In 2011, which country was ranked happiest?

6.  In 2011, which country was ranked happiest?

  1. United States
  2. Denmark
  3. Finland
  4. Israel
  5. Austria

A: Denmark

While the reasons for this are still being researched, one likely possibility is that the communal / social nature of living in Denmark has created a closer connection and less sense of economic disparity among its population.  Here is a listing of the top ten. 

By the way, the United States did not make the list.

 

Daniel J. Tomasulo, Ph.D., TEP, MFA, MAPP is a graduate of the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program at the University of Pennsylvania and works as Martin Seligman's assistant instructor there. He is a licensed psychologist specializing in group psychotherapy and psychodrama and is the author of the highly acclaimed Confessions of a Former Child: A Therapist’s Memoir. Visit www.formerchild.com for more information. He also writes for Psych Central's Ask the Therapist column and the Proof Positive blog.

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Tomasulo, D. (2012). What Do You Know about Being Happy? The Positive Psychology Quiz. Psych Central. Retrieved on June 20, 2013, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/05/05/what-do-you-know-about-being-happy-the-positive-psychology-quiz/

 

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