A pair of British researchers said Monday they had worked out a simple equation to quantify happiness that could put an exact figure on the emotional state. After interviewing 1000 people, the researchers -- a psychologist and a self-styled "life coach" -- concluded that happiness equals P + 5E + 3H. In the equation, P stands for Personal Characteristics (outlook on life, adaptability and resilience); E for Existence (health, friendships and financial stability) and H represents Higher Order (self-esteem, expectations and ambitions). The scientists asked interviewees -- a mix of men and women all over 18 years old -- to choose five scenarios that made them more happy or less happy from a list of 80 different situations. They also asked a series of questions about their own natures, outlooks and situations. Not surprisingly, the results showed that men and women found happiness in different ways. Sunny weather, being with family and losing weight were more of an influence on women's happiness, while romance, sex, hobbies and victories by their favorite sports teams were more important to men. The study was commissioned by a holiday company that wanted to understand what made people happier. (Agencies) | 兩名英國(guó)科學(xué)家1月6日宣布他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)量化幸福的方程式, 可以用具體的數(shù)值來(lái)描述情感的狀態(tài)。 在對(duì)1000名男女作了跟蹤研究后，科學(xué)家推導(dǎo)出了幸福方程式：幸福=P+5E+3H。 其中P代表個(gè)人性格（包括人生觀、適應(yīng)力和忍耐力）；E代表生存需求（包括健康、友誼和財(cái)富），而H則表示高級(jí)心理需求（包括自尊、自我期許和抱負(fù)）。 心理學(xué)家讓實(shí)驗(yàn)人群--18歲以上的1000名男女--從80個(gè)不同的情境中挑出5個(gè)讓他們覺(jué)得幸?；虿恍腋５囊?，還分別就他們的性格、抱負(fù)等問(wèn)題進(jìn)行了詢問(wèn)。 不出意料，結(jié)果顯示男性和女性的幸福觀大相徑庭。 對(duì)女性來(lái)說(shuō)，晴朗的天氣、甜蜜的家庭時(shí)光、減肥成功都是幸福的源泉。而男性則更看重羅曼蒂克的愛(ài)情、性、興趣愛(ài)好和心儀球隊(duì)的勝利。 這一調(diào)查是由一家英國(guó)假日公司委托進(jìn)行的。該公司想要了解如何讓人們更有幸福感。 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)站譯） |
Updated: 2003-01-15 01:00
