Indicators Of Happiness Research Articles

Changes in subjective well-being following the U.S. Presidential election of 2016.

This investigation examined predictors of changes over time in subjective well-being (SWB) after the 2016 United States presidential election. Two indicators of SWB-general happiness and life satisfaction-were assessed three weeks before the election, the week of the election, three weeks later, and six months later. Partisanship predicted both indicators of SWB, with Trump supporters experiencing improved SWB after the election, Clinton supporters experiencing worsened SWB after the election, and those who viewed both candidates as bad also experiencing worsened SWB after the election. The impact of the election on SWB decreased over time, with all participants returning to baseline life satisfaction six months after the election. Trump supporters and those who viewed both candidates as bad for the country also returned to baseline general happiness six months after the election. Clinton supporters, in contrast, remained below baseline levels of general happiness six months after the election. Moral and political values, and exposure to media inconsistent with those values, predicted lasting change in subjective well-being. National events can affect how people perceive the overall quality of their lives and these effects are exacerbated when moral and political values are involved. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Detecting Happiness Using Hyperspectral Imaging Technology

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology can be used to detect human emotions based on the power of material discrimination from their faces. In this paper, HSI is used to remotely sense and distinguish blood chromophores in facial tissues and acquire an evaluation indicator (tissue oxygen saturation, StO2) using an optical absorption model. This study explored facial analysis while people were showing spontaneous expressions of happiness during social interaction. Happiness, as a psychological emotion, has been shown to be strongly linked to other activities such as physiological reaction and facial expression. Moreover, facial expression as a communicative motor behavior likely arises from musculoskeletal anatomy, neuromuscular activity, and individual personality. This paper quantified the neuromotor movements of tissues surrounding some regions of interest (ROIs) on smiling happily. Next, we selected six regions—the forehead, eye, nose, cheek, mouth, and chin—according to a facial action coding system (FACS). Nineteen segments were subsequently partitioned from the above ROIs. The affective data (StO2) of 23 young adults were acquired by HSI while the participants expressed emotions (calm or happy), and these were used to compare the significant differences in the variations of StO2 between the different ROIs through repeated measures analysis of variance. Results demonstrate that happiness causes different distributions in the variations of StO2 for the above ROIs; these are explained in depth in the article. This study establishes that facial tissue oxygen saturation is a valid and reliable physiological indicator of happiness and merits further research.

SANTIAGO'S WAY TO FIND HAPPINESS IN PAULO COELHO'S THE ALCHEMIST

This study is about an analysis of Santiago's way to find happiness in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. Psychological approach and the help of psychological theory that are used in this study to identify the reasons of Santiago's strife to pursue happiness through his journey to Egypt. From the novel, Santiago's family life background is the main reason of his strife to find happiness. The result of the study, researcher finds some indicators of happiness according to Selingma's PERMA in Santiago's journey. Santiago meets relationship, meaning and accomplishments in the end of the journey. He meets the girl, Fatima, as the love of his life. He also finds the meaning of his life, which is to live without any regrets. then, he finally finds the hidden treasure as his dream. The three indicators help Santiago to be happier than before. From the analysis, it can be found that the reason why Santiago feels happier in life is because he never stops encouraging himself with the faith of his dream, the faith of his own destiny, and the faith of his mission in life.

Measuring Neighborhood Quality of Life: Placed-Based Sustainability Indicators in Freiburg, Germany

There has been a recent upswing of academic interest in the social dimensions of sustainable cities, especially the dynamics of Quality of Life (QoL), Environmental Equity, Ecosystem Services, Eco-Friendliness, Public Engagement, and Well-Being and Happiness Indicators. These factors are only now being evaluated as critical aspects of sustainable place-making and community development. This paper explores the social dimensions of neighborhood development in what some believe to be one of the most sustainable cities—Freiberg, Germany. We look at two neighborhoods that were specifically designed and built with sustainability principles and practices at their core. The authors surveyed residents of these neighborhoods to measure their levels of well-being, satisfaction with place, and other important QoL factors. Quantitative data was ascertained from residents using a survey questionnaire. The results show a high correlation between QoL factors as a function of place-making and sustainability practice.

