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glossies

Jul 5, 2008 3:26 PM CDT

Are We Happier Without Kids?

Childless Americans enjoy life more, studies say

(Newser) - Little bundles of joy may not be delivering as much pleasure to their moms and dads as they're reputed to, Newsweek reports. Parents are about 7% less happy than the childless, one study says, while another concludes that "no group of parents reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people...

World Becomes a Happier Place

Jun 30, 2008 2:54 PM CDT

World Becomes a Happier Place

Despite everything, people (other than Zimbabweans) feel good, scientists say

(Newser) - People around the world are getting happier, according to a new study. Researchers asked people in 52 countries how happy they were annually for an average of 17 years, and the world's happiness index has risen substantially, reports LiveScience. The team speculates that reasons include economic growth and increased social...

How Government
Can Buy You Happiness

OPINION

Jun 19, 2008 3:30 PM CDT

How Government Can Buy You Happiness

Economists need to start thinking about quality of life

(Newser) - While the jury's still out on whether money can buy happiness, a higher gross domestic product certainly doesn't. In rich countries, well-being really does depend on non-material things like family stability, a friendly community, and job security—and economists should start incorporating quality-of-life issues into policy, John Cassidy writes in...

Righties More Likely to Rationalize Way to Happiness

May 7, 2008 9:17 PM CDT

Righties More Likely to Rationalize Way to Happiness

Social, economic disparities weigh more heavily on liberals, study finds

(Newser) - Conservative people are happier than liberal ones, a fact explained by righties’ ability to rationalize society's socioeconomic gaps, a study finds. Conservatives are more likely to express sentiments like, “It is not really that big a problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others....

Get Old, Get Happy

Apr 19, 2008 5:50 AM CDT

Get Old, Get Happy

Researchers find people get happier as they age

(Newser) - Happiness really does come with age, researchers have discovered in one of the widest-ranging studies ever of happiness in America. Measures of happiness steadily climbed among study participants into their mid-60s. Levels dipped only slightly after that, and people in their 80s still tended to be happier than people under...

Beauty and Beast Spark Good Lovin'

Apr 12, 2008 10:46 AM CDT

Beauty and Beast Spark Good Lovin'

Couples fare better if woman is more attractive: study

(Newser) - Trophy wives, take heart. A recent study shows that marriages fare better if the wife is more attractive than the husband. The University of Tennessee survey of 82 couples showed that men place a high premium on a woman’s beauty while women value a caring, supportive husband over chiseled...

Bhutan to Measure Happiness

Mar 22, 2008 10:31 AM CDT

Bhutan to Measure Happiness

Tiny nation calculates its Gross National Happiness

(Newser) - The king of Bhutan decided 20 years ago to start measuring his people's well-being—dubbed Gross National Happiness—but he never quite figured out how to quantify the national mood. With the Bhutan's first democratic election on Monday, and modernization transforming the long-isolated country, a commission has been charged with...

Money Brings Happiness
— if You Give it Away

Mar 21, 2008 11:41 AM CDT

Money Brings Happiness — if You Give it Away

Researchers discover giving makes people happier than receiving

(Newser) - Money can buy happiness after all, the Globe & Mail reports. A new study shows that people reported being happier if they spent money on others rather than themselves. "This work suggests that even making small alterations in how we spend money on a daily basis can make a...

'Grump' Finds Happiest Places

Feb 13, 2008 1:40 PM CST

'Grump' Finds Happiest Places

Author places Bhutan, Iceland at the top of his most joyous locales

(Newser) - When self-described grouch Eric Weiner packed his bags and set off to find personal bliss, one might've expected him to head for tropical weather or lavish settings. Au contraire, CNN reports: Weiner’s favorite countries were frigid Iceland and underdeveloped Bhutan. He found the most content people were those who...