[Add presentation title, presenter name here] WELCOME ADELAIDE ALUMNI TO OUR SEMINAR The Science of happiness Presented by Dr Melissa Weinberg Psychologist | Speaker | Consultant Australian Centre on Quality of Life Deakin University 31 May 2017 [Add Presenter contact details here]

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[Add presentation title, presenter name here] What makes us happy? [Add Presenter contact details here]

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How do we measure it? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Not at all satisfied Completely satisfied 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The science of SWB

The stability of SWB

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[Add presentation title, presenter name here] BUFFERS Self Esteem Optimism Control Money Relationships [Add Presenter contact details here]

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Implications Tomyn, Weinberg, & Cummins (2014): Intervention efficacy among at-risk adolescents: A test of subjective wellbeing homeostasis theory. Social Indicators Research, 120, 883-895.

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1000 Young Victorians

Can you get help from friends, family or neighbours when needed?

STRESS ANXIETY LONELINESS

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Technology is not the problem

Gratitude Grateful Thankful Appreciative ✓ ✓ ✓ Gratitude Hassles Neutral Comparison Life as a whole 5.05a 4.67b 4.66b F(2, 189) = 4.08, p<.05 ✓ Grateful Thankful Appreciative ✓ ✓ Emmons, R.A. & McCullough, M.E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective wellbeing in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 377-389.

Forgiveness Luchies, L.B., Finkel, E.J., McNulty, J.K., & Kumashiro, M. (2010). The doormat effect: When forgiving erodes self-respect and self-concept clarity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 734-749.

Grit Crede, M., Tynan, M.C., & Harms, P.D. (2016). Much ado about grit: A meta-analytic synthesis of the grit literature. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, online first.

[Add presentation title, presenter name here] Positive affirmations [Add Presenter contact details here]

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If you want your child to be happy, teach them how to be sad

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Blue Carbon: A new weapon in the fight against climate change UPCOMING WEBINAR WEDNESDAY Blue Carbon: A new weapon in the fight against climate change Presented by Dr Peter Macreadie Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Deakin School of Life and Environmental Sciences Wednesday 14 June, 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm To register, ask the Alumni Team