Latest Happiness Stories
According to new research by a team from University College, London, the happier someone is, the longer they will live. Researchers studied 3,800 people from ages 52 to 79 and found that those who had the highest rating of happiness were significantly less likely to die in the following five years. The team took impact of age, disease and lifestyle factors into account and still found that the happiest group had a 35 percent lower risk of death than the least happy. "The happiness...
If you believe that good things always come in small packages, University of Alberta researcher Jennifer Argo's new study may change your mind -- especially this close to Halloween. In an article forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, Argo explores how our consumption behaviors change when it comes to treats like chocolates and candies are placed in smaller packages. She says that people eat more of a product when it is placed in small packages rather that a regular-sized packages....
The Internal Beauty Boot Camp is on a mission to reach 1 million women of all ages within the next year, supporting them in removing the negative self talk, in busting the myth of not being enough, but most importantly in owning their own internal beauty. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) October 25, 2011 What's Within U, LLC, an international life coaching company announces the launch of an intensive program that is helping women of all ages to discover what internal beauty is and how it plays a role...
A sensible, balanced amount of free time is key to happiness in our consumer society What is more desirable: too little or too much spare time on your hands? To be happy, somewhere in the middle, according to Chris Manolis and James Roberts from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH and Baylor University in Waco, TX. Their work shows that materialistic young people with compulsive buying issues need just the right amount of spare time to feel happier. The study is published online in...
Accurate assessments for poor performance better for self-esteem, research finds People who try to boost their self-esteem by telling themselves they've done a great job when they haven't could end up feeling dejected instead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. High and low performers felt fine when they assessed themselves accurately, probably because the high performers recognized their strengths and low performers acknowledged their...
Expressing emotions may give players mental edge, research finds While there's no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks' character famously proclaimed in "A League of Their Own," crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one's teammates. Although college football players feel pressure to conform to some male stereotypes, players who display physical affection toward their teammates are happier, according to new research. The findings were reported in a...
Contrary to belief, older people in South Africa and Brazil become happier as they age. New research suggests that, with the right policies in place, a developing country can significantly improve the wellbeing of its older citizens. The average levels of wellbeing experienced by older people in South Africa and Brazil improved between 2002 and 2008, due to a combination of economic growth and enlightened social policies, according to a study from the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, a...
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Recently, the first series of reports of the China Mom Index were unveiled in Shanghai. The China Mom Index is a joint effort between babytree.com, the most influential parenting website in China, and Ogilvy China. Several valuable survey results about Chinese mothers, represented by Happiness Index of Chinese Mothers and including Career Challenges for New Mothers and Report of the First Study on Digital Camera Brands in Chinese Household, are...
Harvesting Happiness for Heroes Campaign Finds New Collaborator with Wounded Warrior Project Treating Post Combat Veterans and their Spouses to Happiness Coaching Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 19, 2011 National veteran awareness campaign Harvesting Happiness for Heroes (HH4Heroes.org) is aiding, educating and rebuilding personal happiness for veterans living with PTSD, TBI and/or physical wounds from combat trauma. As a contributor in the positive psychology field for veterans,...
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What makes us happy? Is there a specific formula for happiness? Do kids, marriage and money equate to a greater level of contentment? Are there scientifically proven principles regarding happiness that we can study, learn and practice? Do we live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Are we in the midst of a happiness revolution? These are some of the questions researchers are studying in a relatively new field called...
