This chapter outlines the findings from the Worktown (1938) and Bolton (2014) Happiness
data. The frequency of happiness and the role of luck were similar. There were differences …

This book shines a light on the meaning of happiness and how public perceptions of it have
changed over time. A question that has engaged philosophers from the days of Aristotle …

Rotterdam is a big city in the Netherlands, characterized by an economic focus on its port
and industry, and by the large share of migrants and blue-collar workers in its population …

Abstract The World Database of Happiness is an online archive used to store the results of
empirical research on happiness in the sense of life satisfaction. Findings are described in a …

The chapter introduces modern perspectives on well-being, work and leisure as a context for
presenting research on the importance of enjoyment for happiness and well-being, with …

The past 40 years have seen concerted efforts to measure happiness at national and
international levels in response to evidence that higher levels of affluence do not seem to be …

The United Kingdom has a melancholy record on happiness. Its recorded average levels of
overall life satisfaction were scarcely higher in 2006 than they had been in the austerity post …

Alongside the rise of positive psychology in late 20th century, happiness has become a
topical and heavily debated part of public and academic discourse. Although the concept …

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UNDERSTANDING POPULATION TRENDS AND PROCESSES UPTAP RESEARCH …

Page 1 R. Veenhoven Data-Book of Happiness A Complementary Reference Work to 'Conditions
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