Regardless of hearing status and country, greater mixed friendship quality was associated with less loneliness and
more life satisfaction.
Myth — Children in the custody of single fathers show
more life satisfaction than children in the custody of single mothers [and «were found in a large Denmark study to do better on 26 measures of well - being» — Warren Farrell].
The researchers found that participants who shared grateful experiences with their partners reported
more life satisfaction and happiness than participants in the other two conditions.
Gratitude can not only be the path to
a more life satisfaction but even improve your heart.
Donnelly goes on to say that, «as individuals manage their money they report
more life satisfaction, partly, it seems, because they feel more financially secure from their diligent money management.»
Not exact matches
Just a little time spent reading every week is correlated with higher
life satisfaction, greater creativity,
more empathy, and less loneliness.
Even
more intriguing, people over 60 had better
life satisfaction than people 55 and up predicted they would feel five years down the line.
This initial data showed that
more active Facebook users reported higher
life -
satisfaction and less loneliness.
The No - Facebook group experienced this hit to their
life -
satisfaction despite the fact they reported an average of
more than two hours extra face - to - face socialising on the Sunday during the study period compared to the Facebook - as - normal group.
So rather than fretting that your business isn't saving the world, or worrying about the overall
life satisfaction of a friend, simply focus on buying a co-worker a coffee, introducing someone to a new acquaintance, or cracking a couple
more jokes.
If employees are encouraged to contribute in small ways in their daily
lives and can see the effects of their actions, they will gain personal
satisfaction and feel greater commitment to the company, leading to
more productivity.
People who gave us permission to use their Facebook data were on average younger (48 years vs. 57 years),
more educated,
more likely to be female (58 % vs. 50 %), and
more likely to be unmarried (66 % vs. 71 %), with slightly lower scores on mental health and
life satisfaction, significantly
more self - reported friends (4.5 vs. 4.0), and less time spent interacting in person with real - world friends.
Compared with people at low - trust companies, people at high - trust companies report: 74 % less stress, 106 %
more energy at work, 50 % higher productivity, 13 % fewer sick days, 76 %
more engagement, 29 %
more satisfaction with their
lives, 40 % less burnout.
According to a February 2018 FlexJobs survey of
more than 1,200 people that analyzed how work impacts overall
satisfaction, only 30 percent of respondents report being satisfied with their work -
life balance.
In this talk, you will learn how to move from partial attention to full intention, how to hack your distractions to achieve maximum productivity and
life satisfaction, and how to rid yourself of the tech graveyard in your office drawers to create
more mental and physical space to do the things you love.
The study found that freelancers age 35 and up are actually less likely than their millennial counterparts to return to full - time employment, and
more than half of freelancers in this
more veteran age bracket report
satisfaction with their work -
life balance.
«Through the intense focus our 285,000 colleagues bring to helping people
live healthier
lives and helping make the health system work better for everyone, we have grown to serve
more people in
more ways than ever, including through innovative uses of advanced technologies, data analytics, and modern clinical approaches that improve quality, lower cost and advance consumer and care provider
satisfaction,» David S. Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, said in a conference call.
I mean the recognition that to be a creature of wants — of desires that can not have
more than a temporary
satisfaction because each
satisfaction, however easily achieved, leads only to new wants — is itself a curse, a condemnation to a
life in which every achievement is also a frustration.
She wishes she could
live in a world of her own Go someplace where she's not known There's no
more her to do any good Can't get the
satisfaction she wishes she could
And in return, the people who serve and help others gain a sense of
satisfaction, significance, and joy, because they have done something
more with their
lives than sign their name on a check.
Some persons are
more directed by immediate
satisfaction, others
live in terms of a
more sustained
life - purpose, a wider future.
A man who thinks that nothing is
more important than the
satisfaction of the sex urge can not understand the meaning of chastity; a man who ranks the amassing of material things as the supreme end of
life can not understand generosity; and a man who has never a thought beyond this world can not understand the things of God.
From this perspective, the modern assault on sex standards in the name of freedom (
more properly called license) presents a major threat to individual and social welfare, for it justifies and confirms sensual
satisfaction as the regulating principle of
life.
Frustration is not new to human nature; but as
life becomes
more complex and the means of satisfying material desires
more numerous and alluring, frustration at failure to find the deeper
satisfactions increases proportionately.
