"We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing random acts of kindness). However, our review suggests that other strategies—such as being more sociable—may reliably promote happiness." https://t.co/DlTyICalb9 https://t.co/GjkQJep3jv
How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments.
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The discussions express a nuanced awareness of the publication, referencing its findings that many common happiness strategies lack solid evidence, and highlighting topics like preregistration and research rigor. The tone varies from analytical to cautiously optimistic, with examples like comments on the questionable effectiveness of popular methods and the methodological issues raised, indicating moderate engagement and recognition of the study's potential influence on both scientific research and societal views.
Many posts acknowledge that popular strategies for happiness lack strong scientific support, indicating moderate agreement with the publication's findings.
Discussions focus on the surprising results of the systematic review, which seems to draw moderate interest among the responders.
Posts cite specific examples like the ineffectiveness of random acts of kindness and highlight themes such as preregistration and research validity, reflecting a thoughtful level of engagement.
Several social discussions mention the influence of the review on scientific practices and public perceptions of happiness strategies, suggesting a moderate perceived impact.
Abstract in brief
- The review analyzed preregistered experiments to evaluate which strategies can reliably increase happiness, finding little support for popular ideas like performing random acts of kindness.
- It suggests that increasing social interactions and providing financial support to underprivileged groups are more promising ways to boost happiness, backed by strong evidence.
- The authors believe that applying modern research practices will lead to more effective, evidence-based strategies for achieving lasting improvements in well-being.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyQ. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media, buying time What doesn’t: meditation, random acts of kindness, volunteer work —Systematic review by @duniganfolk & @dunnhappylab: https://t.co/nvy0ISxwW8 https://t.co/KKfareRxaV
You have to admire a paper that says "turns out that our research field is almost entirely bogus, so we set out to see if anything can be salvaged". Quote: Thousands of studies ... were conducted during a period in which researchers commonly “p-hacked” https://t.co/mBT5ojnGWb
事前登録がなされた研究を対象とした幸福感に影響を与える要因の系統的レビュー。親切な行為をすることは幸福感を高める要因として支持されない。より社交的になる、等は有効。政府等による経済的支援も有効。 https://t.co/BsWxRQ1Anp
Many widely recommended strategies for increasing happiness do not pass the best methodological acid test. https://t.co/n1HxzxQceV https://t.co/YLHfOTLCKG
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Science of Happiness: Evidence-Based Strategies for Well-Being
What makes a happy and satisfying life? Neuroscientist Inga Grossmann discusses key findings from scientific research, emphasizing the importance of stable relationships and understanding individual baseline happiness…
Effective Strategies to Increase Happiness Based on Research
From time to time most of us would probably say that we could use some additional happiness in our lives. This video presents evidence-based strategies for boosting happiness, emphasizing social interactions and…
Effective Strategies to Increase Happiness Based on Scientific Research
This video explores methods to enhance happiness, highlighting that increasing social interactions and supporting underprivileged groups are effective, evidence-based strategies. It emphasizes modern research practices…
Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Happiness Scientifically
Today we learn how we can be happier according to science. The review analyzed preregistered experiments to evaluate which strategies can reliably increase happiness, finding little support for popular ideas like…
Many widely recommended strategies for increasing happiness do not pass the best methodological acid test. https://t.co/n1HxzxQceV https://t.co/YLHfOTLCKG
Happiness research: systematic review of pre-registered studies shows that effects of several popular #happiness interventions are small or absent. But don't worry... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37566759/
How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments | Annual Reviews https://t.co/MijaDaPzFY
Well, for positive interventions, I would use: Folk, D., & Dunn, E. (2024). How can people become happier? A systematic review of preregistered experiments. Annual review of psychology, 75(1), 467-493.
