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Measuring Happiness: From Fluctuating Happiness to Authentic–Durable Happiness [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2012
On the basis of the theoretical distinction between self-centeredness and selflessness (Dambrun and Ricard, 2011), the main goal of this research was to develop two new scales assessing distinct dimensions of happiness. By trying to maximize pleasures and to avoid displeasures, we propose that a self-centered functioning induces a fluctuating happiness
Dambrun, Michaël, Ricard, Matthieu, Després, Gérard, Drelon, Emilie, Gibelin, Eva, Gibelin, Marion, Loubeyre, Mélanie, Py, Delphine, Delpy, Aurore, Garibbo, Céline, Bray, Elise, Lac, Gérard, Michaux, Odile   +12 more
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Hypertension and happiness across nations [PDF]

, 2007
In surveys of well-being, countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands emerge as particularly happy while nations like Germany and Italy report lower levels of happiness. But are these kinds of findings credible?
Blanchflower, David, Oswald, Andrew J, Oswald, Andrew J., Blanchflower, David G.   +3 more
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Seven Lessons in Partnership: How a Hospital and a Happiness Organization Teamed to Decrease Practitioner Burnout, Increase Practitioner Well-Being and Improve Patient Satisfaction

Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 2016
Nancy O’Brien and Linda Saggau, co-founders of Experience Happiness, LLC., and co-developers of The Happiness Practice™ (THP), share key discoveries derived from the partnership between Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and Experience Happiness (EH ...
Nancy O'Brien, Linda Saggau
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Extraversion Moderates the Relationship Between the Stringency of COVID-19 Protective Measures and Depressive Symptoms

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychologists are theorizing that, as compared to introverts, extraverts experience more profound negative social consequences from protective measures (e.g., travel restrictions and bans on public gatherings). As
Indy Wijngaards, Indy Wijngaards, Sophie C. M. Sisouw de Zilwa, Martijn J. Burger, Martijn J. Burger   +4 more
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For whom and under what circumstances does email message batching work?

Internet Interventions, 2022
Email plays an essential role in organizational communication but can also serve as pertinent source of work interruption and an impediment to well-being.
Indy Wijngaards, Florie R. Pronk, Martijn J. Burger   +2 more
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Social Relatedness and Physical Health Are More Strongly Related in Older Than Younger Adults: Findings from the Korean Adult Longitudinal Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Previous research indicates that social relatedness is beneficial to physical health; however, findings on the relative strength of the relationship between these variables have been inconsistent.
Eunsoo Choi, Yuri Kwon, Minha Lee, Jongan Choi, Incheol Choi   +4 more
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On Happiness [PDF]

The Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry, 2019
The publication of Happiness in 2019 marked a near twenty-year immersion in narratives that dealt with notions of war and trauma, an inquiry that began with a memoir The Devil that Danced on the Water (2002), written at the time of the civil conflict in Sierra Leone, and continuing through four novels, culminating in Happiness.
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Money, sex and happiness : an empirical study [PDF]

, 2004
The links between income, sexual behavior and reported happiness are studied using recent data on a sample of 16,000 adult Americans. The paper finds that sexual activity enters strongly positively in happiness equations.
Blanchflower, David, David G. Blanchflower, Oswald, Andrew J, Blanchflower, Danny G., Oswald, Andrew J., Andrew J. Oswald   +5 more
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Happiness and the Human Development Index : the paradox of Australia [PDF]

, 2005
According to the well-being measure known as the U.N. Human Development Index, Australia now ranks 3rd in the world and higher than all other English-speaking nations. This paper questions that assessment.
Blanchflower, David, Oswald, Andrew J, Oswald, Andrew J., Blanchflower, David G.   +3 more
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INEQUALITY AND HAPPINESS [PDF]

Journal of Economic Surveys, 2013
AbstractIn recent years there has been an accumulation of empirical evidence suggesting that individuals dislike inequality. The literature has built upon estimating the degree of this dislike as well as its causes. The use of self‐reported measures of satisfaction or well‐being as a proxy for utility has been one of the empirical strategies used to ...
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada, Ramos, Xavier
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