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Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind.
According to recent polls (民意测验) sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider
themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy.
Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is
not predictable nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily
happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.
A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness.
Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is
seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.
The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even
those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier
than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this
is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people
with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the
same income and no college education.
Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or
those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to
happiness. Those with a good sex life are happier in general, but those who have
a loving, affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex
alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor.
It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they
are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it
stands at a given time.
Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods are not
necessarily happier adults.
The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to
tolerate frustration, to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to
develop self-confidence and self-esteem.
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发表于 2018-5-31 22:53:26