RT @Dr_Paul_Penn: New video on evidemce based ways of becoming happier Pls leave a like on YT if you enjoy. https://t.co/cV006NejOg @davi…
New video on evidemce based ways of becoming happier Pls leave a like on YT if you enjoy. https://t.co/cV006NejOg @davidtree @VirnaRossi @ousl_gayani @drlwhelen @xClairefx @DrVanessaParson @BPSStudent @jenhawk6248 @LeeFallin @alexgspiers @calligaris @LindaKKaye @cjayewong
RT @DegenRolf: Many widely recommended strategies for increasing happiness do not pass the best methodological acid test. https://t.co/VUR7…
RT @ObserveIR: Trending in #MultidisciplinaryPsychology: https://t.co/HGeMvIm9FO 1) Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread br…
Ref: Annual Review of Psychology, How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments, Dunigan Folk and Elizabeth Dunn 2024
Interesante artículo sobre estrategias para incrementar (de verdad) la felicidad… https://t.co/C6UR1SH9LF
Source: How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments https://t.co/agf0DkyLXJ
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RT @DegenRolf: Many widely recommended strategies for increasing happiness do not pass the best methodological acid test. https://t.co/VUR7…
RT @DegenRolf: Many widely recommended strategies for increasing happiness do not pass the best methodological acid test. https://t.co/VUR7…
@Metekndr13 2024 https://t.co/NaGN2EjB1r
@alitapsiz01 2024 yayını https://t.co/NaGN2EjB1r
【SR】幸せになる方法9選 ①感謝の気持ちを伝える ②積極的に社交を行う ③幸せそうに振る舞う ④新鮮みを足す ⑤ポジティブに考える ⑥他人を助ける ⑦より良い未来を考えない ⑧嫌なことを減らす ⑨スマホ利用は適切に https://t.co/XGhy6JQSBx
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
社交的行動や経済的支援は人の幸福感を高めることが確認されているが一方で推奨されている他の、戦略、例えば「無作為な親切な行為」が常に効果的とは限らないという話 https://t.co/epi4VfEEwy
RT @tonirodon: Many recommended strategies for promoting happiness, including practising meditation, doing random acts of kindness, or enga…
RT @tonirodon: Many recommended strategies for promoting happiness, including practising meditation, doing random acts of kindness, or enga…
RT @tonirodon: Many recommended strategies for promoting happiness, including practising meditation, doing random acts of kindness, or enga…
Many recommended strategies for promoting happiness, including practising meditation, doing random acts of kindness, or engaging in volunteer work do not work. Other strategies, such as being more sociable or expressing gratitude, promote happiness https://t.co/hTEl89nK4J
Artículo completo ⬇️ https://t.co/4gcn6AloVM
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments https://t.co/Xzm2bTLzkK
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
RT @koenfucius: What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media…
What makes us happier: expressing gratitude, being more sociable, acting happy, spending money on others, less social media, buying time What doesn’t: meditation, random acts of kindness, volunteer work —Systematic review by @duniganfolk & @dunnhappylab: https://t.co/nvy0ISxwW8 https://t.co/KKfareRxaV
エビデンスレベルの高めな幸せを育む活動を整理した論文。 どうすれば人々はより幸せになれるのでしょうか?事前登録された実験の系統的レビュー https://t.co/E761QmUBEg
RT @HiroTHamadaJP: 同じ著者の二つのreview. A systematic review of the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness strategies…
RT @sui_lab_hs: 事前登録がなされた研究を対象とした幸福感に影響を与える要因の系統的レビュー。親切な行為をすることは幸福感を高める要因として支持されない。より社交的になる、等は有効。政府等による経済的支援も有効。 https://t.co/BsWxRQ1Anp
RT @sui_lab_hs: 事前登録がなされた研究を対象とした幸福感に影響を与える要因の系統的レビュー。親切な行為をすることは幸福感を高める要因として支持されない。より社交的になる、等は有効。政府等による経済的支援も有効。 https://t.co/BsWxRQ1Anp
RT @sui_lab_hs: 事前登録がなされた研究を対象とした幸福感に影響を与える要因の系統的レビュー。親切な行為をすることは幸福感を高める要因として支持されない。より社交的になる、等は有効。政府等による経済的支援も有効。 https://t.co/BsWxRQ1Anp
RT @sui_lab_hs: 事前登録がなされた研究を対象とした幸福感に影響を与える要因の系統的レビュー。親切な行為をすることは幸福感を高める要因として支持されない。より社交的になる、等は有効。政府等による経済的支援も有効。 https://t.co/BsWxRQ1Anp
RT @sui_lab_hs: 事前登録がなされた研究を対象とした幸福感に影響を与える要因の系統的レビュー。親切な行為をすることは幸福感を高める要因として支持されない。より社交的になる、等は有効。政府等による経済的支援も有効。 https://t.co/BsWxRQ1Anp
事前登録がなされた研究を対象とした幸福感に影響を与える要因の系統的レビュー。親切な行為をすることは幸福感を高める要因として支持されない。より社交的になる、等は有効。政府等による経済的支援も有効。 https://t.co/BsWxRQ1Anp
RT @ObserveIR: Trending in #MultidisciplinaryPsychology: https://t.co/HGeMvIm9FO 1) Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread br…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
