Although happiness is widely accepted as a positive thing in many cultures, this is not a universal belief. Some people—including many within the Western world—view happiness with suspicion or ...

The World Happiness Report gives an annual ranking ... "We documented disconcerting drops especially in North America and Western Europe," he said. "To think that, in some parts of the world ...

and to a lesser extent Britain and Western Europe,” De Neve said. De Neve was keen to point out the successes in youth happiness in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and some ...