These are the 10 happiest countries in the world: InternationalDayOfHappiness
Ranking high in happiness doesn't protect a country's people from violence or trauma, as the recent attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand shows. But the response of New Zealand's people to the attack does."What stands out about the happiest and most well connected societies is their resilience and ability to deal with bad things," says Helliwell.
Addiction is partly to blame, says report co-author Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, who wrote a chapter focused on the US epidemic of addictions and on unhappiness in America, a rich country where happiness has been declining.Link between social media and depression stronger in teen girls than boys, study says
Social connections are weakening in the US as social media usage is raising anxiety, especially among adolescents, says Helliwell.Leon Neal/Getty Images
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