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Psychology of Happiness

Happiness. Subjective Well-BeingA Bleak Outlook: Is Happiness Relative?The Luck FactorFinal Thoughts. Subjective Well-Being. Satisfaction with Life ScaleIn most ways, my life is close to ideal.The conditions of my life are excellent.I am satisfied with my life.So far, I have gotten the import

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Psychology of Happiness

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    1. Psychology of Happiness

    2. Happiness Subjective Well-Being A Bleak Outlook: Is Happiness Relative? The Luck Factor Final Thoughts

    3. Subjective Well-Being Satisfaction with Life Scale In most ways, my life is close to ideal. The conditions of my life are excellent. I am satisfied with my life. So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life. If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.

    4. National Well Being

    5. National Well-being and Wealth

    6. Happiness and Wealth, U.S. Data

    8. A Bleak Outlook: Is Happiness Relative? The Paradox of Choice (Schwartz, 2004) The Ubiquity of Choice Robs Us of Satisfaction We live in a time of more choice than ever (e.g., products, beauty, identity, education, career, love, worship, where to live) More choice leads to more regret Trade-offs, missed opportunities We have a difficult time estimating how happy/miserable we once were, or will be

    11. Maximization Scale Whenever I am faced with a choice, I try to imagine what all the other possibilities are, even ones that aren’t present at the moment. When I am in the car listening to the radio, I often check other stations to see if something better is playing even if I am satisfied with what I’m listening to.

    12. Maximization Scale I treat relationships like clothing: I expect to try a lot on before finding the perfect fit. No matter what I do, I have the highest standards for myself.

    13. Is Happiness Relative? Brickman, Coates, & Janoff-Bulman (1975) Surveyed state lottery winners and paralyzed accident victims about their well-being. Included control group.

    14. A Bleak Outlook: Is Happiness Relative? Conclusions from The Paradox of Choice (Schwartz, 2004): We would be better off if we embraced certain voluntary constraints on our freedom of choice. We would be better off seeking what is good enough. We would be better off if we lowered our expectations about the results of decisions.

    15. A Bleak Outlook: Is Happiness Relative? More conclusions from The Paradox of Choice (Schwartz, 2004): We would be better off if the decisions we made were not reversible. We would be better off if we paid less attention to what others around us were doing.

    16. The Luck Factor (Wiseman, 2003) Maximize your chance opportunities Lucky people build and maintain a strong “network of luck” Lucky people are open to new experiences in their life.

    18. The Luck Factor (Wiseman, 2003) Expect Good Fortune Lucky people expect their good luck to continue into the future. Lucky people expect their interactions with others to be lucky and successful. Turn your Bad Luck into Good Luck Lucky people see the positive side of their bad luck. Lucky people do not dwell on their ill fortune and take constructive steps.

    19. Traits of Happy People Happy people like themselves. Happy people feel personal control. Happy people are optimistic. Happy people are extraverted.

    20. Socializing and Happiness “Hell is other people.” -Sartre Self disclosers are happier (and healthier). Married people are happier.

    21. Faith of Happy People Highly spiritual people 2 times more likely to say they are very happy. Slightly less vulnerable to depression. Greater happiness retained after suffering.

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