Have you looked at the international rankings of the world's happiest countries lately?
Measuring a country's subjective levels of happiness has become something of an international sport. People look with interest to nations such as Denmark, which consistently tops the world's happiness rankings." lifestyle gaining popularity elsewhere. If only we could add more coziness to our lives, perhaps we would be as happy as the Danish!
So living in happier countries may be good for many. But for some, it can end up feeling like too much to live up to, and have the opposite effect.For several years, my colleagues and I have been researching the social pressure people may feel to experience positive emotions and avoid negative ones. For our latest study we surveyed 7,443 people from 40 countries on their emotional wellbeing, satisfaction with life and mood complaints . We then weighed this against their perception of social pressure to feel positive.
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