Results from a new national survey show Australians feel worse about many things than they did during COVID. Now governments need to use these data to do better.
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Many people feel unsafe in their homes, and when walking in their neighbourhood during the day or at night.
The 2024 election has upended traditional voting blocs, with young people trending rightward and seniors embracing Harris. New research proposes an intriguing theory: It may come down to happiness.
In the first research of its kind in Australia, our new study tracked almost 3,000 young people from age 15 to 25 to see if there are longer-term benefits to attending a selective school.
We found people who own their home outright were 1.5 times as likely to be highly satisfied with life as renters. But it can be a different story if you have a mortgage – especially if you’re 50-plus.
A threshold has been crossed, with a pessimistic outlook becoming more dominant than an optimistic one.
New research shows that humans don’t necessarily have unlimited wants, and that an ‘ideal life’ costs less than you might think.
Compared to people who aren’t as good at math, people who are better at math are more happy when they have high incomes and less happy when they have lower incomes.
Comparing ourselves to people who are worse off than we are on social media should make us feel better. The opposite is true.
The change point at which the happiness of most Australians no longer strongly depends on income has almost doubled from A$43,000 to A$74,000.
People inevitably became less contented during the pandemic, but it’s part of a longer trend.
A developmental psychologist explains how a period of life that’s often hectic and stressful can also end up being quite rewarding.
Our study of 14,000 Australians shows the effect of 18 major life events on happiness and life satisfaction.
Four decades on, and commencing retirement, Australians who entered the labour market during the 1970s recession are less happy than those born earlier or later.
Today’s national accounts will be important, but for many Australians will say little about living standards.
Happiness varies by location, and what matters for happiness varies as well.
Nearly 1 million teachers in France – 4% of the employed population – work with students on a daily basis, in the public or private sector. How do they feel?
Considering factors that contribute to happiness and life satisfaction.
It is well known that economic inequality is rising. In most industrialised nations the distribution of wealth and income is becoming increasingly concentrated. In the United States, the top 10% of earners…
Fall in love, have a baby, watch your happiness and satisfaction plummet. Psychology researchers know the transition to parenthood can be rough on relationships.
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Professor of Psychological Medicine, BMRI & Disciplne of Psychiatry, University of Sydney
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Senior research scientist, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Professor of Economics, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Social Policy / CEO, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW
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Research Assistant at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, UNSW
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Principal Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Curtin University
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Research Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Binghamton University, State University of New York