Cultures and Happiness (04-02-24)
Krys and colleagues report that that not all cultures prioritize happiness in the same ways; this may influence programming data collected, for example. The researchers found that “the idealization of attaining maximum levels of happiness may be especially characteristic of Western, educated, industrial, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) societies but less so for others. . . . we turn to studies linking cultures to their eco-environmental habitat.