A new study examined psychological well-being among older individuals in the United States and United Kingdom and found that high life satisfaction was associated with increased cognitive functioning ...

Share on Pinterest A study suggests that people with the Big Five personality traits tend to have higher life satisfaction throughout their lifespan. Julia Forsman/Stocksy The links between ...

A growing body of research suggests our social-psychological health matters when it comes to health and longevity. For example, studies have found that people who are more satisfied with life or have ...

This research update from the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard discusses the role of happiness and life satisfaction in human life, its effects on other aspects of flourishing, and what it is that ...

Certain personality traits are associated with satisfaction in life, and despite the changes people may experience in social roles and responsibilities over the course of their adult lives, that ...

The Melanesian people living in the Roviana and Gizo regions of the Solomon Islands are some of the poorest in the world. They live a subsistence lifestyle, fulfilling their needs by fishing and ...

A recent study found that “the three most important determinants of life satisfaction are satisfaction with finance [...] health, and work.” Given that all are often intimately tied to one’s career, ...

A University of Alberta study using Gallup World Poll data shows life satisfaction among Canadians aged 20 to 34 has fallen ...

Mexico’s life satisfaction is at a fifteen-year high. Its workplace engagement just turned downward for the first time in ...