Life Satisfaction - Articles
Intimate satisfaction late in life can be had
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Andrea
Many of us who are not even into our "late years"----who are simply experiencing peri/menopausal transitions are already feeling the effects of diminished hormones on the ability and/or desire to have sex, and as a society we live longer, it will be important for us to love longer also. This piece from the Nassau Guardian Online discusses why many ...
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Positive Psychology, Curiosity and Happiness
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Dr. Timothy S.
Recent research by Beerman and colleagues published in the Journal of Positive Psychology suggests that curiosity is one of five strengths closely related to life satisfaction and happiness (the other four are gratitude, optimism, zest and the ability to love and be loved).To read an interesting happiness-related article, from Posi ...
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Happy and healthy may go hand in hand
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Dr. John Z.
... s happiness. They determined satisfaction with life by asking: “All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?”“We found strong evidence that both happiness and life satisfaction have an effect on our indicators of health,” Siahpush said.Happiness and life satisfaction at the baseline survey were both associated with (1) excellent, go ...
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More on happiness and better health
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Dr. Timothy S.
... as conducted while Dr. Siahpush worked as a scientist at the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer in Victoria, Australia, set out to evaluate the effect of happiness and life satisfaction on health. Though the study was conducted in Australia, Dr. Siahpush said similar results would be found in a study in the United States.“The study provided ...
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Happiness and healthiness
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Dr. Timothy S.
... ss happiness.They determined satisfaction with life by asking: “All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life?”“We found strong evidence that both happiness and life satisfaction have an effect on our indicators of health,” Siahpush said.Happiness and life satisfaction at the baseline survey were both associated with (1) excellent, go ...
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Happiness ripens with age
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Dr. Timothy S.
... have a better shot now that they qualify for the seniors’ discount. A study published in the latest edition of the Journal of Positive Psychology investigates the origins of life satisfaction across adulthood and finds the secret to happiness evolves as we age, while the things that dissatisfy us most remain constant. To read more from canada.com ...
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Measuring Happiness
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Dr. Ian Furst
... Helliwell, a world-class economist (and fellow Canadian) was recently interviewed for the Gallup Management Journal about the relationship between trust in the work place and life satisfaction."Dr. Helliwell has discovered a number of factors that affect life satisfaction. Work is chief among them, says Dr. Helliwell, and trust in coworkers and man ...
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