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The theory that happiness is a national-character-trait is tested in an analysis of differences in average happiness between nations. The results point in the same direction: (1) Though generally fairly stable over the last decades, nation-happiness has changed profoundly in some cases, both absolutely and relatively.
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The theory that happiness is a national-character-trait is...
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The theory that happiness is a national-character-trait is tested in an analysis of differences in average happiness between nations. The results point in the same direction: (1) Though generally fairly stable over the last decades, nation-happiness has changed profoundly in some cases, both absolutely and relatively.
- Ruut Veenhoven
- 1994
The theory that happiness is a personal-character-trait is tested in a (meta) analysis of longitudinal studies. The results are: (1) Happiness is quite stable on the short term, but not in the long run, neither relatively nor absoloutely. (2) Happiness is not insensitive to fortune or adversity. (3) Happiness is not entirely built-in: its genetic
The belief that people can be made happier by providing them with better living conditions is challenged by the theory that happiness is a fixed "trait" rather than a variable "state." Happiness can be regarded as a trait if it meets 3 criteria, namely, temporal stability, cross-situational consistency, and inner causation. The theory that happiness is a personal character trait is tested in a ...
- Ruut Veenhoven
- 1994
The theory that happiness is a personal-character-trait is tested in a (meta) analysis of longitudinal studies. The results are: (1) Happiness is quite stable on the short term, but not in the ...
The theory that happiness is a national-character-trait is tested in an analysis of differences in average happiness between nations. The results point in the same direction: 1) Though generally fairly stable over the last decades, nation-happiness has changed profoundly in some cases both absolutely and relatively.
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Some even regard happiness as a .personality1 trait: that is a tendency to react (judge life) similarly across different situations. Chronic states, as manifested in some forms of pathological unhappiness (depression, ahedonia), are believed to be the rule. Sociologists in this tradition see the happiness of individuals as a reflection of ...
