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[337] [338] In one study, beautiful people were found to be generally happier than less beautiful or plain people, perhaps because these outgoing personality traits are linked to happiness, or perhaps because beauty led to increased economic benefits which partially explained the increased happiness. [190]
The physical attractiveness stereotype was first formally observed in a study done by Karen Dion, Ellen Berscheid, and Elaine Walster in 1972. [1] The goal of this study was to determine whether physical attractiveness affected how individuals were perceived, specifically whether they were perceived to have more socially desirable personality traits and quality of life.
Not only are attractive people rewarded with higher salary outcomes, those who are deemed the most attractive were rewarded with an “ ‘extreme’ attractiveness premium of over 11% for the top ...
Why are people from some countries happier than others? Trying to answer such a wooly question with numbers might seem like a strange exercise to engage in, and yet social science research shows ...
The economics of happiness or happiness economics is the theoretical, qualitative and quantitative study of happiness and quality of life, including positive and negative affects, well-being, [1] life satisfaction and related concepts – typically tying economics more closely than usual with other social sciences, like sociology and psychology, as well as physical health.
Hey Hollywood, the high divorce rate isn't your fault; kind of. According to science, it's not your fault your relationships keep failing. The problem is you're just too pretty!
The 2015 World Happiness Report has eight chapters: (1) Setting the Stage, (2) The Geography of World Happiness, (3) How Does Subjective Well-being Vary Around the World by Gender and Age?, (4) How to Make Policy When Happiness is the Goal, (5) Neuroscience of Happiness, (6) Healthy Young Minds Transforming the Mental Health of Children, (7 ...
Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but do different countries, with their different cultural values, have different ideas of what is beautiful?