Pleasure has long been implicated as an important aspect of happiness. Unfortunately, the study of pleasure in the … science of happiness has largely been relegated to positive affective states. While pleasure and affect are difficult to … with happiness. In this research, we used a large international sample (N = 229,728) to explore individual and cross …

divorced, and report worse health than men. Based on the happiness literature, these inequalities should cause women to be less … happy than men. This study investigates this hypothesis using the Gallup World Poll to estimate differences in happiness … the magnitude of the female–male happiness gap can be explained by country characteristics, such as economic development …

increase happiness and reduce tiredness and stress, raising net affect, and high temperatures reduce happiness, consistent with …