Your fathers’ mistakes: Critiques of GDP and the search for an alternative

Your fathers’ mistakes: Critiques of GDP and the search for an alternative

Indikator Kebahagiaan (Al-Sa’adah) dalam Perspektif Alquran dan Hadis

Happiness is the most essential thing for human life. There are various indicators of happiness, but there are no indicators that use the Islamic perspective. This study aims to examine indicators of happiness (al-sa'adah) in an Islamic perspective that refers to and guided primarily by the Koran and Hadith. This study uses literature studies, by collecting verses from the Koran and Hadith related to the concepts of happiness in Arabic. The researcher found that overall, there are 164 verses from 122 letters of the Koran and 24 theorem of hadiths. Based on the search for arguments and verses related to happiness (al-sa'adah), researchers found 17 indicators of happiness according to the The Qoran and Hadith, namely: Faith and takwa (50 verses), tafaqquh fid-dien (2 verses), pious charity (23 verses), patience (7 verses), thanksgiving (7 verses), tazkiyatun al-nafs (2 verses), amar ma'ruf nahi munkar (3 verses), jihad fi sabilillah (5 verses), seeking and receiving the blessing of Allah (10 verses), dzikr (3 verses), get the gift / mercy from Allah (28 verses), ishlah (7 verses), uswah hasanah (2 verses), seek Allah's protection (2 verses), surrender (3 verses), reject evil with goodness (3 verses) and keeping oral and deeds (5 verses).

Family and economic growth in Poland. New estimation results

Economic growth is mostly explained by investments and employment growth. Since the mid-1990s various social categories have been introduced into the economic growth analysis, such as trust, crime and income inequality, etc. According to sociology and psychology, it is the family that constitutes interpersonal relationships and is an indicator of happiness and quality of life. It can be said that happy people better fulfil their social roles and also work better. We put forward the hypothesis that family ties have an influence on economic growth. More precisely: the more divorces (relative to existing marriages) there are, the slower economic growth is.
 This hypothesis was confirmed in an analysis of Poland’s economy in the years 1995–2017. Due to the disintegration of family ties measured by the divorce rate, Poland’s annual economic growth was slowed by about a 1 percentage point on average. This estimation is based on the productivity (GDP to labor ratio) growth model which, along with the divorce rate, also includes the investment and new marriage rates.

A gazdasági és társadalmi fejlődés elősegíti-e az emberek elégedettségének és boldogságának növekedését Kínában?

Whether a society is satisfied or not always provides important informationon the operation of a country, from an economic and political perspective,among others. To what extent can we speak of healthy development of thesociety? How many in this society are dissatisfied with their situation and seethe future prospects for themselves and their families hopeless? The answersto these questions can provide valuable feedback for the decision makers onthe consequences of the decisions they made in the past and are making atpresent. This study utilizes the findings of empirical research carried out inJanuary 2015 in Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛 as a starting point and aims to draw conclusions from the indicators of the level of satisfaction with the performance of the Chinese government – from the analysis of the indicators of happiness and satisfaction – to determine how much the subjective well-beingof everyday Chinese people contribute to the long-term stability of the system of government and the undisturbed operation of China’s political system.

Twitter-derived neighborhood characteristics associated with obesity and diabetes

Neighborhood characteristics are increasingly connected with health outcomes. Social processes affect health through the maintenance of social norms, stimulation of new interests, and dispersal of knowledge. We created zip code level indicators of happiness, food, and physical activity culture from geolocated Twitter data to examine the relationship between these neighborhood characteristics and obesity and diabetes diagnoses (Type 1 and Type 2). We collected 422,094 tweets sent from Utah between April 2015 and March 2016. We leveraged administrative and clinical records on 1.86 million individuals aged 20 years and older in Utah in 2015. Individuals living in zip codes with the greatest percentage of happy and physically-active tweets had lower obesity prevalence—accounting for individual age, sex, nonwhite race, Hispanic ethnicity, education, and marital status, as well as zip code population characteristics. More happy tweets and lower caloric density of food tweets in a zip code were associated with lower individual prevalence of diabetes. Results were robust in sibling random effects models that account for family background characteristics shared between siblings. Findings suggest the possible influence of sociocultural factors on individual health. The study demonstrates the utility and cost-effectiveness of utilizing existing big data sources to conduct population health studies.

