Why are some people happier than others? And how can we improve our quality of life? Those are the two main questions I have been trying to answer for more than a decade. I run the Happiness Research ...

Americans now spend $9.6 billion on self-help products every year, including scores of books whose titles all sound something ...

Scientists have thought for years that happiness may have a real effect on physical health, but a comprehensive new review makes the case stronger than ever. The review, published in Applied ...

Happiness isnt about constant positivity or a problem-free life. According to experts, its more about finding balance, purpose, and satisfaction. Generally, in Western culture, we view happiness as ...

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, is the Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is also the director of The Happiness Lab at Drexel University, which examines what ...

According to psychology, the most telling signs of genuine happiness often show up in small, everyday behaviors.

The relationship between happiness and health has long been thought of as a “soft science,” but the new Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ...

“The results suggest that the positive association between money and well-being continues far up the economic ladder, and that the magnitude of the differences can be substantial,” Killingsworth ...

The Dark Triad consists of three personality traits: Narcissism: associated with a sense of grandiosity, superiority, and entitlement. Machiavellianism: linked with a tendency to be calculating, cold, ...

Marriage and family therapist Tony Mosier went through a rough patch where he felt joy was elusive. He wasn’t as happy as he wanted to be because of a personal crisis and had “difficulty in finding ...