Greater Good in Action 2.0: Making the science of character virtue more practical, engaging, and impactful. John Templeton Foundation. PI: Jason Marsh, Role: Co-PI, Awarded: $1,778,612
2020 – 2023
Dr. Kushlev will be leading the Digital Life at summit and virtually speaking. The summit will be held in October 2020 in Tokyo, Japan and is sponsored by Gallup and the Wellbeing for Planet Earth (WPE) Foundation.
Today, Dr. Kushlev published a new paper in Psychological Science. The study used a 6 month randomized controlled trial with 155 community adults to investigate if happiness improves our health. “Happier people are healthier, but does becoming happier lead to better health?” Read the full article here.
Dr. Kushlev was interviewed regarding what is happening to our well-being and happiness during this pandemic. “This situation allows us to find new ways to make ourselves fuller and therefore happier…”
Bulgarian National Radio, What happens to happiness in a pandemic?
Kushlev, Kostadin, and Matthew R Leitao. (2020). The effects of smartphones on well-being: Theoretical integration and research agenda. Current Opinion in Psychology. Doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.05.001. Download.