title: The pursuit of happiness.
abstract: New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy--and why.
authors.affiliation: Hope College in Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diener
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors