Educational Resources of Happiness Studies

Apple App - Track Your Happiness Using this app, you'll be able to track your happiness and find out what factors — for you personally — are associated with greater happiness.

Generational Affiliation as a Component of Culture: Focus Group Perspectives of Three Generational Cohorts (University of Arkansas) The purpose of this study was to explore the multicultural elements related to generational affiliation. Much of current generational literature is anecdotal and does not empirically explore the culture of each generation. A constructivist ground theory approach was applied to the study of three generational cohorts (Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials) using focus groups to (a) explore the values, beliefs, and worldview inherent to each generation, and (b) extend theory on multiculturalism Data from nine focus groups, three for each generational cohort, were analyzed for key themes within each generational cohort. Results indicated that, in keeping with the American Counseling Association's call for counselors to be multiculturally competent, generational culture should be incorporated into counselor training and continued education.

Booksmart (2019) Academic overachievers Amy and Molly thought keeping their noses to the grindstone gave them a leg up on their high school peers. But on the eve of graduation, the best friends suddenly realize that they may have missed out on the special moments of their teenage years. Determined to make up for lost time, the girls decide to cram four years of not-to-be missed fun into one night -- a chaotic adventure that no amount of book smarts could prepare them for.

How To Be Happy—According To New Data On Generations If you’re looking for happiness—and who isn’t, these days—you may be most successful by creating experiences that are based on your generation. A new survey finds there are significant differences in how generations spend their time and money to seek (and find!) happiness and great experiences.

Podcast "Generation Gap" by Heyy Ej. In this Generation Gap Podcast episode, Elijah and Jeanne have a wide-ranging conversation on happiness.

Jean Twenge PhD - Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future Hardcover (April 25, 2023) A groundbreaking, “lavishly informative” (The New York Times) portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another. Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events, Dr. Jean Twenge analyzes data on 39 million people from robust national surveys—some going back nearly a century—to show that changes in technology are the underlying driver of each generation’s unique makeup. In this revelatory work, Twenge outlines key shifts in attitudes and lifestyle choices that define each generation regarding gender, income, politics, race, sexuality, marriage, mental health, and much more.

Track Your Happiness.org Track Your Happiness.org is a new scientific research project that investigates what makes life worth living. Using this site, you’ll be able to track your happiness and find out what factors – for you personally – are associated with greater happiness. You’ll also contribute to our scientific understanding of happiness. Using this site, you’ll be able to track your happiness and find out what factors – for you personally – are associated with greater happiness. You’ll also contribute to our scientific understanding of happiness.

HAPPY (Happy the App on the App Store) One of the most significant factors to impact our happiness is a sense of community, and that's what HAPPY focuses on. The HAPPY app makes use of the key feature of the happiness.com platform – community. It's a happiness app that allows you to be in touch with people worldwide to share your struggles and support each other. To find strength in our shared humanity, our imperfection, and our deep care for each other and the planet. Everyone experiences ups and downs, but how do we master the downs skillfully? The HAPPY app facilitates a safe and mutually supportive community where tools, practices and experiences enable everyone to live happy and fulfilled lives. For example, are you awake at 3am full of anxiety? Share your struggles live on the HAPPY app, and who knows where in the world someone else will be awake who relates to your experience and has kind words of support. Maybe you are in the metro on the way to work, and you can be the person who is offering those accepting words and emotional support.

Fuzzy But Useful Constructs: Making Sense of the Differences Between Generations - Univ from "Work, Aging and Retirement", journal - Volume 3, Issue 2, 1 April 2017, Pages 130–139. While the research on generational differences has continued to grow, there are still questions about whether “generation” is a useful construct. In this study, generational boundaries or cut-offs are examined using a large, nationally representative sample of high school seniors whose attitudes and work values were assessed over time. Compared to Boomers and GenX’ers at the same age, Millennials were less likely to endorse social values (such as making friends at work) and more likely to endorse leisure values (such as vacation time). For workplace settings, Millennials were less likely than GenX’ers to favor owning their own business or working for a large corporation and were less likely than Boomers to favor working at a social service organization. However, while mean-level generational differences were apparent, there were no clear cut-offs between generations. Instead, the trends were more gradual and linear, suggesting that generations might be best conceptualized as fuzzy social constructs. Considerations for the use of generations as a meaningful construct are discussed.

