Happiness is a factor, but it’s probably not the only one. Whether or not a person is happy is often linked with their overall well-being. But some researchers argue it's not the only metric for ...

Examining our feelings of happiness and pleasure can shed some light on how we can be happier and healthier as individuals and as a society. Happiness and Neurotransmitters Physiologically ...

A new study shows that the causes of personal happiness vary considerably from person to person and that one size will not fit all when considering policies to improve happiness and wellbeing across ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Happiness arises from internal factors, external circumstances, both, or neither, with the dominant source varying among individuals. Analysis of over 40,000 ...

You have to keep two things in check, say experts By Jancee Dunn This weekend, my colleagues at The New York Times Magazine are publishing a special issue all about happiness: how to define it ...

What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study shows that ...

She encouraged me to create happiness despite whatever difficult ... I had no mental or emotional energy to deal with my failing marraige. Having a baby didn't fix it. I wondered if this was ...

The authoritarian populist movement is global. The 2025 World Happiness Report from the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, in conjunction with Gallup, details the deep levels ...

The United States is continuing its downward path on the global World Happiness Report, having dropped to a record low on the global rankings list. Last year, the U.S. fell out of the top 20 for ...

The United States this year fell to its lowest-ever place on the World Happiness Report, an annual survey published on International Day of Happiness. The 2025 report highlights the positive ...

It's March 20th, which means it's International Day of Happiness. This is my new favorite holiday I didn't know we had. According to the United Nations, since 2013, the UN has celebrated the ...

It's March 20th, which means it's International Day of Happiness. This is my new favorite holiday I didn't know we had. According to the United Nations, since 2013, the UN has celebrated the ...