Genes hold the key to how happy we are

invictus

3-5-2008 6:15 PM

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Happiness in life is as much down to having the right genetic mix as it is to personal circumstances according to a recent study.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/36225/Genes_hold_the_key_to_how_happy_we_are_scientists_say.html"><DIV>
Psychologists at the University of Edinburgh working with researchers at Queensland Institute for Medical Research in Australia found that happiness is partly determined by personality traits and that both personality and happiness are largely hereditary.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/36225/Genes_hold_the_key_to_how_happy_we_are_scientists_say.html"><DIV>
Using a framework which psychologists use to rate personalities, called the Five-Factor Model, the researchers found that people who do not excessively worry, and who are sociable and conscientious tend to be happier. They suggested that this personality mix can act as a buffer when bad things happen, according to the study published in the March issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.</DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/FC20A531-4A84-4967-BE18-DC9573BE98D1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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invictus says:

Mmm... I wish I had "better" genes, then.

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3-5-2008 8:27 PM

willhelm

I suspect happiness helps the clarity of one's thoughts. I have gone through periods of unhappiness that were primarily the result of a lack of direction. I believe my creativity was at it's highest in those times. Now, I am in the happiest time of my life and feel my clarity is much higher. I prefer clarity to creativity but I certainly like to embrace those times when the melancholy spirit grips me. In fact, I welcome those times.

The ideas in the clip, true or not, just down seem to ring true. Certainly there are more like me that have ebbed and flowed during certain periods of their lives and some just haven't worked themselves through it. There are so many factors at play like safety ...

3-6-2008 1:26 AM

tanyamm

I think they should keep researching a lot more. According to their research I should be the most unhappiest person ever. In spite of my genes and external factors I'm happy and content with my life.Things could be better but then they could be a lot worse too. Unless mom lied and I really am adopted.

3-6-2008 3:39 AM