Happiness formula
What really makes women happy – according to the study
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What does it take for a woman to be truly happy in life? Researchers at York University investigated this question.
Money is the key to happiness – is that true? At least not only, shows a new one Study. Income is important, but by no means the only or most important factor. The researchers at York University came to this conclusion after surveying over 12,000 participants between the ages of 25 and 64 about various areas of life such as education, work, social interests, social class and more.
In our study we found that work has a low priority compared to family and social outcomes – Professor James Chowhan, leader of the study
According to the study results, instead of work and income, being able to rely on family and friends outside of work is particularly important for high life satisfaction. “It’s not that all aspects of the work were rated poorly, but the family and community dominated overall,” says Professor James Chowhan.
In addition, according to the researchers, social class and physical appearance play a significant role in satisfaction in life. The study leader summarizes the circumstances that make women most satisfied as follows: “They are married, satisfied with their personal appearance, enjoy good family and community support, are in excellent health and consider themselves upper class.”
Well, under these conditions we would all be very happy… The question arises as to what is in our hands. The important word in this best-case scenario: “consider”. Because there are some life circumstances that bring us satisfaction and that depend on our consideration. “The higher you rate yourself in terms of social class, the higher your life satisfaction,” says Professor James Chowhan. Appearance, which is also crucial to being happy, is about self-perception and not about what others say or whether you fit into any norm or trend. Only you have to be in harmony with yourself.
We note: The study definitely represents a very privileged view of life satisfaction. However, we should not allow ourselves to be dominated and dragged down by the things we cannot influence, but rather work on those things that we can control ourselves – because in the end it is always the case It’s best to take happiness into your own hands.