The results are in for the 2025 World Happiness Report, and yet again Nordic countries top the list in self-reported well-being. While this year’s report, which focuses on “the impact of caring and ...

A new study introduces a validated tool for measuring marital happiness within the Omani context. Researchers evaluated the psychometric properties of the Marital Happiness Scale using Rasch analysis, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Humans have a complicated relationship with happiness. Consider this study on the subject: Scientists found that valuing happiness can lead to less happiness when you feel happy. It’s an emotional ...

Ha Vinh, the former program director of the Gross National Happiness Center, debuts with a novel program on how to build happier communities, offering a “step-by-step approach to cultivating and ...

Happiness evolves with the different ages and milestones we experience. Although overall happiness levels may not oscillate dramatically, happiness tends to follow some patterns over the lifespan.

If there’s one thing Arthur C Brooks knows a lot about, it’s happiness. He is the author of From Strength to Strength, the popular column “How to Build a Life” for The Atlantic, and a professor at ...