Coresidence with a child and happiness among older widows in Europe: Does gender of the child matter?

Both coresidence patterns and the reported well‐being of older people vary widely across Europe for a variety of economic, cultural, and historical factors. We investigate how far 2 indicators of well‐being, happiness and life satisfaction, vary according to whether or not older women live with their children and, in particular, with son(s) or daughter(s). We compare outcomes for women who are unpartnered widows, the great majority of whom will have had children, so those with and without coresident children may be compared. We use data for 34 countries in Europe by combining 7 waves of the European Social Survey for the period 2002–2014 (N = 18,500). We control for a range of other variables known to be associated with well‐being including health status, socioeconomic position, and social support. Results show that widows living with a child were happier than those living without a child (generally alone) but that in Eastern and Southern Europe it was only living with a daughter that had this positive effect. Older age was associated with higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction. Other associations, and regional differences, were as expected with lower levels of happiness in Eastern Europe and for those with poorer health and fewer social resources. These findings indicate the important influence of contextual factors on associations between living arrangements and the well‐being of older people and a need for further work on possible negative impacts of living alone on the well‐being of older Europeans.

Geotagged US Tweets as Predictors of County-Level Health Outcomes, 2015-2016.

To leverage geotagged Twitter data to create national indicators of the social environment, with small-area indicators of prevalent sentiment and social modeling of health behaviors, and to test associations with county-level health outcomes, while controlling for demographic characteristics. We used Twitter's streaming application programming interface to continuously collect a random 1% subset of publicly available geo-located tweets in the contiguous United States. We collected approximately 80 million geotagged tweets from 603 363 unique Twitter users in a 12-month period (April 2015-March 2016). Across 3135 US counties, Twitter indicators of happiness, food, and physical activity were associated with lower premature mortality, obesity, and physical inactivity. Alcohol-use tweets predicted higher alcohol-use-related mortality. Social media represents a new type of real-time data that may enable public health officials to examine movement of norms, sentiment, and behaviors that may portend emerging issues or outbreaks-thus providing a way to intervene to prevent adverse health events and measure the impact of health interventions.

THE STRUCTURE OF HAPPINESS REPRESENTATION FOR RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES

Introduction . Emotional state of students exerts direct impact on their ability and readiness to cope with challenges when studying, gives rise to the success of educational process and its effectiveness. In this regard, the search of methods and determination of the tasks of psychological diagnostics is brought into focus. Above all, the teacher should consider mentality and valuable attitudes of representatives of various cultures, including their understanding of happiness and personal well-being in the activity against the background of the increasing scales of the international and interethnic mobility. The development of Russian psychology has recently acquired the direction of positive psychology, the focus of which is happiness and positive functioning of the individual. Modern research reveals significant differences in the indicators of happiness and satisfaction with life between representatives of different cultures. However, the diagnostic tools used in such studies are based primarily on the model of happiness image that has been developed in American psychology. In this connection, the question arises as to what extent the image of happiness in American culture correlates with the image of happiness in Russian culture. The aim of this work is to study the representation of happiness between representatives of American and Russian culture, the definition of invariable and variable components in the structure of representation. Methodology and research methods . The study included several stages. At the first stage, the theoretical analysis and development of the ontology of the subject area “Psychology of Happiness” was carried out. At the second stage, an empirical study of the representations of American and Russian respondents was carried out. The main method of data collection was a narrative interview; a method of early personal memories was used to obtain the narrative of happiness. Subsequent processing of verbal characteristics was carried out using segmental content analysis. The K. Muller’s technique of sign analyzing was used for nonverbal characteristics. Statistical analysis of the data was based on the use of the coefficient of φ-angular Fisher transform, correlation coefficient φ, and cluster analysis. Results and scientific novelty . Three multimodal clusters were selected, the structure of each included verbal and non-verbal characteristics of the oral narrative of happiness, individual characteristics (gender, age), and personality traits (extraversion-introversion). It is shown that these clusters are invariant and are manifested in the representation of the state of happiness, regardless of belonging to culture. The variability in the oral narrative of happiness is manifested in the differences in the frequency of access to the categories represented in the clusters identified, as well as in minor changes in the structure of clusters due to age. In particular, the Russian students more often appealed to the categories describing values of family and family well-being, as well as they used the non-verbal units showing aspiration to deduction of emotional state. The American students were more inclined to the choice of the verbal units connected with achievements in activity, and non-verbal categories (peripheral gestures) indicating importance of the relations with other people. The verbal and non-verbal units, reflecting interaction with a social context, have been equally presented in the sample of the Russian and American respondents’ representations. Practical significance . The materials of the present publication can be taken into account when choosing methods of work in the framework of positive psychotherapy, as well as in developing training programs aimed at raising the level of subjective well-being, happiness and satisfaction with life. The obtained results are the basis for the development of practical recommendations for improving the effectiveness of intercultural communication, the security of interpersonal interaction. The experience of using the method of analyzing the sign units can be the basis for developing an automated system for analyzing the emotional state of an individual based on video fragments.

