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Is the key factor in happiness "friend" or "family"? The answer may surprise you.
Research by Southern Methodist University (SMU) published in Personality and Social Psychology suggests that you may actually be happier when you're with your friends.
Nathan Hudson, a professor of psychology and lead author of the paper, said the study focused on the "events of activity" that occur when you are with other people.
In the experiment, more than 400 participants were asked to recall events they spent with friends or family and assess whether the experiences made them feel a variety of emotions, such as happiness, satisfaction, and meaning. Each emotion is rated 0 (almost never) to 6 (almost always).
When people are with lovers, common activities include socializing, relaxing, and eating;
Activities with friends are also similar, but in a different proportion, with 65% social (only 28% for lovers). And people do more interesting things with friends, but there is a lot less housework.
Participants reported experiencing the highest level of well-being in the company of friends, followed by romantic partners and then children.
But research also shows that when activity is removed, the "presence" of partners, children, and friends can trigger similar levels of happiness.
Hudson argues that this is a lesson because "experiential well-being" and "overall well-being" are often separable structures. In a family relationship, if you do nothing but housework and raising children, you may not bring much happiness to the family.
"We need to create opportunities to have a positive interactive experience with our lover/child while truly enjoying it spiritually."
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Nathan W. Hudson et al, Are we happier with others? An investigation of the links between spending time with others and subjective well-being., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2020). DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000290