Myers and Diener Social implications

The research into happiness is ____________________ SENSITIVE as it might make an individual think positively or negatively about a certain group of people and cultures . . For example , research cited by ____________________ and Diener ( 1995 ) draws the conclusion that particular ____________________ groups experience different level of happiness . ____________________ findings found ____________________ of individuals in Portugal report being happy compared to a higher ____________________ in the ____________________ . This may lead people to assume that Portugese people are unhappy and that the Dutch are happy .

It is also to consider methodological issues when it comes to the statistics as we do not know the sample sizes used and therefore this might not be a ____________________ sample to generalise to the specific cultures .

However , there are economic and social implications of the research into happiness . For example , ____________________ AND HAPPINESS . According to ____________________ , there is only a small ____________________ ____________________ of + 0 . ____________________ and happiness . Therefore , this is not an important factor . However , there are social implications in terns if values and ____________________ . money tends to be less relevant to ____________________ individuals whereas those without money would benefit due to being able to achieving their ____________________ .

Happy people are also more ____________________ . evidence from a laboratory study conducted by ____________________ ET AL ( 2009 ) found happy workers were ____________________ more productive . Therefore , research has shown a direct link between happiness and productivity which could benefit businesses .

The research has social implications in regards to ____________________ RELATED BENEFITS . Research into unhappiness and stress , suggests there is evidence of the ____________________ costs to businesses and the economy . ____________________ sickness and ____________________ ____________________ are estimated to be costing the UK economy ____________________ billions per year ( ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ and Wellbing ____________________ , 2008 ) . Therefore , research into happiness could be beneficial to reducing the economic strain due to stress etc .

Happiness research has ____________________ TERM BENEFITS . Although increases in happiness may appear initially to cost a lot , in the long run , it may SAVE THE ECONOMY - For example , the ____________________ Review ( 2009 ) estimated the ____________________ could save ____________________ million with healthier work environments . In the private sector , ____________________ ( which tops the charts of being the happiest places to work ) found that the costs of increasing their stand maternity leave from ____________________ months to 5 months flexible leave leave were outweighed by lower ____________________ ____________________ . The number of ____________________ ____________________ leaving the company dropped by ____________________ because they were happier with their new working conditions .

In conclusion , research into positive psychology has limited ethical concerns and current research has suggested that increasing well being could reduce the economic costs . However , the economic impact and improving the social well - being of the workforce is only evident on a ____________________ scale . Positive psychology is in its ____________________ and until it increases its ____________________ and demonstrates the benefits on the ____________________ scale , it is unlikely that employers will be willing to or able to introduce such ____________________ ,