The pursuit of happiness is one of the foundations of US life, but researchers say people who strive for happiness may end up worse off than when they began。
June Gruber of Yale University, Iris Mauss of the University of Denver and Maya Tamir of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem conducted a review of studies concerning the pursuit of happiness and found happiness has a dark side, too。
For example, one study tracked children from the 1920s to old age and found those rated as highly cheerful by their teachers died younger。
The review, published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, also found people feeling extreme amounts of happiness may not think as creatively as the less happy, and they also tend to take more risks。
The tools often suggested for increasing happiness - such as taking time to think about what happened that made a person happy or grateful, or setting up situations that are likely to make you happy - are good。
"But when you're doing it with the motivation or expectation that these things ought to make you happy, that can lead to disappointment and decreased happiness," Gruber says。
However, psychological scientists have discovered what appears to really increase happiness。
"The strongest predictor of happiness is not money, or external recognition through success or fame," Gruber says. "It's having meaningful social relationships."
快乐至上是美式生活的根基之一,但近日研究人员称追求快乐的人群可能面临“好开端,坏结局”的窘境。
耶鲁大学的琼格鲁伯、丹佛大学的爱丽丝莫斯和耶路撒冷希伯来大学的玛雅塔米尔日前就追求快乐的相关研究进行了评述,发现快乐其实也有负面作用。
举个例子,一项自上世纪20年代就开始的儿童跟踪调查指出,被老师评价为快乐的孩子成年后去世更早。
这篇刊载于《视角与心理科学》的评估报告还发现,自觉非常开心的人可能没有不开心者那么有创意,而且前者更乐于冒险。
而让人们快乐的方法还是值得提倡的——例如抽时间想想让一个人开心愉悦的事情是什么,或者建立一些情境让自己开心。
“但是当你有意为之让自己开心时,最终结果可能是失望和打了折的快乐,”格鲁伯说道。
尽管如此,心理学家们还是发现了真正开怀的东西。
“最强快乐指数不是钱或者成功、名誉带来的外界看法,”格鲁伯说,“而是有意义的人际关系。”
国内英语资讯:China to further reduce SOE debts
国际英语资讯:Erdogan vows to expand Turkish military operations in Syria to Manbij despite U.S. warnings
拯救“懒癌晚期”:日本开卖能吃皮的香蕉 38元一根
The Things I want to do 我想要做的事情
国外最新研究:麦当劳的薯条还能治秃头!
博彩业大亨史蒂夫·韦恩被指性行为不当富翁辞职
体坛英语资讯:Chapecoense call for Nacional Copa Libertadores ban
国内英语资讯:Major work on worlds longest sea bridge passes evaluation
贾老板表演震撼全美,现场却惹争议!
国际英语资讯:Economic climate in euro area hits highest level since 2000: think tank
“小哥哥”、“小姐姐”为什么会流行?英语怎么说?
究竟吃什么对头发好呢?这10种食物助你解决脱发烦恼[1]
德国称朝鲜通过驻柏林大使馆购买核设备
体坛英语资讯:Bayern march, Bremen upset Schalke in German Bundesliga
国内英语资讯:Two killed, over 100 injured in Taiwan earthquake
国内英语资讯:Chinese president meets Dutch king, calls for closer cooperation on B&R construction
国内英语资讯:China to tighten control over guns, explosives
娜塔莉波特曼透露亲身经历:性骚扰很可怕!
国内英语资讯:Southwest China eases visa permits for foreign talent
莫桑比克否认与朝鲜做生意
体坛英语资讯:Banned Peru captain Guerrero to train in Argentina ahead of World Cup
真歉意还是假客套:如何判别道歉是真心还是假意
拯救“懒癌晚期”:日本开卖能吃皮的香蕉 38元一根
About Bike-sharing 关于共享单车
My Fear 我的恐惧
去英国要注意什么?
Chinese English 中式英语
The Misunderstanding In Culture 文化误解
神预测:比尔-盖茨1999年做出的这15个预测都成真了
湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2017-2018学年高一上学期期末联考英语试卷
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |