Many factors determine happiness, but University of Illinois Professor George Diener offers that five factors are contributing: social relationships temperament/adaptation society and culture positive thinking styles money Today, we look at some of these variables before turning to examine the relationship between money and happiness in more detail. We begin with social relationships. Diener conducted a study that discovered that the happiest 10 percent of the subjects all had strong supportive relationships. While a strong social network did not guarantee happiness, it appeared to be a requirement to be happy. Temperament appears to have a genetic component and affects mood. There is a set point for temperament. We have our ups and downs in reaction to life’s events, but ultimately we usually adapt and return to a set point. Diener offers that temperament is more like a “moving baseline” than a single point permanently set for life. Thinking patterns influence our happine...
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