The Predictive Dynamics of Happiness and Well-Being

The Effect of Yoga Practice on Psychological Well-Being and Happiness of Female Householders

Introduction: The female heads of households are among the most vulnerable social groups in society, and their social life faces challenges due to the lack or weakness of male leadership. This study aimed to investigate the effect of yoga practice on the psychological well-being and happiness of female householders. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental with pre-test/post-test design wit...

Manufacturing leisure Innovations in happiness , well - being

The Dark Triad, happiness and subjective well-being

Narcissism can be expressed in grandiose or vulnerable forms. We examined whether positive psychological states (defined by the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) and the Diener Satisfaction With Life (SWL) scales) assisted differentiation relative to general personality traits and the ‘‘the Dark Triad’’ (psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism, measured by the D12 and Short Dark Triad (SD3...

The predictive role of psychological capital, psychological hardiness and spiritual intelligence in students’ psychological well-being

Psychological well-being refers to the experienced quality of life and reflects optimal psychological functioning and experience. We evaluate our life as either good or bad and if the evaluation provides us the sense of achieving one’s full psychological potential then it leads to psychological well-being. The aim of this study is to investigate the variables of psychological capital, psycholog...

Redesigning Money to Serve Economies of Well-being and Happiness

I believe the greatest threat to the pursuit of genuine happiness and well-being is our current debt-money system. In the face of an international debt-crisis, it is remarkable that there is no serious discussion about the nature of money, or about how and who creates our money. While meaningful conversations about alternative measures of progress (e.g. Gross National Happiness, Genuine Progres...