The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on a recent publication by LIfBi employee Felix Bittmann, who uses data from the National Educational Panel Study to shed light on the connection between body-weight and happiness. In view of the calorie surplus in the run-up to Christmas, the results are a cause for hope.
To the article at Süddeutschen Zeitung
Original publication:
Bittmann, F. (2024). The scale goes up, the joy goes down? Investigating the causal effect of body weight on happiness. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 10, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-024-00203-z