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Is Happiness Contagious (New Research Says Yes)
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What if our happiness influences the people around us? Could you imagine the positive changes we could have on others? A recent study suggested that not only does our jollity help others feel happiness, but this happiness also spreads to others. Explore the power of our joyful state. James H Fowler, Nicholas A Christakis. Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study. British Medical Journal, December 4, 2008
HappinessContagionResearchSocialPositivityKindnessEmotionsResilienceExperimentationGender DynamicsEmotional ContagionPositive AffectKindness And EmpathyEmotional ResilienceExperimentsMasculine And Feminine DynamicsEmotional InfluencesSocial Interactions
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Dr Robert Puff
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