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New findings indicate that the ages at which people enjoy the life the most are nine and 68. 
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Xun Huang and her colleagues found that couples are happier with their marriage if they commute in the same direction to work, as though it activates the metaphorical sense that they are heading in the same direction. More on MARRIAGE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=marriage
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Money may make the world go 'round' but respect is what will make you happy. New studies have shown that the respect you've earned is worth more than what is in the bank. More on HAPPINESS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=happiness
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APC scientists have shown that brain levels of serotonin, the ‘happy hormone’ are regulated by the amount of bacteria in the gut during early life.
Gina Stepp's comment,
June 12, 2012 11:08 PM
Interesting . . . especially considering that gut regulation and other emotion-related processes are affected by early-life bonding (attachment . . . relationships). You can't separate bodily health from mental health in the end.
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While previous studies have suggested that parents are unhappier, more depressed and have less-satisfying marriage than people without children, two recent studies are suggesting the opposite: that parents are happier than their childless counterparts.
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Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.
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Why we tend to predict rosy times ahead... A new study from the January issue of Psychological Science may explain why we are all so optimistic about what’s to come. The authors report that people tend to remember imagined future scenarios that are happy better than they recall the unhappy ones. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
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It turns out, money might buy happiness after all. And, it might not cost as much as you think.
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The more happiness the better, right? Not exactly. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
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Research finds link between upbeat personalities and earnings... Articles about PSYCHOLOGY http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
Devon Clarke's curator insight,
October 26, 2014 2:39 PM
Healthy brain development in children deals with a lot of factors, but happiness is one key thing to leading a child to be successful. In this article it describes how happy adolescents tend to become more successful when they are older and obtain higher wages (Doward & Graaf, 2012). I found this article to link well to an academic journal looking at if the sensitivity of parents led to having kind children (Newton & Laible, 2014, p. 1808). It concluded that yes kind parenting skills do lead to having children who are more competent apposed to parents that are not as kind (Newton & Laible, 2014, p. 1812). I think this academic journal links well to this article because it gives the realization that a child's happiness can directly related to their parents and how they are treated. This article also links well to Exploring Psychology in Modules in module 10 talking about different parenting styles (Myers & Myers, 2008, p. 149). The parenting style that they suggest to be the most effective for a child's self-esteem and social competences are those who are authoritative parents (Myers & Myers, 2008, p. 149). As Oswelt stated in Benefits of High Healthy Self-Esteem children who have higher self-esteems tend to be happier and have good relationships with friends (Oswelt, n.d.). It is important to make sure that a child has positive role models to make sure their happiness comes first. This article seemed to use good scientific reasoning giving good examples throughout the article (Doward & Graaf, 2012). The two publishers of the article also had good backgrounds and sources for where they got their information. One diverse group that this article has left out children who don't grow up in a healthy stable home environment. If a child is in an unstable setting it could lead to the possibility of a depressed child.
sources:
Doward, J., & Graaf, M. (2012, March 24). Happy adolescents 'likely to have higher income' as adults. The Guardian.
Myers, D. G., & Myers, D. G. (2008). Exploring psychology in modules. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Newton, E. K., Laible, D., Carlo, G., Steele, J. S., & McGinley, M. (2014). Do sensitive parents foster kind children, or vice versa? Bidirectional influences between children’s prosocial behavior and parental sensitivity. Developmental Psychology, 50(6), 1808-1816. doi:10.1037/a0036495
Oswelt, A. (n.d.). Benefits of Healthy High Self-Esteem - Self Esteem. Retrieved from http://www.behavioralconnections.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=37615
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A study of 54 nations found a connection between progressive taxation and citizens' happiness. Good news for those who favor a tax system where the wealthy pay more. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
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Working for a living may prompt us to think of our time as money, but this mindset may affect our well being, according to research that finds equating time with money makes it more difficult to enjoy leisure time.
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Despite being the richest nation on earth, the United States is, according to the World Health Organization, by a wide margin, also the most anxious, with nearly a third of Americans likely to suffer from an anxiety problem in their lifetime. America's precocious levels of anxiety are not just happening in spite of the great national happiness rat race, but also perhaps, because of it.
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In a forthcoming paper, researchers Melanie Rudd, Kathleen Vohs, and Jennifer Aaker examined whether the emotion of awe, compared to happiness and neutral states, might reduce people's sense of time pressure and consequently make them more willing to volunteer their time, choose experiences over material objects, and enjoy greater life satisfaction.
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Giving makes toddlers happier than receiving, according to new findings that may help explain why people act pro-socially, even when doing so often involves sacrifice.
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Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. More on HAPPINESS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=happiness Via PAT NOVAK
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Can too much happiness hurt motivation? Can too much motivation hurt happiness? How can we find a balance between happiness and motivation?
I guess it depends on your definition of happiness. If you define happiness as being fully satisfied and content with everything in your life, then there would never be anything you’re motivated to change.
Motivation implies a willingness to make something better. But if you’re happy with everything, then there is nothing you want to make better because everything is already fine the way it is.
Read more: http://www.theemotionmachine.com/the-comp Via PAT NOVAK
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The sayings "variety is the spice of life" and "happiness isn't getting what you want, but wanting what you get" seem to have a psychological basis, according to a new study by an MU psychologist who identified two keys to becoming happier and staying that way.
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What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people? Of course, it may be very obvious, happy people are happy while unhappy people are unhappy, right? Well, that is correct, but we want to know what are the things that these people do differently and that is why, I have put together a list of things that HAPPY people do differently than UNHAPPY people.
Read more: 15 Powerful Things Happy People Do Differently http://bit.ly/IUUIwv Via PAT NOVAK
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At TEDxCambridge, 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.
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By Philip Moeller for U.S. News Your mind may be the closest thing to the Holy Grail of longevity and happiness. Via Kelly Hulme, Gina Stepp
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Knowing that your colleagues and peers earn more than you can actually raise your satisfaction levels, but only if you are under 45, according to new research from the University of St Andrews.
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LeDoux writes: “Consciousness and feelings are topics that are best studied in humans. Research on the neural basis of feelings in humans is in its infancy. We will never know what an animal feels. But if we can find neural correlates of conscious feelings in humans (and distinguish them from correlates of unconscious emotional computations in survival circuits), and show that similar correlates exists in homologous brain regions in animals, then some basis for speculating about animal feelings and their nature would exist.” Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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Happiness: surely that's not all there is to the meaning of life...
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