Happify Happify comes in both website and app form, and claims to increase happiness through fun activities and games, help you learn life-changing habits based on science, and reduce stress and build skills for a happy healthy life. The Happify app has various “scientifically validated tracks” that are suggested to you after you take a short questionnaire detailing your life and health. Each track has a theme and is divided into parts (usually four). These are then divided into activities, ranging from guided meditations to reflective writing assignments to fun games. How many tracks depends on if you pay the monthly subscription or downloaded the free version.

The Secret to Happiness is in Generations - video by Unstoppable Journeys In this transformative journey, we uncover the secret to happiness hidden in generational wisdom. In a world obsessed with success and productivity, finding true happiness can seem elusive. But what if the key lies in understanding the values and experiences of baby boomers, generation x, and millennials? Join us as we explore real-life examples and practical tips from each generation. Discover how gratitude, emotional intelligence, and positivity shape their paths to happiness. Baby boomers find joy in stability and simple pleasures, Gen Xers in balancing work and life, and millennials in meaningful experiences. Unlock the potential of generational insights to cultivate your own happiness. Learn how to handle stress, build meaningful relationships, and foster personal growth. Let's continue to grow together, creating waves of change and inspiring others along the way. If you find this journey enriching, don't forget to like, share, and subscribe. Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below. Together, we can achieve self-mastery and motivation on our path to a fulfilling life

Making new friends and keeping existing ones is hard. Here’s some science-backed tips to help Assuming people like you and being consistent in attending social activities are both key to maintaining strong friendships

Generational identities: Historical and literary perspectives by Helen Kingstone Discussions of generational identities need to take into account their long and non-linear history. Our present focus on intergenerational inequity Baby-Boomers vs. Millennials disregards the much more complex history of this social identity. This paper by a historian and literary scholar teases apart (1) the diachronic and synchronic meanings of ‘generation’, (2) the difference between ‘a generation in itself’ from ‘a generation for itself’ that has a social identity, and (3) generational identities that are claimed from within or ascribed from without. This paper places the question of how generational change takes place into historical context, showing that while generational identities came to focused attention during the First World War, they arguably began a century earlier, in the upheavals of the French Revolution and worldwide Napoleonic Wars. Nineteenth-century intellectual movements were often generation-conscious, though these identities did not translate across the social spectrum. The paper emphasises the intersectional nature of any generational taxonomy in relation to class, gender, race and national context, drawing brief examples from independence-era Jamaica, post-Soviet Russia, and mid-twentieth-century UK and USA. A final section highlights the value of ‘intergenerational’ approaches over those that emphasize a ‘generation gap’.

The Intern (2015) When 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker (Robert de Niro) decides to become a senior intern at a fashion website, he forms an unlikely friendship with the website’s workaholic CEO, Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway). Nancy Meyer’s directorial addresses the issue of multi-generations working in the same place and the enjoyable chemistry between Ben and Jules is proof that it works.

A New Study Finds What Drives Generational Happiness in the Workplace A study uncovers how happy each generation is at work and what drives each generation’s workplace happiness to help HR practitioners improve employee happiness and engagement at work. In this final report, you can find data on the levels of generational happiness at work, what drives that happiness, and what you can do to foster it.

World Happiness Report, Ch. 2. (March 2024) Happiness of the younger, the older and those in between.

Kings College, London - Free Online Lecture "Generations: Does When You’re Born Shape Who You Are?" Generational thinking is a really big idea that’s been horribly corrupted by endless stereotypes, cliches and myths. This is a real shame, because a better understanding of what’s truly different between generations is a key way to understand the future for our own workforces, clients and society in general. In this session, Professor Bobby Duffy will separate the myths from realities, and give participants a simple framework to understand the type of change we’re seeing. This is vital for leaders in how they engage with their own changing workforce, how they understand changing demand in their market, and how they themselves have been shaped by when they were born.

Which Generation Is Really the Happiest? According to a new survey, self-reported well-being increases linearly with age. The widest gaps were found between the Silent Generation and the GenZers, with the other generations in between. These data suggest that the youngest generation, Gen Z, reports the lowest levels of well-being across different dimensions.

The Hate U Give (2018) Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right.

