Conclusions

• Importance of adaption

  • Effects of positive and negative events fade overtime
  • People who win the lottery have short term happiness
  • Only events within the last 3 months influence SWB
• Cultural world view

  • Attitudes predispose people to interpret life events differently
  • Some cultures view the world positively and benevolent
  • Some cultures view the world with negative emotions like anger
• Values and goals

  • People with high sense of SWB have goals striving to achieve
  • Money or intelligence matters if relevant
  • Money matters more in poor countries as it is a goal
• The future

  • Happiness is not predictable
  • People who are happy have certain traits tend to have close relationships