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Happiness is a complex and multifaceted emotion that encompasses a range of positive feelings, from contentment to intense joy. It is often associated with positive life experiences, such as achieving goals, spending time with loved ones, or engaging in enjoyable activities.
Eudaimonia is often translated to mean happiness, but some scholars contend that "human flourishing" may be a more accurate translation. [8] More specifically, eudaimonia (arete, Greek: ἀρετή) refers to an inherently positive and divine state of being in which humanity can actively strive for and achieve. Given that this state is the most ...
In the opening sentence of his book Authentic Happiness, Seligman claimed: "For the last half century psychology has been consumed with a single topic only—mental illness," [34]: xi expanding on Maslow's comments. [35] He urged psychologists to continue the earlier missions of psychology of nurturing talent and improving everyday life.
How to be happy: World's longest study on happiness finds good relationships are the most important factor. Mental health expert offers tips for being happy.
Finland held on to its top ranking as the world’s happiest country for the seventh year while the US and Germany dropped out of the top 20, according to an annual UN-sponsored index.
The U.S. dropped out of the top 20 for the first time, driven by a large drop in happiness for Americans under 30.
For example, it was found that despite being more educated in absolute terms, people were less satisfied if others around them improves education more. [77] This implies that the contribution of more traditionally researched factors of life satisfaction (i.e. Income, employment, education, relationships) could be mediated by the extent of ...
The Satisfaction with Life Index was created in 2007 by Adrian G. White, an analytic social psychologist at the University of Leicester, using data from a metastudy. [1] It is an attempt to show life satisfaction in different nations.