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Spiritual Well-beingWhy are Filipinos happier than average despite having less money?
Flourishing in the Philippines: Country-specific insights from the Global Flourishing Study
Social ConnectionContrary to what you might think, our relationships don't get worse with age—they get better.
Strangers, Friends, and Everything Between: Sociodemographic Variation in Social Relationship Quality Across 22 Countries
Health & LongevityThink young people exercise the most? A massive global study found people in their 60s are often more active.
Comparison of the relationship between key demographic features and physical activity levels across 22 countries
Health & LongevityDid you know that attending religious services as a child is linked to how much you exercise as an adult?
Comparison of the effects of childhood demographic characteristics on physical activity during adulthood across 22 countries
Mental HealthSurprisingly, moderate religious attendance in childhood was linked to more suffering in adulthood, not less.
Childhood predictors of suffering in adulthood across 22 countries
Social ConnectionWhat if the key to being a forgiving adult was shaped by your life when you were just 12 years old?
Childhood Predictors of Dispositional Forgivingness in Adulthood: A Cross-National Analysis with 22 Countries
Social ConnectionWhile 84% of people globally have a close friend, where you live and what you do can dramatically change your odds of feeling connected.
Demographic Variation in Social Support and Intimate Friend Across 22 Countries: A Cross-National Analysis
Health & LongevityWhy do people in the Philippines report more than double the rate of health limitations as people in Poland?
A cross-sectional study of demographic variation in health problem-related limitations in life across 22 countries: a cross-national analysis
Spiritual Well-beingPeople in some of the world's poorest nations report experiencing more beauty than those in the wealthiest.
The Prevalence and Predictors of Experiences of Beauty in 22 Countries: An International Assessment of Aesthetic Appreciation in the Global Flourishing Study