It's time to broaden our definition of joy and ensure that autistic individuals are included in the pursuit of happiness.

Happiness is an electrifying and elusive state. Philosophers, theologians, psychologists, and even economists have long sought to define it. And since the 1990s, a whole branch of psychology ...

We live in a happiness-obsessed world. Self-help gurus promise paths to bliss, Instagram influencers peddle happiness as a ...

Trying to be happier is mentally draining and weakens self-control. Instead of chasing happiness, appreciating what you have ...

Kaczor: Positive psychology is not a self-help-y, feel-good fad, but a scientific endeavor to determine what what does and does not increase happiness. Positive psychologists test potential ...

Self-sabotage is a protective mechanism that “shields” us from situations that we deem risky and could cause us future pain.

that is the finding of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough in Canada and published in the journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. The study reveals the ...

“Happiness often depends on external circumstances—achieving a goal, receiving a reward, getting a favorite dessert, or avoiding discomfort, whereas joy is an unconditional state of being,” he writes ...

Our brains are not fully mature until the age of 22 to 25. "That means there's a long period of time in which our environment and experience contribute to shaping our brains," says Raschle. These ...

Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and the Athletic Director Emeritus (1998-2021) at Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he teaches among other courses, The ...

establishing positive psychology as a formal field. I feel incredibly fortunate to have learned directly from him over the past two summers at Harvard’s Leadership & Happiness Laboratory ...