Who has higher natural resting happiness set point?
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Have no reason to think they're not same.
We know they've changed over time -- one sex doesn't seem broadly happier than the other.
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Unless I am feeling extreme ups or downs, I have to really think about how I am feeling.
If so am slightly happy or slightly unhappy, I am unaware unless I consciously reflect.
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I’d say equal, but this poll should really say “What is your gender? | Who has a higher natural resting happiness set point?”
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Women score higher on trait neuroticism, which I assume is best predictor of “natural resting happiness set point”
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My sense is women are (on average) physically healthier but more prone to depression so I said lower setpoint (I’m not that sure on physically healthier though)
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I would guess that we have the same mean but different standard deviations
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I don’t have a good reason to assume there’d be an aggregate significant difference, but there’s no poll option for “neither”
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You identify as a ___ / who has higher natural resting happiness set point?
- man / men46.8%
- man / women21.3%
- woman / men21.3%
- woman / women10.6%
47 votesFinal results
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