Sunday's child: happiness and wellbeing
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Are we a happy society? Research is exploring how we best can measure happiness and analyse levels of wellbeing in the UK. While there is no 'happiness gene', there seems to be a genetic influence on wellbeing along with other factors. Religion can increase wellbeing by making us more resilient - and happiness turns out to be contagious.