Research indicates that a variety of different social behaviors help prevent loneliness and foster a sense of community and ...

The five "resilience animals" can help children and caregivers learn to be mindful and self-compassionate in moments of ...

A new study suggests that even across cultures, there is a lot of similarity in where humans find purpose in life and how it ...

National pride in the U.S. is at a record low. Researchers and experts explore if there is a place for patriotism in ...

A new book examines why relationships are in crisis in our technology-infused society—and what can be done about it.

After 40 years studying forgiveness, Robert Enright explores how we define it and why people are skeptical about it.

Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book The How of Happiness offers readers more than a dozen everyday activities they can practice to become happier in the short and long term. Lyubomirsky compiled the list of ...

Every year, the World Happiness Report ranks 146 countries around the globe by their average level of happiness. Scandinavian countries usually top the list, the U.S. falls someplace in the mid-teens, ...

Does your organization foster compassion or callousness? While we often think about compassion as an individual quality, the organizations where we spend our time—such as workplaces, schools, places ...

Following a wave of research suggesting the benefits of emotionally attuned physicians, the medical field is exploring ways to cultivate empathy.