– “very happy”
and • People with the lowest happiness scores
– “unhappy”
Results(结果)
• Very happy people differed from unhappy people in a number of ways.
• Unhappy students
– Were less satisfied than happy students with the colleges they ultimately chose.
– 与幸福的学生相比,不幸福的学生对最终选择的 学校满意较少
– Were not as likely to devalue colleges that rejected them.
Set point for happiness
• 幸福的调整点 • May be genetic • 可能是遗传的 • Within 1 year of a very positive or very negative
event, happiness returns to previous levels. • 在一个非常积极或非常消极的事件之后,1年之内
are not any happier than everyone else. • 在任何国家,最富裕的人,不比任何其他人更幸福 • Why?
Money does not buy happiness
What is associated with happiness?
• High self-esteem • 高自尊 Why? How? • 自尊是人格的基石 • Sense of control over life • 对生活有控制感 Why? How? • Optimism • 乐观主义 Why? How?