It is a small book, and the supporting sociological evidence is mainly referenced in the footnotes, but Greeley does propose evidence that, among other things, Catholics have, compared to non-Catholics, a significantly higher appreciation of the arts and high culture; they have
more satisfaction and fun in sex; they better understand the uses of leisure; they have a deeper and
more stable relationship to family and community; they have a greater respect for the
life of the mind, with educational achievements reflecting that respect; and they understand the nuanced connections between freedom and authority.
Rather than thank our gods for the time we have, the memories we hold, the people we cherish and love, and the blessings we garner through
life, we ask for
more to try and protect ourselves from the harshness that is the shortness of
life and the fugitive nature of
satisfaction and bliss.
The
satisfactions of the professor will depend
more on the general quality of
life in the institution than on a competitive superiority in income.
• Fathers and mothers tend to experience the challenges of raising a child with disabilities differently, mothers reporting
more day to day stress and fathers diminished
satisfaction with family
life (for review see Lamb & Laumann - Billings, 1997).
A substantial body of research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable outcomes in children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems; lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare;
more satisfying adult sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and
life -
satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).
Children who cosleep are generally
more independent and secure, develop close and lasting bonds to their families, and report
more happiness and general
life satisfaction than children who sleep alone.
Other studies on fatherhood have shown that being a good father can help children develop
more satisfaction in their
lives.
Meagan Francis is the creator and publisher of The Happiest Home, a blog dedicated to helping moms find
more satisfaction in their daily
lives, and recently launched The Kitchen Hour, which offers tips, videos and podcasts meant to help parents enjoy their time spent in the kitchen.
Traditional fathers (those who think their wives should do
more caregiving and they actually do) and egalitarian fathers (those who think caregiving should be divided equally and indeed do this) show markedly higher levels of
life satisfaction than conflicted fathers who are caught in a state of dissonance.
But they are the ones who enjoy the greatest
satisfaction from
life,
live the most meaningful
lives, and enjoy
more rewarding relationships.
They are
more calm, less stressed, and have a higher
satisfaction with
life.
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.
According to this article, «Overall, people
living in countries with
more liberal policies reported higher
life satisfaction than...
Patients who received EAET had better outcomes — reduced widespread pain, physical impairment, attention and concentration problems, anxiety, and depression and
more positive emotions and
life satisfaction — than patients who received the education intervention.
People who experienced
more of the emotions that they desired reported greater
life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms, regardless of whether those desired emotions were pleasant or unpleasant.
Life evaluation, really life satisfaction, is an overall assessment of how one is doing and is likely more influenced by higher goals and comparisons to oth
Life evaluation, really
life satisfaction, is an overall assessment of how one is doing and is likely more influenced by higher goals and comparisons to oth
life satisfaction, is an overall assessment of how one is doing and is likely
more influenced by higher goals and comparisons to others.
The idea is based in part on studies that show identical twins to have
more similar levels of
life satisfaction than non-identical twins, and suggests that although your level of happiness may occasionally be thrown off by major
life events, it will always return to a set level within two years.
And the data showed that those who bought products that
more closely matched their personalities reported higher
satisfaction with their
lives, and this effect was stronger than that of their total income or total spending.
Spending - personality fit was
more strongly associated with
life satisfaction than were either total income or total spending.
The study also examined whether the quality and / or quantity of close friendships are
more strongly linked to overall
life satisfaction for GLB groups than for heterosexuals.
The study, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, revealed that people who spent
more money on purchases that aligned with their personality traits reported greater
life satisfaction.
More than half of the world «s population
lives within an hour of a major city, largely because «accessibility is a precondition for the
satisfaction of almost any economic or social need,» Nelson says.
So those who had zero negative
life events experienced
more overall stress and lower
life satisfaction.
In September, a national panel appointed by the Institute of Medicine published a report on end - of -
life care that recommends health care providers receive
more training in palliative medicine to both save money on unnecessary procedures and to improve patient
satisfaction.
They discovered the
more often people viewed their own and others» selfies, the lower their level of self - esteem and
life satisfaction.
Following your body's signals for hunger and satiation is a powerful way to bring
more satisfaction into your
life on a daily basis.