Happiness by Savannah Sherry

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· The relative-deprivation principle: The sense that one is worse off than others.

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· Predictors of happiness (High self-esteem, outgoing personality, close relationships, work that engages, having goals in life, religious faith, sleeping well, exercise)

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Wealth and happiness

o Wealth correlates better than previously thought with happiness. However, wealth cannot buy happiness.

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individual differences in happiness are partially heritable and are relatively stable.

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· Too much happiness?

o Ideal affect, or preferred emotional state, differs among individuals and across cultures. For instance, Americans prefer high-arousal positive emotion, whereas East Asians prefer low-arousal positive emotion.

o High and very high happiness are associated with success in different domains (education v. relationships, respectively).

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