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The funds, friends, and faith of happy people.
- D. Myers
- Medicine
- The American psychologist
- 2000
New studies are revealing predictors of subjective well-being, often assessed as self-reported happiness and life satisfaction. Worldwide, most people report being at least moderately happy,… Expand
Who Is Happy?
A flood of new studies explores people's subjective well-being (SWB) Frequent positive affect, infrequent negative affect, and a global sense of satisfaction with life define high SWB These studies… Expand
The religion paradox: if religion makes people happy, why are so many dropping out?
- E. Diener, L. Tay, D. Myers
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 August 2011
As we estimate here, 68% of human beings--4.6 billion people--would say that religion is important in their daily lives. Past studies have found that the religious, on average, have higher subjective… Expand
Intuition: Its Powers and Perils
- D. Myers
- Psychology
- 2002
One of the biggest revelations of recent psychological science is the two-track human mind, which features not only a deliberate, self-aware “high road” but also a vast, automatic, intuitive “low… Expand
The group polarization phenomenon.
Experiments exploring the effects of group discussion on attitudes, jury decisions, ethical decisions, judgments, person perceptions, negotiations, and risk taking (other than the choice-dilemmas… Expand
The pursuit of happiness.
New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy--and why.
The American Paradox: Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty
- D. Myers
- Psychology
- 1 May 2000
For Americans entering the twenty-first century, it is the best of times and the worst of times. Material wealth is at record levels, yet disturbing social problems reflect a deep spiritual poverty.… Expand