted in Emotions, Life, Positive Psychology | 3 Comments »
Michael Norton on Pro-Social Spending
Posted on September 12, 2012
From TEDtalks: Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness — when you don’t spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people. Related Situationist posts: Kathleen Vohs on Money’s Situational Effects Materialism, Consumerism, and Happiness The […]
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Adult Well Being and Social Connection
Posted on August 5, 2012
From Springer: Positive social relationships in childhood and adolescence are key to adult well-being, according to Associate Professor Craig Olsson from Deakin University and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Australia, and his colleagues. In contrast, academic achievement appears to have little effect on adult well-being. The exploratory work, looking at the child and adolescent […]
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