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Study: Green Space Means More for Satisfaction Than a Neighborhood’s Average Income
The Atlantic: PROBLEM: As we’ve seen again and again, people are generally happier when they have access to grass, trees, and flowers. In terms of the many other things required to have a satisfying life
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Predicting Resilience in Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Childhood sexual abuse can have devastating and long-lasting consequences for survivors, yet little research has focused on the factors associated with resiliency following childhood sexual abuse. New research published in Clinical Psychological Science reveals that
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Age Brings Happiness
Scientific American Mind Do people get happier or crankier as they age? Stereotypes of crotchety neighbors aside, scientists have been trying to answer this question for decades, and the results have been conflicting. Now a
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Green spaces boosts wellbeing of urban dwellers – study
BBC: Using data from 5,000 UK households over 17 years, researchers found that living in a greener area had a significant positive effect. The findings could help to inform urban planners and have an impact
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You’re Lying to Yourself About How Good Your Future Will Be
Smithsonian Magazine: In the long run, we all can look forward to pretty bleak futures. Whether the final ‘game over’ arrives in the form of a car wreck, a terminal illness, a heart attack or
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Green Spaces May Boost Well-Being for City Slickers
People who live in urban areas with more green space tend to report greater well-being than city dwellers who don’t have parks, gardens, or other green space nearby, according to new research published in Psychological
