Psychology of Happiness.

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Examines the scientific study of human happiness from a psychological perspective that includes its foundations, measurement, research methods, theories, and recent advances in the literature. Explores the correlates, predictors, and consequences of happiness at the individual and cultural levels. Topics include benefits of being happy; the roles of age, gender, culture, genes, personality, life circumstances, income, health, and social relationships in happiness; cultural comparisons in happiness; and happiness interventions (i.e., how to increase and sustain happiness).