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Happiness

A general guide to resources to supplement studies in Happiness.

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Recent Happiness Research
VanderWeele, T. J., Johnson, B. R., Bialowolski, P. T., Bonhag, R., Bradshaw, M., Breedlove, T., Case, B., Chen, Y., Chen, Z. J., Counted, V., Cowden, R. G., de la Rosa, P. A., Felton, C., Fogleman, A., Gibson, C., Grigoropoulou, N., Gundersen, C., Jang, S. J., Johnson, K. A., et al. (2025). The Global Flourishing Study: Study profile and initial results on flourishing. Nature Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00423-5
Alexander, R., Aragón, O. R., Bookwala, J., Cherbuin, N., Gatt, J. M., Kahrilas, I. J., Kästner, N., Lawrence, A., Lowe, L., Morrison, R. G., Mueller, S. C., Nusslock, R., Papadelis, C., Polnaszek, K. L., Helene Richter, S., Silton, R. L., & Styliadis, C. (2021). The neuroscience of positive emotions and affect: Implications for cultivating happiness and wellbeing. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 121, 220–249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.12.002
Ruiz-Rodríguez, R., Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, M., & Ravina-Ripoll, R. (2023). Neuroleadership: A new way for happiness management. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), 139. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01642-w
Rizzato, M., Di Dio, C., Miraglia, L., Sam, C., D'Anzi, S., Antonelli, M., & Donelli, D. (2022). Are you happy? A validation study of a tool measuring happiness. Behavioral Sciences, 12(8), 295. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080295
Folk, D., & Dunn, E. (2024). How can people become happier? A systematic review of preregistered experiments. Annual Review of Psychology, 75, 467–493. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-022423-030818
Gardiner, G., Lee, D., Baranski, E., Funder, D., & Members of the International Situations Project. (2020). Happiness around the world: A combined etic-emic approach across 63 countries. PloS One, 15(12), e0242718. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242718
Khalil, E. L. (2025). Questioning the ‘subjective well-being’ concept: Distinguishing wellbeing and happiness. Acta Psychologica, 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104702
Folk, D., & Dunn, E. (2023). A systematic review of the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness strategies in mainstream media. Nature Human Behaviour, 7(10), 1697-1707. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01651-4