Gender Differences in Happiness: the Effects of Marriage, Social Roles, and Social Support in East Asia

Studies in Western countries and cross-national comparisons have shown that there are several important factors contributing to the level of happiness of individuals. Utilizing the East Asian Social Survey Health Module (2010), the present study examines this relationship in four East Asian countries: China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. East Asian countries are an interesting case for this inquiry, due to the cultural contexts such as traditional gender relations. Therefore, we focus on gender differences in predictors of happiness of individuals and attempt to answer four questions: (1) Do gender differences in happiness exist in East Asian countries? (2) Does marriage still serve as the norm and thus contribute to individual’s happiness? (3) Does conforming to traditional gender roles (i.e., employment and parenthood) contribute to individual’s happiness? (4) Is the availability of social support (i.e., emotional, financial, and instrumental) positively associated with individual’s happiness? We find that there are gender differences in the determinants of happiness in East Asian countries. The result also indicates that marital status is a strong indicator of happiness in East Asian countries, especially for men but not necessarily for women. In addition, full time employment is positively associated with men’s happiness in China but negatively associated with women’s in Japan. Finally, social support is positively associated with individual’s happiness, especially for women.

Life Satisfaction Among High School Students With Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems

Over the last decade, there has been increased interest in measuring life satisfaction among children and adolescents as an indicator of broad well-being and happiness. Although limited, existing research with students with social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) problems indicates they experience lower life satisfaction compared with their nondisabled peers. We evaluated life satisfaction ratings by 553 high school students with SEB problems and examined those ratings relative to their academic, mental health, and behavioral outcomes as well as demographic characteristics. In addition, we examined stability of life satisfaction reports over time. Overall, students reported “medium” satisfaction with life, except in the School domain, which was rated least favorably. Higher life satisfaction reports significantly correlated with lower anxiety, depression, and behavior problems, as well as higher reading and math achievement. Differences were found based on gender and ethnicity, with female and Hispanic/Latino students reporting lower satisfaction in certain life domains compared with their counterparts. Finally, self-reported life satisfaction showed variability across time.

Konsep Authentic Happiness pada Remaja dalam Perspektif Teori Myers

Fase remaja memiliki keunikan dalam menggambarkan diri mereka sendiri. Gambaran-gambaran remaja tentang dirinya sendiri kerap menimbulkan kerumitan dan sensitifitas emosional dalam hidup mereka, perluasan minat mengenai potret diri dan pencarian identitas selama masa remaja menjadikan remaja sebagai individu yang rawan mengalami konflik personal, interpersonal, dan sosial. Tulisan ini mencoba untuk menjelaskan bagaimana konsep authentic happiness remaja ditinjau dari perspektif teori Myers. konsep authentic happiness remaja diukur berdasarkan empat indikator kebahagiaan menurut Myers yaitu: 1) mampu menghargai diri sendiri sepenuhnya, 2) sikap optimis, 3) sikap terbuka dan kemampuan bersosialisasi, dan 4)kemampuan mengontrol dan mengendalikan diri sendiri sepenuhnya. Subyek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa IAIN Ponorogo dengan rentang usia antara 17-21 tahun. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 11% (4 orang) remaja telah memiliki konsep authentic happiness positif (tinggi) sesuai indikator kebahagiaan Myers. 30% (11 orang) remaja telah memiliki konsep authentic happiness tingkat sedang, sementara 59% remaja memiliki konsep authentic happiness negatif. Dengan prosentase tersebut, remaja masih sangat rentan terhadap ancaman permasalahan-permasalahan, baik personal, interpersonal, dan sosial.

