One of the most widely used
measures of happiness is Bradburn's (1969) Affect Balance Scale, which assesses the balance of positive and negative affects experienced during the previous 4 weeks.
In addition to the measure of emotional competence, this internet - based survey included
measures of happiness, subjective health and quality of social relationships.
We can feel more connected and less lonely, and that correlates with long term
measures of happiness and health.
We can feel more connected and less lonely, and that correlates with long term
measures of happiness and health.
We can feel more connected and less lonely, and that correlates with long - term
measures of happiness and health.
These simple treats provide
a measure of happiness; they are material blessings from a bountiful God who loves me deeply.
When we do gain
a measure of happiness — or manage to make the rest of the world a bit better for our presence — we have achieved the Second Good.
A measure of happiness could help assess the success or failure of a range of government policies.
Calcavecchia is once again struggling on the course, but he has found
a measure of happiness away from it.
If someday I should die and go to heaven, and if my dogs are not there to greet me, I'll ask to go where they are, because dogs — for me, anyway — are
the measure of my happiness.
Not exact matches
Depending on the scope and purpose
of the research,
happiness is often
measured using objective indicators (data on crime, income, civic engagement and health) and subjective methods, such as asking people how frequently they experience positive and negative emotions.
Monitoring how walloped employees are feeling by weather or cyclical events is one
of the functions
of measuring workplace mood so closely: by taking the pulse
of a workplace and offering feedback, employers can develop
happiness - boosting policies and practices (flexible hours in September, for instance, could help parents deal with the start
of the school year).
Ultimately, I have realized that success is not a
measure of your salary, title, or degree, but the impact you have others and the collective
happiness of the people you touch.»
Meanwhile, the body
of literature analyzing and
measuring happiness is growing and increasingly popular: from 1991 to 1995, Buchholtz writes, there were just four economics papers published on the topic; between 2001 and 2005, more than 100 appeared.
In addition to
measuring short and long term customer
happiness, Gusto also tracks how many new customers come from word
of mouth.
As an entrepreneur, I
measure a lot
of my success by
happiness: that
of members
of my team, our customers, my family and myself.
Why is it that Sweden and Denmark are the places that always do so well in surveys and studies that
measure satisfaction,
happiness, and peace, yet they are almost devoid
of any significant religious influence whatsoever?
While
happiness probably has no bearing on reality, given that we live in ignorance and will continue to do so, it is, in my opinion, a good
measure of what lies to keep and what to throw away.
For them, as Amato says, «the
measure of justice has been replaced by the ideal
of happiness.»
A Whiteheadian political theory, then, should have due regard for the biological and «material» conditions
of human existence, recognizing that these yield their own
measure of self - enjoyment.11 Also included in private
happiness are the nonshared aspects
of the individual's dialogue with himself or herself.
In large
measure, however, these relations are not preconditions for but properly a part
of the public world, i.e., they yield
happiness beyond some minimal degree because nature is, as it were, taken into the human community.
One
of the major thrusts
of this Asian Consultation organised by the CCA is the arsenal
of measures by which the menace
of capitalist appetites
of giant corporations and their global operations may be stemmed so as to secure for all persons a fair share
of the work, wealth and
happiness as a sine qua non
of a just world system.
But it may be that the maximal case on the closed dimensions would suffice to furnish the standard for the open ones, that, e.g., perfection
of knowledge and goodness is in some sense the «
measure»
of degrees
of happiness, even though the latter can not be absolutely but only relatively perfect (R but not A).
(
Happiness, by itself, is not an adequate criterion for measuring mental health because some people defend themselves against unconscious feeling of despair by a facade of «happines
Happiness, by itself, is not an adequate criterion for
measuring mental health because some people defend themselves against unconscious feeling
of despair by a facade
of «
happinesshappiness.»
(3) A marital
happiness measure — the proportion
of married people who say their marriage is «very happy» (because quality matters, too).
The only answer I could come up with is pursuing
happiness (as
measured in moments
of love and connection) in a way that is least harmful to others journey or even better helps free them from their pains.
To put it simply, a marriage will implode on itself if it's using its own ease and
happiness as a
measure of success.
The difference between a government that stays out
of the way so we can pursue our own definitions
of happiness and a government that presumes to
measure and guarantee
happiness on our behalf, is the distinction between liberty and happy - face statism.
The remarkable
happiness Jesus brought to his friends and followers is due in large
measure to their experience
of the abolition
of shame as they lived in his forgiving presence.
These young people have been told since they were toddlers that they are the
measure of their own
happiness, each the centre
of their own little worlds.
And now we know also that prosperity as
measured by the quantity
of consumption has very little to do with
happiness or wellbeing.
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Measuring a city's quality
of life — its
happiness, essentially — is nigh impossible, and attempts by some teams wouldn't pass the loosest standards test.
All that is left for Arsenal if we are to salvage any sort
of happiness, dignity or some
measure of success after the disappointing results in the Premier League and Champions League campaigns, is to win the FA cup trophy at Wembley in May.
VEDANTAM: Lyubomirsky [psychologist who studied
happiness and wrote book, The Myths of Happiness] says there's a difference between happiness measured on a moment - to - moment level and happiness measured at a larg
happiness and wrote book, The Myths
of Happiness] says there's a difference between happiness measured on a moment - to - moment level and happiness measured at a larg
Happiness] says there's a difference between
happiness measured on a moment - to - moment level and happiness measured at a larg
happiness measured on a moment - to - moment level and
happiness measured at a larg
happiness measured at a larger level.
Parents can take special
measures to acknowledge some
of these potential problems, and ensure the
happiness of their children and the family's as a whole.
Not only have
measures of well - being and
happiness ceased to rise with economic growth but, as affluent societies have grown richer, there have been long - term rises in rates
of anxiety, depression, and numerous other social problems.
People in countries that provide citizens with a high level
of economic security have a higher level
of happiness on average, as
measured by surveys
of national levels
of life - satisfaction and
happiness... The most important determinant
of national
happiness is not income level — there is a positive association, but rising income seems to have little effect as wealthy countries grow more wealthier.
More recently, the study
of happiness furthered the debate in public policy, as many governments brought up the necessity for new
measures of social progress.
An individual should be presumed to be striving towards their own
happiness and the one best capable
of measuring what action will best lead to that
happiness unless demonstrated otherwise.
The first experimental figures
measuring Britain's
happiness are suggesting that the country's pursuit
of happiness is three - quarters complete.
He argues that income is an insufficient
measure of individual
happiness and his work has resulted in the creation
of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative.
The researchers also used two other
measures to gauge the
happiness of liberals and conservatives, neither
of which indicated greater conservative
happiness.
The study, he says, «raises questions about the validity
of happiness self - report
measures generally.»
To be included in the review, studies had to
measure psychosocial, physical and / or cognitive outcomes associated with formal volunteering — such as
happiness, physical health, depression, cognitive functioning, feelings
of social support and life satisfaction.
England ranks no higher than eighth out
of 16 countries for any
of the survey's
happiness measures.
The traits ranged from
measures of health and overall
happiness to ratings
of how much each teen liked school and how hard they worked.
As part
of the Framingham Heart Study, participants updated researchers on their social contacts and health status, including
happiness, as
measured by a standard psychological questionnaire.
Only a small number
of research studies have used positive emotional outcome
measures, well - being, positive affect,
happiness or life satisfaction, to quantify emotional adjustment, but 22 used a negative emotional outcome
measure.
After 1 to 2 hours, each participant was then subject to a series
of biochemical tests, as well as the facial emotion recognition test to
measure response to a series
of basic emotions, such as fear, anger, disgust, sadness, and
happiness.