The Life Ahead (2020) A Holocaust survivor running a daycare business forms an unlikely friendship with a bitter street kid when she takes him in after he robs her.

SuperBetter Building resilience – the ability to stay strong, motivated and optimistic – even in the face of change and difficult challenges is tough. But the makers behind the SuperBetter app believe that using their tool will unlock your heroic potential so you can overcome tough situations and achieve goals that matter most. At the heart of SuperBetter is the Live Gamefully® method, a framework that brings the psychological strengths and mindset of gameplay to real life. The method promotes new levels of personal growth as a result of stress and change. That's why it's called SuperBetter. A key part of building happiness is developing resilience. While bouncing back from life’s challenges is important, it’s not easy. SuperBetter makes the process easier by taking you through a series of activities that help you build resilience while reducing anxiety and depression, leading to a happier life.

Generation Gap (2008) When angry young man Dylan (Alex Black) is sent to stay with his grandfather The Colonel (Edward Asner), a man he barely knows, sparks are bound to fly–and not necessarily the good kind. The crusty old grandfather might be old-fashioned but he is loving in his own way and by the end, the two do end up giving each other some important lessons in love.

Sky Bergman - Lives Well Lived — GENERATIONS: Resilience, Positivity, and Purpose at Every Age Paperback (April 20, 2024) What if you had a treasure trove of resilience, positivity, and insight at your fingertips? The author weaves a legacy quilt from the stories of over 40 individuals, embodying 3000 years of life experience. Each tale is a thread in the tapestry of human resilience and joy, an insight from her acclaimed PBS documentary, Lives Well Lived. The book distills life's essence, celebrating wisdom shaped through generations. It's about finding purpose, leaning on each other, and the art of thriving through life's rollercoaster. Sky Bergman grew up in an Italian household with four generations around the dinner table where the stories, wisdom, and knowledge would flow. You can almost smell the aroma of Grandma’s lasagna wafting in the air as you immerse yourself in a vibrant Italian household where laughter and wisdom blend as richly as spices. This book is a heartfelt invitation to dine at a table stretching back thousands of years. The author unveils the beauty of age-old connections, introduces you to the pioneers bridging generational gaps, and champions the unifying force of shared experiences..

International Journal of Social Science And Human Research - "Happy as Larry: A Transgenerational Qualitative Analysis of Happiness". This academic study aims to know what the sources of happiness from the perspective of different generations are.

Finding Purpose and Meaning | Arthur C Brooks & Tal Ben-Shahar

Discussion group How to package and sell a happiness training

A VIDA DE NIKI WINSTOM (2023 Netflix) MAHARAJ (2024 Netfix) A courageous jornalist , questions the control that a respected religious leader exercises over his followers, Based on a real court case.

GOYO (2024 NETFLIX) 'Being different is something we have in common''. Goyo, an autistic boy falls in love with Eva Montero, and they find the same comfort they were looking for. a film about love and differences.

The effects of loneliness and social isolation on cognitive functioning in older adults: a need for nuanced assessments by Barton W. Palmer In recent years, there has been increased public and research attention directed towards the international “epidemic of loneliness” among older adults, as well as in the broader general population. Overall prevalence varies somewhat by method of assessment and country or region of sampling, but the bulk of studies suggest a general prevalence of approximately 20%−25%. The relationship of aging to the risk and nature of loneliness is complex, with inconsistent findings across studies, and may be affected by a number of specific factors, such as age-related loss of spouse/partners, changes in one’s broader social network, other environmental changes, as well as a range of positive and negative psychological factors. In older and younger adults, loneliness is not only an aversive experience, it has a deleterious impact on cognitive and physical health, and is associated with a substantial increase in all-cause mortality. Distinct Constructs of Loneliness and Social Isolation: Loneliness (a subjective feeling) and social isolation (objective lack of social connections) are related but distinct. Both impact cognitive and physical health independently, but they can also interact and exacerbate each other. Health Impacts: Persistent loneliness is linked to increased risks of cognitive dysfunction, dementia, and higher mortality rates. It may lead to chronic physiological stress, contributing to health decline in older adults.

PAST LIVES (2023) Two deeply friends connected childhood and separate after a move. They reunite in New york after 2 decades for one week and they think toguether about destiny, love and choises.