Emotional Intelligence as a Correlate of Happiness

Positive Psychology has emphasized on the systematic study of what leads to happiness. Researches in the past mostly focused only on the aspects of human unhappiness, such as, depression, anxiety and emotional disorders etc. But with the growing interest in Positive psychology over the last many years the researchers have conducted many specific studies that have examined the concept, correlates, and predictors ofhappiness. is the mental or emotional state of well-being which is characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. Most psychologists consider happiness as one of the six basic emotions. Basic human emotions are: anger, fear, disgust, surprise, happiness and sadness (Disky, 1999). Happy people often feel good and are at ease in both work and leisure. They are able to enjoy the opportunities. is the ability to feel satisfied with one's life, to enjoy oneselfand others. or being subjectively well is the superiority of the positive thoughts and emotions in number about the life of a person (Myers & Diener, 1995). In other words, it is the sum of the satisfaction and positive emotions received by the individuals from their lives (Kangal, 2013). It's essential components are: positive emotions, life satisfaction, lack of negative emotions, and positive relations with others. According to Eleanor Roosevelt Happiness is not a goaL.it's a by-product of a life well lived. Having purposeful life, personal growth and love of others are the components ofthe happiness (Arggle, 2001).Studies indicate that different factors such as education, social success, cognitive and behavioral and personality variables influence happiness. It is widely confirmed that one's level of emotional intelligence is highly correlated with his/her future success and happiness. Palmer (2012) found that higher emotional intelligence was a good predictor of life satisfaction. Emotions are involved in everything people do: every action, decision and judgement. Emotionally intelligent people recognize this and use their thinking to manage their emotions rather than being managed by them. In the past few decades, Intelligence (El) concept has become a very important indicator of a person's happiness and success in work as well as in family life.Psychologists John Mayer and Peter Salovey introduced the concept of emotional intelligence in the early 1990's as a form of social intelligence. According to them, emotions are internal events that coordinate physiological responses, cognitions, and conscious awareness. They defined emotional intelligence as the ability for accessing and/or generating feelings when they facilitate cognitive activities and adaptive action; and the ability to regulate emotions in self and others (Mayer & Salovey, 1997). With the publication of Daniel Goleman's (1995)book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ the term became widely popular. Goleman (1995) defines emotional intelligence as the ability to understand, describe, receive and restrain the excitement. El thus represents the ability to perceive, appraise, and express emotions accurately and adaptively. Goleman (1998) introduced a mixed model of emotional intelligence that contains four main constructs: Self-awareness- the ability to read one's emotions and recognize their impact; Self-management-involves controlling one's emotions and impulses and adapting to changing circumstances; Social awareness- the ability to sense, understand and react to other's emotions while comprehending social networks; Relationship management- the ability to inspire and influence others while managing conflict. All these add to the happiness level of an individual and help overcome negative state. Law, Wong, and Song (2004) suggest that El consists of a set of abilities that a person uses to understand, regulate, and make use of his or her emotions. …

Laimės pažadas vartotojiškoje visuomenėje

While discussing on the possibility of happiness, indicators of public happiness, and the reorientation to the welfare economy, first of all, one should try, at least preliminary, to answer the question – what do we call happiness, what is happiness per se in the definition of this term. Thus, the article seeks to show that the discourse on happiness developed by economists, psychologists, and sociologists should be supplemented by a philosophical reflection of a question based on a more advanced discussion of the concept of happiness. This article states that, following the logic of consumerism, the overwhelming majority of members of the public follow the concept of classical happiness, which essentially dissociates with the cherished ideals of the consumer society. Empirical research reveals the valuable aspects of happiness in the younger generation of the consumer society, which are close to the aristotelic concept of happiness. Keywords: consumer society, promise of happiness, value propositions, youth values. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/su.2017.22

