Questions regarding the quality of life of individuals (or societies) and how it can be effectively measured or quantified.
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How long should I work before taking a break?
I'd like to work as effectively as possible for 8-9 hours a day, whether at work or studying.
At some point in completing my major in psych I remember hearing about the importance of taking breaks ...
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What is a validated single-item measure of mood?
Has anyone validated, proposed or tested a single-item state-based positive affect or happiness measure? I am particularly interested in something for tracking mood every day.
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What is the effect of Social Media consumption on self-esteem?
I have been seeing many conflicting studies saying that facebook usage increases or decreases self-esteem.
What is the current consensus regarding the effect of facebook usage on self-esteem?
Has ...
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Intelligence and marriage satisfaction
A recent letter by a Princeton alumni stated:
Men regularly marry women who are younger, less intelligent, less
educated. It’s amazing how forgiving men can be about a woman’s lack
of ...
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What causes someone to feel anxious and lacking in confidence when outside the home? [closed]
Background Context:
When at home, I feel like being myself - calm, free, productive, clearly thinking and wise person making logical decisions. But should any contact be made with outside world, ...
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What is the effect of high expectations on long-term happiness?
Are there any studies about the long term effects of having high expectations of oneself on one's happiness? Does crashing after failing to reach unrealistic goals significantly impact long-term ...
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What causes short-term dysphoria following intense pleasure?
I'm interested in the phenomenon of short term Dysphoria:
Dysphoria is a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort as a symptom of discontentment, ...
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Does the relationship between positive mood and motivation for sex differ between males and females?
Background:
I recently heard the saying from a doctor: "men are motivated to have sex when they want to feel good and women are motivated to have sex when they already feel good".
(In a side note, ...
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Are there statistics about how many assertive people there are in the world?
Based on my own experience, assertiveness is a rather rare commodity to be found among people, which in my opinion causes most of the troubles this world has.
Are there any statistics that attempt to ...
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Is there any study that models the interaction among assertive, passive, aggressive and passive-aggressive people?
Reading up on assertiveness recently, I wondered whether there's any study that attempts to model how passive, aggressive, assertive and passive-aggressive people interact with one another.
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How do you know if it's psychosomatic or not?
"It's in your head" is often true and often offensive. But as your head can invent any number of psychological and physiological symptoms how can you distinguish whether something is or isn't ...
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Why do people regret actions they didn't take when looking back on their lives?
Is it true that individuals often regret recent actions (i.e., last few months) but when they look back on their lives, they tend to regret things that they have not done (or lack of actions) ?
If ...
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What factors improve mood and increase cognitive functioning when people wake up?
I'm a software engineer doing some research in order to figure out if developing some applications are worth the effort. This work is applied to computational devices including mobile devices and even ...
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What is a reliable physiological measure (e.g., serotonin levels) of positive affect?
Is there a reliable physiological measure or correlate to positive affect?
What does research say on this?
I thought that serotonin levels are correlated with self-reported happiness levels, but, ...
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How to measure well-being without using an extensive questionnaire?
I'm trying to create an iPhone app for music therapy (or other kinds of experimental therapy). Such app would help a music therapist keep track of sessions and evaluate progress. One of the issues ...
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What is the correlation between feeling superior and well-being?
I have noticed in myself and others, when people perceive themselves as "better off" than the majority of others (e.g., smarter, better looking, higher social status, better brain function, more ...
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What is the correlation between objective indexes and aggregated self-report measures of life satisfaction?
The Better Life Index and other indices seek to overcome the limitations of GDP in assessing social progress. They provide a composite score with which to rank nations on a range of indicators such as ...
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Does having a sense of purpose increase longevity?
There is evidence that people who retire early tend to die earlier than people who do not. One interpretation of this finding is that having a sense of purpose improves psychological health and that ...
