Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flourishing is more than economic growth or individual happiness. It’s a multidimensional state of being that reflects how people ...

So much of a flourishing life is irreducibly personal and subjective. How can we quantify the joy we feel at our children’s smiles or the satisfaction we find in our work? It would seem impossible ...

Given the bitterness of ideological battles in the modern world, it is important for social scientists to illuminate where the evidence lies and help explain the divergence between truth and fiction.

In response to the increased awareness of the need for well-being programs to address mental health issues, companies have responded with a variety of programs. However, designing programs that are ...

AI chatbots have been linked to serious mental health harms in heavy users, but there have been few standards for measuring whether they safeguard human well-being or just maximize for engagement. A ...

A new study published in Nature Mental Health underscores the critical role of assessing well-being in clinical research and treatment. Led by Fallon Goodman of the George Washington University, the ...

Anna spends most of her workday typing on her laptop. After a few hours, she starts rubbing her wrists as her pain sets in. A glance at her desk reveals the painkillers that she uses to ease her ...

Gross Domestic Product does not reveal how wealth is distributed, whether growth improves lives, or whether economic activity is destroying the foundations on which future prosperity depends ...

In the first two articles of this series, we asked what well-being means to you and explored how Santa Cruz County built a shared commitment to measuring it. Your responses reflected both care and ...