Extensive analysis of 152 countries uncovers societal determinants of happiness
Eric W. Dolanpsypost.org
Extensive analysis of 152 countries uncovers societal determinants of happiness
We live in a world of widening emotional inequality. The top 20 percent of the world is experiencing highest level of happiness and well-being since Gallup began measuring these things. The bottom 20 percent is experiencing the worst. It’s a fundamentally unjust and unstable situation. The emotional health of the world is shattering.
New York Times • Opinion | The Rising Tide of Global Sadness
Extensive analysis of 152 countries uncovers societal determinants of happiness
Eric W. Dolanpsypost.org
“If you’re looking for something that’s special about the countries where youth unhappiness is rising, they’re mostly Western developed countries,” says John Helliwell, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia and a co-author of the World Happiness Report. “And for the most part, they are countries that speak English.”
Work in Progress, The Atlantic • America’s Top Export May Be Anxiety
“Between 2006 and 2023, happiness among Americans under 30 in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand declined significantly [and] also declined in Western Europe,” the report says. But here’s the catch: In the rest of the world, under-30 happiness mostly increased in this period. “Happiness at every age has risen sharply in Central and Easter
... See moreWork in Progress, The Atlantic • America’s Top Export May Be Anxiety
Plusieurs études75 ont montré que la consommation expliquait à elle seule très peu de différences de bonheur entre individus (moins de 5 %). Dès les années 1970, l’économiste américain Richard Easterlin76 avait en effet démontré combien le bonheur n’était pas corrélé à la croissance du produit intérieur brut (PIB). À partir d’enquêtes sur le lien e
... See more