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Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study

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Objectives To evaluate whether happiness can spread from person to person and whether niches of happiness form within social networks. Design Longitudinal social network analysis. Setting Framingham Heart Study social network. Participants 4739 individuals followed from 1983 to 2003. Main outcome measures Happiness measured with validated four item scale; broad array of attributes of social networks and diverse social ties. Results Clusters of...

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Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network ...

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This article clearly shows that over a period of 20 years, happiness of persons is not a province of the isolated individual, but depends on the number and (social and geographical) closeness to other happy persons in the person's social network. Given the compact nature of the Framingham Heart Study, participants often link to...

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