Research shows that for children, the most important aspect of school life are the relationships they build with their friends and teachers.
Articles on Happiness
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Being happy involves not shying away from pain, misery or distress.
To counter the unbalanced effects of the digital age, reading literature is the key.
It’s all about doing things well.
Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
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William Isdale speaks with Emrys Westacott about how living simply can bring happiness in an increasingly complex world.
What makes for a thriving nation and happy citizens? Values. A nation’s institutions need people with supporting underlying values to perform at their best.
The Republican tax plan would ultimately make the current system less progressive while reducing the overall burden, two things research shows make countries less happy.
Jobs of the future will require emotional intelligence to complement the sophisticated machines we work with, so we need to equip young people with this vital skill
Despite the peace and prosperity brought about by the EU, it continues to be seen as remote and antidemocratic. How can this be fixed ? One possibility is the creation of a Commissioner for Happiness.
Is a smile really the best accessory? Science says yes.
When dementia patients use photos and music to produce digital stories about events in their lives, they start to remember. They also face their fears about the disease, and experience happiness.
The craze for measurement has become a hallmark of local and national public policy. Exploring the limits of quantification allows us to understand the advantages of developing alternative indicators.
In a series of experiments, we showed the high value we place on happiness is not only associated with increased levels of depression, it may actually be the underlying factor.
A review of the research suggests
that pressure to put on a happy face could make us more aggressive.
The best sort of life would include both happiness and meaningfulness. Although one sometimes has to choose between these two values, one ought to strive for a life in which there’s plenty of both.
Even though sadness and bad moods have always been part of the human experience, we live in an age that ignores or devalues them. But we’ve much to gain from feeling sad now and again.
Looking for a lifelong Valentine? Psychologists suggest taking a closer look at your best friend. The things we want in a good friend are many of the same things we expect from a romantic partner.
Having a job plays an important role in our overall happiness – yet research also shows most of us are unhappy while we’re at work.
It’s not all about health and wealth.
Researchers teamed up with artist Imogen Heap to discover what music makes babies laugh.
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer in Psychological Interventions, University of Lancashire
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, UNSW
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Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, University of Manchester
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Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, King's College London
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Honorary Research Associate at the Behavioural Science Centre, University of Stirling
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Lecturer in Positive Psychology, University of East London
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Professor of Data Science; Director, Adelaide Data Science Centre, Adelaide University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
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Research Psychologist, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL
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Professor of Economics, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University