A Genetic Component to National Differences in Happiness

Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 321 - 340
Published: Apr 1, 2017
Abstract
National differences in subjective well-being (SWB) have been attributed to socioeconomic, climatic, and genetic factors. We focus on one particular facet of SWB—happiness or positive affect—measured by the nationally representative World Values Survey (WVS). We find that national percentages of very happy people across the three latest WVS waves (2000–2004, 2005–2009, 2010–2014) are consistently and highly correlated with national prevalence of...
Paper Details
Title
A Genetic Component to National Differences in Happiness
Published Date
Apr 1, 2017
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
321 - 340
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