What does it take to be considered the world’s happiest country? For the sixth year in a row, Finland has earned that accolade, winning the top spot yet again in the annual World Happiness Report, ...

Happiness is defined differently depending on who you ask. Some people define happiness as a positive emotional experience. Others define happiness as having two parts called hedonia (pleasure) and ...

A new study shows that the causes of personal happiness vary considerably from person to person and that one size will not fit all when considering policies to improve happiness and wellbeing across ...

From social connection to physical activity, is science any closer to finding the key to happiness? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The secret to happiness, it's something researchers at Harvard have been studying for decades with updates every two years. This is the world's longest scientific study of ...

What is happiness, why is it so important, and why is it so hard to achieve? Together, individuals and communities will go through many measures to achieve happiness. Starting in the late 1990s, ...

When I saw the title of longtime New Yorker writer and cultural essayist Adam Gopnik’s slim new volume, “All That Happiness Is,” the song “Happiness” from the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown ...

These five ways to cultivate happiness are part of a program of increasing your psychological flexibility. How to better cope ...

Happiness is one of the most sought-after experiences: We all want joy in our personal lives, delight in our work, and bliss in our relationships. But happiness can also be elusive—and it’s ...

Cora Fox has received funding from an NEH grant for activities not directly related to this research. “In this year’s issue, we focus on the impact of caring and sharing on people’s happiness,” the ...