The causes of happiness and misery
The causes of happiness and misery
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幸福和痛苦的原因
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2012
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Claudia Senik
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A. Clark;R. Layard;Claudia Senik
第三章根据30年来对这一主题的研究，讨论了快乐和痛苦的原因。外在特征和个人特征都决定着幸福。一些重要的外部因素包括收入、工作、社区和治理、价值观和宗教。更多的“个人”因素包括心理和身体健康、家庭经历、教育、性别和年龄。这些因素中的许多都与幸福有着双向的相互作用——身体健康可以提高幸福感，而幸福感可以提高身体健康。对所有这些因素的分析惊人地表明，虽然绝对收入在贫穷国家很重要，但在富裕国家，比较收入可能是最重要的。许多其他变量对幸福的影响更大，包括社会信任、工作质量、选择自由和政治参与。
Chapter 3 discusses the causes of happiness and misery, based on 30 years of research on the topic. Both external and personal features determine well-being. Some of the important external factors include income, work, community and governance, and values and religion. More "personal" factors include mental and physical health, family experience, education, gender, and age. Many of these factors have a two-way interaction with happiness – physical health may improve happiness, while happiness improves physical health. An analysis of all these factors strikingly shows that while absolute income is important in poor countries, in richer countries comparative income is probably the most important. Many other variables have a more powerful effect on happiness, including social trust, quality of work, and freedom of choice and political participation.