A recent paper by Wallace and McIntyre, published in the October issue of Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, suggests social autonomy can have negative consequences. Specifically, “social ...

A study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology found that autonomy (the feeling that you can make your own choices) may be a stronger driver of life satisfaction than simply feeling good.

Autonomy is the ability to make choices yourself rather than having them made for you by other people. Most of us desire autonomy—who wants to be a slave to another's wishes? But we are certainly not ...

If you can’t get no satisfaction, then maybe it’s because happiness does not only stem from pleasure or a meaningful existence. Instead, a new Simon Fraser University study suggests that freedom is ...

In A Nutshell A new study suggests life satisfaction is not just about piling up good feelings and avoiding bad ones. The findings are intriguing, but the study was cross-sectional, so it cannot prove ...