Happiness

Making it last: Combating hedonic adaptation in romantic relationships

Is the waning of passion and satisfaction in romantic relationships inevitable or can the honeymoon period be sustained?...

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Trying to be happier really can work: Two experimental studies

Does the explicit attempt to be happier facilitate or obstruct the actual experience of happiness? Two experiments investigated this question using listening to positive music as a happiness-inducing activity....

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Happiness among the garbage: Differences in overall happiness among trash pickers in Leon (Nicaragua)

This article analyzes various aspects related to overall happiness expressed by 99 people who make their living in the dumps of Leo´ n (Nicaragua) – a group that is difficult to access heavily stigmatized and living in extreme poverty....

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A feasibility study of psychological strengths and well-being assessment in individuals living with recurrent depression

Current conceptualizations of mental illness focus on assessing psychopathology. A balanced approach would assess strengths that individuals bring to coping with illness....

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Happiness, inspiration and the fully functioning person: Separating hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in the workplace

The study investigates the idea that feeling good and functioning well-being are regulated by two different mechanisms: hedonic and eudaimonic. At the state level it is assumed that happiness is a hedonic feeling typically experienced when life is easy or a goal is reached....

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Does savoring increase happiness? A daily diary study

Bryant and Veroff (2007 Savoring: A new model of positive experience. Mahwah NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) have proposed that savoring namely regulating the emotional impact of positive events by one’s cognitive or behavioral responses increases happiness....

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Book Review: What is this Thing called HAPPINESS? by Fred Feldman

A Book Review of What is this Thing called HAPPINESS? by Fred Feldman.

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Book Review: The search for fulfillment: revolutionary new research that reveals the secret to long-term happiness by Susan Krauss Whitbourne

A Book Review of The search for fulfillment: revolutionary new research that reveals the secret to long-term happiness by Susan Krauss Whitbourne.

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The happy face of mindfulness: Mindfulness meditation is associated with perceptions of happiness as rated by outside observers

The last decade has witnessed an enormous increase in research examining the effects of mindfulness meditation.  One of the basic assumptions guiding this research is that meditation ultimately makes people happier. In this article in two studies we tested whether meditators actually look happier....

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The preference for experiences over possessions: Measurement and construct validation of the Experiential Buying Tendency Scale

There is growing support that money spent on experiential items increases an individual’s happiness. However there is minimal research on the causes and long-term consequences of the tendency to make experiential purchases....

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