Happiness is contagious (有感染力的), as researchers reported on Thursday.
People with the most social connections — spouses, friends, neighbors and relatives — were also the happiest, the data showed. “Each additional happy person makes you happier,” Christakis said.
“Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others. It is this fabric of humanity, like an American patch quilt.”
Each person sits on a different colored patch. “Imagine that these patches are happy and unhappy patches. Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patch around you,” Christakis said.
“It is not just happy people connecting with happy people, which they do. Above and beyond, there is this contagious process going on.”
And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness, they discovered.
“If a social contact is happy, it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent, ” Fowler said. “A friend of a friend, or the friend of a spouse or a sibling (兄弟姐妹), if they are happy, increases your chances by 10 percent,” he added.
A happy third degree friend — the friend of a friend of a friend — increases a person’s chances of being happy by 6 percent.
“But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that you’ll be unhappy by 7 percent,” Fowler said.
The finding is interesting and it is useful, too, Fowler said.
“Among other benefits, happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality (死亡率), pain reduction, and improved cardiac (心脏的) function. So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to develop a healthier society,” he said.
The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extra increased a person’s chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.
“A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000,” Christakis said.
小题1:It can be inferred that________.
A.happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappiness
B.unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happiness
C.happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappiness
D.the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers
小题2:Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?
A.Being in a party with a happy atmosphere.
B.A happy experience of your brother or your parents.
C.A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends.
D.Happiness of your friend’s friend.
小题3:What does Christakis mean by saying “A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000”?
A.A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of $ 20,000.
B.A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about $ 20,000.
C.A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.
D.A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8 %.
幸福是传染性 (有感染力的),因为研究人员周四。人与社会关系最 — — 配偶、 朋友、 邻居、 亲戚 — — 也是最幸福的数据显示。"每个额外的快乐的人让你更快乐,"克里斯塔基斯说。"想象我连接到您和您连接到其他人和其他连接到仍有其它人。它是人类的这种织物,像美国的补丁的被子。每个人坐在一个不同的彩色补丁。"想象一下这些修补程序是快乐和不快乐的修补程序。你的幸福取决于你周围的修补程序什么,"克里斯塔基斯说。"它不是连接与快乐的人,他们做的只是快乐的人。不断超越的意愿,有是这个传染过程。幸福是更具有感染力的不快,他们发现了。福勒说:""是否社会联系是快乐的它的可能性增大你是快乐的 15%,"。他补充说: 一个朋友,一个朋友或朋友的配偶或兄弟姐妹 (兄弟姐妹),如果他们是快乐的百分之 10,增加你的机会"。快乐的三度朋友 — — 朋友的朋友的朋友 — — 增加了被幸福 6%的人的机会。福勒说:"但每多一个不快乐的朋友增加了,你会不开心了 7%的可能性,"。这一发现是有趣且有用,太,福勒说。“Among other benefits, happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality (死亡率), pain reduction, and improved cardiac (心脏的) function. So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to develop a healthier society,” he said.The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extra increased a person’s chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.“A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000,” Christakis said.小题1:It can be inferred that________.A.happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappinessB.unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happinessC.happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappinessD.the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers小题2:Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?A.Being in a party with a happy atmosphere.B.A happy experience of your brother or your parents.C.A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends.D.Happiness of your friend’s friend.小题3:What does Christakis mean by saying “A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000”?A.A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of $ 20,000.B.A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about $ 20,000.C.A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.D.A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8 %.
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