Science news articles about 'ed diener'

  • Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'

    ... necessarily improve their quality of life, they said Saturday. Ed Diener, PhD, of the University of Illinois at Urbana ... ." Talking about the recent financial downturn, Biswas-Diener said it's this kind of "psychological wealth" that can help people ...
  • Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers

    ... ?" said University of Illinois professor emeritus of psychology Ed Diener, a senior scientist with the Gallup Organization ... -to-day positive or negative feelings that one experiences, Diener said. "Everybody has been looking at just life satisfaction ...
  • New research from Psychological Science

    ... Fulmer, Michele J. Gelfand, Arie W. Kruglanski, Chu Kim-Prieto, Ed Diener, Antonio Pierro, and E. Tory Higgins Due to work requirements or as part of educational ...
  • fMRI special section of Perspectives on Psychological Science

    ... /content/5/6/714.full) Ed Diener In response to the widespread interest following ... /3/274.abstract), Perspectives Editor Ed Diener invited researchers to contribute articles for a special section on fMRI, discussing the promises and issues ...
  • Gesturing while talking helps change your thoughts

    ... 's work on gesture. After a chat at a conference instigated by Ed Diener, the founding editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science, they designed a study together to look at how gesture affects ...
  • Personal well-being is linked to national satisfaction, especially when times are tough

    ... -Champaign who wrote the study with Louis Tay and Ed Diener. Indeed, that's what they found. No matter ... characteristics, and how they are perceived, can also be important," says co-author Ed Diener, a prominent happiness researcher. "What ...
  • Study: Happiness improves health and lengthens life

    ... , University of Illinois professor emeritus of psychology Ed Diener, who also is a senior scientist for the Gallup Organization ... there are a handful of studies that find opposite effects," Diener said, "the overwhelming majority of studies support the conclusion ...
  • Income disparity makes people unhappy

    ... the study with Virginia colleague Selin Kesebir and Ed Diener of the University of Illinois. "Income disparity has grown a lot in the U.S., especially since the 1980s ...
  • Researchers look for ingredients of happiness around the world

    ... ," said University of Illinois professor emeritus of psychology Ed Diener, who led the study. "But the nagging question ... on how much they contribute to life satisfaction and enjoyment, Diener said. They also found that the fulfillment of more basic needs – for money, food ...
  • World survey links religion and happiness -- for some

    ... , said University of Illinois emeritus professor of psychology Ed Diener, who led the research and is a senior scientist ... in poorer states with fewer social supports, Diener said. Their religiousness also seems to boost their well-being and positive ...
  • A more progressive tax system makes people happier

    ... with Ulrich Schimmack of the University of Toronto at Mississauga and Ed Diener, also at University of Illinois and the Gallup Organization. The researchers analyzed the relationship between tax progressivity and personal ...

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