Week 8: me myself and I, happiness and social relations - college Flashcards
Higher quality social relationships are associated with (4) ?
(1) Better physical health
(2) Faster recovery from stress and disease
(3) Lower mortality
(3) higher subjective wellbeing
Can one be happy without good social relations?
NO! Most important to our happiness
What are some negative consequences of being more isolated than you want to be? (4)
(1) They are less happy
(2) health declines more early in life
(3) brain functioning declines sooner
(4) Lives are shorter
Does being married lead to more happiness?
Yes and no, it has a positive effect on happiness but adaptation occurs after 2 years we return to baseline
Can online be a good replacement for online social relations?
No, relationships without frequent physical face-to-face contact are less need fulfilling
Why are social relationships and happiness related? (4)
(1) Included in models of eudaemonic wellbeing such as self-determination
(2) Innate to belong from evolutionary perspective
(3) Differences in resources between groups
(4) Social relations offer rewarding experiences
What is loneliness?
A perceived discrepancy between desired and existing social relationships
- Subjective, aversive and discrepancy
loneliness is a very fundamental need, it weights the same as?
Hunger, physical pain and thirst
What can you say about the relationship between loneliness and happiness?
(1) It is bi-directional
(2) Interventions to address maladaptive social cognition are most promising
Via what is loneliness associated with lower well-being?
Increased vigilance, leading to diminished physiological and psychological functioning
What can you tell about some facts and figures about loneliness nowadays? (3)
(1) There is NO loneliness epidemic
(2) BUT, younger people today are lonelier than older adults
(3) U-shaped relation between age and loneliness
How expensive is loneliness for happiness?
It comes with a cost of 16 000 per year
