[00:00:00] Can people living in poverty feel life happiness? The country where you live impacts your life, job opportunities, and quality of healthcare. Researchers examined the relationship between satisfaction with one's country and their feeling of well being. They surveyed 132,000 persons worldwide from 128 countries. They asked them questions related to life, nationality, personal health and job satisfaction. They asked if moving or environmental variables impacted them. National satisfaction strongly predicted life satisfaction, household income and convenience, moving, average income and region. National satisfaction more strongly predicted well being when individuals are poverty stricken or live in collectivistic cultures like East Asian Japan and Latin American Mexico. These cultures endorse harmonious relationships, family and the well being of the in group. Neither health standard of living nor job predicted happiness when people lived in individualistic cultures like North America and Europe. Focusing on individual success, they measure happiness by looking at their personal life, job or family. But when life is tough or when living in collectivistic cultures, people tend to judge happiness based on how well their society or community is doing. Everyone. As Independence Day approaches, lets focus on our personal and collective successes. Remembering what to be thankful for.
