WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — You might feel sad after looking closer at studies about happiness. That’s because an emotion that’s easy to experience is immensely difficult to measure, says Purdue University ...

This paper uses data of reported happiness which is measured at 4, 5, 7 and 11 likert-scale points. A group of 137 respondents was selected to study the comparison problem on the estimated mean ...

Arthur C. Brooks created a stir on the opinion pages in 2006 when he wrote a book citing scads of research showing that conservatives were substantially more generous than either moderates or liberals ...

Attention all: The key to absolute happiness has been uncovered and — surprise! — it’s on the internet (sort of). No, the key cannot be found on social media, nor will you discover it while spiraling ...

March 22, 2012 — Treating cancer patients for a living might not make for the happiest of specialists, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report: 2012. When asked how happy are with their ...

Readers largely take issue with a column by Ross Douthat about the left’s supposed unhappiness. To the Editor: Re “Can Those on the Left Be Happy?,” by Ross Douthat (column, April 7): Mr. Douthat ...

Sure, business is important, but people matter, too. All too often we forget they go hand in hand.... Check out the Happy Planet Index. Here's what the site says: "The Happy Planet Index addresses the ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan long ago dispensed with the notion of gross national product as a gauge of well-being. The king decreed that his people would aspire to ...