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happiness contagion: a standalone construct

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happinesscontagion1 CONSTRUCTHappiness contagionFOWLER · POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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Positive psychology

the finding that a person's happiness is associated with the happiness of friends, spouses and neighbours up to three degrees of separation in a social network.

In positive psychology, happiness contagion refers to the finding that a person's happiness is associated with the happiness of friends, spouses and neighbours up to three degrees of separation in a social network. This meaning comes from Fowler (2008) in BMJ.[1]

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References

  1. Fowler, J. H., & Christakis, N. A. (2008). Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study. BMJ, 337(dec04 2), a2338-a2338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2338

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