Research indicates that a variety of different social behaviors prevent loneliness and foster a sense of community and ...

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Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book The How of Happiness offers readers more than a dozen everyday activities they can practice to become happier in the short and long term. Lyubomirsky compiled the list of ...

A new study suggests that even across cultures, there is a lot of similarity in where humans find purpose in life and how it ...

A new book examines why relationships are in crisis in our technology-infused society—and what can be done about it.

Societal polarization has reached the classroom. But teaching students to share and listen to different perspectives is a ...

National pride in the U.S. is at a record low. Researchers and experts explore if there is a place for patriotism in ...

After 40 years studying forgiveness, Robert Enright explores how we define it and why people are skeptical about it.

Caring for others can improve our well-being, build resilience, and foster lasting community—during moments of collective crisis, and beyond.

Every year, the World Happiness Report ranks 146 countries around the globe by their average level of happiness. Scandinavian countries usually top the list, the U.S. falls someplace in the mid-teens, ...