Happiness and social connectedness

 

JUNE 5, 2012 Tuesday Social Participation Provides the Same Happiness Boost as a Gigantic Raise Regular participation in clubs and other social activities increases happiness to the same degree as doubling one's income or obtaining a college degree, according to Harvard's Robert D. Putnam, as reported by Chris M. Herbst of Arizona State. Evidence indicates that social connectedness has a powerful influence not only on happiness but also on self-reported health, Herbst says. Source: 'Paradoxical' decline? Another look at the relative reduction in female happiness