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Friendship and happiness

Published: January 29, 2015 | By | 6 Replies Continue Reading

What is the relationship between friendship and happiness?

The folks at Happify (a website and mobile app geared towards improving people’s emotional well-being through scientifically-proven activities and games) developed this nifty infographic summarizing some of the relevant research on friendship and happiness.

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Friendship and Happiness

Friendship and Happiness

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  1. Mady says:

    Hi my name is Mady and for my health class I decided to study relationships and their effect on a person’s social health and happiness. I found all of your information interesting and helpful in my research on this topic. I don’t think people realize how much our friends can truly affect our health, and I think your post did a great job of highlighting that. Thanks for posting!

  2. LaTrice says:

    I enjoyed reading the article, and I can’t help but agree more! It’s nice to hear from my best friend, telling me what’s going on in her life. Also, it tickles me to ask if I can come visit her, so we can have “girl” time. I’ll go visit her when I get the chance. 🙂

  3. tanja says:

    I like this article, but unfortunately not everyone has the choice. Not everyone can just go out and make friends It is harder for some people than others. When I read this, I think, well I am going to die young then.

  4. Laura says:

    I love this and couldn’t agree more! I love when I’m busy at work and that random text from a friend pops in. Makes me smile:) Good friends make me feel energized and happy!

  5. etrnhrzn says:

    It is inspiring information, but at the same time, for me at this stage, at least, it’s also disappointingly sad and frustrating when a friend that I want to reach out to or whom I think can contribute to the above benefits is distant, guarded, disinterested, and all but “gone” in terms of their sincerely availability and support in action rather than just words. I have other friends, of course, and why I fixate on this one specific “disappointment” is still something I am working on.

    This person used to embody practically all of above. Now, it’s testament as to why not all “friends” are created equal.

  6. Amy F says:

    I love this!

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