Happiness is an electrifying and elusive state. Philosophers, theologians, psychologists, and even economists have long sought to define it. And since the 1990s, a whole branch of psychology ...

Your mindset can be your greatest ally or your greatest enemy in life. When it comes to happiness, mindset ranks high with social support and love! It can be a deal-maker or a deal-breaker. We all ...

Your daily interactions with others aren’t just fleeting moments—they’re opportunities to create "positivity resonance" and ...

Phillips, Jonathan, Julian De Freitas, Christian Mott, June Gruber, and Joshua Knobe. "True Happiness: The Role of Morality in the Concept of Happiness." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General ...

Children need stimulation and attention for the healthy development of their brains. Neglect can have serious consequences ...

Kaczor: Positive psychology is not a self-help-y, feel-good fad, but a scientific endeavor to determine what what does and does not increase happiness. Positive psychologists test potential ...

A recent study shows gaining weight generally does not reduce happiness. A decade’s worth of data analyzed by a researcher in ...

Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. For many people, the pursuit of happiness is seen as the ultimate goal in life. We’re encouraged to seek joy, fulfillment and contentment—and ...

The Science of Happiness course, based on the Yale University course “Psychology and the Good Life,” is designed to enhance ...