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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Micha Kaiser, Steffen Otterbach, Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Summary: This study applies a machine learning approach to analyze around 400,000 observations from the German Socio-Economic Panel and assess the relationship between life satisfaction and age. The results show a clear U-shape relation between age and life satisfaction, with a minimum at around 50 years of age.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Olga Zvonareva, Saskia Witte, Nadezhda Kabanets, Olga Filinyuk
Summary: Research shows that adolescents with tuberculosis face multiple threats to their mental wellbeing, such as anxiety about the future, difficulty accepting the diagnosis, feelings of shame, loss of personal relationships, and potential rejection by peers. However, relationships with physicians, caregivers, and other patients can mitigate the negative impacts of TB diagnosis and hospitalization on adolescents' mental wellbeing.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Olga Zvonareva, Saskia Witte, Nadezhda Kabanets, Olga Filinyuk
Summary: Adolescents with tuberculosis may face multiple threats to their mental wellbeing, feeling anxious about their diagnosis and experiencing loss of personal relationships and rejection by peers. However, positive relationships with physicians, caregivers, and fellow patients can mitigate the negative impacts of tuberculosis diagnosis and hospitalization, providing support and potentially informing the design of adolescent-friendly TB services.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Benjamin Freixas Emery, Meredith T. Niles, Christopher M. Danforth, Peter Sheridan Dodds
Summary: The study analyzed the discussion on social media during Hurricane Maria in 2017, finding that Spanish tweets globally contained more messages of hope and focus on helping others, while locally, information mostly originated from local sources among Puerto Ricans. Content from local journalists and politicians overshadowed that from celebrities and global news networks, providing insight into the deployment of social media campaigns for disseminating relief information during similar events in the future.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Unsal Ozdilek
Summary: Happiness theory argues that happiness emerges from a mixed state formed by the combination of expectation and information, and happiness occurs when expectation reaches the desired new information.
APPLIED RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yuni Ros Bangun, Adita Pritasari, Fransisca Budyanto Widjaja, Christina Wirawan, Anggara Wisesa, Henndy Ginting
Summary: The research found that happiness fully mediated the relationship between attitude towards digital technology and job performance, and partially mediated the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. A positive attitude towards technology and higher job satisfaction lead to happier lecturers and increased job performance.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amanda Henwood, Joao Guerreiro, Aleksandar Matic, Paul Dolan
Summary: It is widely believed that spending more time in happier activities leads to higher levels of happiness. However, a study found that longer time spent in happier activities does not necessarily result in overall higher happiness levels. This research challenges the validity of current tools used to measure happiness.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Talita Greyling, Stephanie Rossouw, Tamanna Adhikari
Summary: The study analyzed the impact of lockdown measures during the Covid-19 pandemic on happiness, finding a significant negative effect of the lockdown on happiness, with stay-at-home orders having a positive impact. Other lockdown regulations such as a ban on alcohol sales, fear of unemployment, and increased reliance on social media led to a net loss in happiness.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Wai-lap Lance Wong, Cheuk-kin Jackie Yuen
Summary: Conceptions of happiness have an impact on well-being and mental health. The notion of fragility of happiness, believing happiness is fleeting, has been associated with poor well-being. This study examines the mediator of valuing happiness and finds inconsistent mediation effects. This suggests that the relationship between fragility of happiness and well-being varies depending on the value placed on happiness.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kamlesh Singh, Shilpa Bandyopadhyay, Gaurav Saxena
Summary: The present study aimed to understand the subjective perception of happiness among Indian participants from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Through individual interviews, the study found that happiness for Indians is multidimensional, encompassing feelings and expressions, human ties, satisfaction with material needs, lifestyle and health, work and play, accomplishment and appreciation, nature connectedness, religious and spiritual beliefs, and the personal responsibility of happiness.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Yulia Ayriza, Rita Eka Izzaty, Rahmatika Kurnia Romadhani, Fitriana Oktaviani, Banyu Wicaksono
Summary: This study explores the meaning and sources of happiness for children in the Indonesian context. Findings reveal that positive affect, engaging in enjoyable activities, receiving and achieving things, relating with others, having a positive physical condition, performing religious activities, and special days or events contribute to children's happiness. Both family members and non-family members play a role in children's happiness.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Richard A. Burns, Dimity A. Crisp
Summary: Happiness and the importance of happiness are significantly associated with mental health outcomes, with happiness being more strongly related to mental health. The importance individuals ascribe to happiness moderates the effect of happiness on mental health.
APPLIED RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Atilano Pena-Lopez, Paolo Rungo, Beatriz Lopez-Bermudez
Summary: This paper analyzes how different definitions of happiness impact the individual assessment of subjective wellbeing, using Stochastic Frontier Analysis to examine the influence of happiness conceptual referents on perceived happiness. The study reveals that the concept of happiness shapes how individuals value inputs, with stoicism, virtue, and enjoyment emerging as the most efficient referents. Additionally, cross-country differences in perceived happiness levels are linked to variations in the prevalence of conceptual referents.
JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yingying Su, Carl D'Arcy, Muzi Li, Xiangfei Meng
Summary: The present study aims to explore the trends and patterns of life satisfaction in Canada from 2009 to 2018 and examines the changes in the associations between social support and life satisfaction over time. The results show that life satisfaction gradually increased both at national and provincial levels. Women, individuals aged between 12 and 19 years, and those living in rural areas reported the highest levels of life satisfaction. There was a positive correlation between social support and life satisfaction for the provinces and study years analyzed. Strengthening social support could be a target for promoting greater life satisfaction.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philipp Jaschke, Sekou Keita, Ehsan Vallizadeh, Simon Kuehne
Summary: We examine the impact of satisfaction with government efforts to combat COVID-19 on people's compliance with pandemic mitigation measures. Using a unique household survey in Germany, we address the challenges of identification and endogeneity by employing an instrumental variable approach, leveraging exogenous variations in political party preferences and information mode. Our findings show that a one unit increase in subjective satisfaction leads to a 2-4 percentage point improvement in protective behavior. Furthermore, individuals with right-wing partisan preferences and those who rely solely on social media for information have lower satisfaction with the government's COVID-19 management. Overall, our study highlights the importance of considering individual preferences for collective action when evaluating the effectiveness of uniform policy measures during crises.