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The Science of Happiness Podcast
From Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley. Free online course.
The Happiness Lab Podcast
With Dr. Laurie Santos.
Science of Happiness from Harvard Magazine
Psychology explores humans at their best.
The Science of Happiness Course
From Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley. Free online course.

The Science of Happiness in Positive Psychology 101
From Positive Psychology
Well-Being Science for Teaching and the General Public
Present eight major findings that teachers and authors should consider including processes such as adaptation, influences such as income, the benefits of well-being, and cultural and societal diversity in well-being and its causes.
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Tov, W., Wirtz, D., Kushlev, K., Biswas-Diener, R., & Diener, E. (2022). Well-Being Science for Teaching and the General Public. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17(5), 1452–1471. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916211046946

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Are You Happy? A Validation Study of a Tool Measuring Happiness.
This study aims at evaluating the psychometric properties of a new scale to measure experienced happiness—the Measure of Happiness (MH). The MH was developed not only to provide a global measure of happiness, but also and more importantly to identify the specific areas of the individual's life that are related to the experienced happiness.
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Rizzato, M., Di Dio, C., Miraglia, L., Sam, C., D’Anzi, S., Antonelli, M., & Donelli, D. (2022). Are You Happy? A Validation Study of a Tool Measuring Happiness. Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X), 12(8), N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080295

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The Pursuit of Happiness, Science, and Effective Staffing: The Leader's Challenge
Discusses the need for creating happiness at workplace as happy people are usually expected to produce better outcomes and results
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Kerfoot, K. M. (2012). The Pursuit of Happiness, Science, and Effective Staffing: The Leader’s Challenge. Nursing Economic, 30(5), 305–260.

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Happiness and its impact on workplace behavior: Employees with positive mindsets can boost organizations’ performance
Examines the relationship between happiness and workplace behavior.
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Sadri, G. (2022). Happiness and its impact on workplace behavior: Employees with positive mindsets can boost organizations’ performance. ISE: Industrial & Systems Engineering at Work, 54(2), 44–49.

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Happy objects at work: the circulation of happiness
Links happiness to materiality by exploring affects and the power relations produced. Investigates the circulation of emotions, or how emotions become 'sticky' to objects and bodies while having different flows of intensities.
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Hunter, C. (2022). Happy objects at work: the circulation of happiness. Culture & Organization, 28(2), 129–147. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2021.2001818

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