A Model for Getting Started. Here’s a simple model for taking action you can use, to give you some general guidance.
You’ll find more details in the toolkits and other resources in the bulleted points below. Best wishes for success as you work to bring about positive change in your community! Begin by learning what issues matter to the community, and what resources may be available. Measuring Happiness - The Top Questionnaires. Measuring happiness is at least as difficult as catching rare and elusive butterflies.
What kind of net should we use? At the Pursuit of Happiness project, we try to collect and analyze the most scientific studies on happiness and subjective well-being (SWB). The question is, how does one evaluate what the most “scientific” studies are? Naturally, randomized and controlled studies are more reliable. These kinds of studies often require an enormous amount of effort and funding, and many studies that claim to do this are flawed in various ways. Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being.pdf. The History of Happiness. OGKG.inpress.HappinessConcepts.PSPB.pdf. "Happiness In Public Policy" by Laura Musikanski. Abstract The happiness movement represents a new paradigm where social, economic, and environmental systems are structured to encourage human well-being in a sustainable environment.
Bhutan has adopted Gross National Happiness (GNH) as a way of determining its society’s success in contrast to purely economic goals and the singular use of the gross domestic product indicator. Bhutanese policy promulgation includes use of a GNH screening tool. Measuring Happiness - The Top Questionnaires. Gross National Happiness Index data and resources for researchers - Happiness Alliance home of The Happiness Initiative & GNH Index.