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

9. The science of SWB

10. The stability of SWB

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Homeostasis
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BUFFERS
Self Esteem
Optimism
Control
Money
Relationships
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RESILIENCE
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14. Implications
Tomyn, Weinberg, & Cummins (2014): Intervention efficacy among at-risk adolescents: A test of subjective wellbeing homeostasis theory. Social Indicators Research, 120,

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Young people
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16. 1000 Young Victorians

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

18. STRESS
ANXIETY
LONELINESS

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Why, in a world where people are more connected than ever, are we still lonely?
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20. Technology is not the problem

21. 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,

22. 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,

23. 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.

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Positive affirmations
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I just want them to be happy
What if, instead of avoiding, we seek to understand?
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26. If you want your child to be happy, teach them how to be sad

28. QUESTIONS

29. 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, pm pm
To register, ask the Alumni Team