Trending in #MultidisciplinaryPsychology: https://t.co/HGeMvIm9FO 1) Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity (@FrontPsychol) 2) Music Training & Nonmusical Abilities 3) How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered https://t.co/6Z0rCsJzVk
How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments | Annual Review of Psychology https://t.co/9wUorNQGlV
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
幸福に関するSystematic Review 幸福度を向上・低下させる行動と,それぞれの行動の幸福への影響度が示されている https://t.co/rrky9iP71m
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @ishikun3: Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @oweissb: You have to admire a paper that says "turns out that our research field is almost entirely bogus, so we set out to see if anyt…
RT @oweissb: You have to admire a paper that says "turns out that our research field is almost entirely bogus, so we set out to see if anyt…
Q. 何がWell-beingに貢献するのか? 重要な研究。事前登録された研究の実を対象としたシステマティックレビュー。 https://t.co/5eKkb37ldR
RT @oweissb: You have to admire a paper that says "turns out that our research field is almost entirely bogus, so we set out to see if anyt…
RT @oweissb: You have to admire a paper that says "turns out that our research field is almost entirely bogus, so we set out to see if anyt…
You have to admire a paper that says "turns out that our research field is almost entirely bogus, so we set out to see if anything can be salvaged". Quote: Thousands of studies ... were conducted during a period in which researchers commonly “p-hacked” https://t.co/mBT5ojnGWb
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
Western democracies have failed to increase happiness, e.g. promoting sociability and providing underprivileged individuals and families with (more) financial support. https://t.co/IBO3Dk339M https://t.co/OneZtNYvld
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
Great Overview of what we reliably know about happiness https://t.co/m6Sblxu2KB
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments https://t.co/xU9fzyX1Q8 via @DunnHappyLab et al https://t.co/4sDipQzXiI
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @robsica: "Indeed, there are good theoretical reasons to believe that happiness should be hard to increase in a lasting way. Our emotion…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @social_brains: This new review on what does and does not produce lasting changes in happiness (from @DunnHappyLab ) looks awesome. htt…
RT @robsica: "Indeed, there are good theoretical reasons to believe that happiness should be hard to increase in a lasting way. Our emotion…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
RT @SteveStuWill: "We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing ra…
"We found surprisingly little support for many widely recommended strategies [for raising happiness] (e.g., performing random acts of kindness). However, our review suggests that other strategies—such as being more sociable—may reliably promote happiness." https://t.co/DlTyICalb9 https://t.co/GjkQJep3jv
Enfoque a distintas estrategias para alcanzar la felicidad en los tiempos actuales. Ejemplo el ser más sociable y otras pautas. How Can People Become Happier? Annual Review of Psychology Volume 75, 2024 https://t.co/r4a8YtgXQ9
I like the idea of “preregistration”of research projects, which involves committing to your statistical analyses in advance … to help prevent “p-hacking.” For example: “How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments” https://t.co/8M8LphtiR7
Annual Review: How Can People Become Happier?: A Systematic Review of Pre-Registered Experiments “We also noticed that pre-registration appears to be contagious; when researchers published a pre-registered experiment on a specific topic.., others followed suit” osf.io/preprints/ps...
同じ著者の二つのreview. A systematic review of the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness strategies in mainstream media https://t.co/Zez3NvcrX6 How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments https://t.co/zBDMUj0AjS
Annual Review of Psychology How Can People Become Happier? A Systematic Review of Preregistered Experiments www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/...
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