Are smarter people happier? Meta-analyses of the relationships between general mental ability and job and life satisfaction

Despite folk and scholarly interest on the relationship between intelligence and happiness, there is an absence of cumulative knowledge on this topic to guide theory and practice. Accordingly, we conducted meta-analyses of the relationships of general mental ability (GMA) with two organizationally relevant indicators of happiness (i.e., job and life satisfaction). Drawing on the gravitation model and job design theory, we test a model that posits GMA has positive indirect effects on job and life satisfaction through the mediating effects of job complexity and income. Overall, the results of the meta-analyses showed that there was a small, positive correlation between GMA and both job satisfaction (ρ=0.05) and life satisfaction (ρ=0.11). The results of meta-analytic path analysis generally supported the hypothesized model. Further, there was an unexpected negative, direct relationship between GMA and job satisfaction. We discuss the implications of these findings for theory and practice.

Building a National Neighborhood Dataset From Geotagged Twitter Data for Indicators of Happiness, Diet, and Physical Activity.

BackgroundStudies suggest that where people live, play, and work can influence health and well-being. However, the dearth of neighborhood data, especially data that is timely and consistent across geographies, hinders understanding of the effects of neighborhoods on health. Social media data represents a possible new data resource for neighborhood research.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to build, from geotagged Twitter data, a national neighborhood database with area-level indicators of well-being and health behaviors.MethodsWe utilized Twitter’s streaming application programming interface to continuously collect a random 1% subset of publicly available geolocated tweets for 1 year (April 2015 to March 2016). We collected 80 million geotagged tweets from 603,363 unique Twitter users across the contiguous United States. We validated our machine learning algorithms for constructing indicators of happiness, food, and physical activity by comparing predicted values to those generated by human labelers. Geotagged tweets were spatially mapped to the 2010 census tract and zip code areas they fall within, which enabled further assessment of the associations between Twitter-derived neighborhood variables and neighborhood demographic, economic, business, and health characteristics.ResultsMachine labeled and manually labeled tweets had a high level of accuracy: 78% for happiness, 83% for food, and 85% for physical activity for dichotomized labels with the F scores 0.54, 0.86, and 0.90, respectively. About 20% of tweets were classified as happy. Relatively few terms (less than 25) were necessary to characterize the majority of tweets on food and physical activity. Data from over 70,000 census tracts from the United States suggest that census tract factors like percentage African American and economic disadvantage were associated with lower census tract happiness. Urbanicity was related to higher frequency of fast food tweets. Greater numbers of fast food restaurants predicted higher frequency of fast food mentions. Surprisingly, fitness centers and nature parks were only modestly associated with higher frequency of physical activity tweets. Greater state-level happiness, positivity toward physical activity, and positivity toward healthy foods, assessed via tweets, were associated with lower all-cause mortality and prevalence of chronic conditions such as obesity and diabetes and lower physical inactivity and smoking, controlling for state median income, median age, and percentage white non-Hispanic.ConclusionsMachine learning algorithms can be built with relatively high accuracy to characterize sentiment, food, and physical activity mentions on social media. Such data can be utilized to construct neighborhood indicators consistently and cost effectively. Access to neighborhood data, in turn, can be leveraged to better understand neighborhood effects and address social determinants of health. We found that neighborhoods with social and economic disadvantage, high urbanicity, and more fast food restaurants may exhibit lower happiness and fewer healthy behaviors.

Relation of Nature and Environment with Pleasant Emotions of Humans in Daily Life

Happy feeling has essential role in life of human beings during the generations. People always try to pass their life with satisfactions and happiness and to be adopted themselves.On this base we have done two different statistical analyses. At first we studied different relational samples with nature and happiness indicators in 250 ordinary people (community) through social network applications.In second case we studied mentality relations in other statistical community with 200 people to assess anticipate of general happiness relations. The results of two surveys showed that environmental relations can be a way for ensuring happiness and healthiness of humans beside endurance of environment.